The Flower Challenge #28, Pink & Gray - Happy Birthday

Today I have a card for The Flower Challenge.  It's my first time participating.  I was inspired to make a card and enter the challenge after I saw Aileen Ryan's pretty pink and gray flower card, along with a reminder about this month's challenge, on her Instagram post.

The Mondo Hydrangea stamp by Julie Ebersole is an Essentials by Ellen favorite of mine.  I stamped and heat embossed the image with silver embossing powder and colored it with just two Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, Sugared Almond Pink and Light Gray, and a water pen.

For the background I used the Papertrey Ink Horizontal Stripes cover-up die.  I cut one with white card stock and trimmed it to a square shape.  A second one was cut with gray card stock for the stripes.  That piece was adhered to a die cut 5-inch square of gray card stock.

The colored and die cut hydrangea was adhered to the background piece with foam tape.  For added dimension I adhered three more flowers and a gray leaf.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is also popped up with foam tape.  A few Pretty Pink Posh sequins and white Nuvo Drops in the centers of the flowers, and my card is done. 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card, and have a great day.

Supplies:

Essentials by Ellen Mondo Hydrangea stamps and dies

Altenew Birthday Greetings sentiment stamp

Papertrey Ink Horizontal Stripes cover-up die

The Ton Double Stitched Squares - Large die

Versamark ink and PA silver embossing powder

Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers 200 and 091

 Strathmore Mixed Media, Vellum surface 140 lb paper

MFT Stone Gray Prestige card stock

Paper Source Pure White card stock

Pretty Pink Posh Pink Blush sequins

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Simply White