The current challenge at Double D is to use a sentiment or quote as the main feature of your card. I hope I have achieved that.

I started by cutting a background from the Kaisercraft Mermaid Tails paper pack (now obsolete) –  using Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments die.

I then cut the main focal point using the same die but in the same cardstock as the base. (From my stash.) I stamped it with a greeting from Gina K Designs (obsolete) Birthday Greetings set, which I’ve had for many years, and use often.

Lastly I added some matching flowers.

At that point I thought I was done, but I had a large chunk of cardstock at the bottom, so decided to cut it off. Then…. I changed my mind and decided to add some soft mauve pearls I had in my stash. Unfortunately they’d been there for years, so I used some SU glue to add them. It spurted out everywhere, and this is what I was left with:

A huge mess!

I was going to go back to my original idea of cutting the bottom off when a friend suggested I add a strip of glitter at the bottom. Using masking tape and some glue, that’s exactly what I did, and you can see the result at the top of the page.

To make everything tie in, I also added some touches of glitter on the flowers.

Just an FYI – the color is far from real life. It is actually a soft mauve, but it didn’t matter what I did, the colors would not come up correctly.

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