Pretty (Pink) Papers

September's Lili of the Valley Challenge is to use Pretty Papers and so I did!!

Sentiment and image also by LOTV and the 3 different papers are from the gorgeous Bonnets and Bowties 8x8 paper pad.

Art Pad 3 Wild Flowers image is framed by Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Doily

Close up to show the roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment mounted onto a floral rosette - finished off with a teeny butterfly

Pink and green card and gems from stash.  The leaves were cut with a Martha Stewart punch - as were the fancy corners and the butterfly was cut with an old Hobbycraft punch.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley Ideas to Inspire Challenge - Pretty Papers    ends 30/9
Papertake Weekly - Repeat Repeat  (flowers/gems/corners)  ends 16/9
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 21 - Dies or Punches ends 30/9
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge  ends 30/9
Divas by Design - Anything Goes  ends 16/9
Alphabet Challenge - P for Pretty Petals    ends 24/9
Let's Craft and Create - Challenge 96 Anything Goes  ends 23/9

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Christening Card

So this is a Christening card for a sweet baby girl who is the granddaughter of friends of mine. The table arrangements and flowers were featuring butterflies so I kept that in mind when making the card.

Here is the box decorated with butterflies made with an X-Cut punch, a brad from The Works and butterfly circles cut with Spellbinder dies.


The card is made using an 8 x 8 inch scalloped card blank and features a Lili of the Valley stamp coloured with Promarkers and mounted onto plain and scalloped Spellbinder ovals. The background is a very pale pink Centura pearl card embossed with the Tied Together embossing folder. I have added a tiny pearl at each intersection. The sentiment was computer generated and the roses are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. I also used the stems to make the twirls and added some punched leaf branches. I used tiny butterflies (from the Spellbinder Butterfly Circles die) at each end of the sentiment and one at the top of the card. The remainder were 'sprinkled' inside the box.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Creative Belli Challenge 167 - Pastels
In The Pink Challenge 18
Divas by Design - Flowers with Lili of the Valley
Cute Card Thursday:Challenge 264 - Butterflies
Stamping Sensations- April -Special Occasions



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A Little Experiment

This card came about because I wanted to try colouring ordinary white card with promarkers to match my design papers.  This was an idea from Coops   (http://coopsclutteredcorner.blogspot.com/)    that I read in the comments section on Alison's (http://xxxtglxxx.blogspot.com/)  blog.   I started with the lovely floral Pink Petticoat paper and went from there. You can just about see my pink Promarker-ed card behind the DP and the Sentiment. I was also looking for a suitable card to give the Marianne bird die-cut its first airing.

DP - Pink Petticoat - magazine freebie

White card, gems and ribbon from stash  - Pink card (bird) Bazzill Bling

Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment - Boxed Wishes by Inkadinkadoo

Tools used:  Marianne Creatables Die - LR0138

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Lovely in Lilac!!

Well I think so anyway. I haven't managed to stay away from my usual colourway for long. This is a card for my mother-in-law's birthday and I hope she'll like the image I chose for her. It'll remind her of any one of her granddaughters I'm sure!

DPs - Papermania Capsule Collection in Heather - Party Girls Cute Square from Lili of the Valley.
Dreamy Days circular sentiment also from Lili of the Valley.
White and lilac card from stash.  Paper Cellar Rafia Lace in Lilac.  Paper Cellar Flowers.
Papermania Mosaics.  Pearl in centre of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Tools used - Nestabilities Plain and Scalloped Circles and Lacey Square.  Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet.

 



I've managed to get a close up of the sentiment. I think my aim for 2011 is to improve my photography skills and learn how to use a photo-editing package.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

       Cupcake Craft Challenge 124-Something New (new image square,DPs & raffia lace)
       Meljens square or round cards
       Pollycraft, Challenge 75 New Beginnings  (new image square, DPs and raffia lace)

That's my card for today then. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Louise

A Commission

Today's cards are ones I was asked to make by a friend whose two daughters-in-law celebrated their 40th birthdays in December so it's OK to post them now.  She said to do both cards the same but I felt happier doing different cards albeit along similar lines.

DPs -  Piece of Cake by Dovecraft
Whiff of Joy image 'Willow dressing up' coloured with Promarkers
Crystal Stem and Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. Leaves from Joanna Sheen
Tools used - Martha Stewart PATP Eyelet Lace punches - Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet for the number 40
White and Mirri card from stash.

DPs -My Mind's Eye - Pretty Please (freebie with magazine) 
Whiff of Joy image 'Willow with Champagne' coloured with Promarkers
Pin and Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. Leaves from Joanna Sheen
Tools used - Martha Stewart Deep Edge Doily Lace punch -
Marianne Creatables Flourish - Oval Nestabilities - Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet for the number 40
White and Mirri card and jewels from stash.

I finished off by making a plain box for each card using the Martha Stewart Scoreboard and decorated with XCut punch butterflies.


Louise