JUGS 27 - I am Definitely Celebrating!

April is my Birthday Month - yes, I believe in celebrating all month long! - and my very first gift this month is from the girls at JUGS. They asked me to be their Guest Designer for the month of April! I am over the moon excited! So the first project I was told to design for is a card using the above sketch.

Here's a close up of my new Dahlia stamp and the word celebrate! I wanted you to be able to see the faint outline of the dahlias I stamped over the text I used for the background. You can also see the embossed Swiss Dots I distressed with PTI's chamomile tea dye.

Here's my finished card! I actually sewed the three panels of text onto kraft paper after I distressed the edges with the same tea dye. I pop dotted the flower and added the big pearl brad to the center. The bow is made from ribbon I LOVE to work with because it has wire in it and is so easy to tie. And if you've seen any of my other cards, I used my FAV venetian lace ribbon I have been using on everything! The bottom scallop is from EK Success and if you look closely you can see how it embosses as well as cuts out the scallops. This is a square card because I wanted three complete scallops on the bottom of the card. I hope you like it!
RECIPE:
Ink - SU Close to Cocoa, SU Pale Plum, PTI Chamomile Tea Dye
Paper - PTI Ripe Avocado, PTI Kraft, PTI Dark Chocolate, PTI Vintage Cream, SU Lavendar Moon
Ribbon - Basic Basic from Michaels, Venetian Lace Hobby Lobby by the yard
Stamp Sets - All PTI - Background Basics Text, Out of the Box, Distressed Stripes, Delightful Dahlia
Brad - Paper Studio Flower Brad Assorted Pink
Die Cut - PTI Delightful Dahlia
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Punch - EK Success Large scallop cut and emboss