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Wednesday 3 August 2011

Purple birthday

It's ages since I took part in a Willow Sketchie challenge, so I thought it was about time I did - this is for this week on Willow Sketchie:

I love crafting with purple, so I chose Daisy Bucket and DCWV papers, distressed with dusty concord DI including the flowers which were originally white. The birthday greeting is a Clarity stamp hearty happy birthday. So this is for Stamp Insanity: what's your favourite colour, Pixie dust 85: what's your favourite colour, Flourishes timeless 129: favourite flowers (any purple flowers).

Colours are also for Picture perfect 67: perfect plum, concord crush, very vanilla, also Shopping our stash 11: violet (purples, flowers) and also for Jay Gee's nook 10 which has this photo inspiration:

This is also for:

Cooking it up with Katie 69: show me your new favourite old thing - the papers are old, the stamp is new and I've used distress inks, purple and flowers - they are all favourite things
Pixie cottage 80: a time to learn - your favourite techniques - using distress inks, blending tool and foam
Cutie Sunday 146: flower power
Anything goes 46: pick of the bunch
The paper shelter 25: flowers, flowers, flowers
Paper creator's crafts 4: say it with flowers
Sundays with Crissy 20: keep it simple stamper
House of Gilli: polka dots
Alota 64: tic tac toe - I chose ribbons, stitching and distress
My mum's craft shop: monochromatic
Incy wincy 105: monochromatic colours
Lollipop crafts 42: celebrate - birthday
Creative CAS August: birthday bonanza
Just Tracy: happy birthday
Card cupids: birthday cards
Stamps R us: happy birthday
Pattie's 27: stitching
Stampin' B 121: make a card using ribbon
Ribbon carousel 14: let's get crazy - anything goes
Crafts and me 46: anything goes
For fun: anything goes

63 comments:

  1. Love the colour of this Hazel and so glad you could take part in the Willow Sketchie & Just Tracy's Challenges this week. Hugs, Claire x

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  2. Great mix of purples on your card Hazel and great distressing. Thanks so much for joining us this month at Jay Gee's :)

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  3. This is great Hazel. Love the flowers. Thanks so much for playing along on For Fun.

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  4. You used my favourite colour, fantastic. Love the flowers too. Thanks for joining us at Willow Sketchie an good luck. Anne-Marie X X

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  5. love all of the purples!
    I am doing double duty here by saying thank you for playing at both Happileigh Scrappin in the Anything Goes challenge and Party Time Tuesdays in the birthday challenge. you covered a lot of ground with this pretty card. :)

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  6. A really pretty card, I love your purples and your flowers are gorgeous.
    Thank you for joining us at Willow Sketchie, hope to see you again next week.
    Pauline
    x

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  7. Super card Hazel, love all the purples!
    Thanks for Cooking It Up With Katie and playing in The Pixie Cottage this week :)

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  8. Oh Hazel, this is so pretty! You were very creative in the coloring of your flowers. The purple tones are beautiful! Thanks for playing in another Party Time Tuesdays challenge. See you again soon!
    ~Renee
    PTT DT

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  9. Hi Hazel, This is such a beautiful card.. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter.
    Hugs, Linda

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  10. Great card Hazel, love the giant sentiment and those sweet flowers.
    Thanks for playing at Just Tracy's!
    Farrah

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  11. So pretty.Just love the purples and the lovely flowers.Thanks for joining us at Willow Sketchie Challenge.Hope to see you again next week :D
    Lisa x

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  12. Beautiful card and I love the colors!! Thanks for playing along with us at Stamps R Us!
    Tammy :)

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  13. Wonderful card Hazel! I'm a big purple flowers fan too! Thanks for playing along with us for the Timeless Tuesday challenge!

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  14. Gorgeous creation, thanks for joining us at SECRET CRAFTER SATURDAY CHALLENGE and good luck!

    Hugs
    Francesca

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  15. beautiful card Hazel and such a gorgeous colour:)

    thank you for joining us at MMCS

    sue
    xx

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  16. Oh I love Purples too, Thanks for playing on Willow Sketchie this week Hazelxo

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  17. Hi Hazel!
    Another super card, LOVE the deep purple!It's great to see you join us at FOR FUN again this week....hope you'll play along again soon!

    Hugs, Ali x

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  18. Hello.
    This is a beautiful card.
    Thank you for sharing and joining us at Mami Doodles. Good Luck.
    Manuela

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  19. Another gorgeous card Hazel! Thanks for joining us again at Papertake Weekly this week and good luck! x

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  20. It's a lovely card, but I can't quite tell what your fvourite colour is? :P
    Lol, obviously I'm just teasing this is purpliciously gorgeous! Thanks for playing along with StampInsanity's Favourite Colour challenge this week :D

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  21. Wondeful!!! Thanks for showing us at PPC this week!! :-)

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  22. Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash this week. You card certainly meets the purple part of our challenge! :) Unfortunately, you've exceeded the limit for the total number of challenges into which your card can be entered. Our limit is 13 - this challenge plus 12 others. Thanks for playing.

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  23. Love your card Hazel, just love purple! Thanks for joining us at Just Tracys this month. Jill

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  24. Love all the purple!! Those flowers are gorgeous too! Thanks for playing along with us at Shopping our Stash this week :)

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  25. It's a lovely card Hazel.
    Thank you for joining us at Paper Creator Crafts.

