Hello crafting friends!
One of the things I love about card challenges is that as you go round visiting everyone, you come across new challenges! The Colour Throwdown is another one I remember playing along with when I used to craft and blog and it's lovely to find it again :)
The colours this week are gorgeous - green, yellow, pink and lavender. Come and see what I made:
I loved making this card! When I replaced my sold-off Stampin' Up ink pads a few weeks ago, I qualified for some freebies and was able to get a hostess set called Soft Spring that I'd been admiring. I made a little bouquet out of the flowers and laid it on a background made from some strips of card stock.
Soft Spring is a two step stamping set so I was able to stamped the outlines in Pear Pizzazz and then 'colour in' the flowers with the solid stamps using Highland Heather and So Saffron inks. The flowers were fussy cut, which is something I love doing, but I'm sure there are similar stamp sets on the market that have coordinating dies!
I used a simple 'Happy Birthday' from Altenew's Birthday Greetings and finished the card by stapling a length of purple bakers twine to the flower stems and tying it into a bow.
AND IN OTHER NEWS
My daughter has found a flat in London and will be moving in next weekend. She doesn't let the grass grow under her feet that one! We've been chatting about the things she could do in the city, and I've been reminiscing as I lived there for 16 years. One of the places I've recommended is Columbia Road Market. It's a flower market and I used to go there to gaze at the astonishing displays of flowers, many of which I'd never seen before in my life!
Thanks for dropping by today. See you soon!
One of the things I love about card challenges is that as you go round visiting everyone, you come across new challenges! The Colour Throwdown is another one I remember playing along with when I used to craft and blog and it's lovely to find it again :)
The colours this week are gorgeous - green, yellow, pink and lavender. Come and see what I made:
I loved making this card! When I replaced my sold-off Stampin' Up ink pads a few weeks ago, I qualified for some freebies and was able to get a hostess set called Soft Spring that I'd been admiring. I made a little bouquet out of the flowers and laid it on a background made from some strips of card stock.
Soft Spring is a two step stamping set so I was able to stamped the outlines in Pear Pizzazz and then 'colour in' the flowers with the solid stamps using Highland Heather and So Saffron inks. The flowers were fussy cut, which is something I love doing, but I'm sure there are similar stamp sets on the market that have coordinating dies!
I used a simple 'Happy Birthday' from Altenew's Birthday Greetings and finished the card by stapling a length of purple bakers twine to the flower stems and tying it into a bow.
AND IN OTHER NEWS
My daughter has found a flat in London and will be moving in next weekend. She doesn't let the grass grow under her feet that one! We've been chatting about the things she could do in the city, and I've been reminiscing as I lived there for 16 years. One of the places I've recommended is Columbia Road Market. It's a flower market and I used to go there to gaze at the astonishing displays of flowers, many of which I'd never seen before in my life!
Thanks for dropping by today. See you soon!
Such a pretty card, love how you have used the colours and the strips of card are wonderful, making the card just perfect.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely your daughter is on her new chapter of life, Good Wishes to her.
Faith x
Thank you Faith!
DeleteI'm so proud of my daughter. She decides to do something and just gets on until its done! x
Love the subtle colors xoxo
ReplyDeleteLove them too! xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a very pretty card. You have inspired me to start paper crafting again Vikki After a break due to ill health like you I got rid of a lot of my stash, it was all Stamping Up. Need to start with fresh ink pads. Do you also buy re Inkers?
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear you've not been well and I hope you're on the up now. Hearing that I've inspired you to start paper crafting again has absolutely made my day, so thank you! I had birthday money to spend so I bought all core SU colours at once and got hostess benefits as well :) I didn't get the reinkers - I had managed to hang on to my reinkers from before and although I don't have all the current colours I will wait and see how quickly the colours need replenishing. SO pleased to hear you're going to be crafting again! Will you blog as well? It's a lovely community here in Blogland! Wishing you all the best xx
DeleteVery delicate and pretty Vicky - and a CTD shoutout this week too! Bravo - May that be the first of many! Columbia Market sounds amazing- living in the city will have much to offer I’m sure.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Thanks for letting me know Joanne, I'm thrilled!
DeleteI've never forgotten the market there - it seemed so exotic to me, but still full of market traders' banter :)
Fantastic looking card. Very modern. xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you lovely Sarn! xxx
DeleteThe pastels are lovely and aren't stamped flowers so much easier to arrange than the real thing :) Great news about your daughters new flat... such a vibrant place to live xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenny - and you're right, you're not allowed to glue the fresh ones into place! My daughter is so excited about having a whole new city to explore :)
DeleteThank you for your nice comment, Vicky. You made such a gorgeous bouquet with these colors!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, and thank you!
DeleteThis is so lovely! I like the simplicity of the layout, it really makes the flowers stand out. Thanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks! And it's a pleasure!
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