A super sweet crafty friend of mine, Candy (YT: Candy Tigs)\u00a0is hosting a challenge asking\u00a0folks to make uplifting cards for her sister who is battling cancer. According to Candy,\u00a0her sister\u00a0is a real “girly girl” so I thought this adorable Wryn from the Tiddly Inks stamp set called Friends Are Flowers<\/a><\/span> would be perfect to make a sweet, feminine card.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I colored\u00a0Wryn\u00a0up with the following Copic colors and then fussy cut her out with a small white border:
\nSkin: E01, E11, E13 and R20
\nHair: E55, 57 and 59
\nShoes and striped shirt: C0, 1, 3, 5, 9
\nPot of heart flowers: R81, 85, and 89
\nI paper pieced her dress with a red and pink floral sheet from the “lovebirds” Doodlebug Design collection and used C0, 3, and 5 to creates some depth and shadow.<\/p>\n

I started with a plain white card stock for the card front, and I sprayed it with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Viva Pink<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and also took the cap off to sprinkle some of it in areas where I wanted to add a little extra visual interest.<\/p>\n

Then I got out some of my favorite Diemond Dies: Top Note Labels 2<\/a><\/span>, Swirly Flourish<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(from the new release), and Nesting Tag Die Set<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to build up some layers, using up the rest of that adorable 6×6 Doodlebug Designs paper for the tag and the reverse side of the paper for the matting on the top note backing for Wryn. I cut the swirls and the base top note out of plain white card stock so that it could give the eye a place to rest. But then I thought the top note base was too plain so I brought out my Simon Says Stamp Heart Parade die and cut out a section of it to add a little extra layer.<\/p>\n

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For the inside of the card, I used the super sweet sentiment and heart ornament from the My Favorite Things stamp set “You Have My Heart”<\/a><\/span> and paper pieced the little heart with a tiny scrap of the Doodlebug paper (I had just enough and it makes my heart sing when things match! LOL). Because I had some bits of the Heart Parade die cut hearts left over, I cut apart a couple of them and some of the heart interiors to add a few hearts to the corners.<\/p>\n

Lastly I added a new Spare Parts fabric covered brad at the top of the tag and a few clear sequins around the edges of the cluster as finishing touches. \u00a0I don’t think I’ve made a card in a while without those types of little extras. LOL<\/p>\n

The following is a video sharing the Copic coloring of this image and the card:<\/p>\n