Friday, April 27, 2012

Beautiful blooms

Happy Friday everyone! I am so thrilled that it is the end of the week. The last few weeks, I have put in quite a bit of overtime, so I happy to have today off. Yay! I am not sure how much crafting I will get to do since my little man is under the weather. Plus, I've got a bit of housekeeping to do since my sister will be visiting from out of town. She is participating in a golf tournament to benefit my friend, Gina's foundation. Her cancer is progressing and your prayers would mean so much.

Now onto today's card. I created it for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge.


For my card, I used some scraps left over from PTI's April blog hop. Since I wasn't completely satisfied with my card, I did attempt to try and stamp some images in my typical brighter fashion. But since time was running out and my bed was calling my name, I decided to call it quits. I am learning that although I love brighter colors, I need to step out of my comfort zone and try new things. But..... with my scraps on my table, I created this card. Gotta use those scraps, right?




 My flower was made using another Betsy Veldman flower tutorial. I die cut tissue paper using Beautiful Blooms II die. I folded the tissue paper onto itself many times before running through my cuttlebug. I did it twice and probably had at least 20-30 layers for my flower. I fluffed it up and added a center button.

17 comments:

  1. Deb,
    Great color combination. Love that flower. So pretty!

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  2. Very pretty Deb! Lovely colour combination and that flower is bold and beautiful!

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  3. Such a beautiful card Deb, your flower is gorgeous. I love the houndstooth, it needs to go on my wishlist. :)

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  4. That is so pretty. And so simple. Love it.

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  5. A real eye-catcher. And I like it lots better than the first one ;)

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  6. Heartbreaking news about your friend. I am so sorry she is going through all of this. Your card is really beautiful, and does not look like you pulled it together from scraps.

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  7. Great card Deb! The colors are soooo pretty!!!

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  8. This is so sweet!
    Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
    Laura

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  9. Oh and Congrats on you're exciting news on becoming a Girl Friday!!! :)

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  10. What a beautiful bloom, Deb!! Love the pops of color against the white and the use of your pink button ...perfect...and simply lovely:)!!!

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  11. What a perfect CAS card! Very pretty!

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  12. LOVE LOVE LOVE that tissue paper flower with the button in the center. Great colors too!

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  13. Cute and sweet, just perfect!

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  14. Deb, this is killer gorgeous!! Love that houndstooth background and that beautiful tissue paper flower. Stunning!

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  15. So pretty! I love the houndstooth backround :)

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  16. love this so much - the colors, the simplicity, and of course that big fluffy flower!

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