Cafe a la Friendship

Hi Everyone! I'm back with another card!! YAY!!! Ooh it felt good to get creative again!
Guess I got inspired by all the fabulous Blog Hops lately. Did you all see the amazing creations on the JustRite Blog Hop? And of course there was the Gina K release, and Unity hops and SO many more!

Not to mention just all the beautiful Blogs that I keep coming across in Blog Land.

SO.... while I'm feeling well, I'm getting creative! Making hay (or in this case cards!) while the sun shines!!

Which brings me to my card... I made this one for Gina K's Stamp TV Sketch Challenge - STVSCVD04 by Vicki (vdutchr).

The image is Cafe a la Friends (which also happens to be the sentiment on the inside of the card!), from the Unity Store Kit for February - Life is Fabulous. I just got this image the other day and it's SO cute!
The background is Divine Swirls CB Embossed, and the pattern paper is from Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry collection.
I even tried a new technique! I used iridescent chalk (Thanks Tamijo!!!) to create some shading with the Nestie still over the image. I was really please with the gently result.
The tiny bit of colouring is with Prismacolour Pencils blended with baby oil, and the gorgeous satiny ribbon was from a WRAK.
I finished it off with 3 little pearls from Basic Grey's Opaline collection (kind of a soft gold).

Thanks for looking, and hope you liked it!








Recipe:
Stamp: Unity (from Feb Store Kit)
Ink and Colour: Versafine Sepia, Prisma Pencils blended with Baby Oil
Paper: Creative Memories: Clay cardstock - Basic Grey: Nook & Pantry Designer Paper
Accessories: Nestabilities Rectangles, Dimensionals, Chalk, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Divine Swirls,  Basic Grey Opaline Pearls, Ribbon.

JOY BLOSSOM

Hi Everyone!

I'm back on board and feeling like creating again - YAY!!
(Sorry it's been a while again... I had a marathon one month of non-stop migraines - icky!)

But here I am again with another card! And it has to be a happy card because it's OUR BIRTHDAY'S on Saturday & Monday!!! My birthday is the 6th March and my gorgeous hubby's is the 8th March, so we LOVE what we call "TaDBOB" (The Day Between Our Birthdays!!) ;)

And even though we are heading towards the end of our Summer in Australia, I felt inspired by all the Spring papers and cards coming out over from you guys in the Northern Hemisphere!

So here it is.... Joy Blossom!

 

My Grandma's name was Joy, so I'm sure she would have liked this one!

I've used the StampTV Sketch STVSCJH13 courtesy of Jenny Harper, and was inspired by the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger!

I picked the Unity stamp from the August '09 Kit of the Month - Unity stamps are all so bright and fun! - and then some of the yummy Lemonade DP from Basic Grey. 

I also combined this card with the following challenges;

 
StampTV Sketch STVSCJH13
Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger! Colours!
Design Dollies Recipe Challenge - "Spring inspired" & Yellow
Twisted Thursday Challenge #45 - Splash of Hot Pink
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C26 - 3 Textures (Linen c/s, nestie embossing, dimensionals, punches etc)
All Sorts Challenge Week #41 - Card is named for my Grandma Joy!
Challenge #8: Lucky Me - 'Cause it's my Birthday!
Paper Jewels Challenge #1 - Cute and Girly
Lexi's Creations Challenge # 8 - Anything Goes
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC56) - Scallops
Creative Card Crew - Its a Celebration -  Celebrating Spring
Cooking It Up with Katie #12 - Dimensionals
RosieD's Challenge 65 - Friendship
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Brads & Bling - Bling - pearls, and I added one - BLOSSOM!







Recipe:
Stamp: Unity (from Aug09 KOM)
Ink and Colour: Versafine Onyx, Prisma Pencils blended with Baby Oil
Paper: Core'dinations Cardstock - Basic Grey: Lemonade Designer Paper
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 2, Dimensionals, EK Success Scalloped Scallop Border Punch, Kaisercraft Mango Pearls.