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Saturday, 23 February 2013

Sweet Stampin - Special Lady/Mothers Day


Good Morning, and Happy Weekend! :)

My card today is for our new challenge over at Sweet Stampin, where this week our theme is 'Mothers Day or Special Lady', so a cracking chance to get out those girly stamps, papers and embellies!  We are sponsored this week by
 
 
 
 
and our Monthly sponsor is
 
 
 
The DT were all sent some fabby laser-cut embellishments from Hobbycutz to play with (Thank you so much Kobie!)  and I have to say I loved mine!  The toughest choice was deciding which ones to use :) 
 
I decided to keep this card relatively simple and just layered some gorgeous DoCrafts Vintage Notes papers (Thanks Nic!:) ) onto Kraft card and added Memory Box dies and mini doily dies by Cheery Lynn.
 
Now the image, well......... 'Dont look Ethel - as my mum used to say!' lol.  This little cutie was the 2nd image I tried to colour with DI's last weekend and again, it ended up in the bin. I am finding DI's a real learning curve!   Hubby fished this out of the fireplace and said,
 
'Well its not perfect, but its not that bad either',
 
. . . . . so there you are, I have used it!  Anyway, we cant all be perfect at everything - :D LOL! Definately more practise on these methinks ;)
 
I hope you find time to join us this week, and thanks so much for visiting my blog today - have a smashing weekend!
 
 
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40 comments:

  1. Desire Fourie23 February 2013 at 08:34

    Absolutely gorgeous Alison. So love the monochromatic colours and flower flourish.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  2. Claire23 February 2013 at 08:40

    This is just gorgeous - love the image and soft colours work lovely with those kraft dies. Have a lovely weekend Alison. Hugs, Claire x

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  3. Claire23 February 2013 at 08:40

    This is just gorgeous - love the image and soft colours work lovely with those kraft dies. Have a lovely weekend Alison. Hugs, Claire x

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  4. Lorraine23 February 2013 at 09:13

    This is gorgeous Alison. Tilda looks so sweet and your colouring looks fab! Love the pretty papers and the dies too.
    Have a good weekend
    Lorraine x

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  5. Sonia23 February 2013 at 09:32

    Terrific card my dear Alison^_^ This adorable image is coloured very very beautifully^_^
    Happy weekend,
    Sonia

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  6. Doreen23 February 2013 at 09:52

    This is just gorgeous,such a lovely image and coloured beautifully.xxx

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  7. mixamatoasties23 February 2013 at 09:58

    It's better than not bad, it's lovely!

    Susan xx

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  8. Annette23 February 2013 at 10:16

    I'm also struggling with my DIs but I'm determined to keep practising. I do find the painting relaxing, but yes, a few of mine are in the bin too. I think yours is lovely. Very sweet.
    Annette
    xx

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  9. ellyscard creatief23 February 2013 at 10:38

    Beauyiful papers and colors.
    Gr Elly

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  10. Unknown23 February 2013 at 10:42

    A lovely creation as always...thank you for showcasing my products...
    Hugs Kobiex

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  11. Nat23 February 2013 at 11:00

    Well, I think it deserved to be fished out of the bin and if I could use my distress inks like that I'd be happy! Think I'll be sticking to Promarkers, sigh!
    Natx

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  12. Marilyn23 February 2013 at 11:21

    I can't believe you gave this one the toss and good for hubs for fishing it out - it's gorgeous Alison, nothing wrong with it at all. This is a great card and I love all those dies you've used and that butterfly is so great. I also like all the pearl accents.

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  13. craftieodmae23 February 2013 at 12:28

    beautiful card, I love the image and your coloring, all those details are fantastic!!!!

