Crafts Galore Encore May 2015 Challenge

Happy Friday everyone. I can't believe it's May already, this year is flying by. I've been very busy this past week prepping samples for an upcoming demonstration but I'm having the weekend off. Hubby and I are going to Cardiff with another couple to celebrate our wedding anniversary and our friend's birthday. We have a posh hotel and restaurant booked while the kids will have to fend for themselves at home.
As today is the first of May, it's time for a new challenge on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. It is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. A full list of rules are on the challenge blog.
Our theme this month is everyone's favourite
"Anything Goes"

This challenge is being sponsored by Oak Pond Creations, who have the most amazing selection of fabulous images, and the prize is three digis of the winner's choice.

This is my inspiration for you this month. I thought the image was perfect for an anniversary card. Specifically, my husband's anniversary card.

I kept a simple colour palette for my card and started by using Shabby Shutters Distress Ink to colour around the edge of a 6"x 6" card blank. I then printed an old Bearly Mine paper and matted it onto pink card. I wrapped the layers with ribbon before fixing to the card front.

This image is called Love Flamingos and I printed it out and coloured it with a mix of Copics and Promarkers. I used blue Pan Pastels on the background and then matted it onto pink card before adding it to the card.

I created both sentiments on the computer. and matted them onto pink card. I die-cut the leaves and coloured them with Shabby Shutters then finished the card with two pink gems.
Don't forget to visit the Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog to see the other fabulous cards from my wonderfully talented team mates.
I'll be back next week with details and samples for my Docrafts demo. Have a good weekend everyone.
I've entered this card into the following challenges:
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/244-crazy-egg-challenge-anything-goes.html x
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/month-long-anything-goes-in-may.html x
http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/challenge-181-anythying-goesfamily.html x
http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/color-throwdown-340.html x
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/freshly-brewed-challenge-color-combo.html Winner