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Saturday, 8 January 2011

A Little Grace


Yay.... the weekend.  The house is clean and tidy, the trimmings away, and boy does it feel bare! :) 

Now, not a lot of people know this.... (I tend to keep it quiet :) lol ) but one of my middle names is Grace. (ahem). So when I saw this gorgeous little stamp over on Funky Kits  and found out she was called Grace, knew I would have to have it!  Im pretty sure I was just as adorable as this when I was little.. (not!) :)

Its one of the beautiful new images from Sugar Nellie's Home Grown range and available as a rubber stamp or a digi-download.  This is using a digi-stamp, as they are a cracking bargain at £2. 

I tried for a clean and simple look for this card, and this is probably as clean and simple as I get!  I used Kanban backing card, K & Co DP, and Bazzill basic blue card.  I embossed the white background and punched out the ribbon border and added some white pearl card-candy.

I will be entering this card in the following competitions:

The Sugar Bowl - Great sketch by Marlene and great prizes.  Extra option - Embossing.
PaperCraft Planet - Sugar Nellie Forum - Use something new.  I just treated myself to this little SN!
Sundays with Crissy - Digi image and Ribbons
Paper Playtime - Faces
Cute Card Thursday - Out with the Old - I used some quite old Kanban cardstock.
Moving Along With The Times - Ring out the old, Ring in the new.  Old cardstock, shiney new stamp/digi
Paperplay Challenges - Clean and Simple - I think this looks really clean, and felt quite simple and quick to do.
7 Kids Challenge - Cold
Do You Stack Up - Cute as a button
Rainbow Ladys Challenge - Its all new to me - I used my new digi-stamp
Stamp Something - Use a Digi Stamp
Stampin For The Weekend - New and Blue
Saturday Challenge - Tons of Texture
2 Sisters Challenge - Gettin Girly
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Crazy Challenge - All things New - new stamp

Thanks so much for looking


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44 comments:

  1. Ali Watson8 January 2011 at 19:06

    This is fab Alison, very pretty. I agree aren't they Simply Adorable. Beautifully coloured and love the punched border you have added. Thanks for playing in The Sugar Bowl.

    Ali x

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  2. Fiona8 January 2011 at 21:00

    gorgeous card and the image is adorable.

    fi
    x

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  3. Crafteezee8 January 2011 at 21:15

    Hi Alison, this is sooooooo gorgeous. Just beautiful. Hugs Tracy x

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  4. Paula (PEP)8 January 2011 at 21:24

    intriguing star layering? behind that sentiment, very effective especially if you think of Grace as "a little star"........... Love the blues & that embossed panel behind the image really does give it a summer feel.
    Paula (PEP)
    http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.com/

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  5. Heidi8 January 2011 at 21:56

    Wow this is stunning Alison!
    Very pretty. The image is adorable and your colouring is fantastic:)
    I love it!
    Hugs, Heidi:)

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  6. Fleur8 January 2011 at 22:42

    Oh this absolutly heart~melting. Really beautiful
    Hugz Fleur xXx

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  7. Anonymous9 January 2011 at 00:45

    Hello
    This is a very nice card and a sweet image.
    Beautiful!
    Hugs Karla

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  8. *Alison*9 January 2011 at 00:59

    this is such a beautiful creation.. Way to "STACK UP" and use your buttons.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at DYSU Challenge Blog :) Can't wait to see what you create next week.. HUGS

    Alison-Owner

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  9. Kim B9 January 2011 at 01:16

    Great card! Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
    Kim
    DT DYSU

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  10. Pauline9 January 2011 at 01:46

    Wow Alison.... this is stunning.... so beautiful! I love your colours, and details... very GRACEful... Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up this week!
    hugs from Australia,
    Pauline

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  11. Denise 9 January 2011 at 03:03

    Beautiful card - just love these new Sugar Nellie stamps. Thanks for joining us at DYSU.
    Hugs
    Denise

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  12. Danielle Daws9 January 2011 at 07:05

    So pretty! You've done such a gorgeous job with your layering!

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  13. KarinsArtScrap9 January 2011 at 07:17

    oooooo wow alison this is gorgeous, what a coloring.
    your color and papers fit sowel together.
    it's a beauty.

    greetings karin

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  14. WencheP9 January 2011 at 07:31

    This is stunning! Beautiful card, love the colors, love the image, love the embellishments. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

    -Wenche

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  15. Miranda9 January 2011 at 08:58

    awesome card, like those colours, lovely use of embellishments
    thanks for joining us at the do you stack up? challenge blog

    gr
    Miranda

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  16. McCrafty's Cards9 January 2011 at 09:37

    an absolutely gorgeous card, i really like that image and layout.
    Kevin xx

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  17. Claire9 January 2011 at 09:46

    Beautiful card, that image is gorgeous and the colours are lush! Thanks for joining us at Rainbow Lady's Challenge and good luck
    Claire xx

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  18. Unknown9 January 2011 at 10:23

    This is so pretty Alison, I love this Grace image and she is coloured perfectly.

