Happy 93rd Birthday Mom!

A quick post today with a Birthday card that I made for my sweet Mother-in-Law!  I am planning on entering it in the current My Creative Time Challenge.  The challenge is to use no patterned paper! You can make your own pattern paper by using any of My Creative Time's stamps OR dies,  but no store bought patterned paper allowed for the challenge.

MCT products used:

Build a Banner Kit

Build a Chevy Background

Fun Stitched Edges Dies

It's All About You-sentiments

Rolled Flower Dies

Scallop & Stitched Circle Dies

Small Stitched Scalloped Bow Die

Spring Chicken Backgrounds

Stitched 4 x 6 Journal Dies-numbers

Stitched Leaves Dies

Stitched Scallop Heart Dies

Vintage Label Stamps

Vintage Sentiments

Vintage Stitched Label Dies

Other items used:

                                                                             Distress Ink-Peacock Feathers

Distress Stain-Tarnished Brass

Ranger Archival Ink-black

Ranger Watermark Resist ink pad

Stampin' Up ink-pink passion

Georgia-Pacific white paper

Paper Trey Ink color card stock

I used the Tarnished Brass Distress Stain to stamp the background on the Vintage Label and on the banner and Rolled Flower edges, for a gold look.  I think lots of stain and little pressure would leave a better image with the stain.  The dots and floral backgrounds were stamped with the watermark ink.  I added the scallop circle halves to the label to bring some blue to that part of the card.   The bow was supposed to go on the white strip but there was not enough contrast or time to make another bow.  Just as I was needing to leave with the card I decided the white needed something so I stamped a Chevy stamp on it...I smudged it but no mistakes as Emma says so I put a heart over the area to hide the smudge...oh well, live and learn ;)  After all is done I can see some changes and things I would add.  I think Mom liked her card as it is.  Thanks for looking!