A quick and easy card for IC171. It's been a manic week, and to end it all I have had a splitting headache. Just time now to take some more pain-killers and have a nice bath. I have my eye on another inspiration piece to make a Mother's Day card for my MIL (ours is the Sunday after tomorrow, but we will be away and I need to get it made tomorrow).
In the meantime, based on this lovely Global Market (from Fitz and Floyd) pitcher in particular, but pretty much on the colours in the Global Market collection http://ii-prod.marketlive.com/fitzan...l/63-1026-.jpg, here's a simple card.
I thought the colours worked well with the new Basic Grey Marrakech collection. Base layer is embossed with leaf ef which doesn't really show. Next layer is punched with a Fiskars border punch. I can't justify getting any more border punches if I don't use the ones I have. Then some plain DCWC card, with the two long edges scored. Stamped the leaf stamp from Embrace life with green marker and coloured it with a lighter shade. The flower was stamped with black onto the same colour as the base layer, cut out, and Liquid Pearls added. I stamped a sentiment, rounded the corners and added it.
As I said - simple...
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009 GMT Views: 753
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44992
Sat, Mar 14, 2009 @ 2:28 PM
Gorgeous card!!!!! I love it!
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Registered: July 1, 2007 Location: small town near montreal, quebec Posts: 26677
Sat, Mar 14, 2009 @ 3:47 PM
Sabrina, this is really a lovely red for your flower. I do love the fiskar border and the blue contrasting color. Your MIL will surely fall in love with this card. I did!
Oh and as for the headache...I can sooo relate, my head was working up a storm all day. Take care and thank you for sharing.
Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Sat, Mar 14, 2009 @ 4:55 PM
Sabrina, it's hard to believe this was a quick card. Your colors, design and image are so well put together. A card like this would surely have taken me hours. What a beauty this is, girl.
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Sat, Mar 14, 2009 @ 8:10 PM
These colors are awesome Sabrina! Just awesome. Your flower is so eye catching, it just pops in the gallery! What a gorgeous card! You did good! Love it!