Friends Forever

Quick little post before heading off to bed!
I finally finished this card after working on it all afternoon!  It was totally worth it though cuz I just love how it turned out!
Gorgeous right!?  I know it doesn't look all that complicated...but most of my time is spent figuring out the flowers I want to use, making the cut files, waiting for things to dry...everything I put on my cards is handmade and I'm usually making it as I'm constructing my card.  I think that's what makes my cards so special :)

For this card I used Parade from Saturated Canary.  Such a cute image!  And again, can be used with so many themes!  I chose friends and went all girly on this card.  I love the combination of pink and gray...they just seem to go really well together.  So I kept the tones light throughout the whole card.  Colored the image with my pencils and grounded her, along with chalking some blue in the sky.
Like I said, I make all my embellishments, so I cut out and glued together all the flowers and punched out a bunch of foliage.  Oh I used a heart border punch on the side panel and topped it with a white scalloped ribbon.  Then the smaller gray panel on that is embossed with the Swiss Dots folder :)
I cut out a few butterflies, chalked the 2 smaller ones and glittered the large one.  All the flowers and the 2 small butterflies have pink or clear gems added to them, and the large butterfly has a big pink bead in the middle.

I made up a couple of small pink buttons and added the sentiment flags to the open space on the image.

It turned out exactly as I wanted it to!  That doesn't always happen, but when it does, I love it!

This card is entered in the following challenges:
    Saturated Canary #23-The Great Outdoors
    Seems a Little Sketchy #19
    Daisy Doodles #65-Outdoors
    Lexi's Creations #71-Sparkle and Shine
    Tammy's Scrapin Corner #22-Show us Your Bling
    Bearly Mine-Sparkle and Shine
    Ladybug Crafts-Summer Fun
    Divas by Design #47-For a Female
    The Paper Shelter #76-Going Round and Round
    Stampavie and More #174-Buttons and Bows
    Whimsy Stamps #49-Summer Fun
    Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #19-Emboss
    Clearly iStamp #57-Things with Wings
    Send a Smile 4 Kids-For the Girls

Thanks for stopping by!

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16 comments:

  1. paper fun10 August 2012 at 22:48

    Beautiful card. The image is adorable and beautifully colored. Your handmade flowers are lovely.

    Thanks for Getting Sketchy with us at Seems A Little Sketchy.

    Mari

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  2. happyglitzygirl11 August 2012 at 03:11

    Great colouring, cute girly card, thanks for playing with us at SAS4Kids, blessings Hilde

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  3. Kym's Crafty Cards11 August 2012 at 05:22

    What a lovely card you have made here. Love the pastel colours used. It fits perfectly for the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog. Thank you for taking part in this challenge and I wish you the best of luck in the draw. Best wishes, Kym (Bearly Mine Challenge Blog Design Team Member) xxx

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  4. Sassy Raggedy11 August 2012 at 22:20

    Beautiful card. Love your flowers. Thanks for sharing with us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. Hope to see you again next week. joann sassy raggedy

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  5. Loopylou.11 August 2012 at 23:08

    awww this is so pretty, those flowers around her look amazing!
    Thank you so much for sharing it with us over on the Saturated canary challenge blog
    Hugs Lou xx

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  6. Nannieflash12 August 2012 at 02:28

    Gorgeous image, love your colouring and your papers. Thanks for joining us at Bearlymine, good luck with the Challenge. hugs Shirleyxxxxx

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  7. alethea12 August 2012 at 04:34

    What an absolutely beautiful card!!! Love your colouring and all those flowers!! Thanks for following our sketch at SALS!! HUgsxx

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  8. Karen Hasheck12 August 2012 at 10:33

    What a sweet card for a girl! Love the image and colors you have chosen! Thanks for sharing it with us at Send a Smile 4 Kids and hope to see you again soon!

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  9. Stampalicious12 August 2012 at 22:02

    beautiful, love all the flowers, thank you for joining our challenge at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards, hugs, martina

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  10. Tracey13 August 2012 at 07:22

    Beautiful card & the handmade embellishments make it even more special :)
    Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter & Good Luck!
    Hugs
    Tracey
    x

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  11. Sandy Trefger14 August 2012 at 08:04

    Adorable! I love the pastel colors and the details of the flowers and butterfly. The image is adorable and love the coloring. Thank you for joining our challenge at Seems A Little Sketchy!
    ~Sandy

    sandy's crafty creations

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  12. AN14 August 2012 at 09:24

    Emily,Rakastan korttiasi--ihana ! Kiitos osallistumisesta The Paper Shelter #76 - Going Round and Round-haasteeseen tällä viikolla! Onnea ja kaikkea hyvää elämääsi sinulle sinne ! An

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  13. Unknown15 August 2012 at 11:50

    Beautiful card a fabulous image and stunning flowers well done |Hugs Elaine

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  14. Anniebee15 August 2012 at 14:45

    What a sweet card!! I love all the beautiful flowers and the soft pastel pink tones you used. Thanks for joining the fun at the Saturated Canary challenge blog.

    Anne x

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  15. Jo16 August 2012 at 13:32

    Lovely card, so pretty! Fab image and embellies!Thanks for joining us at Lexi's Creations this time and good luck!
    Hugs Jo x

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  16. Lucianna Dilsaver17 August 2012 at 22:07

    How pretty, your sweet image with the beautiful flowers! Thank you for sharing your creation with us @ SAS 4 Kids, hope to see you again for the next challenge :)

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