My First Freebie Challenge card

Good Morning Ladies,

I hope that you are all well and those of you that have been poorly are starting to improve, this is the worst time of the year to be unwell as our calendars start to fill with different events, commitments, shopping trips and family visits etc, none of us want to visit anyone for fear of making them ill, also feeling like I did last week there is no way I could have dragged myself out anywhere.  So I am sending warm healing hugs to all of you xxx

Today's card was made using that gorgeous Stamp set that I have shared a photo of above, it came with my Creative Stamping Magazine (issue 76).  I usually look at the stamp sets and pop them in a magazine rack, a lot of them I haven't really opened but they are handy to have on hand as some have really unusual themes.
There were so many really useful stamps in this set and they were made by PinkFresh so you know that they are good quality.  I have to say every stamp that I used stamped like a dream.
I sat and made FOUR cards with this set and for me that is virtually unheard of, it usually takes me all day to decide on theme, decide what to use and then design ONE card!!
I will be featuring them all of this week.
This first card I took a piece of Very Vanilla card, dusted it with Anti-Static bag and then stamped the largest Poinsetta spray stamp on the left of my card, I then turned my card and stamped the same stamp in a different direction using Versamark Ink, I then added some Gold Embossing Powder and heat set my design, next it was time to colour, I used my Stampin' Write Markers for this project, the colours I used are Cherry Cobbler (my favourite red) and Old Olive both pens have Light and Dark colours, I added in Granny Apple Green to use as a different green for the different foliage.
After I had finished colouring I popped the piece into my Stamp Tool to add the sentiment.  I will let you in with a little secret...I already got to this stage once and the stamp (that had a little ink on it) fell of the stamp platform onto my finished piece and put an ugly mark along the top, I could have cried after spending an hour colouring it!!! But I didn't, I took a deep breath and started again.
To finish the card I mounted the front onto a narrow Matt Gold Mirror card mat and then added that onto a Cherry Cobbler base card.
I love how this card turned out, I hope you like too!! xxx

I hope that you have a lovely day ladies,

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra
xxxxxx