Defused Anemone

I just felt like creating a card yesterday using my CaranD'Ache water colour paints.  One of my favourite flowers are Anemones. I love all the different colours that they come in. I really wanted to have them in my Bridal bouquet but the florist said that as the stems were hollow she couldn't wire them up and they would wilt without support. I had to have carnations instead and it still rankles to this day that I didn't have Anemones!! To help make up for it I have used a Woodware stamp 'Anemone' JG153 on my card.

I stamped out onto water colour card  using Versa Mark ink and Wow Gold embossing powder When the paint was dry I die cut using  Card Deco's Stitch Round die and my trusty Bigshot. I wanted to give the painting a defused look so placed white vellum over the top and attached with brads to the design paper behind.
Finally mounted onto pink card stock as the base. the sentiment is by Wow from their Everyday Sentiments set and the brads from my stash.   When I went to take the photos of the card though you couldn't really see the flower so I ended up going over the outline of the Anemone on the vellum using a gold gel pen and filling in the petals very slightly with more colour. Talk about making work for myself but I do like the end result.
Entering card into the following challenges:
Make My Monday #117 In  the pink.
Incy Wincy Designs # Hand coloured images.
Cuttlebug Mania # Tic/tac/toe using the line Sentiment/Flower/Circle.
Crafty Creations #407 Anything goes.
The Crafters Cafe #237 Anything goes.
The Sisterhood of Crafters # Patterned paper.
As You Like It Challenge# Favourite flower and why.
Craft Rocket Challenges #68 Flowers.
Southern Girls # Anything goes.
Creations In Pink #19 anything goes.