I made a card Friday using the latest sketch from Cardabilities and intended to enter it into the challenge ($20 Dies R US gift certificate that is randomly drawn) but by the time I got to their blog to enter I had already entered six challenges and when I read the rules it said you could only enter it into three challenges so I decided to take that sketch out for another spin. I loved using my embossing folders to make background papers so I did that again. I used tea die ink and then liberally sprayed it with yellow perfect pearls mist. It is so pretty and shimmery in person. I matched two different designs for the main part of the card. I layered some white card cut with a Martha Stewart punch on the back of the floral print. Then I took a Spellbinder's lotus blossom die cut that I had it in my stash and misted it with the perfect pearls mist. I layered a Mona Pendleton clock from MTF and cut it with the matching die. I used the Spellbinder poinsettia for the flower and sponged it with tea die ink. To fill in the background I used IO Hydrangea base that I added little circles to, an MTF leafy flourish, and a few of the hydrangeas without the circles. The sentiment is a Cheery Lynn die layered on a MFT fishtail die. This is a 5x7 card for my Mother.
I will enter this in
Cardabilities Sketch Here
Cheery Lynn Mother's Day Here
Dies R Us April Showers Bring May Flowers Here
Simon Says Make Your Own Background Here
Pictures of the different papers I made and how I made the hydrangea look different.
Stunning vintage card. Love your combination of dies. Thanks for joining us for our 'April Showers bring May Flowers' challenge #24.
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MaxiBelle Studio
WOW! You have a unique ability to tuck away so many beautiful accents and elements and then top them all off with a gorgeous flower or two. This is GORGEOUS! I am sure your postal rates are off the charts, I know mine are with my love of layers! This is another beauty!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this!!! The colors are gorgeous! The background papers you made are beautiful, and your flower and clock top them off perfectly. Did I mention that I LOVE this?!!!
ReplyDeleteYou always manage to get so much texture on a card and have it look so beautiful. Glad that you included the two close up pictures, the technique is quite amazing. I think I have to take a look at it. So much to do!
ReplyDeleteWhoa - this is drop dead gorgeous. I love all the elements, especially the branches and things behind that flower. It's absolutely AMAZING!!! You have been so inventive here, the little circles on the hydrangea branches is GENIUS!!! Another stunner, my friend!!
ReplyDeleteGreat interpretation of the sketch............lovely card. Thank you for playing along at Cardabilities
ReplyDeleteYour talent on making use of dies is awesome. This is so beautiful and fantastic looking. I love it.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘MAY FLOWERS’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!
ReplyDeleteDarlene (DRU Blog Leader)
DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Love your idea for our background challenge, Kathy - it is gorgeous, as is your whole card with it's beautiful elements! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!
ReplyDeleteThe background you've created is so beautiful. Love the shimmer and shine and the sentiment used is perfect way to honor Mother's Day! Thanks for joining the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge and good luck!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning Kathy. Beautiful colours and all those amazing layers and textures. Oh I could go on. I bet it just glows with awesomeness hehe. LOVE IT.
ReplyDeleteI'm back again with a different DT hat on! I still think this card is stunning! LOVE the color palette and how clever you are with that background paper design! Well done! Thanks so much for joining our challenge at Cardabilities! We hope you’ll join us again real soon! Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteDarlene
CARDABILITIES DT
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Your card looks amazing, love all the dies you have used.. thanks for joining in with Cardabilities!
ReplyDeleteLovely card, Kathy, great mix of dies and wonderful colors. Good luck and thanks for joining in on the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs challenge.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely card!Thank you for playing along with Cardabilities :-) Good luck! Love- Cathrine DT
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining our challenge at Cardabilities!
Wow Kathy this is so striking and elegant. Love what you did with your background papers. Thanks for joining us in the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge. Best of luck to you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful card...so full of gorgeous details! Thank you for joining us at "Dies R Us" for our "May Flowers" challenge!
ReplyDeleteDiane DRU DT
I love your card and love the dies that you used for it. So many neat details in it. And thank you so very much for linking it up with all of us on the Cardabilites challenge. So glad you did so i could stop over :)
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