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Today I've used Happy Retirement to make my card, stamping it in Memento Rich Cocoa and colouring it with Copics. It's been cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with blue cut with Labels 18. The base is made of blue, green and some MME Good Day Sunshine paper with a vertical panel of green and the reverse of the MME paper topped with some May Arts Mesh. To accent I've added several Kaisercraft Blush Pearls.
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57 comments:
Hey GF...I wish I could be there right now....awesome card! Love how you colored this image :) !!! Hugs ~S~
What an awesome card Kathy!! I just love your colors, choice of dp, placement of pearls and design with just a touch of texture in your trim. So beautifully put together with great attention to detail, my friend!!
hugs,
Chris
Wow Kathy! I swear I can feel the sand between my toes when I look at this beautiful card! I love your coloring along with the textures... so very refreshing and makes me long for a beach somewhere... Hugs and blessings...
Lori
Oh what an inviting scene Kathy!!! I'm so loving what you did with this set! The dp is perfect and I love the texture of the ribbon tucked in behind... perfection!!!
hugs,
Grace
Love how you kept the coloring on the image so simple, it just jumps out with that beautiful background. like the ribbon that has that net look. A lovely and peaceful card.
Lovely--wish I was there! I like the mesh ribbon you used.
What a peaceful card!! The colors are lovely, and your coloring is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
What a warm relaxing card! A nice change from the pictures I've been seeing on blogs this morning of inches and inches of SNOW!
I love those palm trees, your card takes me back to the islands.
Takek me there!! Great scene and card :)
So peaceful and serene...Wish I was there! Fab design Kathy!
wonderful to see on this cold wintry day.
kathyL/ohio
Great card love the relaxing scene and i would love to go their. great details. love the colors. thanks for sharing
Great card! Love the stsamp!
What a great card; love your color scheme!
Gorgeous card!
Love the colors and coloring...very nice work
Kathy girl, you ROCK!! I love this card!! The framing, the colors and papers, and the mesh are such a beautiful combination! Beautiful work, as usual!!! Blessings, Angie
Great card! Looks like just the place I want to be right now as winter is coming upon us!!
ooh, it's fabulous! love the colors, and coloring too! I'd love to be there!!
PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) LOVE the May Arts Mesh with this!!!!!!! AND the pearls!!!!!!!!!!! Wouldn't that be nice? Retire with pearls in your pocket!!!!!!!!! LOL :) SUPER JOB Kathy!!!!!!!!! :)
Fantastic, perfect retirement card, great coloring of the image and like the paper and mesh to go with it!
This is such an inviting scene, and the blue shade of the mat could not be more suitable! A stunning card!
Great card...love how you stamped in a brown ink and was able to eliminate one colouring step.
Great card.
craftymom205 at yahoo dot com
gorgeous!! love your card
What a wonderful design, great dp.
Very nice card, I love the color combo, esp that blue for the base & image matting.
Lovely card. I like that stamp set. So peaceful.
Margie F.
Awesome card. Your bg dp coordinates with the image so well.
WOW it really puts you in the mood for a vacation or retirement. Great concept. Thanks for sharing
Judy
Wonderful DP, it couldn't have complemented this stamp any better and the mesh ribbon adds just the perfect finishing touch.
OH OH OH how stunning rich colors awesome texture complete success
Oh Deb!! Awesome card...and with the snow flying here...this looks so inviting...and time for a vacation to the south were the warmth lies!!\
Hugs
Ooops...svs hun...I meant Kathy...grey moment..lol
Awsome card! Love the scene and the mesh. I never realized all the detail in the stamp until I saw your card. Great job.
Kathy!!
You did such a lovely job on your retirement set card!! It really lends itself to relaxing:) You do such a great job at coloring the ODBD stamps:)be blessed
~Beyond Measure
Tammy
www.urbeyondmeasure.com
Looking at the good job you did on this card i think i need a holiday.
Love this card, Honey - Great colouring! Maybe some day you will be able to give it to someone we both know, who thinks he is too young to retire!!
This is a great card for a guy.
Beautiful card ... the colouring is just amazing
I love the image! The colors on your card are so rich and pretty!
Nice tropical colors together and great coloring on the image!
I studied your card because at first glance I knew there was DETAIL. The colors are marvelous. I made that hammock out of jute in my macrame days and it was not comfotable. The idea of course is wonderfully whimsical. Pearls.....deep sea diving?
Blessings,
Carole Robb Bisson
This is a lovely scene. The colors are amazing.
Blessings,
Carole Robb Bisson
You made it seem easy to make a man card ( unlike a man cold which is very complicated)
I like the colors and layers.
Blessings,
Carole Robb Bisson
Always love looking at your cards - you're so talented! Love the colouring and how you put it all together - just gorgeous!
I love that stamp! That's a place I'd like to go! What a great card!
I love the stamp! That's a place I'd like to go! What a great card!
This doesn't seem to want to publish so I will try one last time. Such a lovely card....great stamp! That's where I'd like to go!
I love your card and the colors are great! One of my favorite stamps!
Great card! Makes me wish I was on the beach right now! Thanks for sharing!
Family, can be far away, but love is sent. Many places are summer at Christmas. the retirement image would be perfect for a relaxed holiday...love it.
GORGEOUS, Kathy! Your coloring makes this seem look so dimensional and real. Beautifully done!
Beautiful. The colors are great. The mesh is perfect. Absolutely love it.
Looks inviting to me! Great job on the card!
I love the rich colours in this one, and the beach scene is a fab stamp, I could handle a bit of R&R right now so this appeals to me!
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