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Saturday 9 January 2010

Just Saying Hello

Apologies for the poor photo. I have taken it at night and the artificial lighting has played havoc with the colouring. The blue is a bit richer in real life but at least you can see how dimensional it is.

I have made this card using a new die I have had from Sizzix which is a scalloped square. I have only used part of this shape to fall in with the layout of the card which was from Kazan's sketch # 43 over at 2 Sketches 4 You. It is ages since I have been able to participate in one of their sketches so it's nice to be back in the fold :)

The brown patterned paper is a magazine freebie from my scraps with a white gel pen faux stitching border around the edges. The blue sentiment panel is a Hero Arts rubber stamp printed onto a scrap of paper which turned out to be self adhesive.

The spotty ribbon was a gift from my Secret Sister Mags and I have attached a little butterfly charm to it with a jump ring. The chipboard spotty butterfly is one I had in a Colorbok Kit from QVC last year. I have embellished it with wire antennae and Kanban self adhesive crystals.

I have been able to incorporate the following challenges into this card :-

29 comments:

Juls said...

Fab!! Love the dotty ribbon and the scallop detail! Hugs Juls

Wishcraft said...

Wow look at you with all your challenges lately ;o) Love the card, especially that chipboard butterfly. The colours look lovely too. Lisa x

Kathy Martin said...

Cute card! Love your butterfly! :) Kathy

Unknown said...

NO WAY!!! This has to be the new record. Wow Mandy congrats on completing so many challenges on one card :)
Hugs
Kazan

Anonymous said...

Pretty, pretty colors -- lovely card!

Irina Blount said...

Hi Mandy, thank you so much for playing along with us at La-La Land Crafts.. CUTE card!! Unfortunately, out Challenge #19 has ended last Monday.. Please come back for the new challenge on Wednesday..
Hugs!!
:) Irina

Ceal said...

Love the colors and the layout. The rhinestones on the butterfly adds a nice touch. Thanks for playing in the belli challenge

Unknown said...

totally gorgeous! love the chipboard butterfly! thanks for playing along at the Shoe!
:) tracey

Anonymous said...

Wow! Way to knock all the challenges out in one! :) Pretty card! Thanks for joining the fun at 2S4Y!

HappyCrafter said...

so pretty! Love the butterflies. Thanks for playing along with the Ildi Co challenge!

Sarn said...

Cool card and a huge number of challenges sorted again!

Liz said...

Wow its fab great amount of challenges Thanks for joining Incy Wincy

Liz x

Pat said...

Fab card, love all the different elements. Thanks for joining in at MTTC this week.

Pat xx

Chrissie said...

Beautiful card Mandy, and what a lot of challenges!
Thanks for joining in our challenge at My Time to Craft this week!
Chrissie

Julie M said...

Great card, Mandy - love the layout and the colour - and the white gel pen borders are the perfect accent.

Thanks for joining us on PaperPlay this week.

Julie :o)

Anonymous said...

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL card--I love the warm colors and the matching butterfly charm is just the purr-fect touch! Love it!

Purrs & Kisses,
Kristal of Digi Kitty
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cnelson said...

such a beautiful card! love it so much!

Desire Fourie said...

Gorgeous little card. Love the butterfly and great on you for combining so many challenges with one creation.
Hugs
Desire

JayLynn said...

Very cute card! I love the butterfly, it's so pretty!! Thanks for playing along at ICCC.

Daniele said...

lovely card thanks for joining us at MTTC hugs x

Steph Zerbe said...

Very pretty. Love the bling and butterfly!

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

I love these beautiful neutrals, and the rhinestones on the butterfly! Thanks for playing in the BElli this week.

Lesley said...

Lovely card, thanks for taking part in the MTTC challenge xx

Mona Pendleton said...

Such a delightful card Mandy! All the stitching looks wonderful & that little butterfly embellie is cute - love the rhinestone/dewdrop accents! I am happy you are back in the swing of challenges - thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls stitching/technique challenge - hope you are able to join us Saturday for a fun color challenge!

Deirdre said...

Stunning card - thanks so much for playing along with Paperplay this week. D

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Mandy
A beautiful card,thankyou for taking part in the challenge at CraftyCatz,
hugs Dianne xx

carol said...

lovely card, great papers, thanks for joining in with craftycatz, x carol

Chrissy D said...

Mandy, this is beautiful - love the faux stitching. The butterfly charms and the added embellishment! Thanks so much for joining us in the Belli Challenge!

Robin Kirkpatrick said...

Great card - and SO many challenges! Love the butterflies, and of course the bling! Thanks for playing along with us on the Belli Challenge!