Let Beauty Surround You

Hello there and happy first Monday of summer to you! :) I have NO idea what to do with myself now that there's so much TIME on my hands lol! I am planning to be VERY crafty, but somehow my housework seems to get in the way of that! :(

Anywhoo, it's another Monday, which means that this week's Craft Your Passion challenge is up and running! This week we were sponsored by Heather Ellis and the challenge is to take a walk in the garden... 

So I whipped out my Tim Holtz shabby flower dies and tried to create a little piece of floral paradise using some Graphic 45 paper that was hanging around... I colored the image in with copics (skin: E000, E00, E11, E04; Hair E50, E53, E31; Dress/shoes: B00, B06) then I sponged the background in using distress inks (Forest green, Broken china, tattered rose)... I haven't yet decided which background technique is my favorite yet... I love using the copics because they give so much control, but the distress inks give such a whimsical appeal as well... Hmmmm.... :)

I added some white gel pen for interest, a technique I tend to overlook most times, and viola, there she is. :) She's actually already on her way to the Sunshine Mail Foundation to brighten a child's day... :)

I'm submitting this to Red Carpet Studio's Digital challenge as well as Stamping Sensations' Summer Blooms challenge.

Anways, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful, sunny day! :)