Monday, August 30, 2010

This wasn't what I intended!

I went upstairs armed with a list of possible challenges and intended to make a card that fitted a couple of them. I had pink and girlie in mind. Then I decided I wanted to do a teddy bear challenge which also required embossing. So I set to making this card and when I'd finished I realised I hadn't put any embossing anywhere! No matter, it wont go to waste, I thought. Fortunately I've now I've managed to find some challenges it does fit.


For this card I've used:
Card blank made from a pack of coloured card bought recently from either Aldi or Lidl.
Vellum is from a Mattie's Flowers sheet (bought when I used to use Mattie's stencils years ago).
Brown card is from stash and punched with my new Martha Stewart's Arch Lattice deep edge punch, same card used for scalloped circle which has been cut with Nesties die.
Image is from an old set of foam stamps bought when I first started stamping years ago, coloured with Promarkers, cut with Nesties circle die and mounted onto a sunflower which was given to me by a friend.
Orange/yellow ribbon from QVC.
Brads from stash.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Scrap Creations #24 - Recipe - Ribbon, flowers, brads or pearls (I've used ribbon, brads and flowers on vellum, image and the sunflower)
For Fun Challenges Make anything with ribbon or lace
Christmas Stamping All Year Long #62 - Other than Christmas
Allsorts #67 - Inspiration from a garden or park
Crazy4Challenges #C4C52 - Lattice
The Shabby Tea Room #25 - Old Meets New (Old is vellum, brads and rubber stamp, new is card stock and MS punch)

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very pretty card. Love the colours. Thank you so much for sharing this with us at For Fun Challenges this week.
Amelia x

Addams said...

Lovely card, what a beautiful image

Karen said...

Gorgeous, really pretty colours. I love the MS punch x

Uma said...

looks lovely the way it is, it must have known the way it wanted to be :)

dragonllew said...

Fab card love the colours you have used.

Peggy said...

This card came out adorable. I can't tell you how many times I start with something in my head and end up with something totally different. Thanks for sharing with us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

Scrappy Scatty said...

This is a very sweet and lovely card
xx

theboelemas@aol.com said...

Lovely card - I love the colours you've used. x

Mummylade said...

From pink to something completely different =). Happens to me a lot hehe. It turned out brilliantly. Thank you for joining my garden challenge at Allsorts with this and good luck.

Kristen said...

Great card, thanks so much for joining us this week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations!

Audrey Pettit said...

What a sweet card! I really like that fun bear image and how your focal piece looks like a sunflower. Beautiful colors and design, too. Thanks for joining us this week at TSTR.

Anne Tussing said...

sweet!

Helen Dooley said...

What a cute card! Thanks so much for playing along on FOr Fun.

Lisa said...

Very sweet card, I just love the look of the yellow against the kraft color and the teddy bear looks great on the sunflower. Thanks for playing with us in the Tea Room.

CraftinGranny said...

Beautiful card and great color scheme. Thanks for joining us at For Fun this week.
"Hugs" Carol

Sarah said...

Awwww this is beautiful, love the sunny colours and the bear is very cute x

Angie - Bumble Bee's Craft Den said...

Gorgeous card Susan, lovely summery colours.

Liberty :) said...

hello deary! long time no chat! hop you and TD are well!! :)

Fifi Folle said...

Lovely card. I like how you've put the image ontop of a sunflower so it all ties together. x

Nicole said...

Great card - adorable image! Love the yellow and that border punch! Thanks for playing along with us at TSTR! :)

brenda said...

A really super card, thank you for sharing with us at Allsorts this week and good luck.

B x

p.s: Did you know we are looking for new DT memebrs at our sister challenge Penny Black at Allsorts http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/

Choccy said...

Such a beautiful card. Its a make you smile card. Well thats what i call them ;o)

Choccy xx