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Saturday, 24 September 2011

One Stop Crafts Challenge - Easel Cards




Well, its the weekend! :) yay! I am currently in a brilliant mood after watching Karl Pilkington last night in An Idiot Abroad (my hero!) He makes me laugh SO much! :D  


Anyway, our new challenge this week over at One Stop Crafts is Easel Cards :)    We are sponsored this week by Stitchy Bear Stamps and if you remember I got this great image from there a while back.

Now, I really like making easel cards, they use up loads of scrap and always look really special, and you can just bung loads of embellies on them! :)



They just arent that easy to photograph! lol.

Anyway the gorgeous flowers are the new spellbinders floral die 2, and I was thrilled with how they turned out! 


I used Martha Stewart PATP, Marianne dies, Prima Botanical Papers and the chipboard tags were free with a magazine.


I am entering this card in the following competitions:

One Stitch at a Time - Punch it
Emerald Faeries - Pearls
Ooh La La Creations - Punches/Dies
Paper Playtime - Easel Cards
Simon Says Stamp - Dies to Die for
Crafty Creations - Fabulous Faeries
Stampin for the weekend - What a cutie

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and I hope everyone has a fabby weekend!  :)
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36 comments:

  1. ulrike24 September 2011 at 08:05

    It's such a beautiful card!!! I love these flowers, borders, corners, papers and this image.

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  2. Sara H24 September 2011 at 08:20

    Oh no! This is too cute!!! Absolutly ADORABLE!!!! I´ve always loved this image <3 and oh my those flowers!! Can´t believe it´s a die! they are GORGEOUS! Now it´s a must have ;)
    Have a great weekend =)

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  3. Anna24 September 2011 at 09:18

    What a beautiful card. This I have to do;)Love MS punches :)
    Hugs Anna

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  4. Denise 24 September 2011 at 09:19

    Wow Alison, this is beautiful. Adore that image and those flowers look fab. Must get me that die!! Love all the lacy borders and beautiful papers too.
    Hugs
    Denise xx

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  5. Teresa24 September 2011 at 10:13

    OMG Alison this is stunningly beautiful, I love your image, flowers, papers, doilies, layout...everything about it is just brilliant. ahhh! xx

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  6. craftieodmae24 September 2011 at 10:35

    wow, and yes, those flowers are jaw dropping gorgeous!!!!!

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  7. Suzilou24 September 2011 at 11:20

    WOW Alison this is gorgeous, love the flowers they really are stunning and love the lacy effect around the card, so pretty.

    I am also relieved it's the weekend, one of those horrible weeks at work and was also hit by a cough and cold which has kept me up at night, so have had a great lie in this morning and now feel very refreshed and looking forward to getting on with some crafting :)xx

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  8. Teresa - My Crafty Heart24 September 2011 at 11:24

    Wow Alison! What a stunning card. I love these imges and you have made this little fellow look fabulous in his stripey socks! Beautiful colouring and yes, those flowers are definately a winner, they look great (I think I might have to make some drop accidentally into a shopping cart). Have a great weekend, Hugs, Teresa x

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  9. Anonymous24 September 2011 at 13:47

    STUNNING CARD!!! Love the image and the choise of colors :) Great coloring :))
    Hugs Lill

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  10. Chris24 September 2011 at 14:26

    OMG, this card is gorgeous! and the fairy is definitely a cutie.
    Your rolled flowers look outrageous, I think I have to get my sweaty little hands on that die.

    thanks for playing with us at SFTW.

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  11. KarinsArtScrap24 September 2011 at 15:13

    wow alison a gorgeous card,love everything about it.
    your flowers are looking fabulous, great job.


    greetings karin

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  12. Sue B 24 September 2011 at 15:43

    Wow! this is drop-dead gorgeous Alison! awesome colouring and love the colours and borders, stunning flowers - Love Everything!!!! Stunning card!
    Have a great weekend! ;-)
    Hugs Sue xx

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  13. Deb24 September 2011 at 15:51

    oh wow, this is absolutely stunning Alison, so love it, the punched edges really finish it off and make it so pretty! love those flowers too!
    have a great weekend!
    happy crafting, Debxx

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  14. coops24 September 2011 at 16:06

    wow this is stunning alison.i love your gorgeous colours and roses and the image is so adorable ;D

    xx coops xx

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  15. Wendi24 September 2011 at 16:26

    Oh Wow what an absolutely gorgeous creation beautiful punched edges and your image and colouring is fabulous
    Thank you so much for sharing with us at ooh la la this week
    Wendi

