Cute Card Thursday Challenge

Lately I have really been admiring the cards with all the different flower elements.  I have wanted to try one but have always put it off.  As I was looking through challenges (and being completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of challenges out there) I found Cute Card Thursday .  The sketch they have posted for the challenge is exactly what I have been wanting to do.  But it was truly the hardest challenge because it was out of my comfort zone.  I used several different patterned papers, I matted and layered (which I am usually in too big of a hurry to do), and I used flowers with different patterns... As I have said before I have a hard time mixing and matching patterns.  I also entered the card into the Catered Crop Challenge which gave the following "recipe" for a card (I highlighted what I accomplished)

• Pattern Paper – Go Crazy with Patterns!
• Colors – Anything Goes! Mix and match, try some black accents
• Stamps – Aprons, images from the kitchen or cupcakes
• Color Mediums – Prisma Pencils, pens (like Sharpies or Jelly Roll), black ink, distress inks
• Embellishments – pearls, ribbon, rickrack
• Misc. Supplies – Puff Paints, Glossy Accents, ModPodge
• Tools – border punches or die cuts (or use paper trims)
• Techniques – mixing patterns, coloring with Prisma pencils
• Theme – cooking or cupcakes
• Shapes – Squares -the card is square

Stamps:  MelJen Cheery Cherry; Paper: DCWV The Grade School Stack, Wassau Paper (white CS), Ink: DickBlick Studio Markers, PrismaColor Pencils w/Gamsol, Souffle Gel Pen White; Accessories: die cuts from Silhouette, Queen and Co. Ribbon and rhinestones, brads (unknown)