Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Lavender and Lacy

Hi there, I'm sure you are all very busy getting ready for Christmas, and we all know that the days are getting shorter....in more ways than one!    I still need to give some thought to some last minute shopping, (oh, oh), but in preparation I've made another gift bag.   I plan to use it for Christmas, but hope it will be reused during the year for some other occasion.  A sort of recycling gift.


As you can see, I've used a few Spellbinder dies....definitely a favourite of mine,  and I've just realized that the the Labels Eight and the Decorative Labels Eight can work together!  Love the finished lacy effect, especially with the pretty patterned paper from GSD Studios, with it's shiny highlights.  The white flourish in the lower corner is a rub on, something that I've had for ages, but of course it was buried in a drawer!



The Saturated Canary image, is coloured with copics but I've added stickles to the outfit.  Just the sort of thing my granddaughter would wear in one of her competitions.   A nice satin bow, a bit of bling and a pretty flower complete the package.  Now I just have to fill it!

Thanks for visiting, and good luck in your Christmas shopping and preparations.  With luck, maybe you'll even find a bit of time for yourself!

A few challenges for my gift bag:

Sweet Stampin - Dies and Punches
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - #193 Anything BUT A CARD
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - #48 Anything Goes
Bearly Mine Challenges - #65 Anything Goes
Everybody-Art-Challenge - #217 Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenges - #114 Why So Blue? = No Blues Allowed!
Inky Impressions - #89 Use Something Old (rub-on flourish)
Simon Says Stamp! - What's your Favourite (dies)
Wags 'n Whiskers - #94 Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - #61 Lavender & Lace
House of Gilli - Die Cuts
My Craft Spot - #79 Wrap it up


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16 comments:

  1. Teresa KlineDecember 12, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    fabulous coloring...sweet card, hope you have a wonderful week!

    enjoy *~*

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  2. TammyDecember 12, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    Wonderful gift bag Joyce! Gorgeous colors and coloring. I think any little girl would be happy just to receive the bag!

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  3. Houses Built of CardsDecember 12, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    Beautiful! LOVE all the purple! So glad you joined us this week at My Craft Spot!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  4. Anne FentonDecember 12, 2012 at 7:06 PM

    wow, your card is lovely.....thank you for joining us at TTCRD this week.

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  5. PennyDecember 12, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    What a beautiful bag--it is a gift in itself! I love the color and your DP, love the fabulous die cuts, and your darling image & wonderful coloring. Love the embellies, too! Thank you for sharing this with us at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge. Hope to see you again next week! :^)
    Hugs, Penny

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  6. DoreenDecember 13, 2012 at 4:03 AM

    This is gorgeous...love the design and fab image.xxx

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  7. cotnobDecember 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    This is a gorgeous card, fab image.
    Thank you for joining us at Bearly Mine Designs.
    Pauline
    x

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  8. CélineDecember 13, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    gorgeous bag, love the color
    thanks for playing with us at stamptacular sunday this week
    hugs
    céline

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  9. Melissa Bove December 13, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Adorable gift bag!! Love that sweet image!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

    Hugs...
    Melissa

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  10. JudyDecember 15, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    Fabulous card, and love all the detail. Beautiful colors.

    xo
    Judy

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  11. TonyaDecember 15, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    This is so pretty. The image is adorable and your coloring is fabulous. Thank you for joining us at Inky Impressions. Good luck in the draw.

    I have blog candy if you are interested.
    http://aliferevamped.blogspot.com/2012/12/end-of-semester-and-holiday-blog-candy.html

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  12. JennyDecember 15, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    Oooo! I love it when those dies nest together. Gorgeous card! Thanks so much for joining in our Dies/Punches challenge at Sweet Stampin. x

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  13. JessicaDecember 16, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    What a sweet card, love the cute image! Gorgeous colours and pretty design!
    Thank you for sharing this with us at tamptacular sunday challenge, hope to see you again next week!

    Hugs Jessica

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  14. KateDecember 17, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    What a lovely bag! The bit of glitter is such a lovely touch!

    Thanks so much for playing along with us at My Craft Spot!

    Kate
    Small Bits of Paper

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  15. nanetteyfDecember 18, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    love it! your coloring is sooo great! thanks for joining us at inky impressions! good luck in the draw! :)

    nanette

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  16. RoseCDecember 21, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    Joyce, your beautifully colored gymnastics girl looks fabulous on this pretty gift bag. So glad to see your entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps digi team's "Why So Blue? = No Blues Allowed!" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose

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