Sunday, September 19, 2010

A Blessing For You

It's been such a busy/crazy two weeks for me...and the work just isn't slowing down. Which means the time I have to craft most certainly is! :( But I'm still managing to get a few minutes in my scrap room from time to time. :)

I was determined to get my "card lifting" project finished before tomorrow...and yes, after about two hours I came up with something I could live with. Honestly sometimes a card that seems to have such an easy layout turns into such a challenge to lift!!! I had the basic idea of what I was trying to create from the beginning, but when I sat down to actually DO IT, it was frustrating!

I cut out all the layers, and then fell blank!!! I went on the computer to try to come up with a verse or image to put into the center of my frame, when I came across some word art I was working on last week. I love this particular verse -- it's just perfect for any occasion! I added the butterfly image...and coloured it all green to match with my purple/green card. But when I added it to the card, I sat there thinking, "This card is soooooooooooo flat! It's sooooooooo boring!!!"

I looked around my scrap table...and saw some pre-made daisy flowers. I added one to the corner just to see what it would look like...and loved it! :) I also used up some bling from my stash for the flower "leaves" and added some greeen peals to make the corners just a little more interesting! :)


It's definitely not the fanciest card I've ever made, but it's growing on me. :) All it takes is some imagination...and you never know where you'll end up! :)

challenges:
I Did It Creations -- Keep it Simple
The 3 Muses -- The Printed Word
Secret Crafter -- Anything Goes

9 comments:

  1. Bling for leaves....I love it. Beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at I Did It Creations.

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  2. Your final touches did make a huge difference to the card wich turned out to be everything but boring! Thanks for joining the challange at IDIC this week!

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  3. The flower and bling did give it just the final touch it needed. Thank you for sharing at the Three Muses.

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  4. Gorgeous card and a beautiful sentiment...
    Thanks for joining our special launch challenge at SCSC, and good luck with the draw
    x
    Vicky

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  5. Just the right amount of bling! It's perfect! Thanks for playing with us at IDIC this week!
    Georgia

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  6. Great sentiment!! Pretty card. Thanks for joining our challenge at I Did It Creations!

    Greetings,
    Katja (IDIC-DT)

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  7. this is a lovely card, such a wonderful sentiment you've used. Thanks for joining in our Keep it Simple challenge this week at I Did it Creations! Gemma :)

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  8. Beautiful card.

    Thank you for joining us at IDIC :)

    Hugs Gurkiss


    http://gurkiss.com/scrapbooking

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  9. What a great project, I love it!
    Thanks so much for joining our Keep it Simple at IDIC!

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