Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Cheery Lynn Designs - Think Spring!



Good Morning! :)  I hope everyone had a brilliant Easter break :)

The weather here was pants, and we had hail, and lots of rain, but it didnt stop us taking a trip out to a local ruined castle and getting proper drenched! lol.

My card today is for our new challenge over on the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog where this week our theme is 'Think Spring'.  I chose to go with some bright and zingy colours for this.

I hand-stitched Fizzy Moon and Prima papers, and layered on top English Tea Party Doily,  B117 - Fanciful Flourish and B133 - Lace Light Deco Border to give me a great base to add extra leaves and flowers to.

I used a gorgeous Sugar Nellie digi image called Daffy Pip, and layered this on top of the English Tea Party Doily cut from Centura Pearl card.  It cut like a dream! :)

Other dies used on this card are:

B155 - Large Rose - these flower dies are so versatile I made daisies with them! :)

I am entering this card in the following competitions:

Simon Says Stamp - April Showers/Spring Flowers
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - gorgeous photo inspiration
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Hanna & Friends - Easter or Spring
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Spring is in the Air


I hope you find time to play along this week, and if you would like to see more inspiration checkout both the challenge blog and the Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration blog where there is daily inspiration from the rest of the talented DT.

65 comments:

Marion said...

Wow Alison,
This is just stunning. Love the delicious colour combo and all the delicious flowers and leaves. Lovely image and such patience to stitch together by hand.
Love it.
hugs
Marion

Claire said...

Beautiful card Alison, love the Spring colours, sweet image and all the fabulous detailing. Have a fab day sweetie. Hugs, Claire x

Vicky said...

Gorgeous card loving the sweet image.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Fleur said...

Oh Alison, this is perfect for spring. LOVING those dies.
HUGZ Fleur xXx

Sasha said...

Gorgeous work, Alison! Your hand stitching is perfect, and I love all your pretty flowers, leaves and doily. Your image is beautifully coloured x

craftieodmae said...

absollutley gorgeous and a winner in my book!

Anonymous said...

OMW Alison!! What a stunning card!! You have put everything together so perfectly.
xx

Vicky said...

Hi Alison, I am your newest follower, great blog, lovely designs and creations

hugs Vicky x x x

Sarn said...

OMG! Your cards are just AMAZING and FANTASTIC. I probably over-use these words when I comment on your cards . . . but they are STUNNING. xxx

Paula (PEP) said...

Interesting seeing the way you are using these dies. I love the way you have coloured her shoes & the whole combination of colours.
Paula (PEP)

Doreen said...

another fabulous card Alison.
The colours are amazing
Many thanks for joining us at Hanna and Friends this week
Hugs
Doreen xx

Tracey T said...

Just stunning, Alison! Love the Spring colours and those die cuts are gorgeous - the detail in the leaves is amazing. Happy to hear you've had a good Easter - pants weather here too but it's been good to be at home with the Boy Wonder. Hugs, Tracey x

Inkypinkydelights said...

Oh Alison this is gorgeous! I just love everything about this card! Judy x

Lorraine said...

Hi Alison, What a gorgeous card. Love the image, colours and those flower dies. . . well . . .I NEED !!!
Lorraine x

KarinsArtScrap said...

this is so cute and beautiful alison.
fabulous card love the little flowers.

greetings karin

Jessica Buffa said...

Beautiful card with fantastic coloring. Really love the daffodils and how realistic you have made them!
Thanks for joining us at OSAAT!
:O)
Jessica S
DT

Annette said...

Your card is stunning and so suited for springtime, but I am just so amazed that you hand stitched those papers. It is so neat. You have such patience. Gorgeous card.
Annette
xx

coops said...

so stunning alison.your spring colours are gorgeous and i love the image and pretty details :D

xx coops xx

Donna Mosley said...

A gorgeous card Alison, love the very cute image and so beautifully embellished as always hun.

Donna x

An Occasional Genius said...

These are beautiful colours Alison, really enjoying seeing all these gorgeous dies!! I always say I don't mind getting wet on the way home, but not on the way out! xx

Wendy said...

Absolutely stunning Alison, love it so much.
Wendy xx

Sue B said...

Wow! what a gorgeous card Alison!! I love the image and your colouring is perfection! The paper, doily and flowers are So beautiful - it's a stunning card!
Hope your week is going well
Ah blogger has driven me mad today - it's gone completely nuts!!! LOL
Big Hugs!
Sue xx

Marjo said...

Beautiful card, love the design and flowers! Thanks for playing with us at OSAAT.

hugs, Marjo

Ann Marie Governale said...

What a pretty card. I love the image, the leaves and vines and especially the flowers. Thanks for playing with us at Stamptacular Sundays! xxx Ann Marie

Pauline said...

Absolutely stunning Alison! A gorgeous image beautifully coloured, and love all the little die cut leaves and pretty doily, love these Cheery Lynn dies they are so addictive lol!

debby4000 said...

Oh this is gorgeous Alison, love the beautiful image and details.
luv
Debby

Kos med papir og saks said...

gorgeous card. love it all.

Thanks for joining us at OSAAT, hope you join us soon again.

my little scrappingcorner
DT One Stitch At A Time

Suzanne said...

really nice card and colouring thank you for joining us at stamptacular this week

Unknown said...

Alison I love how you colour your images , Her shoes are so shiny , I do try to leave light shining on the shoes I colour etc, but I always make a mess and then colour it all in . You have coloured her beautifully. I love this card and I am loving the colour combo . Hugs Elaine

Dotty Jo said...

