Take a Deep Breath

Take a deep breath .... and relax.  This card was inspired by my own life recently and it reminds me to keep breathing and let go of all the stress we put on ourselves. I hope it inspires you to close your eyes, take a deep breath and let go of todays problems for just a moment.  Allow yourself for some creative time, it will put a smile on your face and help you relax, it works for me.

Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
Supplies:

• Base Card: White 10 x 8.5 (fold in half)
• Blue: 51/4 x 4, embossed
• Purple: 3 x 2 3/4, 2 3/4 x 14/16
• White: 2 1/2 x 10/16 ( for sentiment)
• Pattern: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2, cut twice (one for base layer and one for masking)
• Paper flowers, brad, stickles, colored pencils, embossing folder, stamped image

Stamp image on card white cardstock, and again on pattern paper (cut out shirt or pants)
Stamp sentiment on white paper
Color in image and glue shirt, pants or both to image color stamped image
Emboss blue paper and adhere to base of card
Adhere sentiment to purple cardstock
Adhere pattern paper to purple cardstock, stamp image to pattern paper and attach to blue embossed paper.
Place brad through first and second paper flower and attach to right corner of stamped image and finally attach sentiment below stamped imaged.
For a touch of sparkle, apply sticklers to the shirt.