Friday, April 1, 2011

Thinking of You ( 3 challenges)

Welcome delightful friends and family! It is officially the weekend (well almost, it's not quite 5p.m.)! Hope you have some fun plans, I have to work on Saturday and it's my dh's birthday (boo-hoo!) but I'll get off an hour early and I hope to pick something up for him then. I need to get him a new electric razor. He's on aspirin therapy and agressive meds to keep his blood thin, so those stents they just put in will stay open and heal! So, no more sharp blades on his face and neck or he'll never stop bleeding!!


Today's card is a little bit of a stretch for me. I do not usually do the vintage/shabby chic (as much as I love the style, it's out of my comfort zone!) But this Bo Bunny paper (Gabrielle Collection) did most of the work for me (whew!). I added the flowers (Glimmer Misted them with Marshmallow) and layered them, with a little tail of silver ribbon from American Crafts; I love this "Elegant Swirls die" (Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations), and it's hard to tell in the photo, but I applied Ranger Stickles (Gunmetal) and after that dried, I added Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Marshmallow) to the kraft card stock (all card stock is Bazzill), if you are interested in seeing the shimmer, you'll have to click to enlarge. I also used just a little bit of Ranger Perfect Pearls (pearl) to the butterflies wings (just a dusting) and Tiny Twinkles (Taylored Expressions) to the butterfly bodies as well as the around the Swirl. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions (Care & Comfort set) and the ink is Palette black, also used around the sentiment. The other bling comes from my stash (brad and adhesive rhinestones) The finished card is A2.


This card qualifies for 3 challenges:

Christian Paper Crafts - Bible Verse Thursday (something from the heart) verse inside is Psalm 37:4 which happens to be my siggie verse! (Verve - Plain Jane)

Play Date Cafe color challenge #75 (see colors below)


And a new challenge blog and my first time playing:


The Kraft Journal - Challenge #12 use flowers and kraft paper on your creation or something from their store Kraft Outlet.


Thanks for visiting and I love reading your delightful comments!!





13 comments:

  1. Natalie this is so lovely :) love the butteflies :) Thanks for joining in the fun at the Play Date Cafe!

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  2. Oh, that's really pretty, and those butterflies look like real ones that have been pressed. Thanks for sharing the gorgeousness with us at The Play Date Cafe!

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  3. Fabulous card, Natalie! I love that vintage paper with the butterflies, and your kraft swirl with bling is the perfect companion. Lovely flowers, too.
    Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Kraft Journal.

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  4. I just fell in love with that paper when I first saw it, but have yet to get any. You have created a lovely card with it. That big flower is gorgeous. Thanks so much for joining us this week at The Kraft Journal!

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  5. Natalie, I love the great vintage paper and those butterflies and flowers are awesome! Thanks for playing along with us at The Kraft Journal this week!

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  6. a beautiful card - stopping by from Play Date Cafe!

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  7. Very pretty-love the butterflies! Thanks for playing with us at The Play Date Cafe!

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  8. For being out of your comfort zone, this card is pretty impressive.
    I think you just stepped out of the zone with a full court press...sorry, couldn't help myself. It's the National championships tonight after all. ;)

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  9. Oooo! Those butterflies are absolutely scrumptious! They shine in the PDCC colors! And I adore that hint of silver ribbon behind your flower! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe!

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  10. Hello, Natalie!! LOVE this card! LOVE the layers and the flower with flourish is just LUSH! LOVE LOVE LOVE:) Thank you so much for playing along with us over at the PDCC!

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  11. How did I miss this card! Absolutely beautiful!

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  12. your card is beautiful--you would never know from looking at it that it wasnt your normal style. You did a great job!

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