Just a gorgeous little breath of Spring air! Jo x

Suzilou said...

Gorgeous card Alison, loving all your dies and those flowers are so pretty with such a cute image.

Hope you had a good easter, hasn't the weather been shocking, typical for the holidays, have just vegged in front of the tv with my boys watching films hehe xx

Vee said...

Wow!! This is beautiful Alison. I love all the die cuts and the flowers and that doily is gorgeous too. Beautifully crafted and a really sweet image. Thanks so much for your lovely comment on my Mini Album, it was great fun to make.
Hugs
xx Vee

Maria said...

Beautiful card. One of my favourite doily dies. Love all your little creations, just had to become a follower
Maria x

Brodders said...

Beautiful card :) Thanks for joining us at Cupcake Crafts and good luck - Jane x

Zima said...

Gorgeous card! Love those flowers and leafs! This is truly a spring card with it's light green, white and yellow colors. Pretty!

And thank you for your kind comment in my blog! Much appreciated!

Hugs, Maria

Pop's Cards said...

Morning sweetie this is stunning, I love the layout you have used, fabulous creation huggles Pops x x x

Theresa said...

This is so darling. I love the flowers on the card. The image is so cute holding her daffodils. Love the stitching.

Have a fabby weekend friend.

rosie said...

absolutely gorgeous. fab flowers. love the image. great colours x
the die is stunning x

Sprytebyrd said...

Cute card! Love the doily and all those adorable flowers!
Thanks so much for joining us at Stamptacular Sunday this week!
Hugs!! Dee Sprytebyrd's Sentiments

Anna said...

Hi Alison, this is a realy sweet card!! Love that you have used so many dies :) I have to get better at that, it gives the card that little extra wow :)
The image is so sweet and wonderful coloured.
thank you for your lovely comments at my blog <3
Hope you will have a great weekend
Hugs

Mary J said...

Alison, that is so gorgeous, amazing flowers!

Unknown said...

Wow this is stunning Alison, love the dies and layout and fab colouring and stitching .. it is all so beautiful, love it.. and thank you also for joining us at OSAAT this week. Good luck xx

Natali said...

So beautiful!!! Lovely flowers and image. Your colouring amazing like usual. Gorgeous combination of dies: just right!! ))
Hugs
Natali

Liza said...

A lovely creation, thanks for joining in with our spring theme this week at CCC.

Liza x

Teresa said...

Alison this is a real beauty! xx

Faye said...

Dear Alison, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a sweet comment. I am so in awe of your cards and baskets here on your blog. The die cutting you've done is simply as elegant as can be. I love that doily. Wow. Beautiful work!

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Gorgeous card Alison!

Hugs
Maarit

Anita said...

Fantastic card! Your coloring is lovely, and I adore all of those little flowers. Thanks so much for joining us at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!

Made by Mandy said...

Alison I think you need to send this card to me, I am sure she wants a new home.... LOL

Gorgeous card, digi, dies, colouring,and several new items added to my wish list ;)

Many thanks for joining in with our Use A Digi challenge over at OSAAT & hope to see you back again soon.

Mandy (DT member for OSAAT)

Delphine said...

Totally gorgeous, Alison! Adorable image and I love all the dies you have used and your colours, so fresh! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake and good luck:-)! Have a lovely evening! Hugs Delphine xx

Lorraine said...

Just beautiful, Alison! I love your coloring of that sweetie and your card design! So many gorgeous die cuts!!!

Hazel said...

Hi Alison

The weather was pants here too - typical seeing as I had some time off!

Your card is beautiful - I so love the spring colours.

Thanks for popping by and leaving me a lovely comment.

Ill be back to see you soon.

Toodle pip

Hazel xx

downrightcrafty said...

soft and delicate and adore the flowers and the stitching just gorgeous
Hugs Kate x

Berit said...

A beautiful card! I love all the dies you have used.
Berit x

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

This is so stunning hun, I love the colours, the image is so pretty and your colouring in is superb, I really love those daisies and die cut leaves too, really beautiful
Lindsay xx

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Alison :-) the image is very cute and I just love the doily die cut !! so very pretty :-)

thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
luv
Lols x x x

Doreen said...

Oh this is just beautiful Alison.xxx

Little K Smith said...

Oh this is soooo pretty hun! I love the gorgeous soft colours, such pretty flowews too and lovin the doily die! :)
Kelly.x

Sara H said...

Hi Alison =)
Another gorgeous card here!!!!Wow =)Those flowers are BEAUTIFUL and they matches so well the background paper!!! Love the leaves and the cute image =))

crafty amy said...

This is such a beautiful card. I LOVE the colour combo :D Good on you not letting the rain stop you. Thank you for joining us at Crafts and Me and good luck.

Hugs

Amy xx
P.S. Do you fancy a crafty get away? I am arranging one for October this year and there are still spaces. Click HERE for details

Margaret said...

I'm impressed with your handstitching. I can't get my machine stitching to look that good. Love the image and your choice of colors. Gorgeous card.

Unknown said...

Hi Alison, gorgeous card - love the image and your colour choices. Really say Spring to me.

Great die-cuts, wonderful flowers and love the doily.

Sarah

Jenny said...

Absolutely gorgeous Alison. The colours and the image and the design - fabulous!!!! hugs x

Happy Crafter said...

This is gorgeous,thank you for visiting my blog, now i have found yours and will be following,looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful cards now:)
Hugzz Val xx

Joy said...

Super cute card, I love the layout and how you have added the extra embellishing... thanks for joining us at Simon Says Challenge blog

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