Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Round 2 - I need your VOTE!

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This is it, folks! I am so excited to be in the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Top 20! I really can hardly contain myself! It is such an honor to be a part of this amazing group! I am really looking forward to sharing this card with you today, as I put my all into this one, let me tell you! This card took hours. As in, like...3-4 hours. I know for some people that's normal, but for me that's just plain CRAZY, I tell you! For reals, though. I usually do a card in 30 minutes to an hour. And...even looking at this one, I could duplicate it in that time, which means I spent a LOT of time conceptualizing. Just say'n. LOL!

Here it is, folks...my Round 2 card for the Color My World Challenge.... drumroll, please...

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*Insert HUGE sigh of relief here!*

No, for REALS you guys! This weekend has been such an amazing mix of stress, excitement, and pure anticipation for this very moment when I get to show you my card and invite you to vote! YAY!!!! It feels AMAZING to finally put this out there to the world! ACK!!! This is really happening!



When I saw the theme I was actually really happy as I love working with the rainbow color scheme! It's just fun and happy and a wonderful way to begin a competition like this! I had lots of ideas come through my head, but this paintbox idea was the first and I just had to run with it! It is so ME!!! I love the fact that it looks like a child has been playing with this paintbox for hours on end creating wonderful, happy, color-filled goodness!!! That's what I do. I love it.



The card is built on watercolor paper. I layered black cardstock and watercolor paper to create the base of my paintbox. The little pallets are stamped from Tami Mayberry's Ticket Trio set by Gina K. Designs and then the color is filled in with Luminarte Twinkling H2O's for Creative Imaginations. I stamped each pallet on watercolor paper, cut it out, mounted it on black, and then cut those out by hand, as well. I painted the base of the paintbox to give that well-loved appearance with the Twinks, as well! FUN!!!!! YAY! The paintbrush is hand cut from cardstock and then I added flax twine from The Twinery and wrapped it with foil tape by Nashua Tape. I {heart} this card. I really and truly do!



The Twinkling H2O's really make the entire thing shimmer! It's so pretty, but, hey...I'm always been distracted by sparkling things! HA! The sentiment is cut from a fabulous Inkadinkado stamp. I just love it! It makes me smile. Just say'n.

So...now I've done my job by creating a card that I love and now I need YOUR HELP! I need your votes!

This link will take you directly to the contest page! My card is #12 and has my name in the description! Thank you SO much for your support!!!

You can also vote using the widget on my sidebar and in this post! You will need to register to vote, but it's pretty simple! Love you guys! THANK YOU!