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September 13, 2011

Yellow, Purple & Silver

Hi everyone, for the first time I am entering a card in the Circle Blog (exclusive to Circle members)weekly challenge.
 This week the challenge is to follow this sketch.....................
It looked like it could be a lot of fun and so very versatile. To qualify the project to enter had to be a newly created project, have glitter or bling and at least two different Cricut cuts..  For the glitter/bling part I pulled out my DCWV Lemon Flower stack.  I love the papers n this stack.  Well my card evolved a bit as it went on.  Here is what it first looked liked.
Although pretty, I felt like the circles were a bit to plain.  So I brought in some color!  Here is what I came up with.

Much better don't you think.  Although it looks like the background is matted on the darker color it is not.  The darker color is a very thin frame I cut using the George cartridge by placing one rectangle inside another.  Wanted to make sure I cut my qualifying cuts in, the circles were also cut using George.  I also used my Gypsy to set up the plaid rectangle cut so it would be the correct size I wanted.  The corner I cut with my trimmer just from a scrap of paper that I had.
The butterflies were cut from the Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art cartridge.  They were cut from plain white cardstock that I sprayed with Deep Plum Glimmer Mist spray, then added some silver bling down the center.
The "happy birthday" was a stamp that I heat embossed with silver embossing powder.
I did the inside very very simple for now and will add more when I go to use this card.
Told you t was plain  LOL.  Well thanks so much for stopping by, please leave me a comment so that I know you were here.

Challenges for this card
Make it Monday  Always anything goes   ends  - 9/18
Robyn's Fetish - I did it challenge  Anything goes  ends  -  9/16
Catch the Bug  Punches and Die Cuts   ends  -  9/17
Crafty Boots  Anything Goes   ends  - 9/18

15 comments:

mfc.melissamade2 said...

OH WOW!!! This is GORGEOUS! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!
Hugs,
M

Cricut Couple said...

Stunning! Just stunning! Love it!

Hrvatica said...

Wow great color combination. Your card is bea.utiful

Lisa Jane said...

oh what gorgeous colours .. and i must admit i love it with the butterflies
Thanks for joining us at Make it Monday this week
Lisa x

Just A Pac Rat said...

Wow, Love the colors and the butterflies on the card, great job! Thanks for sharing at Make it Monday's this week! Good luck in any of the challenges entered.

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Amy Tidd said...

How lovely - love the butterflies! Thanks for taking part in the 1st Crafty Boots Challenge!! Amyx

Lola said...

So I saw the first one and thought "how pretty." Then I saw the second one and WOW, what a difference the butterflies made! Gorgeous creation. Thanks for sharing with us this week at Catch the Bug.

gardener said...

Really great card. Thanks for showing the first, then the final card. It gives me a feel of when NOT to consider a project finished. The butterflies certainly were a perfect final touch.

Anonymous said...

Really pretty. Love the colors.

Paula Puckett said...

Whoa! Great color combo! And the butterflies are outstanding! Just a beautiful card.

GabyCreates.com said...

Great card! love the butterflies and color combo, nice!

Cindy Groh said...

Fun color combo. Love the addition of the butterflies. They really make it a fabulous card. Thanks for joining us at IDIC this week.

Nubia said...

I love what you did with this week's challenge sketch! So cute! I'll have to definitely scraplift this one day. too adorable.

Min said...

WOW, I just love this - the papers and the layout! FABULOUS! Thanks so much for playin' along with us this week for the Catch The Bug "Let's Get Punchy" Challenge with Bugaboo Stamps! Hugs & Happy Days! ~Min
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Dee's Craft Room said...

Fab card.

Thank you for entering the first Crafty Boots challenge.

Dionne