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Sunday 26 April 2009

CPS 112 & 365 Cards Day 51

It is absolutely ages since I have played with a CPS sketch and I didn't think I would get chance to this week but have managed to incorporate Sketch 112 with the Day 51 challenge at 365 Cards.

We were given a photo of some red flowers and were to make a card inspired by it.

The flowers are quite vibrant but against a black background so quite bold colouring - just how I like it !!

I used an A4 sheet of black cardstock for the base and used a sophisticated patterned paper from Issue 3 of Creative Cardmaking magazine which is a relatively new mag in the UK that has a really good selection of papers and embellishments with each issue. I have bought the last 2 and I am very impressed with the quality of them.

The rest of the papers and the sentiment panel are from a HOTP Classic Creative cardmakers pack and the lettering is from MAMBI. The roses are embossed stickers from Docraft from a TSV I had from QVC last year. They are a very heavy weight of paper and the embossing is very defined, mush like the K & Co stickers. I finished the panel off with a couple of ladybirds from the same sheet.

I have a particular recipient in mind for this card and shall be popping it in the post very soon to tell her that I am thinking about her.  

4 comments:

Linda Beeson said...

Oh wow, what a great card, love the colors and great use of that CPS sketch.

~amy~ said...

Great job combining challenges and I love your take on the inspiration challenge!

Anonymous said...

Hiya, I know the recipient loved it very much, it was a very kind thing you did, I love your blog and have enjoyed looking through it this morning, great cards!! xx

Julie said...

Mandy, thank you so much for the lovely card and beautiful words, it was very kind of you to think of me. xxxxx