The Pinkfresh Studio March challenge theme is Frame it Up. I missed last month's challenge and since I have PFS Fancy Oval Frame, couldn't let that happen again! PFS Sweet Friend Floral is one of my favorites and the images are a great size to use with the frame.
Matching stencils are a lifesaver for me, as coloring is at the bottom of my list of skills! The CN9 inks are Sweet Pea, Dragonfruit, Parsley, Evergreen, Buttercup and Sunflower. I added yellow Stickles over the yellow inks before arranging the flower stems on the side of the gold metallic frame. Love the contrast of the pinks with the black background, but it was too stark to suit me until I added gold watercolor splatters.
I love the font and the sentiments in PFS Perfect Sentiments. It's a one piece stamp with a one piece die. I tried many times to get the die lined up. A couple sentiments would be good and the rest were not centered close enough to use. Plus, I've wished I could stamp directly onto cards. So...I decided to cut the sentiment stamps apart and I'm so glad I did! Now I can cut a small piece of paper to cover the part of the die I need or cut them all to have extras for layering. I do the usual method of lining up the stamped sentiment using the negative, pop in the diecut and stamp. That's how I did the celebrate for this card. I'm feeling so smart--haha! Always so rewarding to be happy with a creation and I do love this card. I'm also entering Seize the Birthday without the topping, Snippets Playground with white/gold/black snippets, SSS Wednesday and Word Art Wednesday.