    Thank you for joining us over at CYDA for our 'Anything Goes' challenge.

    Hugs

    Joanne x

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  19. Rainbow Lady9 January 2011 at 11:14

    Gorgeous card Allison. Thanks for sharing Love Cynthia x

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  20. Gunn (Merete)9 January 2011 at 13:13

    Wow, this is so incredible beautiful. I love the clean and simple look. This image is so adorable. I had to grab some of these beautys myself and went for the digis since I wanted to play at once.
    Thanks for joining us at SFTW.

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  21. Shell Shearer Swinscoe9 January 2011 at 14:24

    Fab card, just gorgeous image & those DP are fab!

    Thank you for sharing with us at MAWTT this week, good luck! Hugs shell xx

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  22. Suzilou9 January 2011 at 16:17

    awwww Alison she is just adorable, and coloured so beautifully. Love the blue's you have used and that lovelly border punch, its all just....well...beautifull! :) xx

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  23. Brenda Brown9 January 2011 at 16:18

    Fabulous card Alison, love the colours and cute image.
    Thanks for sharing it with us at MAWTT.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  24. Zoe9 January 2011 at 16:47

    Oh this is absolutely adorable!! Gorgeous image and beautiful pale colours. Thanks for joining us at Sundays with Crissy! hugs xxoo

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  25. Janna Werner9 January 2011 at 16:54

    Hi Alison! Very lovely image you chose for this card. Thanks so much for sharing your creation with us at DYSU!
    Janna

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  26. Unknown9 January 2011 at 20:28

    what a little sweetheart - why can't they stay that cute?

    kitten DYSU team

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  27. Liz10 January 2011 at 00:49

    Wow beautiful card love the stamp
    thanks for joining CYDA

    Liz xx

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  28. Julie10 January 2011 at 01:50

    This is just beautiful! Thank you for joining us at 7 Kids College Fund Challenge!

    Julie

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  29. Kreativmonster10 January 2011 at 06:25

    Dear Alison Grace (so beautiful names!), this card is marvellous! I would never thought of it as "clean and simple" - honestly! - but it is beautiful in all regards, colours, image, colouring, sweet details...

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  30. Curly10 January 2011 at 08:29

    Wow this is a stunning card and your colouring is beautiful,

    thanks for joining us at Secret Crafter: 116: Tons Of Texture,
    Good luck with the challenge,
    Hugs Bridget :) x.
    SCSC DT

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  31. Jen10 January 2011 at 09:43

    Beautiful card and I love that image. Must go look. Thank you for joining us at Rainbow Lady's challenge.
    Jen x

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  32. Erika10 January 2011 at 10:05

    Alison I love this image, she is so cute and you couldn't not have her also being called Grace...I agree.
    Great colour scheme too.
    Oh and Gisbourne definitely rocks!!
    Thanks for entering the Sugar bowl challenge.

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  33. D K Crafts10 January 2011 at 14:24

    Hi Alison. Beautiful card. Love the soft colours and this new image really is adorable. Donna

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  34. Unknown10 January 2011 at 23:37

    Very beautiful and tender!
    Thank you for joining us at The Crazy Challenge!

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  35. mum of two11 January 2011 at 07:12

    What a great card! I love the image you chose, your coloring is stunning :) Thanks for playing with us this week at Paper Playtime!

    michelle

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  36. Hazel (Didos)11 January 2011 at 12:32

    Hiya, Ah this is great thanks for playing along on Rainbow Lady and MAWTT this week Hazelxox

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  37. LilyPuss Cards11 January 2011 at 20:06

    Truly lovely..thank you for joining us at SFTW..
    Hugs
    Jan..x

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  38. Céline12 January 2011 at 16:28

    fab card, i love this cute stamp
    thanks for playing at Paperplay this week.
    hugs
    céline

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  39. tiffany12 January 2011 at 21:20

    gorgeous card, love your colors! thanks for playing along at 2 sisters!

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  40. Vanja13 January 2011 at 00:58

    Beautiful card! The image is adorable.
    Thank you for joining us at CCT! :)
    Hugs, Vanja

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  41. Mummylade13 January 2011 at 15:17

    such a lovely creation! Thank you so much for entering our new and blue challenge at SFTW and good luck!

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  42. Helen14 January 2011 at 20:58

    Awww....sweet card!
    Thanks for joining us at the SCSC!
    Helen x

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  43. Mel X15 January 2011 at 22:22

    Aww, such a pretty card.

    Thanks for joining us this time at Craft Your Days Away and the Secret Crafter. Good luck.

    Mel X

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  44. Lisa19 January 2011 at 02:02

    Beautiful! Thanks for joining us at 7 Kid's Challenge!

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