It's not often I'm attracted to cute stamps. I like to see cards made with them (and receive them of course) but I just think other people do them so much better. But I was knocked out by the work of Bev Rochester when I discovered it at the end of last year and so when my heart was stolen by 'Tiny Wishes' by Penny Black, I decided to give this look a try. Sorry the photos are not good and it was very hard to get a shot of the card in a closed position. The shape is an offset gatefold. The papers are Papermania Rose Garden. On the short side the paper is striped. I threaded a fine ribbon through eyelets and then pushed a small rose and rosebud through the bow. The hedgehog has been watercoloured with Distress Inks and a little stickles add to his prickles. Inside I've added some Sizzlits scroll corners for interest. I thought I'd made a real mistake when I edged the papers with Worn Lipstick. It really was the wrong shade for the paper. But once I'd done both paper pieces for the front and edged the pink oval, it all came together. So I've learned how you can actually change the colours of things and get away with it. This will make me much bolder with my colour choices in future. I don't yet have a punch for the leaves that would have set this off so I used some punched scrolls that were given to me by my crafting fairy godmother. Yes, Lesley, I do mean you!
