Lovely Little Ladybug

This is the card I made for my sister for her birthday earlier this month. I had an idea in mind when I started, but I just kept adding to the card and it turned out completely different than what I had originally planned.

The circles (other than the ladybug) were all cut using my new Circle Scissors Plus tool. It cuts circles and rings to whatever size you'd like starting at 2" and sizes up in 1/8" increments to 6". For the ladybug, I just used my circle punches.

The flowers are from my Stampin' Up! pretties kit. I colored them with my Stampin' write markers and then soaked them with my aquapainter. The water from the aquapainter softened and blended the colors. In the center of the flower is one of our Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads.

To add the finishing touch, I used my Basic Black Stampin' Write marker and white gel pen to add the faux stitching.

Enjoy!

All products are Stampin' Up! unless listed otherwise.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Basic Black, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Summer Picnic DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Summer Sun; Stampin' Write Markers: Basic Black, Real Red, Summer Sun, So Saffron, White gel pen

Accessories: Pretties flowers, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brad, Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Circle Scissors Plus, Glass Mat, 1 3/8", 1 1/4" & 3/4" circle punches, scallop edge and eyelet border punches, sponge