Bloom where you are planted

Hello!
Today I want to show you a CAS and quick card I made to say bye to some dear friends that are leaving. I know they will be very fruitful wherever they are!

I used Sweet November Garden Gnome Myra rubber stamp, I inked it with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. Second time I used this cutie!!!   The stamp is big, so I only used some red cardstock for the mat. I had the sentiment kept in my computer, (sorry, don't remember where I've got it). To embellish I faux stitched around the image and the sentiment with Triplus fine-liner marker Staedtler, I also used some paper flowers and with green twine I made a bow for its center.
I hope you like it.


Challenges:
Simon says (Wed): stamp
Red little wagon: Back to basics
CAS on Friday: flowers
Simply create: stitching
Colour crazy: anything goes
Simon says (Mon): stamp it on
Word Art Wed: anything goes

A quick birthday card

Hello and happy Thursday!
Just a couple of days ago I heard that one new friend is having her birthday tomorrow. I wanted to make a card for her but didn´t have much time. This is what I made for her:

I used Sweet November Garden Gnome Myra rubber stamp that I won in a candy but never used it, it's new!!! I inked it with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. I cut the corners with a punch.

As the image is big, I only used some orange cardstock for the  background. The sentiment is by Create with TLC. I used a few orange rhinestones to give some bling to the card. I hope my friend likes it!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
A  little bit crafty: celebrate
Just Be creative: linky party
Seize the birthday: coloring
Natalie and Amy: one for the girlies
One crazy stamper: AG
Crafter's cafe: bling
Treasured times: AG
Add a little dazzle: Birthday
Scrapper's delight: let's celebrate
Sisterhood of crafters: new product (stamp)
Whimsy Inspiration: something new
Word Art Wednesday: AG
Inky chicks: AG
Top Tip Tuesday: CAS
Artistic Inspirations:AG/femenine
Card mania: AG
Melonheadz: birthday
Pile it on: holiday/celebrations
The squirrel and the fox: new stuff (stamp)
Robyn Fetish: only cardstock, no dp

EDITED: I won at Melonheadz!!!!!!!!