Thursday, April 21, 2011

Be sure to wear flowers in your hair....

How many of you remember that song?   Of course now the tune keeps playing in my head....but it brings back good memories so that's okay.

Something a little different today.  My card this time has a vintage feel, due in part to the soft floral paper which I found in my stash.  The image, Butterfly Belle, is from Digi Stamp 4 Joy, and I've coloured it up with Prismas and OMS, with glitter pen for the flowers.

The fancy frame is made from pink cardstock using a Nellie Snellen die, but I've added a technique.  Using Versamark, I used a crackle stamp and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  When dry, I painted over it with gold paint, then with a paper towel, I removed whatever paint had adhered to the embossed areas.  I was pleased with the effect....it turned out okay!

A couple of flowers with pearl centres, and a gold filigree corner piece finish it off...... oh yeah,  and a bit of distress ink for the edges.

Have yourself a wonderful Easter Weekend!

Some Challenges to enter:
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - #17 Swirls and Pearls
One Stitch at a Time - #58 Make It Sassy
Birthday Sundaes - #5 Anything Goes Birthday
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - #24 Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - #148 Let's Celebrate
Top Tip Tuesday - #30 Open Challenge
Scrap-Creations - Digital
Simon Says Stamp! - Emboss It
The Stampman Challenges - #20 Embossing
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #99 Flowers
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16 comments:

  1. Kristie W. April 21, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Pretty card! I love the little butterfly on her head. Thanks for playing along with my Birthday Sundaes challenge!

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  2. BettyApril 21, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Gorgeous image and a wonderful colour combo.

    Thanks for joining us at C.R.A.F.T this week.

    I am GDT for the month of April at C.R.A.F.T
    Wishing you a wonderful Easter.
    Betty x

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  3. JeniApril 21, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Gorgeous Joyce! Love the technique you used. ~jeni :)

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  4. MarjoApril 21, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Love your design and colors, thanks for joining us at OSAAT.

    hugs, Marjo

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  5. kim edmondsApril 21, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    gorgous card,im on the gdt for the month of april. good luck x

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  6. AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Beuatuiful vintage look card!
    Thanks for joining in at OSAAT!
    Marianne

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  7. Mary JApril 22, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Wow, so beautiful! Great vintagge card! Thx for sharing with us at Ladybug Crafts Ink and hope to see you again!

    Mary J x

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  8. SueApril 22, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    What a very elegant card. It reminds me of that songs. You did a wonderful job. Great detail. Thanks for playing along with Birthday Sundaes.

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  9. Alice April 23, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    this is so pretty! lovely card!

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  10. Jen LeeflangApril 24, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    I love the way you have made my very modern image look so very vintage! Well done and thanks for entering our Swirls and Pearls challenge at Digistamps 4 Joy.
    luv n huggz
    Jen
    DS4J DT Co-ordinator

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  11. WhimseyApril 24, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Such a lovely card; love the vintage look!

    Thanks for joining us at LCI this week.

    Hugs, Michele

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  12. TrimgymApril 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Great project , thank you for joining us at CRAFT Challenge this week and good luck! Don't forget to check back with us again on Thursday for our new challenge and to check if you have won or made our Top3.

    Jo and Tigerlover.

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  13. Jackie RandolphApril 25, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Fab card with your beautifully colored image and papers. Thanks for sharing and joining us this week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

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  14. CarissaApril 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    This is such a pretty card. You did a great job with the image.

    I have left a little something for you on my blog. Hugs, Carissa

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  15. JaneApril 26, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    gorgeous colouring and beautiful colours! thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, hugs Jane x

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  16. Linda . JApril 26, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Beautiful card love the colours and the gorgeous design.
    Thank you for joining us over at Digstamps4joy
    Hugs Linda

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