Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Peaches and Green


I have been caught out twice today in pesky April Showers! lol :) So I am sitting quite soggy at my dads today and thought I would share this card I made for the Lili of the Valley Challenge.  This week the theme is Peach and Green - class! 

I used K&Co papers (peach dots) and some peach Kanban card.  I made the roses from my new Marianne Creatables 'english rose' dies, and it took a wee bit of practise, but I'm quite pleased with them.  I distressed and sanded the edges of the papers (including the roses) and hand stitched the papers round the edge.

I am entering this card in the following competitions:

Lili of the Valley - Peach and Green
Simon Says Stamp - Spring colours
Flutter By Wednesday - Open Challenge
Cute Card Thursday - Totally Tropical - I think these colours are quite tropical :)
Wags n' Whiskers - Ribbons and Pearls
Craft Your Days Away - Spots and Stripes
Stamptacular Sunday - Girls and Swirls
Dream Valley Challenges - Things with Wings
The Crafty Pad - Spring is in the Air
Magical Monday - Pearls and Swirls
Papertake Weekly - Truly Dimensional
Top Tip Tuesday - Spring has sprung
Crafty Calendar Challenge - April Showers, May Flowers
Passion for Promarkers - Make your own embellishments. 
Fresh Brew Designs -  Flowers
Craft Us Crazy - Spring/Easter
The Rubber Cafe - Spring/Easter

46 comments:

KarinsArtScrap said...

what a beautiful card you have made again alison.
love those colors and your image is colored beautiful.

greetings karin

craftieodmae said...

You have designed one gorgeous card!!! Love the colors and your image, but the flowers and all the details just send this one to the moon! Awesome!

Little K Smith said...

Oh this is gorgeous Alison, just love those beautiful flowers! A wonderfully coloured lil' fairy, gorgeous papers and love the fancy corners too :)
Kelly.x

Unknown said...

Hi Alison, love your card, those soft sweet colours, and you coloured the image so well. Thank you for joining us at Craft Us Crazy challenges!! Hugs, Frea
p.s. Have no idea who Richard Armitage is but he sure is a hunk LOL!!!

Marion said...

Hi Alison, A truly stunning card and I must say I love the peach and green combo. Fabby image and love all the extras you put to your creations. Hope it didn't take too long for you to dry out. We had a bit of rain yesterday but on the whole we have had lots of sunshine.
hugs
Marion

Anonymous said...

Everything about this is perfect; your colouring, choice of papers, the flowers, stitching ... Like I said - all perfect and so beautiful. xxxx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Beautiful card Alison, i have this stamp but have never inked it up, yours is coloured perfectly and I love the flowers.
Kevin xx

Fiona said...

wow this is beautiful Alison...love the image.

fi
x

Sarahshandmadecardsx said...

This is a gorgeous card - your flowers look amazing and I love the corners you have used. Sarahxx

Suzilou said...

This is gorgeous Alison, love the colour combination and the image is adorable. Was eyeing up those Marianne dies the other day but resisted temptation, spent on create & craft instead!!!

We have had all sunshine here today, bit of rain yesterday but has gone a bit chilly now, anyway off for a bit of on-line gaming :) Have a fab week :)

Fleur said...

Gorgeous card Alison, the colours are fab & your flowers are perfect
Hugz Fleur xXx

Unknown said...

Hi Alison, I love these colors! Your flowers are beautiful! You are a perfectionist, I can tell! Dry & warm here in Nebraska, finally!

Mrs.B said...

Gorgeous card Alison, the colouring is perfect and so are those papers! Love the roses, absolutely beautiful!
Avril xx

Claire said...

What a gorgeous card Alison, those roses are absolutely adorable, for first time they are brilliant. Hugs, Claire x

Paula (PEP) said...

Absolutely stunning colours & that image is one of my favourite LOTV.
Take care with getting wet - hope you dried out quickly somewhere warm so you don't catch cold......Hope your Dad's OK too.
Paula (PEP)
I love the way you use those flower dies.

D K Crafts said...

Hi Alison. Very pretty card. Love the colours and papers and the image is beautifully coloured. The flowers are really gorgeous too. Thanks for the link for the challenges. Hope you got dried out ok, weather very showery here today and colder. Take Care. Donna

CraftyC said...

Hi Alison, hope you've dried out now. We've not had rain down in Kent for ages and the garden could with a soaking. Bet I've spoke to soon LOL. Gorgeous card, love your roses. Just bought this die myself, must find the time to have a play. Thanks for taking part in this weeks LOTV Challenge and enjoy the rest of your week!
Clairexx

coops said...

stunning card alison.i love the beautiful colour combo and image and your embellies are fantastic.love your fab roses :D

xx coops xx

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Beautiful! Love those flowers and the soft colors. The image is adorable! Fantastic presentation!

