Friendship card (life is SWEETER...)

Hello there friends!
Yesterday, I finished this card for the first time in about 2 weeks. The challenge at the Hero Arts this week was to create to use the background stamps in unusual ways for cards or projects.
After browsing their blog on Monday night, I began to make my card, and actually I finished creating all the parts - the coloring and the cutting out included.
But couldn't make time for all the parts putting together. Oh..., it's Saturday morning, here! :(

This is the card,
'Friendship card (life is SWEETER when shared with friends)

''life is SWEETER when shared with friends' - This is great sentiment and the combination of the 2 fonts are quite pretty, so I like it a lot.
From a point of view, 'Food chain', I know it's so strange that the owl and the mouse are together... But I dare to take them to be the characters for this card.
The result of my card was a little childish. But I like this image.
I did faux stitches partly like quilting lines around the applique quilt.
Used the Grid Pattern stamp for the sky, and I wanted to express a calm sea to use the Wood Finish stamp at the bottom of this card. But it was a little different from the result that I expected to by my poor technique.

約２週間ぶりになりますが、再びグリーティングカードを作りました。
今回はバックグラウンドスタンプを通常とは違った使い方で・・というのがエントリー条件の中にあり、私は簡単な発想で、スタンプの中から使いたい部分を切り抜いて貼り付け、アップリケキルトに見立てて、キルティングラインをペンで書き加え、少々立体感を加えました。
食物連鎖上、仲良く一緒にいる事は現実では決してあり得ないフクロウとネズミ君をキャスティングです（笑）少々子供っぽいイメージですが、気に入っています(*^^*)。

This is a closeup view.

stamp used:
HA Design Blocks Grid Pattern / S5216
HA Design Blocks Reverse Leaf Pattern / S5054
HA Design Blocks Birds N Branch / S5093
HA Curious Owl / F5210
HA Wood Finish / K5190
HA Clear Design Friends / CL351
HA Clear Design Elephants / CL280

paper:American Crafts and Kretake Card Stocks,
Basic Grey Urban Prairie for the owl

Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko VersaFine / Onyx Black, Versa Magic / Sage, Sahara Sand
HA Shadow Ink / Soft pool, sand, green
Memories Dye ink / White
Ranger Distress Ink / Shabby Shutters, Tea Dye
Ranger Stickles / Frosted Lace, Waterfall
Watercolor & crayon color pencils, Copics

Accessories:
HA Button & Hearts Accent Pearls / CH173, Prima paper flowers, Ribbon

Thanks for looking! :)