Seize the Birthday–Framed, or Reversed Framed

The topping at Seize the Birthday Challenge now is “Framed.” This pretty coneflower (again!) is definitely framed, but framed from behind the coneflower. I noted the same technique among some the designers for the challenge as well as some of the current entries. Even if it doesn’t qualify as “framed,” there’s always the option at Seize the Birthday to use the “Anything Goes” prompt. 

This is the last of the Altenew Coneflowers that I watercolored a week or so ago. I didn’t want to post it until my friend received it for her birthday.

This is my favorite of the cards because of the framing which came about in a rather haphazard way. When I went to dry emboss Papertrey Ink’s “Border Bling: Tin Stiched” it slipped in the die cutting machine. I didn’t want to throw it out so I cut it down and then used the center piece to add some dimension for the coneflower.

I added both to a card base of Amethyst Allure and then added the coneflower that had been die cut as well as another sentiment from The Ton’s “Easy Expressions: Birthday.” I’m quite sure I’ll cut down more of the Border Bling frames in the future. 

I’m throwing this in the Happy Little Stampers: Die Cuts and Watercolor Challenges, both of which are Anything Goes.