A Birthday Card featuring Milly

I thought I'd make something more in my comfort zone after the runway inspired card.  Is this my style?  I don't know, I'm still working on finding that.  Coloring, paper piecing, and creating dimension just make me happy.

  
I just love that image from LOTV, it's called Milly Me and My Dog.  I colored her with copics and paper pieced her outfit.  I poked a few holes strategically on the image and threaded the "rope" through.  The tree "bark" is made from sentiments from an old Close to My Heart set.  After I stamped, I free-hand cut the tree and inked it with Ranger Distress Inks.  The patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye.  I cut the fence and flowers with my Silhouette and inked them with Distress Ink.  I got the background idea from the Silhouette blog.  I thought it would be a fun way to use the coordinating papers.  The leaves I just free-hand cut and inked up a bit with Ranger Distress Ink. 

This card is entered in the following challenges:

A Blog Named Hero:  Topsy Turvy - use a sentiment as something other than a sentiment
Now I must confess, I feel bad not using Hero Arts stamps on this, but I only started stamping a few months ago (but scrap-booked for years), so besides the LOTV stamps, most of my mine are ones I bought years ago when my friends started selling things.  Now that I know what I have, I love using them, but I'm looking forward to buying some of the new stamps I see you all using!  A Blog Named Hero kindly states that you do not have to use Hero Art products.  A big "thank you" to them!

Lili's Little Fairies:  Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge:   Birthday Card

Have a great weekend!
Kara Lynne