"bloom" card

This card turned out so cute!

Supplies:
For the background, I used a foam applicator to ink blue sky and green grass. I also inked the clouds using the cloud template from Crafter's Workshop. The "dirt" in the pot and on the ground was done by taking a small round brown ink pad directly to the paper -- I love the different looks I can get with that technique! The pot was made with a "mistake" -- I tried using an old (sanitized!) toothbrush to flick paint for the background to my previous monster-themed card.  I didn't like how busy it looked for that particular card, but I knew that I could use it for something else -- and then this card idea was hatched!  :)  I think it looks like one of those planters made of recycled plastic.  All other coloring was done with either Crayola colored pencils (good old crosshatching technique!) or ink pads.  I used foam dots to pop up the sunflower (the stem is cut by hand). 

Stamps:
Sun[flower] & flower pot (cup), smile -- Paper Smooches/
Quote, leaves, & seedlings -- Studio G/

Thanks for taking a look! ~ Amanda B., the manderbean :)