My Cards and Tags: Grateful Girl

This week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge is all about edges!  I made an edge using flowers and stitching to add a bit more oomph to my Grateful Girl card.

I started by drawing a girl's face and torso, which I colored with black and white stripes.  I set her aside and worked on the background.  I stamped a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper with Tim Holtz's Halftone and Rings set and colored the circles with different shades of Distress Ink.  I blended the colors together with white acrylic paint and cut out a trellis shape and a ring to add more dimension.

I assembled my components and added some number stamping to the background.  I cut some flowers out of a Simon Says Stamp hydrangea die and added them to my girl's hair and to the edge of my card.

I finished it off by adhering it to a piece of polka dot patterned paper and creating an edge with stitching, flowers, a bit of washi tape and some diagonal stripe paper.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 HALFTONE AND RINGS CMS260	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 SIDESHOW	Seth Apter Spellbinders Coffe Ring die	Simon Says Stamp Hydrangea Petals die
Tim Holtz Trellis Frameworks Die	Reverse Confetti Grateful, Thankful, Blessed die	Sizzix Big Shot	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	American Crafts Shimelle 12 x 12 Starshine Paper
Heidi Swapp Memory Planner 12x12 Paper	Tim Holtz 12 x 12 Correspondence Paper Pack	Tim Holtz Idea-ology JOURNEY Design Tape	Picked Raspberry - Distress Ink	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink
Ripe Persimmon - Distress Ink	Festive Berries - Distress Ink	Mustard Seed - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Twisted Citron Ink Pad

How will you get edgy this week?  Be sure to upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.