Make It Monday #13 and Play Date Cafe

This week's Make It Monday, brought to you by Erin Lincoln, is FUN - with a capital F!  When Papertrey Ink began to sell Impression Plates, I turned my head and pretended I didn't see or hear anything - "La La La - I can't hear you!"

That didn't last long.  I have a few, but not as many as I want. 

This week's challenge is to use a die on top of the impression plate, creating a space for a sentiment or any other focal point.  Here's what I came up with:

I inked up the Woodgrain Impression Plate before using it.  It gives it a bit of a gray look, which is what I was going for.  The sentiment panel is the Fillable Frame #9, and I chose a sentiment from Star Prints.  I used the Turning a New Leaf die and stamp set for the leaves and embossed them with Holographic powder to give them some shine.  After cutting the flowers from felt, and threading the button with Martha Stewart twine, I secured everything on top of the leaves.  A couple of mats later, and I was finished!

Here's a close-up:

Now, another fun part of this challenge was the color combo.  I said earlier that I was going for a gray look to the woodgrain.  That's because the challenge this week at Play Date Cafe is AWESOME!  You can play along by clicking here.  I have another card for the challenge already.  Stay tuned! 

Here's the inspiration from Play Date Cafe:

Who knew Monday could be so fun!  Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!