A quick and simple card from me - I went to bed when I got home from work, and slept through the afternoon.
5 3/4" base, covered with a slightly smaller square of MME Bloom and Grow. I used scraps of Bazzill that were on the desk for the trellis and centre of the daisy, distressing the edges. I distressed the edges of the one for quilling quite heavily, and after quilling I loosened the coil slightly, so that it was just the right size to fit into the centre of the medium size daisy, and hold it up a bit from the base. I filled the centre with some yellow seed beads, and added a bit of Stickles round the green coil. I punched and tied on a little label, which can be written on when I come to use the card. The stem was made from covered green wire folded in half at the top, and twisted down the length of the stem. Then I curved the bits remaining at the bottom to form leaf shapes, covered them with PVA and stuck a piece of tissue paper over. When the glue was dry I trimmed round the tissue.
A little ladybird finished it off. I'm not enormously happy with it, but it used up scraps that I would never have dreamed of using...
I think it also qualifies for the CCEE challenge, to be inspired by a nursery rhyme: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow. It's not the rhyme I was thinking of using, but in case I run out of time I'm counting it in .
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010 GMT Views: 833
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Registered: April 20, 2005 Location: The only Eaton Rapids on the Earth, Michigan Posts: 57568
Thu, May 13, 2010 @ 11:39 AM
Ok.......what is NOT to love about this darling card? I love your creativity with your scraps, my friend. The trellis is cool, and I love how you did the flower leaves with the coil and tissue. It's happy and pretty, Sabrina! I'm glad you found time to play in the CCEE Stampers challenge, too!
Registered: April 13, 2009 Location: KS Posts: 2266
Thu, May 13, 2010 @ 11:53 AM
Well I bet you'll grow to be "enormously happy" with it, cause lots of us like it! Love the trellis and the ladybug is the perfect finish for your card. TFS