Fruity Strawberry Card

I was asked to make a 60th Birthday card which was "Strawberry" orientated.... hmm that made me get my thinking cap on! Luckily I had a fab basket of strawberries digi stamp from Beccy's Place. Also thankfully whilst rummaging I also found some strawberry printed papers, so I was ready to go!

I coloured the image using Promarkers, Poppy and the Blender pen for the fruits, Leaf, Forest and Pine for the leaves, and Satin, Caramel and Cocoa for the Basket. I then went around the image with chalks to finish it off and cut the image out using a Nellie Snellen Circle Frame die.

Inspiration for the layout came from A Gem of a Challenge, so I set to work cutting the various layers of the strawberry patterned paper and plain cream paper. I cut a circle from the cream paper to layer the image up and used the center die from the Nellie's Circle Frame's to cut the Birthday sentiment which I had printed.
I stamped the "60" within the Birthday sentiment using Versamark then embossed in Gold. I also used a Nellie's Border die on the cream sections for added interest and all important prettyness! I edged all of the layers, backing circle and sentiment tag using Brilliance Galaxy Gold Pearlescent Ink.

To complete the card I adhered all of the layers together adding ribbon from my stash, a couple of Butterflies which were cut using Marianne Creatables dies and finished using the Galaxy Gold Ink, pearls and Diamond Stickles for added sparkle, a few pearls top and bottom and I attached the sentiment tag using foam pads.

Think you'll be seeing those strawberry papers on a Tilda card at some point, I think they would go really well!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - "Get Fruity"

By the Cute & Girly - "In the Garden"

A Gem of a Challenge - "Sketch"

Stamp Something - "Digi Day"

Papertake Weekly - "Anything Goes"

A Spoon Full of Sugar - "Here Comes Summer"

Pear Tree Designs - "Summer Delights"

Emerald Faeries - "Lots of Bling"

The Paper Shelter - "Celebrate"

Simon Says Stamp - "Lets Get Fruity"

Catch the Bug - "Anything Goes"