Mix It Up Challenge #42

It's the first of the month and my post is for

the latest Challenge at Mix It Up

It's Anything Goes but we do have 

our Option which is Distressing!

I recently showed my good friend

Aussie Annie a card I made using the

Retired Botanical Blooms SU Stamp/Die Set.

I do love using it as there is so much you can do with it

hence I decided I would use it for her Birthday Card.

By the time this goes live Annie will have received it

so no surprise when she checks my blog out.

It was also a golden opportunity to use the

Option of Distressing - just fitted in nicely.

The background is smooched and sprinkled multiple times with

Lindy's Cathedral Pine Green Spray and

Nuvo Shimmer Powder in Solar Flare.

I love how the spray gave me instant splatters!

Die cut the flowers and leaves, inking a few tiny flowers,

 distressing the edges

 and attached to white card base.

Pearls were added to the centres of the flowers

A simple Birthday Sentiment finished it off nicely.

That's it for me.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates made

and come join in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in.