Viva la Verve Sketch Challenge...with a Background twist!!!

Good Morning!
I'm off to the kids school again today as we are setting things up for the annual auction which will be tonight.  It is always a really fun night! 

Before I go, I want to share a card I made for Amber's Viva la Verve sketch April 02 (with a twist of using a background stamp).  I LOVED this sketch and really liked how my card turned out!  My friend Lisa asked me for some Easter cards and this is one of them I have given to her ~

I know I just used this stamp set on my card the other day but I REALLY like it!  It is SO beautiful!
The base of this card is Chocolate Chip card stock with a decorative edge of pink polka dot DP which I punched using one of my EK Success punches.  All of the Pink, Light Brown and Ivory decorative papers were given to me by my friend Denise Marzec!!!  I am not sure who they are by but they are beautiful and I REALLY appreciate you sending them to me Denise ~ thank you!!!

On the Ivory DP, I lightly (stamped off one time) stamped Creamy Caramel ink using my Sanded BG stamp.  I stamped the sentiment (from Verve's Everlasting Life set) on the Ivory paper using Chocolate Chip ink and then added some pink Taylors Twinkles using my Quickie glue pen.  I stamped the Cross, which is also from Verve's Everlasting Life set,  2 times, once on the Light Brown paper and on the Ivory paper.  I cut the Ivory Cross out and mounted it on top of the first stamped image using dimensionals.  I also added some glitter using my Gold Copic Spica glitter pen.  At the base of the Cross I added pink organdy ribbon and a scalloped edge which I cut from my Labels Four nestie dies using the Ivory paper and also added the same pink Twinkles on this piece as well as the Cross swirls.

Here is a closer look at the beautiful image ~

Here is a picture of the inside ~

I used the Labels Four Nestabilities on this as well. 

I think the rest of my card is pretty self explanatory but if you do have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Here is the darling card I recieved from Denise along with the awesome paper ~
 

I hope you have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

~Lynda

Comments

[Dawn Easton]

Good luck tonight! Hope it goes well!

Love your Verve card. It's gorgeous! Fabulous RAK from Denise too...don't ya love those cuppies?! Cute eh? hehe!

[Kristina]

Wow! This is absolutely gorgeous! I love how you tied the soft pink ribbon around the image, and the tiny jewels on the swirls add just the perfect amount of sparkle!

[Amber]

Wow Lynda, this is one GORGEOUS work of art:)

[Shelly Cameron]

Gorgeous take on the VLV...you are a fantastic designer!

[Denise (peanutbee)]

LOVE what you did with the papers...gorgeous inside too!