This is for Joan's gardens 24: create a card similar to Selma's card - an embossed background, a lace border, Selma's tutorial to create flowers and use pink and white. Selma's tutorial involved using a Spellbinders die that I hadn't got, so I made my own similar spirals and cut them out (fiddly!).
For the 'lace' border I've used this new Martha Stewart 'garden gate' punch that I bought with a voucher that I won with a recent Crop Stop challenge:
Crop stop 79 is asking us to 'show some love' so this card is also for that.
I used papers from my offcuts box and a couple of pieces of sticky ribbons, my first opportunity of the week to participate in Pixie's crafty snippets 28. I added a couple of die cut hearts under the handmade flowers. I also decorated the inside of the card with a matching paper.
This is my first attempt, but I wasn't happy with it because I distressed the flower papers with inks and made them too dark:
So I took those flowers off and made three more smaller, but pinker ones:
This is also for:
Shopping our stash 58: triple threat - I chose ribbon, flowers, punched elements and die cuts
Our craft lounge 124: use any die cut shape (the hearts)
Playing in paradise 74: love
Catered crop: ruffles (to create the flowers)
LEJ designs 10: fabulous flowers
Scrap-cards 31: ribbon and flowers
The paper shelter 71: flower power
Bizzy Becs July: flower power
Crafty mess 12: ribbons and lace
Unstampabelles 13: celebrations - suitable for wedding, engagement or anniversary
I sure know what you mean...sometimes I get done and I don't like my card, so I start over. I wonder how many do that. Ha
ReplyDeleteYour card turned out very pretty,.
Thanks for joining us at Joan's Gardens for our Weekly Challenge.
Joan
www.atjoansgardens.com
What a Beautiful card!!Gorgeous roses!!
ReplyDeleteSo great to see you in our CELEBRATIONS challenge at Unstampabelles Hazel. This is a lovely card and I agree, I like the pinker flowers.
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ReplyDeletebeautiful card Hazel and i like the pinker flowers too.
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Hi Hazel, hope you're coping OK. Love your card and the pink roses do have the edge I think. Take care, Di xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Thanks for joining our CropStop Love Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLovely card - I like the lighter pink flowers too ;-) Thanks for joining in UnstampaBelles Celebrations Challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteI like both flowers but the pinkier ones suit the bp better I suppose. But I'm a Drama Queen! Thanks for joining in the fun at Unstampabelles Celebration Challenge!
ReplyDeleteHi Hazel, another fab card for our challenge. Great colour choice and combination.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking part in the Ribbon and Lace challenge with Craftymessers.
Ax
great stuff Hazel. Liking your new punch....
ReplyDeleteHi Hazel,
ReplyDeleteGreat card and what a beautifull punch you used on this card. Also the flowers are superfantastic:)
Thanks for joinging our challenge at Scr@p-cards Challenge-Blog.
greetz,
Neltine
Beautiful, I love the pretty flowers and the gorgeous punched border. Thank you so much for joining in with the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog
ReplyDeleteLindsay xx
Hi Hazel,
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card and your flowers are lovely.
thank you for joining us at
lejdesigns challenge and good luck
Janet
Lovely card, such a change to see a love theme card. I hope you find a use for the red roses. Hugs, Amanda x
ReplyDeleteSuper card Hazel. I love your rolled roses.
ReplyDeleteLynne xxx
Very Pretty, and thank you for walking us through some of your process. It sure helps a non card maker like me sort things out.
ReplyDeleteThank You for Playing in Paradise this week.
Very pretty Roses Hazel, and I think your card looks wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job.
hugs
donna
What a difference the lighter pink flowers make! Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference the lighter pink flowers make! Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
ReplyDeleteA very pretty card great roses!!
ReplyDeleteThans for joining us at Craftymess
Tracey DT
Hello Hazel,
ReplyDeleteSounds like the rain is good for some things, I love to snuggle up and do crafts too, or read a good book etc. When its beautiful outside I almost feel guilty being inside.
This punch is lovely and your card is a romantic work of art. Someone will be very lucky to receive it.
Blessings,
Barb
Oh this is pretty! Well done on your win! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteYour card is so pretty. You sure did a great job creating the flowers. Thanks for joining us in our challenge at Joan's Gardens.
ReplyDeleteOh, I like both sets of flowers! And that new punch is gorgeous - so detailed & elegant. Thanks so much for playing in Paradise with us this week :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for entering our latest challenge over at the CraftyMess challenge blog.
ReplyDeleteWhat a simple but gorgeous card. Pretty colours that make you smile.
Hope to see you entering many more of our challenges.
Love Lisa xxx
Stangely I thought it was the trellis that was not working on the card until you changed to the lighter pink roses and then it all went togther perfectly. hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteSo romantic! Thanks for Playing in Paradise!
ReplyDeleteJust lovely Hazel...great embellishments! Thanks for playing at Scrapbooker's Paradise!
ReplyDeleteThey're both beautiful! That punch is actually pretty, sad to say I don't have that one...yet. Thanks for playing with us in Paradise.
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty colors and I love that edge punch! So elegant. Thanks so much for playing at the UnstampaBelles Challenge!
ReplyDeleteFabulous Hazel! I like both sets of flowers! And that new punch is gorgeous, haven't see it before.
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Bernie
Very pretty x
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