Thursday, August 21, 2014

Blue Fantasy

Good morning.  It's hard to believe that summer is almost over, and the kids will soon be back at school.  Where did it go?  It even smells like fall, especially with all the corn in the farmers' fields around us.  I have never seen it grow so high.  I just hope that winter comes late, and brings us nothing like last year!


My card today uses one of the pretty images from Aurora Wings.  Poppies are a favourite of mine, and wouldn't it be lovely if I could grow these in my garden?  I guess I will have to make do with colouring with my copics.

I have stamped with white paint over the background paper, and smudged some more around the embossed sentiment to make it stand out more.  It really is white in real life!  The butterflies are also embossed with some stickles added for extra sparkle.

The Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die provides the mat for the image, and the Cheery Lynn City Girl Edger die provides the delicate edging for a very feminine card.

Hope you enjoyed your visit, and trust you have a wonderful day.

Some challenges for my card:

Crafty Cardmakers - #121 A World of Fantasy
Great Impressions Stamps - Birthday Bash
Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes
Without Words - Previous Challenge - May 2013 - Floral
Card Mania - #53 Birthday Party
Love to Scrap - #36 Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - #85 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday - Anything Goes
Hobby Cutz - #61 Favourite Challenge (Birthdays)
Crafty Girls - #25 Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

14 comments:

  1. Fabulous image Joyce, with stunning detail and colouring. The year is turning here in the UK also. Its 7pm and getting dark and it feels like late September and not August. I hope you don't get another winter like last year. It sounded pretty awful.
    Laine
    xx

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  2. This is gorgeous lovely image and beautiful colouring x

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  3. What a lovely card, I love the image and such a pretty colour too.
    Hugs Jacee
    Simply Paper Card Design

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  4. Joyce, your coloring is exquisite! Beautiful card! Thank you for sharing your work with us this week for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. I enjoyed visiting your blog. ~Michelle

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  5. Oh wow Joyce, what a beautiful, beautiful card! You achieved such rich blues with your coloring and the background and layout only enhances the card's beauty!

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  6. This is super pretty! LOVE the gorgeous image and vintage sentiment! Thanks for joining us at Great Impressions! :) HUGS! Mynn xx

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  7. How fun it is to see blue Poppies! Your coloring and shading is quite well done and I love the white paint on the background! Thank you for sharing your project & creativity at our house!
    Challenge #85 - Anything Goes
    ~ginny, DT for 613 Ave Create

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  8. Love the colors of this card and the design. Thanks for stopping by and playing at Mema's Crafts.

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  9. A beautiful card, love the image and the colors. Thanks so much for playing with us at Mema’s Crafts! Hope to see you again soon! —Lisa, DT

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  10. Beautiful card, looks fab in blue and white. Thanks for sharing with us this fortnight at Crafty Girls Challenges.
    Hugs,
    Sandy

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  11. Beautifully coloured image, and the design is fab.

    Thanks for sharing in our World of Fantasy challenge.

    Lin
    Crafty Cardmakers and More

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  12. Beautiful! Love the background you created...it's stunning. Thanks for joining us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog
    Tina dt

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  13. A fabulous coloured up image and layered beautifully to make a wonderful card.
    hugs Brenda xx

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  14. Absolutely lovely! Thanks for joining our birthdday challenge at Great Impressions.

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