Hello sunshine...

Hey there!

It's the second Wednesday of the new month and that means it's time for the April 'anything goes' challenge over on the 7 Kids challenge blog. Playing along is easy, all you have to do is use at least one product that can be found in the 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store and link back to the challenge blog in your own post, which gives you a chance at winning a $20 gift certificate at the end of the month... who doesn't love that?
For my challenge inspiration card I just had to ink up this new beauty from Whimsy Stamps called Flower Gardener. These portrait style stamps are wonderful for practicing my no-line coloring because they make it easy to really pay attention to all the little details of the image. With spring finally having officially sprung I wanted this pretty girl to be decked out in happy shades of yellow and pink and I actually colored her outfit before her hair which is not my usual process. I'm glad I did though because once I settled on black hair to add some high contrast, if I had done this same hair first there is a 99% likelihood that I would have accidentally pulled black into the yellow. As it is, luck was with me and I adore how she turned out all dressed up in her Easter bonnet.
 
Alrighty, I hope to see some of my crafty friends joining the fun with me this month over at 7 Kids!   :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
paper- Basic Grey
stamps- Whimsy Stamps (Flower Gardener), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento desert sand and Versamark clear
American Crafts Zing white embossing powder
May Arts ribbon
My Favorite Things wonky stitched rectangle die
My Favorite Things stitched scallop circle die
Ranger liquid pearls
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, E04, R00, R20
lips- R20, R83, R85
eyes- E39, E57, E49, 100, BG000
eyeshadow- BG70, BG72
hair- N5, N7, N9, 100
clothes- Y04, Y06, Y19, V20, V22, R81, R83, R85
flowers/leaves- Y000, E81, 0, Y26, Y28, YG00, YG03, YG95
background- BG0000