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Friday, 19 February 2010

Lovely in Lavender!

I think my colour choice for this card must have been inspired by the colours on the sketch I followed from the Create4Fun Challenge...it's a vision in lavender! lol
I've also managed to include a few other challenge themes: the '3,2,1' of the Allsorts Challenge (in my case 3 papers, 2 circles and 1 flower); and the 'Stitching' theme of the Cuttlebug & Corrosive challenges. The image is from the 'Wonderful' set by Penny Black, the papers are by My Mind's Eye ('29th Street Market'), the flower is from Poppicrafts, and the sentiment is by Cuddly Buddly. I used my Cuttlebug 'Victoria' folder and 'Just my type' border folder for the embossing, which I then sanded to reveal the white core of the paper. After distressing all of the edges of the papers, I added some faux stitching using my Cutterbee Bug and a white gel pen.

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12 comments:

  1. Always with a Sentiment19 February 2010 at 10:02

    Good morning Helen. How beautiful. Such a cute image and your papers and colours are just so delicate and classy. Absolutely adorable.
    Happy Crafting.
    Love sandra xx

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  2. Annie19 February 2010 at 10:04

    such a pretty card, love the sweet hedgie and fab embossing. I have the little border folder .. .. but don't think I've ever used it!
    hugs, annie x

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  3. Alison19 February 2010 at 11:22

    Beautiful colours and papers. I love your use of embossing- I have a habit of collecting folders but often don't use them!

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  4. Tasha19 February 2010 at 11:29

    So pretty - that paper is wonderful. I love the imsge its so sweet and the embossing is so elegant
    love tasha xx

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  5. Anonymous19 February 2010 at 12:00

    Your card is `beautiful`
    Thanks for joining us at the cuttlebug challenge
    terrie
    http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/

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  6. Angelwood19 February 2010 at 12:10

    This is so pretty! Love the soft colors and awesome papers! Beautiful work! hugs, Angela

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  7. Debs19 February 2010 at 13:41

    Hi Helen
    This is such a pretty card - love the lavendar tones.
    Thanks for taking on my recipe challenge at Allsorts this week.
    Take care
    Debs xx

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  8. Emma (metalicbutterfly)19 February 2010 at 15:14

    Hi Helen

    aw that cute hedgie looks fab with Lavender hun! great use of the recipie too...
    thanks for playing at Allsorts

    Emma xxx

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  9. Riet19 February 2010 at 18:02

    What a beautiful card Helen,i love your image and papers.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  10. Fabiola19 February 2010 at 20:24

    c'est une couleur que j'aime beaucoup , bon choix a mon avis, très jolie carte en tout cas

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  11. Kaz20 February 2010 at 12:34

    Beautiful colours Helen! Very pretty. Love your embossing & distressing too.
    Hugs
    Kaz xx

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  12. Shantaie23 February 2010 at 11:44

    cute! love the distressed embossing!

    Thanks for stitching along with us at cuttlebug challenge blog~ Shantaie

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x