Princess Wishes

Hello, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend with some warmer weather! It was absolutely gorgeous here in Toronto. We did have a big rainstorm on Sunday morning but it was great for the greenery. I love seeing the tulip bulbs popping out of the ground in all the parks!

I had to make three little girl birthday cards so I decided to make three with the same design. I thought these would be quick and easy but they weren't. As you can see, I used designer paper from Echo Park's Little Girl Collection. It's so pretty! I no longer care about cutting into such beautiful paper but I'm never quite sure how to use it or if it even looks right. I know kits are made to make it easy to mix and match but sometimes I question whether they all match. LOL Regardless, these were fun for me to play with!

I started by choosing the base pattern for each card, the darker mat strips and finally the 'fun' strip. I cut out those papers and laid them out so I could decide what colours to use for the focal image, numbers, stitching and twine. The little princess, circle frame and sentiment are from Papertrey Ink's Tiny Treats: Birthday and the die cut numbers representing the recipients' age were made with By the Numbers. Once I coloured in the princesses with my Copics, I added some Diamond Stickles to the points in the crowns. I tied the twine before attaching the strip with foam tape. The numbers and circles are also popped with foam tape.

While I was blogging, I realized that I totally forgot to take photos of the individual cards in their entirety. Well, they're already in the mailbox so better luck next time, eh? ;) I hope you all have a wonderful start to your week! I have some catching up to do on all your blogs so maybe, just maybe, my blog will be a little quieter this week.

Sources for 5: Gina K Designs pure luxury Creme de Menthe cardstock; Echo Park Little Girl Collection; Papertrey Ink Tiny Treats: Birthday; SU Old Olive & Rose Red inks; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; Copics; Ranger Diamond Stickles; Gutermann thread; sewing machine; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large; Papertrey Ink By the Numbers; QuicKutz Epic Six; The Twinery Lilac baker's twine; Stampin' Dimensionals

Sources for 2: Gina K Designs pure luxury Innocent Pink cardstock; Echo Park Little Girl Collection; Papertrey Ink Tiny Treats: Birthday; SU Rose Red & Taken With Teal inks; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; Copics; Ranger Diamond Stickles; Gutermann thread; sewing machine; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large; Papertrey Ink By the Numbers; QuicKutz Epic Six; The Twinery Caribbean baker's twine; Stampin' Dimensionals

Sources for 1: Gina K Designs pure luxury Ocean Mist cardstock; Echo Park Little Girl Collection; Papertrey Ink Tiny Treats: Birthday; SU Taken With Teal & Old Olive inks; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; Copics; Ranger Diamond Stickles; Gutermann thread; sewing machine; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large; Papertrey Ink By the Numbers; QuicKutz Epic Six; The Twinery Lemondrop baker's twine; Stampin' Dimensionals