MMSC38 Vintage Pearls & Lace

The Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - it can't some around quick enough for me.  But before I show you my card I would like to wish all of the Australians a

and what a beautiful day it is here in Canberra, the Nations Capital.  Our family went into the BIG BREAKFAST and Australia Day Celebrations early this morning which included a Flag Raising Ceremony in on Lake Burliegh Griffin - it was amazing!  I will post some photos tomorrow - make sure you check back and see Australia's 'best kept secret!' - Canberra!

Now - onto the MMSC - this week I am using an image from our monthly sponsor, who happens to be one of our very own DT sisters - Jeni - I love this vintage image, Estella, she is just so beautiful to colour and makes a card gorgeous without too much effort on my part!! LOL!

I have paired her with some gorgeous DP from Graphics45, I only have a TINY bit of it and I use it sparingly...The torn corners are from my endless supply of scraps, which I always think I should just throw out, but they come in so handy for corners and those little extras that we don't want to cut into a new sheet for - I definitely need a bigger cupboard! LOL!

I have stamped her twice, colouring her with my SU Chalks and Blender Pen, then cut out her head and the ruffles on her dress on the second one image, popping them up on foam dots for a bit of dimension.  A couple of flourishes have been added each side of the circle.

The recycled crochet lace has been embellished with small blacks gems, it never ceases to amaze me what a difference something so small can make, they made such a difference.  You can also see the layering of the ruffle in this photo and the slight shimmer from the Kindy Glitz.

Flowers have been tucked into the top of the circle with the larger black gems sitting onto the circle, I like the effect this has.

So there you have it and before I show you this weeks sketch - which I know you are ALL 'busting' to see, I have to tell you that when I went to open this card I realised that I had attached it all backwards and the card opened the wrong way - how many times have you one that! LOL!  I am hoping I have fixed that before you are seeing this card!!

Well, enough of me and here is this weeks sketch - how much fun is this!! We got a great response to our “Your Choice” sketch selection last week so we are going to keep this trial going for a little longer. So check over at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge to see 'YOUR CHOICE'   I am looking forward to seeing what YOU do - let's see who can't resist pushing that button! LOL!

This Month's sponsor is:

D'Amour Allure

Our Weekly Sponsor is:

Congratualtions to:

Queen Kat Designs Stamp Co.

The gold Star Winner

#14 Laney

The Remarkables:

#15 pam124
#30 Linda W
#51 Melissa

Well done ladies, don't forget to grab the logo and pop it onto your sidebar!!

And a BIG welcome to our February Guest Diva - Cheryl aka CherCroppin', congratulations Cheryl - we are looking forward to working with you!!

 We have such wonderful Divas each month and always look forward to working with the next one. We would like to take this time to thank our current Guest Diva and my dear friend, Grace for a wonderful month of fabulous cards and she has a special treat for everyone tomorrow. So check back in for a fun tutorial from her.

If you are interested in being our next Diva, we would love to hear from you, you can leave us a comment on the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Blog.

Thank you for stopping by and for those lovely comments you leave me, I just love meeting you all and the friendships that we make along the way!!  You are amazing!!!  Don't forget that Priscilla is giving a 'Sneak Peek' of next weeks sketch on Fridays - to get it you just have to click on the 'SNEAK PEEK" button on the right hand sidebar!!  God bless you!  {{{hugs}}}