Rosebuds and ribbons

Hello lovely people,

Oh dear, I really should have scheduled this...I'm a little late posting as it was my birthday yesterday and I went out with a couple of girlfriends for drinks and dancing until the wee small hours of this morning ;-)

And this is no ordinary post either...look what I am up to today...

I was delighted to be asked to join The Ribbon Girl DT for this week's card challenge which is

MOTHER/GIRLY

This card was made for a lovely blogging buddy who always inspires me with the range of styles and techniques she uses....so I wanted to see if I could do something a little bit different to my usual style.

My brief to myself was a shabby chic feel, NO focal image and of course, lots of pretties from The Ribbon Girl...

So I managed 2 out of 3 then!

I intended to make a cluster of rosebuds and ribbon as my focal point but I'm afraid I lost my nerve and added the birthday sentiment panel...but obviously kept the rosebuds because they are so gorgeous :-)

Here's the large pull out tag decorated to match...

Card recipe;

Items from The Ribbon Girl;

pink tulip seam binding

ivory button twine

17mm Faye ivory vintage style lace

hip rosebuds pale pink

rosebuds large ivory white

3mm ivory pearls

dragonfly charm small

Other items;

Sentiment stamp: Statements: fabulous - LOTV

DP: Vintage Spring basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Punched tag edge: Cherish punch - Martha Stewart

Sentiment on tag: For you circular sentiments - LOTV

Remarkably, I am feeling no ill effects from last night's shenanigans so I'm all set to enjoy the rest of the bank holiday weekend with my parents who are arriving in a few hours.

I reckon there's just enough time for me to go and pot on the tomato seedlings and do a bit of colouring first!

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend whatever you are up to :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,