Flowery SPARKS

For once, I'm early with a card for a challenge! This week, the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge is asking us to incorporate sheer or clear elements into a project. I will admit, I thought a smart alecky response would be to say I used all CLEAR stamps to make my card, but figured I could do a little better than that. ;)

Here's what I count as sheer or clear elements: I used all outline stamps, so they're clear inside; the vellum sentiment strip; I think of watercolouring as the sheerest colouring medium; sheer ribbon; and clear rock candy Stickles for the big flower centre. I was pretty excited when I realized I could replicate the bunches of flowers on the patterned paper with my Friendly Flowers stamps! The only other stamp I needed was the little circles (bubbles) from Birthday Buddies. I'm not totally satisfied with the placement of the sentiment banner, and may yet change it. Otherwise I'm happy with this bright cheery card. 

I'm also sneaking this in just under the wire for the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge. 

                 

Supplies: white & teal cardstock, Echo Park Be Mine lipgloss & Country Drive patterned paper, vellum, Paper Smooches Friendly Flowers & Birthday Buddies stamps, Versafine Onyx black, Memento pear tart, cottage ivy & cantaloupe & Colorbox frost white inks, Wow! white embossing powder, watercolour pencils, Spellbinders oval dies, May Arts ribbon, rock candy distress Stickles, pop-dot tape