    Julie xx

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  26. A lovely card one of my favourite colours thanks for playing at StampinSanity this week
    Luv Jane xxx

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  27. A lovely card one of my favourite colours thanks for playing at StampinSanity this week
    Luv Jane xxx

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  28. Hi Hazel, what great colours, these are my absoluate favourites, nice layout too, thanks for joining us over at Just Tracys

    KK
    DT Just Tracys

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  29. Cute card. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter this week.

    Hope to see you again next week.

    Hugs Liv

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  30. Great monochromatic card! the different papers really go together to make this a fabulous birthday card! Thanks for joining us at Lollipop Crafts! Good Luck!

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  31. OMGoodness... Hazel this is beautiful! I love all the purples, they are my favorite and wow, your stitching is so awesome! If you did that my hand I am in aaawww of you, and if you did it on an embroidery type machine, I am still in aaawww! I love how you think outside the box! Thank You for joining us at Paper Creations Ink! Have a wonderful rest of the week! Happy Creating! Sara

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  32. Hazel, your card is gorgeous! Love how you combined polka dots with stripes. Thanks for joining the Pixies this week at Pixie Dust Studio!

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  33. oh totally gorgeous creation, just love it, thank you for sharing with us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week.
    Hugs Kate xxx

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  34. Very pretty...thanks for joining us for Timeless Tuesday.

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  35. Lovely job with the colors this week, Hazel. Thanks for playing along with PPC. :)

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  37. Hazel - Great job with the sketch...like how you used flowers instead of a strip of paper. Love the monochromatic scheme!
    Thanks for playing with us at For Fun Challenge! Hope to see you Wednesday for the next challenge!

    P.S. - missing you over on the CIC challenge! A new one comes out on Friday.

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  38. Gorgeous card Hazel. Love your flowers! Thanks for joining our color challenge at PPC.

    Linda

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  39. Just the prettiest purple birthday card. Love your sentiment and the monochromatic look. Very classy!

    Thank you for joining us at PTT, come again, we love to have you play with us. :)Peggy

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  40. Hi, Hazel !

    Tks for your comments at my Polka Dots Challenge at House of GILLI, but you have to link your card to the blog using the Blue Frog link.

    Scroll all the way down on the blog in order to find the place to post your card !

    http://houseofgilli.blogspot.com/2011/08/jeans-gilli-polka-dots-challenge.html

    Hugs,Yone

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  41. this is one really beautiful card love the detail and image on this,
    bless you for playing at anything goes,this week hugs cherylxxxxx

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  42. Beautiful purple card Hazel! I love the layers of those flowers. Thank you for playing the FTTC with us.

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  43. the purple element and the flowers are great...thanks for playing at shopping our stash this week

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  44. gorgeous card Hazel and in my fav colour too
    thanks for joining paper creations ink this week
    hugs
    Miranda

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  45. Hazel - I love purple colors too!
    Thanks for playing in our 'STITCHING' Challenge #27! DIGITAL OR STAMPED image required to be eligible to win!
    ♥ Sandi
    DT Coordinator for Pattie's Creations Challenge!
    and Pattie's shop
    Home of Pattieboop and Allie!

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  46. Gorgoeus card - love the colour!
    Thanks for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge!
    Helen x

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  47. lovely card, thanks for joining in with the fun at paper creator`s crafts

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  48. Hazel, you've out done yourself with this one! I just love the purple.
    thanks for playing with us at cooking It Up with katie.

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  49. what a gorgeous card love the colors thanks for joining us at Cutie Sunday.....

    Hugs
    Bella

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  50. What a wonderful card.
    Thanks for joining us at Cutie Sunday.
    Hugs Stine

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  51. Hi Hazel

    I think this is one of my favourites of your cards. Fabulous layout.

    Thank you for sharing with us at Make It Monday this week.

    Remember, to be in with a chance to win the prize from our sponsor this week leave a comment for another entrant. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chance to have of winning.

    Michelle :o)

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  52. Beautiful card Hazel! nice colors and embellish. TFS with us at Lollipop crafts this week.
    Zulma DT

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  53. Lovely card, and wonderful layout.

    Thanks for sharing your creation with Make It Monday.
    Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.

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  54. Lovely card, nice design. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter for our challenge this week. hugs,Frances.

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  55. Cute card Hazel!! Love the DI throughout:)
    Thanks for joining us at Sunday's with Crissy
    Hugz

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  56. Very pretty card in violet! Thanks for joining us at SOS!

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  57. Very pretty card and beautiful color. Thanks for sharing with us at The Pixie Cottage this week Hazel :)

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  58. Really pretty card, I do like the colour scheme you chose. Thanks for joining in with us at Sundays With Crissy. CoB

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  59. LOVE the purple monochromatic card!! LOVE those flowers too:) Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us over at RCC!

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  60. Hazel,
    What a lovely card! Thanks for joining us again at Pattie's Creations.

    hugs ♥

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  62. The recipient will sure be happy to get this lovely card!

    Thank for participating in the Alota Challenge!

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  63. Lovely flowers on this pretty card! Thanks for joining us at SOS!

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