Friends are the sunshine

Hello Crafters!
Happy day to all! Now, a new month has started so fast. My daughter has went for higher studies for 2 years at Madras. When I needed to voice my thoughts and opinions to, she was always there. She gave me much encouragement, total understanding and inspiration, I am missing her a lot.  My daughter is my friend too :)
               So, I made a  CAS card on friend theme ....... Here it is    

 Blue is my favourite colour and my daughter is a beach lover. I created a scene with lots of stamping, stenciling, using lots of die cuts etc. I stitched all around the edges of Blue CS frame.

 To create a cloudy sky, I pick up a sky blue coloured cloudy PP from my stash. I used Impression Obsession Love Birds Die cut for the birds.

I stamped the umbrella on a watercolour CS and coloured it with distress markers.

 See the dimension of umbrella, I just love it and birds are tweeting as a friend..."let,s Go"!!! I stamped the sentiment on the vellum using Wow primary Ebony embossing powder.

 For the first time  I used Tim Holtz Sunrays Stencil( won as a candy winner). I took a yellow handicraft sheet.  Sponged the edges using Versacolour orange ink and applied Sakura Modelling paste, fussy cut out it.
                                All the dies are new in my stash and now I am happy that I have a good collection of them:0). I took a Shiny blue coloured sheet and used a Memory Box Big Splash Border die and added it on a vellum dotted sheet(hardly seen the dots).

 At the bottom I added a new weaved blue coloured ribbon with a bow and button.

 Look at the inside view:
I used Itsy Bitsy Thin Cuts Fancy Assorted Par die cut and stamped the sentiment using Archival Ink first time and I am very happy to see the result. For the watercolour background I used Versa colour orange and yellow ink. Then I applied blue glitter to make a frame.

 I think my daughter will also like this card!!!

Other Supplies used:
White CS
Navy blue CS
WR Memory Keepers Travel stamp set
WR Memory Keepers-Umbrella is from girl stamp set
Distress Markers-ripe persimmon, mowed lawn and salty ocean
Ice blue glitter dust powder from Itsy Bitsy

 I would like to enter my card into following challenges:
http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.in/
http://curtaincallchallenge.blogspot.in/

http://micassucas.blogspot.in/

 http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.in/
 http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/little-claire-monthly-challenge-47.html
 http://liastampz.blogspot.in/
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/
 http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.in/
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.in/
 http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.in/
 http://www.theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/augusts-challenge-anything-goes.html
 http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.in/
 http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.in/
 http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/#
 http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/
 http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.in/
 http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.in/
 http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/challenge-72-summertime.html
 http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.in/
 http://thedoodlegarden.blogspot.in/
 http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.in/
 http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.in/
 http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.in/
 http://seemacrafts.blogspot.in/
 http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.in/
 http://polkadoodle.blogspot.ca/2014/07/wk-30-clash-colours-polkadoodles-crafty.html
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.in/
 http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.in/#
 http://nutcrafters.blogspot.in/
 http://mymumscraftshop.blogspot.in/
 http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.in/
 http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/#
 http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.in/
 http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.in/
 http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.in/
 http://imagination-craftschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.in/
 http://flatfriendschallenge.blogspot.in/
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.in/
 http://dianamlarson.blogspot.in/2014/08/dlart-august-linky-challenge.html
 http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.in/
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.in/
 http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.in/
 http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.in/
http://craftysentiments.blogspot.in/
 http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.in/#
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.in/
 http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.in/
 http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.in/#
 http://cosmicstrawberry-colette.blogspot.in/

 http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.in/
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.in/
http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/
 http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.in/- my fav. things are using my fav. colour blue and lots of dies
http://acreativeromance.blogspot.in/
http://mixedmediamc.blogspot.in/2014/08/mixed-media-monthly-challenge-3.html