For my special bud...

Mornin' hens!! Did ya miss me last week? I sure hope so cuz' I SO missed bein' away from the hen house!! I couldn't wait to get home and back to craftin'!!! I made this little card for a "special" friend of mine who is retiring and LOVES to work in the garden. She always calls me her "bud" so this little gal was the perfect choice for her card! This is "Sprout" from the Mo Manning collection over at Stamping Bella. Who can resist Mo's images, huh? They're so detailed and oh so cute!

I stamped Sprout onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. I matted her with some SU Early Expresso and then stitched around the edges. I stamped the sentiment (which comes with the image btw) onto a scrap piece of cardstock, rounded the corners and then tucked it behind the image panel. This DP is from the MME Stella & Rose collection and I added a little texture to the base with my SU embossing folder. To finish, I layered a few punched flowers, a button and tied it all together with some twine! I thought I might insert a Home Depot gift card for some new plants, as a going away gift! Whatcha think?

Ok, that's it from the hen house today. Don't forget we have a Bellarific Friday challenge this week, July 8th. The challenge theme is RIBBON!! Oh seriously, that's a gimme for da hens, right? Yep, that's what I thought, so let's get those Stamping Bella images dusted off and let's fill up Emily's email (emily@stampingbella.com) with lots of ideas, k? Woo-hoo!! You could even win some FREE Bella Bucks! Nothin's bettah than FREE rubbah!! LOL! {{{hen hugs}}}

Happy 4th of July!!

Supplies:

Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - Bella's Bestest Paper, SU Early Expresso; Copics; DP - MME Stella & Rose Collection; Flower Dies - Cuttlebug; Button; Twine; SU Embossing Folder