I Hope I Win!

Oh please, please, please, let me win just one of the awesome Papertrey Ink challenges that are happening this week!

This is my entry for the Day 6 challenge to use buttons in a creative way.  This is also an entry for the Flourishes challenge to use buttons.

PTI's Rocking Color Challenge

Seriously, you must go check out all the great PTI challenges this week.  I just finished the color challenge in hopes of winning a fabulous selection ribbon, paper, and felt!  In case you don't know, Papertrey's paper is very strudy (and the color selection is fab!), and their felt is to die for!  The ribbon is da bomb.

So even though I was initially drawn to the Melon Berry/Terracotta Tile/Kraft/Dark Chocolate combo, I decided to stretch myself and use a combo that was out of the ordinary for me.  I chose to do something in Pure Poppy/Spring Rain/Kraft/Vintage Cream.  Here's the result!

I love it!  Again, this was great way for me to bring out a couple of PTI products that I've been hoarding.

I used Pure Poppy, plus Stampin' Up's Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, and Sahara Sand cardstock.  This is the first time that I've used the awesome Take Three die.  What in the world have I been waiting for?

I stamped Carnations in the Take Three die windows, embossed with clear powder, and then colored with bleach.  I wanted them to stand out but not be overwhelming.  I used red glitter on the edges of the Pure Poppy cardstock, because, quite frankly, what card can't use a little glitter.  I stamped my sentiment on a thin piece of Sahara Sand to create a banner and added 3 little pearls to anchor it on the end.  The fabulous butterfly is a Prima.  Adore it!

What a fun challenge!  Thanks for looking!