Pieced Off!

Today has a new challenge over at Little Miss Muffet Challenges, and this time we want you to include some paper piecing to your project please.
As soon as I saw 'nice weather for ducks' I knew I wanted to paper piece that umbrella...

I started by printing out the image and then printed just the brolly part twice more onto my patterned papers so that I could cut out the pieces to fit exactly. The papers incidently are by Pink Paislee, from their Circa' 2012 paper pack. I used the same paper to make the little flowers too using a daisy punch, finished with a sparkly gem at their centre and shimmery gold vellum punched leaves.
The image is coloured with my usual promarkers, and was a dream to colour. The sentiment is computer generated, and the border pieces, which look a little like raindrops, were cut using a cArt-Us die.
I think i'm going to make more of these stepper cards, I really enjoy making them.
Okidoki, over to you now ;)
The challenge will run for 2 weeks, giving you plenty of time to join us ;)
If you have a Little Miss Muffet or Pollycraft image to use, then the challenge theme for you is anything goes, if you don't, then you can still join in as long as you paper piece somewhere.(but hey, if you haven't tried paper piecing before, give it a go, you'll love the end result)
To take part and also see what the other Little Misses have created please click HERE.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Passion for Promarkers - to die for (use at least one die or punch)
Stampin for the Weekend - use diecuts and/or punches
Crafty Cardmakers - April showers bring May flowers
Crafty Calendar - sunshine and showers

Thanks for stopping by today xx