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  14. Paula (PEP)23 February 2013 at 12:44

    I'm glad she escaped the fireplace - he's right. Actually before I started to read your post my initial thought was that you'd gone back to ProMarker colouring. So..... love your colours in this with the pearls a lovely touch - especially on that heart & bow.
    Take care with the weather & hope all the lads are OK.
    Paula (PEP)

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  15. Sue23 February 2013 at 13:49

    This is gorgeous Alison. I love the sweet image and beautiful colour scheme.
    I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
    Sue xx

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  16. Chris23 February 2013 at 14:17

    It's beautiful, Alison! Can't believe you actually threw the image away!!! -it's so lovely!
    Chris
    x

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  17. coops23 February 2013 at 15:19

    so beautiful alison.gorgeous soft and pretty colours and i love your sweet tilda and pretty diecuts :D

    xx coops xx

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  18. Sara H23 February 2013 at 15:37

    Your card is so pretty Alison!!! I´m glad your husband saved this lovely image =D

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  19. Tine23 February 2013 at 17:03

    She's a cutie, Alison. As always, fabulous die combinations. Looks great!
    Tine :)

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  20. Deb23 February 2013 at 17:22

    absolutely beautiful Alison, love the pretty colour!
    Debxx

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  21. Anna23 February 2013 at 18:12

    I think this i beautiful Alison. I can understand how you feel about the DI-pencils :) I feel the same, so I stick to my pro tria and flexmarkers :)
    However practice makes perfect :) And this looks lovely.
    Big Hugs

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  22. KarinsArtScrap23 February 2013 at 18:38

    super cute card Alison and great flower Die.

    greetings karin

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  23. Sharon23 February 2013 at 20:01

    A beautiful card Alison. The image is adorable and I love the papers and embellishments.
    Hugs Sharon. x

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  24. Anonymous23 February 2013 at 20:08

    Soooo beautiful Alison and I think your colouring is gorgeous!
    xx

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  25. Donna Mosley23 February 2013 at 21:09

    Gorgeous card Alison, love the sweet image and all the pretty details.

    Donna x

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  26. pam23 February 2013 at 22:02

    gorgeous card Alison, love this image coloured beautifuly, fabulous paper and layout.. pam

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  27. Sue B 23 February 2013 at 23:41

    Oooh your colouring is beautiful Alison!!! I'm really glad that hubby rescued her!!!
    Love the soft tones that you've used - they are so perfect with the pretty papers… and the Kraft Die cuts with the pearls are all very scrummy!! I love this card! :-))
    Hope you are having a lovely weekend!
    Big hugs
    Sue xx

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  28. Chrissy24 February 2013 at 01:10

    Gorgeous card Alison, love this sweet Tilda, fabulous colouring, so glad she was saved and love the details..so pretty.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  29. having a {me} day24 February 2013 at 01:44

    Awwww...your hubby is so right! There is nothing wrong with art, although I know we all judge ourselves. A beautiful card and I love the diecuts that you've used. keeleyxx

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  30. Eileen24 February 2013 at 15:54

    As it's a Tilda I would have left it in the bin :)
    Joking aside you are too hard on yourself. The colouring on this looks perfect to me. Love the layout and design you have used too
    Eileen x

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  31. catherine24 February 2013 at 16:32

    great card Alison. love all the die cuts and such a sweet image
    x catherine

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  32. Debbie24 February 2013 at 19:18

    Yet another stunning cards Allison. Love all the dies you have used.
    Hugs Debbie x

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  33. Rachel24 February 2013 at 21:27

    Beautiful card Alison, love the pretty colours. Wedgie xxx

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  34. Wendy24 February 2013 at 21:36

    Adorable and so gorgeous Alison, love the colours.
    Wendy xx

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  35. Patricia25 February 2013 at 07:31

    This creation is out of this world, I just LOVE it.

    Patricia xx

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  36. Alyx25 February 2013 at 20:11

    Fab card Alison. Love pinks and browns together.
    xx

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  37. Jude25 February 2013 at 23:17

    Gorgeous card Alison and love your very sweet Tilda.

    Hugs
    Judex

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  38. Natali27 February 2013 at 02:51

    This is gorgeous card like usual )) Lovely colours and beautiful match with patterned paper and doily die. Flowers just wonderful.
    Hugs,
    Natali

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  39. Gail5 March 2013 at 17:35

    Gorgeous diecuts on this beautiful card. This little Tilda image is so sweet. Wonderful card! Hugs, Gail

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  40. Lindsay Craftymonster815 March 2013 at 20:48

    So beautiful, love the sweet image and your colouring is amazing
    Lindsay xx

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