Wonderful Godchildren, again!

I really do have a special bunch of Godchildren!
Littlest Goddaughter has blossomed in school and begun to display musical talent, and this blog is about a celebration card I've made for her.

But before I start I need to boast that my pseudo Godson was spotted on TV again this week!

I started the card with a chipboard blank and inked in Distress Ink. But it didn't show. So then I inked directly from a Hobbycraft ink, but that was a bit stark, so I spritzed a little water on and dabbed with some paper to mottle it. Though it didn't work :-(

Then I stamped some background flowers on. Using my Hobbycraft inks again I inked two chipboard letters from my stash. While one was wet I sprinkled clear embossing powder and heated it. Then I rubbed in some ink, but this took longer to set than I thought, so I ended up with messy fingers and had to ink it again. The third letter came from a sticky set, but I mounted all three with pads to give some dimension.

I had a lion picture left from some other cards, and this was perfect as she gave a brilliant Lion performance at school, so I covered it with clear embossing ink and powder and stuck that on. Then I added the treble clef and note die cuts I bought a while ago, wrote on a Sizzix tag and tied it on with some lovely glossy, dotty ribbon.

Finally, since the little lady in question is such a star I added lots of stars. Some random and others in the middle of the flowers.

As predicted recently by a friend, if I can work out how, I'm entering this into a challenge, at Crafty Boots Crafty Boots Bowtastic, well, since I'd popped on a bow, how could I not!