Thank you for participating in the Craft Us Crazy Challenge! I hope you'll do so again soon!

Tracey T said...

Ooh I'm jealous! I've been struggling with the peach and green theme because I've can't find a green I like. I love your flowers - they work perfectly with your card. xx

Dena said...

Hey Alison! All I can say is "BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!"
Thank you so much for joining the LOTV Challenge this week!
Happy Crafting!
Dena

Kathy and Lucky said...

Beautiful card, it is just so soft and lovely. Thank you for joining us at Fresh Brewed Challenges.

aqualeiga said...

Hi Alison! This is totally beautiful! I love the colour combo, and that image always makes me smile. Thanks so much for joining us at THE CRAFTY PAD for our Spring challenge this week. Hugs, Ali x

coops said...

hiya alison, me again!!
just to say, thanks for joining us this week at PFP :D

xx coops xx

Lacey Stephens said...

Fabulous card! Gorgeous coloring and great take on the Pearls and Swirls challenge. Thank you for playing along with the Magical Monday Challenges.
~Lacey
www.stampandcreate.com
Magical Monday Challenge DT

helloholley said...

what a sweet little image that is!!! your card is gorgeous!!! ;)
Inky Hugs!

~Vittory~ said...

The card is gorgeous! I like babyfairy!
Thank you for playing with Little Miss Muffet Challenge. Hope to see you again!
With best regards,
Viktoria.

Miranda said...

very very cute again Alison, so lovely and the colourcombo is very pretty too
hugs
Miranda

Céline said...

so beautiful card, love the gorgeous papers and soft colors
thanks for sharing with us at stamptacular sunday this week
hugs
céline
SSC DT

Marion said...

Hi Alison, Meant to say in my first post Thanks for playing along at Magical Mondays.
hugs
Marion

Mina said...

wow Alsion those papers are perfect for the colour choice...this LOTV is so cute, Im ashamed to say I have her too and shes yet to be inked
Mina xxx

ChickieChirps said...

Gorgeous card! I love the layout and the stitching looks great! Thanks for joining us at the Little Miss Muffet stitching challenge!

Arabella

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Alison :-) The image is beautiful and the papers and colours are perfect :-)

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

Sarah said...

Hi Alison, what a fabulous card, I love the image and the colours. Thank you for joining us at Craft Your Days Away for our spots and stripes challenge, good luck xxx

Vicky said...

Hi sweetie this is such a beautiful card the sound of these colours do scare me a tad dont know why but your card really is gorgeous love the image & her glittery wings are beautiful & your flowers are fantastic.
Hope you've dried out sweetie.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Gro said...

Beautiful card. Love your image and the handmade flowers. The colouring is great. Thanks for joining us at PfP.
Hugs :o)

Tammy said...

OM Gosh Alison I LOVE these colors!! Your coloring is perfect and your flowers are beautiful!
Hugs, Tammy :)

An Occasional Genius said...

Alison, this is lovely. Your flowers are fabulous & I love your image colouring & glitzy wings.

Hand stitched!!!! Wow, i'm seriously impressed.... Hugs xx

Grenouille Greetings said...

Beautiful fairy, beautifully coloured amidst lovely papers and oh so pretty flowers! Thank you for joining us this week at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge! Hugs, Lesley

The Crafty Den said...

Hi Alison, what a gorgeous card. I love the image and your colouring is perfect. Your handmade flowers are beautiful. Thanks for joining us at PFP this week. Hugs, Denise x

Theresa said...

Hi Alison - this card is absolutely divine. I love the color and those flowers are amazing. How did you make them. I love the cut outs on the corner. You are so talented. Thanks for sharing such wonderful inspiration.

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

Such a pretty color combo and sweet image. Love your handmade flowers! Terrific take on this week's distressing challenge. So happy you joined in the fun with us this week at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

Marianne-db said...

wow, this is so lovely! Love the image and all the beautiful details :-)
Thanks for joining Stamptacular this week!
Hugs, Marianne

Ida / Little said...

Thanks for joining us at PfP this week with your gorgeous card! :)

Hugs Ida

Carole of Brum said...

It's beautiful, alison, the flowers and papers look gorgeous. Thanks for joining in with us at Dream Valley Challenges. CoB

Ruth said...

Very pretty card, the flowers are fab! Ruth, Crafty Calendar Challenge

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