Thursday, 21 March 2013

Sunglasses May Be Required

Hope you are all well.  One more work day and then it's the weekend.  Mind you they are talking about a lot of snow over large parts of the UK tomorrow and the weekend.  I do hope not as I am driving up north tomorrow to pick my daughter up from university.  She is starting five weeks of study leave before her final exams in May.  As she said, she might as well be at home studying cause at least she will be fed well lol.

Anyway, I want to share a card with you today that I made for my Sister to give my Mum for her birthday.  It was her birthday on Monday so had to make sure she had received it before I blogged it.  

Be prepared as it is quite bright and you may need your sunglasses, although it does look much brighter in real life.


I have not used any patterned paper on this card.  I have used two colours of coredinations - orange and yellow.  I embossed some white card with a large dotty folder and inked the edges with some distress ink.  The little flower stamp was a freebie that I got not long ago from a magazine.  I stamped the image several times and decoupaged the vase and some of the flowers for dimension.  Added a big double bow at the bottom using orange and yellow ribbon.  The little flowers are from Wild Orchid and matched perfectly.  Made a little tag sentiment to finish it off.

I am pleased to say that Mum loved it.  Thanks for popping by and will be interested to hear what you think.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy - Flowers
Lisa B - Orange and Yellow
Bunny Zoes - Girly
Aud Sentiments - Girl Power
Love to Create - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Ribbons or Lace
Lexis Creations - Mothers Day or Special Ladies Birthday
Crafty Boots - Flowers
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers Galore
LEJ Designs - Add a flower
Inky Impressions - Flowers
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Embossing
OSAAT - All white or no design papers
Stamp N Doodle - Anything goes
MAWTT - Decoupage
Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon or Lace

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49 comments:

  1. Marianne's Craftroom21 March 2013 at 20:28

    What a cute card, love the way you used that stamp

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  2. Kelly Lloyd21 March 2013 at 20:32

    wonderful card Mags, love the image and bright colours. great layout and love that ribbon

    Hugs kelly

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  3. nnalorac21 March 2013 at 20:38

    Such a lovely card Mags, love the image, Spring colours and pretty design. Safe journey for tomorrow. Carolxx

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  4. Tanya21 March 2013 at 20:43

    Gorgeous Mags! Love the image and layout, so pretty and colourful :)

    Tanya xx

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  5. Kirsten21 March 2013 at 21:01

    Hi Mags, it's gorgeous! not surprised your mum loved it, I'd be thrilled to receive it. Thanks for entering it into the Lisa B Designs challenge. Have a safe journey tomorrow.

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  6. Tammy21 March 2013 at 21:45

    I love you card! The colors are so fresh and inspiring! Gorgeous image! Happy Birthday to your mother!

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  7. Sue21 March 2013 at 21:56

    This is so beautiful Mags. I love the way you have used the image and layered up the flowers. The colours are gorgeous and the layout it fabulous.
    I hope you have a safe journey and that the weather is kind to you.
    Sue x

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  8. The Crafty Blonde21 March 2013 at 22:02

    Love this card so pretty, fab design and layout and love the little decoupaged flowers xx

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  9. Doreen21 March 2013 at 22:04

    This is just gorgeous,love the design.xxx

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  10. Unknown21 March 2013 at 22:11

    Gorgeous card! Love the Summery colors, your 3D flowers, and the pearls are a perfect touch! Thank you for joining us this week at Love to Create Challenge Blog.
    Ruza, LTC DT

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  11. Norma21 March 2013 at 22:22

    Beautiful card, Mags. Love the colour scheme. Very nice image for a freebie..woo-hoo. Love that you made them more 3-dimensional. Love the embossed background paper.
    Thanks for joining the fun at Fussy and Fancy Friday.
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  12. Sandra H21 March 2013 at 22:27

    Mags this is stunning lovely bright colours and your images are beautiful so elegant too x

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  13. Crafty Moni21 March 2013 at 22:52

    Your card is so cute! Im sure your mom loved her home made card:)

    Peace, Love, & Cricut Hugs!
    Monica L.

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  14. McCrafty's Cards22 March 2013 at 00:22

    Beautiful card Mags, I like the design using the image 3 times and the decoupaged flowers and the colours.
    Kevin xx

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  15. MagsB22 March 2013 at 00:35

    Happy belated birthday to your Mum! What a bright and cheerful card, hun, and the ribbons and flowers are just gorgeous! I'm not surprised that your mum loved it!

    Good luck for your trip north, I hope you escape the snow!

    love Mags B x

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  16. Dee's Craft Room22 March 2013 at 00:48

    Very pretty card, everything is so well coordinated. Thank you for playing along with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  17. Unknown22 March 2013 at 01:30

    So pretty, doesn't need patterned paper, it is perfect how it is! Thanks for linking up with us at Aud!

