Saturday 26 March 2011

Shhh I think spring might be here!

I'm not going to say it too loudly, but I really do think Spring is here! My garden is full of daffodils and tulips, and the cherry blossom tree has loads of little buds just waiting to erupt into a mass of flowers. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the warmer, brighter days will soon be here. I really have had enough of the Winter this year and am finding that it has sapped my desire to create. However, if I'm brutally honest it probably has more to do with the fact that I have had to venture into a cold conservatory to rumage through my stash than an actual lack of desire to create! ;)

Anyway, enough of my rambling the challenge over at Delicious Doodles this week is flowers. We want to see lots of flowers on your creations. Up for grabs are two fantastic prizes, one is any three paper pads from our sponsor Pascale's Pad and the other is any three digi's from the Delicious Doodles Store.

As you can no doubt tell, I've been heavily influenced this week by the sudden promised change in season and have made the first of my Easter cards.


The image I've used this week is a new release from Delicious Doodles called On The Lookout. I thought it was perfect for more "grown up" Easter cards. As always the image has been coloured with Promarkers. I've then cut it to shape using Nestabilities Labels 8 and then heat embossed the edges using Heat It Up Gold Embossing Powder. The background paper is a piece of Core'dinations White Wash cardstock which has been run through the Bigshot with a Daisy Texturz Plate and then given a light sanding to expose the core colour. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons new Spring/Easter collection. The flowers are Prima E-line topped with Craftwork Cards Card Candy.

Thanks for stopping by this week.

Claire x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Colour Create - Pastels
Crafty Purple Frog - Green
Delightful Challenges - Pastels
Digi Doodles Shops Best - Ribbons & Bows
Simon Says Stamp - Mothers Day/Girly
Stamping Vacation - Easter
Passion for Promarkers - In the Garden

27 comments:

  1. Ooh what a sweetie!
    Hugs Nicolet

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  2. Gorgeous hun! Love those fresh greens. Can't wait for Spring proper here. . .

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  3. I adore your card Claire, your colouring is second to none!

    Love the shades youve chosen too!

    Have a fabby weekend!

    Keryn x

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  4. Just gorgeous Claire,love the image.xxx

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  5. Wow! I thought that image had been preprinted, the colouring is so good. Good luck in all the challenges.

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  6. Fab card love the image I hope the good weather is here to stay to.

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  7. Gorgeous card Claire. I love the whole layout of the card and the colours are also really nice. That image is a good one for Easter.

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  8. Awww, your card are so pretty. Very cute image.
    Hugs Nat

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  9. I really love both the image and the way you've made the card. Your colouring is fab!

    Thanks for joining our challenge at PFP:=)
    Hugs

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  10. This is a beautiful Easter card! I sure hope Spring is here. It's beautiful out today...but a little too nippy for me!

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  11. Gorgeous card, love the image

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  12. Lovely card - I thought at first the rabbits were a photo. x

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  13. Hi Claire, what a gorgeous card. I love the image and your colouring is perfect. Great papers and layout. Thanks for joining us at PFP this week. hugs, Denise x

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  14. Hi Claire
    A gorgeous card,thankyou for joining us at Delightful Challenges,
    Hugs Dianne xx

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  15. Hi sweetie this is such a gorgeous card I love your colouring on the rabbits that is awesome & I love the shade of green that ribbon is. I'm sick of the winter now too so I really do hope spring is here altho I have a ton of gardenint to do & all the decking needs re-staining urrggghhh not to mention the conservatory roof & windows need doing....darn things....lol
    Anyway hope you have a great weekend shug.

    Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

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  16. Love the card Claire! Wish we were having spring, although the calendar says it is, we are expecting snow tomorrow! Double UGH!

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  17. Great card for Easter Claire and I really love the rabbits.

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  18. Very cute card! Love those little bunnies. Thanks for playing along with Delightful Challenges.

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  19. this is just fantastic, what a smashing spring card. really love your colouring and this is perfect for an adult card you are right x

    Sarah xxx

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  20. gorgeous card claire.i love your colours and details and the image is adorable.
    thanks for joining us this week at PFP :D

    xx coops xx

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  21. Goregeous card.And your image is adorable. Thanks for joining us at PfP :o)

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  22. Great card, love the flowers

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  23. I really love this card! Thank you so much for joining our challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best!
    Hope to see your again on our blog!

    Greetings,
    Katja (DDSB-DT)

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  24. A lovely card, love the colours, thank you for joining us at Digi Doodle Shop's Best this week
    Ruth x

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  25. Hi Claire - this is fabby! Love the design, so effective!! Thanks for joining us at Colour Create, Juliex

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