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  16. Anonymous24 September 2011 at 16:42

    Oh my word!! What a stunning card Alison!! Beautiful colours and those roses are fabulous! xx

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  17. chilli pip24 September 2011 at 17:18

    A stunning card , those flowers are so good I don't think that die has reached our shores yet have to get it when it does.
    Love all the detail you used it really works.
    Thanks so much for playing at Ooh-la-la

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  18. Tracey T24 September 2011 at 18:01

    This is just gorgeous Alison! Love the lace border and those flowers are wonderful. I bought the S/binders rose die recently and have just used it once. Need to get some more practice before it looks like yours! xx

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  19. Penni24 September 2011 at 18:36

    Wow gorgeous card - I love the colours you've used.

    I love Karl too - he's sooooo funny I have to watch him in small doses LOL!!!!

    Hugs
    Penni
    X

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  20. Pop's Cards24 September 2011 at 18:59

    Sweetie this is just simply stunning ♥ ♥ Pops x

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  21. Theresa24 September 2011 at 20:09

    Hi Alison - this is FABULOUS!! The flowers are gorgeous. I like how they turned out too!! I wish I bought the Spellbinder instead of Cricut. Simply fabulous my friend.

    Have a wonderful weekend.

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  22. Claire24 September 2011 at 21:45

    WOW Alison, this is just gorgeous and those flowers are amazing - lovely easel card. Hugs, Claire x

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  23. Paula (PEP)24 September 2011 at 22:03

    Your colours are stunning & really so evocative of the present autumnal scenery. I love that flower too, quite striking with the glitter. Your lacey edging is very effective & I particularly like how your use of white has accented the whole design.
    Paula (PEP)

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  24. Sue B 25 September 2011 at 02:08

    Hi Alison, thanks for your lovely comment! The leaves are from Wild Orchid Crafts. They were pack of various shapes. They have some similar ones in pack of brown shades too!!! I really like using leaves too, but they are quite hard to find?

    http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11_13&products_id=1465

    http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=leaves&inc_subcat=0&sort=20a&page=2

    Hope you have a nice Sunday!
    Hugs Sue xx

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  25. downrightcrafty25 September 2011 at 17:23

    gorgeous creation and love the addition of the pearls, thank you for sharing with us at the Emerald Faerie Garden
    Hugs Kate xx
    PS. I have some candy if you are interested :)

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  26. D K Crafts25 September 2011 at 17:32

    Hi Alison. This is really stunning. Love easel cards, such a cute image and the detail is gorgeous. Apologies for not visiting recently, your steampunk cards are all absolutely gorgeous. They are coloured so beautifully too. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Donna

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  27. An Occasional Genius26 September 2011 at 11:24

    Ooh Karl Pinkington I've heard of him....now!! Hee hee! The card is gorgeous & I must look up those flower dies I think..... xx

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  28. An Occasional Genius26 September 2011 at 11:24

    Or even Karl Pilkington!

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  29. Donna26 September 2011 at 15:59

    Stunning card Alison and such pretty detail! Do you mind me asking where your gorgeous little pixie image comes from? :) Donna ♥ x

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  30. craftyb27 September 2011 at 07:05

    Gorgeous card! Love all the pretty details - and your roses are just fabulous! Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Creations Challenges! bx

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  31. debby400027 September 2011 at 12:23

    Oh WOW this is so adorable and gorgeous too.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamps Challenge.
    luv
    Debby

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  32. Hobby Musician Keyboard27 September 2011 at 17:23

    wow,Alison It is simply stunning your detail is just Lovely and so fantastic, I love it. I do love your art and creative mind! I'll be watching this blog closely, thank you for giving us so much of your time and mind. You make so wonderful and lovely works! I enjoyed the visit on your site. Many thanks for your beautiful inspirations!! How creative and so beautifully done. Please take a look on my Blogspot.
    Hugs from Marina.

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  33. Debbie27 September 2011 at 18:52

    Such a gorgeous card Alison. Stunning...love the colours and the flowers are beautiful.
    Debbie x

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  34. Faye28 September 2011 at 00:18

    OMG. This is gorgeous, your colouring beautiful. xxx

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  35. Delphine28 September 2011 at 07:38

    This is gorgeous, Alison! I LOVE the image, wonderful colours and the punched lace, the corners and flowers are so beautiful! Fantastic details! Hugs Delphine xx

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  36. Kate's Makes3 October 2011 at 17:15

    Adorable! What a gorgeous layout and love the flowers too! Thanks for joining in our SFTW challenge, good luck! Kate x

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