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  18. Desire Fourie22 March 2013 at 04:51

    Beautiful card. Love the zesty colours and the tripple image. Enjoy your daughters stay and good luck with the upcoming exams.
    {I would love you to take part in my 500 Follower Give-away. Thank you so much if you have already entered.} Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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  19. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)22 March 2013 at 07:39

    Its gorgeous Mags, love the vase of flowers and the orange and yellow. Hope you have a safe journey today, the forecast is not good please take care! Hugs Susan x

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  20. Deepti Stephens22 March 2013 at 07:55

    Lovely! Thank you so much for joining with us at Stamp n doodle. Good luck.. :)

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  21. downrightcrafty22 March 2013 at 08:34

    gorgeous card so warm considering the cold weather at the moment love the colours
    Hugs Kate xx

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  22. Sonia22 March 2013 at 09:09

    Just wonderful work my dear, beautiful image and 3D elements^_^
    Have a gorgeous day,
    Sonia

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  23. rachel22 March 2013 at 09:12

    this is just stunning mags love it xx

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  24. Lorraine22 March 2013 at 12:29

    This is absolutely lovely. Thanks for taking part at I ♥ Promarkers this week.

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  25. Anne Temple22 March 2013 at 13:23

    I'm not a bit surprised that you mom loved it - it's a gorgeous card! Love your design and the bright colors.

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  26. Cumbrianlass22 March 2013 at 13:30

    A fabulous card and the colours are wonderful, thanks for joining in the lejdesigns Challenge
    Janet

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  27. Whimsey22 March 2013 at 14:27

    Absolutely adorable - love the bright, cheery colors! Super cute image; love how your little flowers tie perfectly into the vase of flowers. GREAT creation - love the large polka dots and the distress inks!

    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations!

    ~Michele

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  28. Josephine22 March 2013 at 20:14

    This is gorgeous - I love the design!

    Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week, and good luck!

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  29. Audrey Ernst (hippieaud)23 March 2013 at 04:09

    Mags this is stunning, I just love the design of this card and your use of all those flowers - WOW!! Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments and Inky Impressions this week:)

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  30. mylittlecardstudio.blogspot.com23 March 2013 at 04:29

    Such a gorgeous card. Fabulous design, I love the colours and its very pretty. Love it! Thank you for joining us at OSAAT this week. Good luck. Hugs, Jill x

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  31. Glenda Atkins23 March 2013 at 04:33

    Wonderful bright card, the flowers seem so happy in their vase and I love the fact you display them in three columns. Great strip of flowers and ribbon on the bottom too! Thanks for joining us at Lexi's Creations!

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  32. Zoe23 March 2013 at 07:53

    Gorgeous card Mags, so lovely to see nice sunshiny colours while we are having such gloomy weather xx Zoe xx

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  33. Mandy23 March 2013 at 09:21

    Gorgeous card Mags,I love the colours and the design is lovely,I can see why your Mum loved it...
    Mandy x

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  34. Jules23 March 2013 at 10:52

    Hi Mags

    Well we certainly got the snow .. .. did you?

    I won't be venturing very far this weekend.

    Your card is really bright and beautiful. Love it and I bet your Mum did too. I hope she had a happy birthday.

    Stay safe and warm and have a good weekend.

    Love Jules xx

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  35. Mary J23 March 2013 at 10:56

    That's so bright and cherry, Mags! Love the embossing and how you did the ribbon too!

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  36. Lindsay Craftymonster8123 March 2013 at 17:18

    Really gorgeous, love the bright colours and the layout is fabullous
    Lindsay xx

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  37. Dwie lewe rączki23 March 2013 at 17:27

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  38. Dwie lewe rączki23 March 2013 at 17:28

    This is lovely and so vibrant. Love the flower vases.So glad you shared with us this fortnight at Paper Crafting Journey! Hope to see you again soon!
    Hugs, Yvonne

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  39. Donna Mosley23 March 2013 at 18:14

    Gorgeous card Mgs, love the beautiful image and very pretty details.

    Donna x

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  40. cotnob23 March 2013 at 19:03

    This is a lovely card Mags, the orange and yellow looks great and I love the dimension you have created.
    Pauline
    x

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  41. Pop's Cards23 March 2013 at 21:07

    Hi sweetie, your creation is absolutely gorgeous, have a great weekend huggles Pops x x x

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  42. Unknown24 March 2013 at 01:11

    Wow!!! GORGEOUS! card!! I love all the flowers.. I love the yellow and orange and the ink and the embossing LOL I love it all!! Stunning!!! Thank you for joining us this week at One Stitch At A Time! Good luck! I hope we see you again next week!!

    - Susan, DT @ OSAAT

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  43. Kaylee Snyder24 March 2013 at 14:42

    This is absolutely lovely. I like how the image repeats 3 times, and I love the pearl flower centers. Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passions. Hope to see you again.

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  44. Karen24 March 2013 at 18:42

    Very pretty and cheerful colors! Thanks for joining us at Inky Impressions.

    Karen

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  45. Judith24 March 2013 at 23:44

    Hi Mags - fancy meeting you here! - love your bright card - a great image to decoupage - thnk you for playing along at MAWTT this week hugs Judith x

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  46. TRACEY MO25 March 2013 at 09:25

    What a pretty spring card love the lo & colours.

    Thans for joining us at lexi's creation

    Tracey dt

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  47. Michelle25 March 2013 at 12:46

    Lovely spring colors.
    Thanks for joining us at Craft your Passion.
    xxx Michelle

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  48. Lisa Jane25 March 2013 at 13:19

    Such a pretty card .I love the flowers
    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week
    Lisa x

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  49. Lisa Jane25 March 2013 at 13:28

    oops i fotgot to say - thanks for joining us at MAWTT too
    Lisa x

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Thanks for popping by. Your comments are much appreciated.
Mags
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