Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Birthday Lilies

Today I got to play not one, but TWO challenges!  WOOHOO!!!  This card is for this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to create a celebration card - how easy is that??!! - and also for the Midnight Madness Challenge to use their sketch.  It's a bit hard to tell, but the sentiment is in the corner and says Happy Birthday.

I started with a base of Very Vanilla, layered with black and some Material Girl DP.  Next I paper pleated some Very Vanilla and stuck it down to the side and added some black ribbon over the top.  These beautiful Lilies are from the A Year In Flowers 2 set and have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YR12, YR16, YR18, G24, G28).  I cut them out with Small Oval Nestabilities and sponged a little Antique Linen around them.  It was then matted with black cut with the Large Oval Nestabilities and some Tangerine Tango cut with Label 13.  I added some little black dots around the edge to kind of match the lilies and popped it up on some X-press It Foam Tape.  :)  To finish I added a black bow to the ribbon and the sentiment from Flourishes' Tag Lines set. 

Stamps - A Year In Flowers 2, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, Black, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Label 13 Nestabilities, Black Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Scor Pal, Foam Tape.

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

27 comments:

Marlene said...

So very pretty!!! (And I'm FIRST! HA!)

A Consuming Passion said...

Beautiful Kathy - love this stamp!

Lovely Linda said...

Hello-o-o Kathy! What a lovely surprise to see you join us this week - and what a fabulous entry! I love this image and you have coloured it to perfection! Love the DP and that gorgeous black ribbon and bow! Love it! Thanks for joining us this week at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, we appreciate you support and would love to see you join us again next week! {{{hugs}}}
Linda MMSC Design Team!

Leigh said...

I do like that orange and black colour scheme. Your colouring is fabulous. I'm still afraid to use my copics...hmmm.

Jessie said...

Stunning card Kathy!

Corinne said...

elle est remarqueblement belle!!
bise de la France

JudyI, St. Louis MO USA said...

Gorgeous card. I love the color scheme and the pleated paper. And to Leigh who commented above, don't be afraid to use your Copics. Just jump in there and do it.

Unknown said...

Wow!! Kathy, this is super gorgeous!! Love the orange & black color combo...so rich and elegant!

Liz Williams said...

Kathy, I love these gorgeous lilies.Orange is my favorite color.

Cartadea said...

Hi Kathy,Beautiful blog and cards!
Greetings from Poland!

Renkata said...

Kathy your cards are always so elegant with perfect details. These flowers are like reall.
Just so beautiful, you can almost smell them :)

Marisa said...

I never tire of those tiger lilies :) Love the pops of black and how you scored the vertical cream panel. Great card!

Priscilla said...

Hi Kathy, I really love your take on the sketch..that side trim you are working on this card is just FABULOUS!! Great image too. I can see the Happy Birthday :) Looks GREAT. Thank you so much for joining in the fun this week at the Midnight Madness sketch challenge.
Priscilla
MMSC Hostess

Eileen said...

Stunning simply stunning. Eileen xx

Linda Carson said...

Quite LOVELY!

Carol Hurlock said...

Kathy, this is an absolutely stunning image. Love your colors and die cut. Great job with the sketch. Thank you so much for playing along with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.

Bear Hugs,
Carol
Midnight Madness Design Team

Silke Ledlow said...

So beautiful Kathy!!! Love your take on the Sketch and I'm so thrilled you played the FTTC with us!!! Hugs ~S~

Connie M. said...

This is just oh so beautiful, Kathy!! Your flowers are just stunning! Love the pretty oranges!! Thanks so much for playing this week in the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge! Hugs!!

Connie
MMDT-GD

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!! Love that dp and the colors are fabulous!
smiles,Deena

Denise Marzec said...

Holy smokes, woman, that's some AMAZING coloring! Uh huh!

Beate said...

I love this stamp and you made it looks soooo good! Gorgeous coloring, beautiful card.
Hugs and smiles

Mona Pendleton said...

WOW Kathy! So pretty! Love those vibrant colors!

Valerie said...

Very pretty card. I just love the colors you used. The flowers are so vibrant.

Dee Jackson said...

Your card is beautiful Kathy!! Thanks so much for playing in the FTTC this week.

pam124 said...

Kathy, stunning flowers and colored to perfection. LOVE your dp, nesties, panel and ribbon. What a breathtaking job!! TFS!

Sharon said...

WOW - Your colouring is just beautiful Kathy! Another stunning card :)

Sharon x

Edna Morrisedie said...

Lovely job with the Lils, and GO ORANGE!

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