Getting Cricky's A to Z Challenge Entry

Below is my entry for Getting Cricky's A to Z Challenge.  The winner will win the Pack Your Bags Cricut cartridge!  I have been working on two scrapbooks as of late - one of a Caribbean cruise my husband and I went on with friends and our recent San Francisco trip - both trips were a blast!  This page stood out for the challenge, which requires the use of letters or an ABC theme (I don't have kids yet, so no ABC theme yet).  I used a large letter "A" die-cut for the title, then embellished it with a pretty painted flower.  I have listed all of the materials used below.

Here is a close-up of the painted flower:

I used my Cricut cartridges to make this layout:

The letter A is from the Plantin School Book cartridge

The rest of the title is from the Opposites Attract cartridge

The Day 4 frame is from the Fabulous Finds cartridge

The painted flower is from the Home Decor cartridge

I used glimmer mists in Candy Apple Red, Cherry Blossom, and Tattered Leather to paint the flower.  I sprayed the glimmer mists on a sponge, then applied to the flower.  The metal accents are the Filigree brads by Stampin' Up.  I also used paper flowers, glitter stickers, brads, and a button on this page.  The patterned paper is from Me & My Big Ideas.

Update: I have entered this page in two more challenges:

• Scrappy Saturday Challenge - Featured someone I love on my page, Prize is 30yds of colorful twine
• Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge - I used metal Filigree brads from SU, Prize is Campin' Critters Cricut Cartridge