You Shouldn't Have...

I needed a thank you card that's long overdue and I wanted to post a Bella today because it's Friday, and eventhough Bellarific Friday Challenges don't resume until next week, it just feels weird not posting a Bella on Friday! So I reached for sweet Henrietta...she's part of the fabulous Lulu collection from Stamping Bella and she includes the sentiment too (which reads "you shouldn't have" on the inside of the card).

I stamped Henrietta with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Bella's Bestest Paper then coloured her with copics. You know how much I love my Spica glitter pens so I added black sparkle to parts of her dress with my Pitch Black Spica pen. Then I glossed up her lovely up-do with my black Glaze pen before cutting her out with Petite Oval Nestabilities. The layout is a Splitcoast sketch from a couple of weeks ago, SC283, but I used an oval for my image panel instead of a rectangle.

The patterned paper is My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary and I paired it with Prism intense kiwi, frosted pink and intense pink. I ran the white layer through my swiss dots Cuttlebug folder for a little dimension before stitching it down. The border punch I used is Martha Stewart layered arches and I added a little rhinestone between each arch for some bling. I finished the card with some pink ribbon from my stash and I pleated it instead of just adhering it flat. My friend Jackie does this all the time and I love the look!

Here's the sketch for next week's Bellarific Friday challenge so you can play along this weekend if you haven't already got your card done. Email a picture of your card to Em by next Thursday to be included in the Friday round-up on Bloggabella.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen