Well, Lynn, this is one TLC that I do just about every day in creating my art. I LOVE to cut, snip, and tuck, it's like playing paper dolls for grown girls! Thanks and let me know what you think of my entry!
I've had parts of this card on a design board for months...almost ready, but not quite. Does that ever happen to you? But under the challenge issued today, all those pieces came together in a beautiful way and just in time, I might add!
This card is a kickstand card. I used Basic Grey's Sultry 'POSH' paper as my DP. I stamped Oxford Impressions ice cream parlour background near the top in TH di dried marigold. Making Memories journaling paper was used for the Celebrate (SU's Lexion of Love) which was inked with an unknown bown dye ink. My cut-out is a gorgeous lily of the valley from Stamp Francisco. I stamped on SU certainly celery, embossed in clear and then used bleach to white the tiny blooms. It is popped on foam mounting squares. I tied a double sided satin ribbon to the bottom of the flowers. The mat for this panel is SU tangerine tango in color. I used Cornish Heritage Farms weave background in TH di frayed burlap. A piece of dark pink baby ric-rac finishes it off.
There's a surprise up the side of the journaling scallop, SCS screen names! This card is for my cyber friend, CA Kath who arrives this week in my town on business. We'll have dinner together at a favorite spot of mine along the river and continue the friendship we began in cyberspace...can't wait...I'm just hoping she's too busy today to see this!!!
Thanks for looking, and your comments are most welcome.
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Registered: April 20, 2005 Location: The only Eaton Rapids on the Earth, Michigan Posts: 57568
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 @ 6:24 AM
Susan, this is absolutely gorgeous!! I love lily of the valley flowers and yours are just exquisite! Great detail work on bringing all the different elements together. Enjoy your time with CAKath!
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Registered: February 4, 2005 Location: Being positive & happy! Posts: 62877
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 @ 6:26 AM
I was starting to think I read the challenge wrong b/c there were so many interesting 'takes' on it...glad to see someone else read it the same way I did! haha...lovely paper.
Registered: June 5, 2006 Location: Beautiful Michigan Posts: 2622
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 @ 6:30 AM
Wonderful! Don't tell me you cut out all the lily of the valley tiny flowers! I'm sure she will love it and how fun for the two of you to be able to get together. I'm jealous Oh yes, I LOVED your analogy of paper dolls for big girls. Tee hee, maybe why this is why I love this craft so much! Here comes the rambling part - remember back in the 70's and 80's when wallpaper was so in...my mom used to get me old wallpaper books and I would rip out all the most beautiful paper and make wonderful projects with it. I guess there is a ltitle girl in all of us stampers and scrappers! Thanks for sharing yours with us every day
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79436
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 @ 6:49 AM
Wow, Susan. this is breathtakingly beautiful!!!!!!! She is going to love this one for sure.
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 @ 6:54 AM
These Lily of the Valley are so beautiful. They were my Mom's favorite flower and when the snow melts, I'll have a lovely patch of them next to my back door to remind me of her.
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