Not a Valentine!

     OK, you and I and everyone else in the card making world is in the middle of doing St. Valentine cards but I had to take a break and make a St. Patrick's card.  The image came from 2 Cute Ink and is a freebie which comes from their newletter subscription.  Since I was born on St. Paddy's Day, I had to use this adorable "Shamrock Bear" right away.  :-D

I used the sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas.

     The image is not colored, but rather paper pieced and I used the same papers for the background strips.  The image is fussy cut and layered onto a doily which I cut using a Cheery Lynn die.  I added green ribbon, a shamrock charm, and a bit of pearl flourish.

     All the papers are from my stash of scrapbook papers and I hate to admit how long they've been hanging around -- can you say "more than 5 years?"  I'm not sure if those are polka dots on the paper or mold.  :-D

     Challenges:
Catch the Bug
Clear It Out
Crafting by Designs
Incy Wincy (Column 3)
Loves Rubber Stamps
Not Just Cards
Papertake Weekly
Party Time Tuesday
Vintage Stamping/Flonz

     OK, so this is a short post but I had an appointment this morning and ran out of time to add anything more before I scooted out the door.  Enjoy your weekend and Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie