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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Peaceful Green

Hello Everyone!!  Today I got to play in two challenges - Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge (don't you love this sketch.....might even make another one yet!!  ;) ) and The Shabby Tea Room Challenge to either use green or be inspired by nature......obviously I chose the 'green' option!!  :)

I started with a base of dark green bazzill and layered with white and some Memory Box Frond DP which I sewed around the edge.  For the vertical panel I stamped Brocade Background in ODBD Olive ink on white and matted with more dark green punched with the Arch Lattice border punch.  Over this I attached some white grosgrain ribbon.  The circle was made by using the largest two circle nestabilities and then I accented with some white pearls.  I then stamped the Brocade Borders and sentiment from Peace in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured the frame with Copics (G20, G21, G24) and matted with more dark green and popped it up on foam tape.  I finished by adding a white bow made with my Bow Easy to the top corner.

Stamps - Peace, Brocade Borders, Brocade Background (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Dark Green Bazzill, White, Memory Box Frond DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, ODBD Olive
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Bow Easy, Sewing Machine, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, X-press It Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

25 comments:

  1. Beautiful sentiment and the colours are definitely peaceful. Love it.

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  2. Beautiful card! Love the layout, the sentiment and the color combo! Great job! Thanks for playing along with us at TSTR! :)

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  3. How beautiful this is! So detailed and so elegant! I just love this soothing color palette of green, black, and white. And what gorgeous stamping! Love the sentiment and the fancy edging and the gorgeous bow. Thanks for sharing with us at TSTR.

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  4. This is BEAUTIFUL! Great job with Mercy's sketch :]

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  5. What a beautiful and peaceful card, I feel less stressed already! I especially love the pearls in the half circle, very elegant! Thanks for playing along this week in TSTR!

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  6. One can never have enough green I say LOL! Just love that colour!! You have used Mercy's sketch fabulously, Kathy! Love the cirlce with the pearls around it and the colour combo is great. Lovely card as always.

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  7. Kathy, your card is beyond words gorgeous!!! Love the paper and the layout...so very elegant looking! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

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  8. I've fallen in love with this card its gorgeous. Love the colours, layout, well I love it all. Eileen x

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  9. What a beautiful card, Kathy. I love the greens, and the way you used the sketch is fantastic. Beautiful work x

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  10. Oh girl ~ Your work around these beautiful verses makes me want to smile! Just beautiful!!! Love the papers too!

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  11. Beautiful card. Love the sentiment.Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Beautiful cards! I'm LOVIN' the white pearls on the black circle...how cool!

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  13. Just lovely! The pearl dotted frame is a fabulous accent.

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  14. Hi Kathy, love the design of this elegant card, really gorgeous papers and stamping!

    Hope you guys have a fab weekend and school holidays.

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  15. Simply gorgeous ... TFS with us in the Tea Room :)

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  16. Kathy, this is so elegant. Congrats on winning an honorable mention at TSTR; I won today too! Had to pop over and see your creation. You always do such beautiful things!

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  17. This is so beautiful Kathy, I love the semicircle of pearls!

    Sharon x

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  18. Nice job with the sketch, I love the circle and all the green goes well here!

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