What a wonderful winter day it has turned out to be here! The temperatures are cool and the skies are fairly clear. The hills outside our home are simply beautiful! Praise God for days like this! Just looking out at the beauty is a simple reminder of God's love, and it is so inspiring being able to create projects where I can view God's creation nearby.
Today I'd like to share one of the projects I made that I hope will be a reminder of my love to someone special. It was also inspired by this week's Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Inspirations, the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp, the Pretty in Pink Challenge at Charisma Cardz, the Pixie Dust Paperie January Love Notes Challenge, and CardPatterns Sketch 149:
I rarely make shaped cards, but when I do, I can't help but feel delighted by its unique form. I really ought to try making more, and I resolve to do so after I set up the Silhouette Cameo I got for Christmas (yes, I'm so bad with installing and setting up equipment like that, but as soon as I clear a space on my desk for it, it shall be done! LOL! :D ).
Here's my card:
I decided to use a round Wilton doily on top of pink cardstock for the card background. This card opens from the left side, and I made sure to cut around the doily, leaving about two inches of the fold on the left to create the card base.
The cream pleated ribbon from Hobby Lobby is topped with aqua blue trim and laid across the middle of the card. The pink ruffled paper beneath the Prima flowers is actually a Martha Stewart cupcake liner. They were on sale at Michaels so I picked up a package, and I just love the scalloped edges and texture they add to the project!
The monogram card is from Fancy Pants, and the mini alpha stickers are from Carolee's Creations. The card wasn't complete until I added the crystal swirls from Zva. They add the perfect touch of bling, don't you think?
I have really enjoyed using the sketches over at CardPatterns to spark my creativity! They are really inspiring to me, and I hope they inspire you to create more projects as well. In fact, my card for Sketch 148 was chosen as a CardPatterns Super Six Winner, and I will be a guest designer for one of their sketches soon. I hope that you will all stay tuned and watch for it!
Thank you for stopping by for a visit today! We will be attending my mother-in-law's birthday party tomorrow, and we'll be seeing some relatives on my husband's side of the family that we haven't seen in a long time. I am really looking forward to seeing them again, and being able to do a little dancing with our family (our daughters love to dance, and they are excited about being able to do some line dances with their cousins!). Lord willing, I'll be able to capture some photos and videos of the celebration!
I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed weekend!
I love this ... so pretty and soft ... love the shape too ... thank so much for playing along at Pixie
Posted by: Ros Crawford | January 29, 2012 at 04:45 AM
Gorgeous! love the soft shabby touch of it. Thanks for joining us at Cardpatterns this week
Posted by: lenet | January 29, 2012 at 05:15 AM
I love this---what a super idea to use a doily for a card! Thanks for playing along at Pixie Dust Paperie!
Posted by: Sheila | January 30, 2012 at 01:31 PM
This is just stunning! Gorgeous colours, and I love the crystal flourish.
Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week!
Posted by: Pauline | January 31, 2012 at 05:06 AM
Fantastic idea - and a great looking card. I love how the colours look - just beautiful
Thanks for linking up at Paper Issues
Lowri
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Posted by: Lowri McNabb | February 03, 2012 at 11:47 AM
So beautiful. Thank you for playing along with us at Pixie!
Posted by: LindaB | February 04, 2012 at 04:31 PM