Purple Petunias

In our front flower bed I often plant a row of annuals to go with my perennials.  Because it's west facing I usually choose hardy and heat tolerant flowers like marigolds and petunias.  So when I stamped out this beautiful flower from Bees and Blooms it got me thinking of some of the purpley-burgundy striped petunias I've planted in the past, so that's how I coloured them.

I've also been having fun with the A2 Curved Borders from Spellbinders and I thought it would make  an interesting edge to the card.  The blooms are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Flourishes Classic White, then coloured up with Copics for that purple-petunia look (even though they're really apple blossoms), then framed with black cardstock and Color Made Easy - Crocus Cardstock as the base.  

This is a quick and easy card.  I stamped the beautiful sentiment with Memento Elderberry ink, then looped some 1/8 inch velvet ribbon through the cutouts in the border design and added some pretty black rhinestones throughout to finish it off.   

I should give this to my husband who just ran a 5 K on Sunday.  I'm proud of him as it's just 3 months after major surgery.  :)  He's fearfully and wonderfully made!