Just Because Garden Easel Card...

Great morning, everyone!  Today, I am delighted to share this card I made just recently.  I have colored the image a few weeks ago but it's only this time I was able to make a card out of it and so happy with the way it turned out.  The image is from High Hopes Stamps and I colored it with my Prismacolor and Promarker markers.  I used some Stickles for added dimension, ink the edges with Distress ink (Wild Honey), quite a number of brads (2 sizes), Prima flowers and lots of sewing.  The "Just Because" sentiment is from Stampendous and the other sentiment I got from a book (Ultimate Guide to a Perfect Card) and was computer generated.  I love it!  About the DP I used, I tell you, I have some nice papers that I have kept for a long time now and because I don't have a place I can store them that gives me easy access, I tend to forget about them.  So, I was glad I was not lazy that day to dig into my nice papers and found this one from K and Company (Portabello Road Collection).  It's so fancy and compliments my image in terms of color perfectly.  So, I ended up with a 5.5-inch square Easel card I am truly proud of.  Hope you like it too.  This card is entered into the following Challenges:

1.  Dutch Dare Card featuring "Photo Inspiration #135" (Update: "I WON THIS CHALLENGE!")
2.  Little Red Wagon featuring "Fall Theme"
3.  The Pink Elephant featuring "Scoring" 
4.  Fab 'n' Funky featuring "Distressed or Torn" 
5.  Catered Crop featuring "FTR 23"
     Here's my FTR23 recipe:

• Colors – Fall colors
• Papers – Pattern paper
• Stamps – leaves
• Color Mediums – markers
• Embellishments – thread
• Techniques – paper piecing, sewing

JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD:

JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD SIDE VIEW:

JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD WHEN CLOSED:

 JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD PERSONAL MESSAGE SPACE:

 JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD SENTIMENT (MESSAGE):

 JUST BECAUSE GARDEN EASEL CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:

I sure had fun making this card and with similar and great images, I am truly inspired to make detailed and awesome cards.  The end result is surely worth the many hours I've spent making this.  I am thanking my Father in Heaven for allowing me to create and thus, I give back all the glory to His Name.  I sure love to read your comments so, please feel free to leave some.  Hope you'll have an excellent day...