Totally Girlie and Completely Frou Frou--Guest Designer for Words 2Scrap By

Hello, hello! 

Thanks for stopping by my little spot on the 'net today!  Back in December I entered this pinup card into a fun Eat, Drink and be Merry challenge at Words 2 Scrap By and was thrilled when I won! It's a big enough honor to be chosen as a winner, but winning a prize AND a guest designer spot takes that feeling up a few (or ten) notches! I was thrilled and so flattered :)  I'm so excited to be their guest designer for the month of February and want to thank the lovely ladies again for this opportunity!

Their February challenge is to do something different than what you typically do. I typically make CAS cards (clean and simple for those who don't know the lingo), so it was natural that I make a fancy, frou frou card for this challenge. I've always wanted to try a card like this, but was completely lost on where to start. They're just SO much to them, ya know?! They're beautiful and frame-worthy, but just looking at them really intimated me.  Despite my nervousness, I decided to try it. I figure if I'm going to challenge myself, I'm really going to challenge myself. So I did. And I LOVED it!  

Without further ado, here's my "try something completely different" card:

Holy cow, I'm not even going to be modest LOL I made this! Me! I'm feeling very proud and pleased :) Now, I'm not going to lie, the design part was not easy at all just because I had no idea where to start or what to do. I contacted two wonderful ladies (thank you both!!)  who make fancy cards on a regular basis for guidance and they were so very helpful!  I took their advice and am really happy with how it turned out. It took more time and cost more money (the flowers are expensive!) that my typical CAS cards, but I definitely think this is something I'd like to do more often :)

I hope you like it and want to thank you so much for stopping by! Head on over to Words 2 Scrap By to see what the DT came up with and submit an entry of your own! Don't be afraid to challenge yourself :)  If you like what you see and want to see more, please consider following my blog, and leave me a comment if you do so I can stop by your blog to return the favor.

Once again, I'm so thankful for this wonderful opportunity!  Crafty hugs xx

Submissions:
Eclectic Ellapu
A Gem of a Challenge
Inkspirational Challenges--color challenge using rose
Sweet 7 Designs Challenge Blog
Through the Craft Room Door
Vintage Stamping Challenges
Polkadoodles
Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog
In the Pink Challenge
Allsorts Challenge Blog
Addicted to Stamps