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This is a blog I use to share my papercraft projects. I make them for friends and family, as well as selling them to fund my craft stash. You can get in touch with me at loumac03@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to place a commissioned order.

Friday, 7 January 2011

An EXTREMELY Long Day..

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I have been up since 6:45 this morning, purely out of choice. As I wanted to get ahead crafting-wise and make sure I was up to date (as far as I can be) with DT creations, I also had a request for a birthday card from my Mam, and there was a few challenges I wanted to enter, so I had to make a card for those too.. I ain't gonna show you them all today, that would be silly. I'll stagger the pictures out over a couple of days so you don't get sick of this one post! LOL. I have just now finished up - so I shall try and make this a quick one.. I need a break! But then after a break comes.. you guessed it. Uni work. Joy..

Here is the card I'm showing you today..


I have used some American Crafts - Dear Lizzy design paper cut with my Slice into a square with a postage stamp edge as a background to my stamped image, as well as some Pretty in Pink cardstock from SU! which I have embossed using Sizzix - Basic Grey: Plaid embossing folder. I have had that red ribbon lying around for ages, it was just long enough to fit onto a 5.5" card with a cute little bow.


The stamped image is Fleur Anya from The Greeting Farm - I love their images, they are so easy to colour and look so bloomin' cute!!

I added some buttons down the left hand side and threaded one with some pink embroidery floss - in keeping with the colour combo and also following a CCMC sketch.


I finished the card off with some red faux stitching around the outside of the basecard - simply with a red fine gel pen.

It has been icy/rainy/miserable and cold here today, but hey, I always moan when its hot, so I ain't complaining now. I've had a great day of crafting - and have hopefully got it all out of my system long enough for me to finish up assignments over the weekend!!

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:
× Colour Create #61 - Pink, red & white
× Do you stack up #1 - Cute as a button - their first ever challenge, with 13 prizes up for grabs, hop on over now..
× Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #146 - Out with the old
× CCMC - 132 - Sketch Challenge

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you get to enjoy a more exciting night than me! xo

16 comments:

  1. Deb7 January 2011 at 16:02

    This is so adorable! The image is so sweet! Great job on the sketch challenge! Thanks for playing along at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  2. Denise 7 January 2011 at 16:02

    Lovely card - such a sweet image and I love the colours. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.m Hope to see you again next week!!
    Hugs
    Denise

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  3. pink lady7 January 2011 at 16:17

    Wow this is gorgeous Lou...I love the GF images too and your colouring is fab! Have a good weekend...hugs Shelly x

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  4. Kim B7 January 2011 at 17:10

    Wonderful and Precious !!!
    Thanks for joining us at DYSU,
    Smiles,
    Kim

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  5. *Alison*7 January 2011 at 17:44

    what an adorable creation.. I love the way you used your buttons.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at DYSU Challenge Blog :) Can't wait to see what you create next week.. HUGS

    Alison-Owner

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  6. Janna Werner7 January 2011 at 18:16

    really great card! thanks so much for sharing with us at DYSU!
    Janna

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  7. Miranda7 January 2011 at 18:39

    lovely card, great colours too
    thanks for joining us at the DYSU challenge blog

    gr
    Miranda

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  8. WencheP7 January 2011 at 18:57

    Oh it's so cute. The image is adorable, great colouring to! Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

    -Wenche

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  9. Lisa Martz7 January 2011 at 23:53

    Cute card! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge.

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  10. Carrie Gaskin8 January 2011 at 04:41

    So very cute! Great colours and a wonderful choice of image. Thanks for playing at Create with Connie and Mary.

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  11. Sharon8 January 2011 at 09:02

    Hi Lou,

    This is just gorgeous I love how you've added the ribbon. I haven't seen that embossing folder before - it looks great. Such a beautiful image and colouring too.

    Thanks for joining us at Colour Create Challenge!

    Sharon x

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  12. Unknown8 January 2011 at 20:05

    that's just sooo sweet

    Kitten DYSU team

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  13. Pauline8 January 2011 at 22:04

    Love your textures and pen detail! Thanks for sharing at Do You Stack Up this week!
    Pauline

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  14. Debbie Henderson9 January 2011 at 13:26

    Love the faux stitching! Your card is adorable! Thanks for playinw with us at Create with Connie & Mary!

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  15. Debbie Henderson12 January 2011 at 21:17

    Great coloring and I also love your "craft resolutions"! Thanks for playing at Create with Connie & Mary!

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  16. Mary Brown12 January 2011 at 22:37

    The little girl is just adorable! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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I would love to hear what you think. Thanks for taking the time to look. xo Lou.

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