Tulips in the Window

Everything outside is covered in a deep layer of snow. I think it's beautiful, but apparently everyone else is ready for Spring and what says Spring more than Tulips?
For some reason I'm amused by the idea of photographing this Spring card with a snow background.

I used Impression Obsession's CAC Wood Grain  background (CC034) and stamped it on a pale grey cardstock with VersaMark ink. I heat embossed with clear powder and then drew lines with a pencil and then smudged them with an eraser. I cut the IO Large Window with Box (DIE103-ZZ )  and cut out a rectangle in the wood grain  cardstock behind it. I used foam tape on the back of the window and then I used a cotton eyelet fabric as a curtain. 

I used double foam tape to raise the box, and filled it with the following:

Leafy Branch DIE055-N

Grass Border DIE060-I

Leaves and Stems DIE150-D

Tulips DIE147-A

I coloured the Tulips with Distress markers and a water brush and rounded them a McGill stylus. 

I cut the sentiment ( Greetings DIE174-W )from layers of 110lb cardstock and topped it with a gold layer. I  finished by adding a butterfly from the small Butterflies set (DIE 046-A).

I mounted the whole front on a top-folded A2 card in a pretty blue colour. I finished the inside with a piece of white cardstock cut with Labels Eight and added some greenery and tulips. This helps balance out the weight of the card front.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Impression Obsession's Happy Birthday challenge  

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: No Rules                                                                                           Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge ; Anything Goes