Thursday, September 5, 2013

A little birdie told me....

Hang on a second while I check.....yep, it's Thursday again!  Where does the time go?  So, it's time for another challenge at Charisma, and this week the theme is Fancy Flourishes.



We can't hang on to summer forever, but we can still make a card to capture the feeling.   Today I've used an image from Pink Cat Studio, and you'll see my stamped flourishes around the base of the tree creating a background.  The sky is coloured with different chalks, and a touch of pink stickles adds a bit of sparkle.

The pretty papers are from Paper Mania, Burleigh Blue collection, while the pink die cuts add a nice bright contrast and complement the colours found on the image.  Otherwise, only a couple of pearls to finish off the butterflies.

Once again, we have some wonderful sponsors and some lovely prizes for some lucky winners.  Just click on the images below to check out their product.

Prize #1


(with winner's choice of 5 digi's)


Prize #2


(with winner's choice of 7 digi's)

We do hope you will find the time to join in with us this week, and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created.  They are sure to give you plenty of inspiration!

Now for some challenges for my card:
A Gem of a Challenge - #95 Use 2 Backing Papers
Sentimental Sundays - #170 Happy Birthday
Stamp and Create - Birthdays
Emma's Crafty Challenge - Birds
The Crazy Challenge - #153 Bingo (swirls, image, pearls)
City Crafter - #175 Birds
Everybody-Art-Challenge - #243 Happy Birthday
Loves Rubber Stamping - #68 Anything Goes
Sweet Stamps - #133 Butterflies
Stampotique Designers Challenge - #115 Lots of Layers 

20 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous,lovely image and colours.xxx

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  2. Totally love this card. The color is fabulous the image is too adorable. thanks for joining us at Sweetstamps.com check beck next week for the next fun challenge!!

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  3. Such a sweet creation Joyce.
    Laine
    xx

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  4. Love your soft-as-velvet color palette for this card! Super tree image, well supported by all that layering!

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  5. The sweet image is perfect for the wonderful background you created! Fabulous card Joyce!

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  6. So pretty, gorgeous design & papers,thank you for joining us at Emmas crafty challenge this month xxx

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  7. So gorgeous! Love the colors here!
    Thanks for joining Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge :)

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  8. What a lovely card! Caught my eye when I entered a challenge.

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  9. Such a very pretty card. Thank you for joining us at AGOAC this week. xx

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  10. What a lovely Willow pottery effect your card has ... So pretty! Thanks so much for playing along at CCCB!!

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  11. Fantastic card, thank you for joining us at Emma's Crafty Challenge xx

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  12. fabulous! Thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

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  13. Beautiful patterns and colours Joyce. We have been holding onto summer here although the temperature dropped today and we had some rain.
    Have a lovely weekend.
    hugs {brenda} x0x

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  14. Wow, this is so fabulous, love the image and the colors and the great design. Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!

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  15. lotta layers! thanks for joining us at the stampotique blog :)

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  16. What a pretty card! Love the colors you used and that sweet image. Thanks so much for joining our challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps! :)

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  17. This is lovely, I love those background papers, and great use of layers. Thanks for joining in the challenge at Stampotique. Sue xx

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  18. Lovely layering. Thanks for linking it to Stampotique.

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  19. Beautiful card Joyce....

    Thanks for playing along at Sentimental Sundays Challenge... good luck!

    Sandy S
    ~SS Design Team~

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  20. Lovely card, thanks for joining in Emma's crafty challenge. Good luck x

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