Signature Style?

There's an interesting challenge at CASE Study this week (and a wonderful 2nd Anniversary blog hop I encourage you to visit for amazing inspiration).  The challenge is to make a card showing off your signature style.  I like to dabble in lots of styles, but using these elements makes me happy: mixing patterned papers, the use of gingham and hearts, text, lace, buttons, pastels, and flowers.  I just got this new Carta Bella "Beautiful Moments" paper pad, and decided to start with it, and then try to bring in those elements.

supplies: white card base, Carta Bella "Beautiful Moments" paper pad, pink gingham from MME Lost and Found Two: Blush paper pad,  Hero Arts CG291 3 Dotted Flowers, VersaMark ink and Hero Arts white embossing powder, DieNamics large scallop, Martha Stewart doily punch, Hobby Lobby lace, Martha Stewart flower button, Heidi Grace heart stick pins

This is a layout I often use.  I chose the center panel because of the word "Joy" in it, which is my life's word (and there are some little birds there, too), and also because I like the way adding text breaks things up and gives a little more interest.  Then I chose 3 patterns for my flower, and constructed  it with foam squares in between each layer so that the layers showed up better.  The small gingham is the only pattern not in the paper pad.  The other papers were chosen to help bring in most of the colors in the central panel.  Using a stripe is another thing that I do often - it seems to look good with most any other pattern.  

So, what is my style?  I liked the way Nina Brackett described her style: Simple Shabby.  I think I'll go with that, at least for today!

I am also entering this into A Blog Named Hero's challenge: Freestyle this week.