Tulip Flowers Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

Please forgive me for my absence, I am still going though a difficult time and I have been really ill on top so I just haven't felt like blogging.

I made this card for my next door neighbour for her birthday. I thought the yellow was very cheerful and spring like. 

I started out by stamping the Tulips and a border from the Justrite Breath of Spring Stamp set. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Xpress it Blending Cardstock and then I coloured it in using Copic markers. I die cut the flowers and border using a Spellbinders Classic Oval. I also die cut a yellow scalloped oval using a Spellbinders Scalloped Oval die to mount my focal image onto. I adhered yellow rhinestones onto each of the scallops to finish my focal image.
I stamped the sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black ink and die cut it out using a Spellbinders die from the Ribbon Tag Trio set. I threaded some white grosgrain ribbon through the tag and set it aside with my focal image.
Next I cut down a piece of gingham patterned paper to slightly smaller than my card base. I adhered my sentiment tag onto the bottom of the patterned paper where I wanted it and wrapped the ends of the ribbon around the back of the paper. I secured them down with a small amount of masking tape. 
I then adhered my patterned paper onto my cardbase using a Tombow Mono Adhesive tape runner. To finish my card I adhered my focal image using some dimentional foam squares.

I am going to enter this card into a couple of challenges.
Addicted to CAS Spring Challenge
Less is More Use Scallops Challenge
Hiding in my Craftroom Freestyle Challenge
Simon Says Stamp and Show Anything Goes Challenge
Ribbon Carousel Showers and Flowers Challenge 

I hope you have enjoyed viewing todays card. It is very difficult to post frequently right now with everything that I've got going on but I will do my best!

Until next time,
Lucy x

Supplies: Justrite Breath of Spring Stamp set, Papertrey Ink Birthday Basics Stamp set, Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals, Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio, Rhinestones, Papermania Capsule Collection Double Sided Heavyweight Paper pack, Grosgrain Ribbon, Inspire Me Snow White Card Base, Copic Markers, Copic Xpress it Blending cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink, Tombow Mono Adhesive tape runner, Dimentional foam squares.