Sweet Sorbet and Delicate Doilies

If you are like me not all designs turn out as dazzling as you might have envisioned. When I was creating my card for the PPA Sketch Challenge last week I actually created a different card than I submitted for the challenge and posted last Thursday.

Let's take a look

I had not used the Sale-a-bration DSP, Sweet Sorbet, very much and with Sale-a-bration coming to a close I wanted to show it off again. I really liked the results of the actual sketch challenge portion of the card but I felt it needed embellishment. So I thought I would use the Petal Parade stamp set and create some flowers. One thing let to another and this was the result.

My problem is the card seems too busy. Some designers can keep adding embellishments and the result is fun and whimsical. I think I need to keep working on this style, yet I must admit the card is growing on me the more I look at it.