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Thursday, 18 February 2010

Raining pearls

My lovely new distress inks arrived yesterday ... and they are fab!!! I love the new colours ... just couldn't decide which to use first!! I inked up one of my neglected Whiff of Joys and played ...
The card covers these challenges ...
Simon Says Stamp - recipe - 1 image, 2 papers and 3 types of embellies (pearls, flowers and punched swirls)
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Whiff of Joy - Pearls and Swirls

Willow is coloured using my new distress inks and then cut out using my nesties. I inked the edge in green and matted the dp onto green cardstock, after doing some faux stitching. The sentiment is PB and I used my CB charms to cut the sentiment out.. Some punched swirls, a layered flower and a smattering of pearls to finish.

I am on a stash diet for Lent ... no buying of anything crafty for 40 days!! Managing so far ...!!!
Just hoping nothing really good gets released that I really need to have NOW!! And I keep thinking of all the money I will have saved for my holiday.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): WOJ Willow and Umbrella
Colouring Media: Distress inks
Papers: Basic Grey Sugar Rush
Embellishments: all from stash

7 comments:

LINANNA DESIGNS said...

Good afaternoon Hunny and wow what a stunner of a card, i love this image its one of my favourites. Good luck with your 40 days hunny, i am impressed that your managing to stick to it so far, you go girl! I am also on a no shopping ban, but its not easy! have a lovely week, hugs Linda x

Tasha said...

Hi Cathy, love this card its so pretty. Great choice of papers and image. loving the flowers and pearls.
love tasha xx

Lynne in NI said...

What a pretty card - those papers are gorgeous!
And good idea to give up crafty stash for Lent - I might try that (chocolate's too hard!)
:o)

hayward69 said...

I just love the image you have used - she is one of my favourites. I love how you have stuck the pearls on the swirl detail and flower. The dp is great.

Good luck with giving up buying craft items for 40 days! You have more will power than I will ever have lol!

Jayne xx

Ria said...

Beautifull coloured :) enjoy your new inkies :) thanks for joining Sketch Saturday this week.
hugs Ria

Lorraine A said...

Fabulous card Cathy :-) the image is coloured beautifully ! ,,love the papers and embellies too :)

thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
luv
Lols and the DT x x x

Nina S. B. Macaulay said...

Beautiful card!
Your shading is great! and i just love the sweet motiv you have chosen to use :O)
I am giong to join you as a follower, and look forward to seeing what you make next :O)

Good luck!

Hugs Nina