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Monday 24 January 2011

Happileigh Scrapping Challenge HLSC008



It's time for another challenge over at

This week we have a lovely picture as inspiration which has a soft shabby look to it. I've gone very out of my comfort zone with this one, it is way too subtle for me LOL



I have used a new image which Leigh is releasing today called Door Basket which you can obtain from the Happileigh Scrappin' Store

I wanted to keep to the same soft colour palette so coloured the image with pastel shades using Promarkers. I used a sheet of pale pink card for the base. I dragged a pearlescent white ink pad around the edges and corners so it knocked the pink back a bit and then added the cream embossed card which is by K & Co. I used a Nestabilities label die for the image and pink mat and edged them with a silver metallic pen to tie into the door knob on the image. These have been mounted on 3d foam for dimension.

The pink embossed paper is from the same K & Co pad and has been edged with a Martha Stewart punch. The beaded braid trim was a find from a market. I just love mooching round the stalls trying to find unusual trims to use for my cards. We are very lucky in Birmingham with the Rag Market that we have so many stalls to choose from :)

Last but not least as embellishments we have a cherry blossom flower layered on top of a Prima, a Happy Birthday banner from my stash, Crystal effects on the door knob and Stickles on the centres of the image flowers and the stamens on the cherry blossom.

I used sketch #28 from Fussy & Fancy Friday for the layout but have rotated it to fit the shape of my card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very pretty card.The soft colours suit the image well.Thanks for joining us at AiFactory and Digi Doodle Shop's Best :D
Lisa x

Jacki Daniels said...

Great card Mandy love the subtle colours very pretty the rag market is great isn't it I get a lot of my ribbon from there and the main market too
Jacki xx

Lorraine said...

It's beautiful. I love the soft colours and it's perfect for our challenge. Thanks for taking part at I ♥ Promarkers this week.

Tine said...

Hi Mandy. You have picked up on the feminine aspect of the image really well. Love the subtle tones. Thanks for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers.
Tine :)

Stef H said...

wow! a beautiful image and beautifully done. thank you so much for joining us at glitterbabe's challenge.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card lovely colours and great little sentiment! thanks for joining us on the Top Tip Tuesday challenge, hugs Samantha :0)

Unknown said...

Eine wunderschöne Karte einfach genial.


Danke für deine Teilnahme bei Kreative-Stempelfreunde,Creative stamp Friends.
LG Nicole

Kreatives von Andrea said...

A beautiful and an interesting card!

Thank you for your participation at Creative stamp Friends.

A nice greeting from Andrea

Kathleen said...

Hi Mandy fab card, love the pastel colours, thank you for joining us this week at I ♥ Promarkers.

Caroljenks said...

What a sweet image and gorgeous colours.

Thanks for joining in with us this week over at Top Tip Tuesday for our 'All Sentimental' challenge :)

Carol x

Spyder said...

Cute image, thank you for joining Quirky Craft's Challenge this week, don't forget to pop back on Friday to vote for your favourite three and get your blogging buddies to vote for you!

((Lyn))

Spyder said...

Cute image, thank you for joining Quirky Craft's Challenge this week, don't forget to pop back on Friday to vote for your favourite three and get your blogging buddies to vote for you!

((Lyn))

Ann Whitfield said...

Beautiful card, thank you for joining us at Crafty Ann's
Ann x

My name is Wynneth said...

Lovely image and a beautiful card. Thanks for joining us on I ♥ Promarkers this week.
hugs
wynneth
x

Benzi said...

Very, very pretty. Love the image and your added touches of Stickles and Glossy Accents make it even prettier..plus that wonderful embossed paper. Your banner for the Stampin B's challenge is so pretty. Thanks for playing this week.

StampingbugKerry said...

SO pretty! It reminds me so much of the May Day baskets I would hang on the doors of my grandma's neighbors every summer...I loved spending May Day with my Grandma...I'll never forget those days!

Thanks for playing in the WoodwareUSA Challenge this week.
Good Luck,
Kerry

Debi said...

Your card is lovely! Thank you for playing along with the Papertake Weekly challenge.

Lisa Jane said...

Beautiful card - such pretty colours
Thanks for joining us at Sarah Hurley this week
Lisa ;)

WeirdCat said...

Very pretty card, thank you for joining us at I♥Promarkers and DDSB this week
Ruth x

Ann said...

Lovely card! Thanks for playing at Wee Memories this week!

Juanita said...

Beautiful card, love the way you flipped Mindy's sketch. Thanks for sharing with us at Fussy and Fancy.

Denise said...

fabulous! Love this image! Thanks for playing RESQ challenge this week!

Lori said...

Love the look of the sentiment, thanks for joining our Birthday challenge at Fairy Fun Fridays, we're happy to have you!

Patsi said...

gorgeous card, i love the soft subtle colours you have used.

thank you for joining us at sarah hurley this week.

Patsi
xx

Ribbon Girl said...

Lovely card, and excellent colour combination and your beaded trim is very pretty. Thanks for joining in the Ribbon Girl colour challenge. Mary G x

Caro said...

That is so gorgeous! Thank you so much for joining us at Quirky crafts.

Clare Brown said...

beautiful card hun. Glad you can join us this week at sarah hurley challenges.

clare x

Trisha said...

Lovely creation! Thanks for playing at Fairy Fun Fridays! xox Trisha

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

Beautiful! Thanks for playing in the Belli Challenge!

Maggie's Crafts said...

Great card!

Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Pad @ http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ Please come back tomorrow for another brilliant challenge! :)

Maggie
xx

Thanh Vo said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for playing with us over at Raise the Bar.