Friday, March 21, 2014

Sweet Wishes - FFFC #110 Shabby Chic

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Hello.  Happy Spring!

Another Friday and this one brings a new challenge at the Fussy and Friday Challenge Blog.  The new theme is 'Shabby Chic'.  Our challenge hostess is Judy and we're being sponsored by Live and Love Crafts.  Make sure you pop over to the Fussy and Friday Challenge Blog to get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun.  And please check out the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you.

And so...this is my card.


I've turned this into an easel card...



As you can see I ink-distressed the paper edges of my designer paper pieces, which is my normal practice. But this time I also distressed the paper edges with my little Tim Holtz Paper Distresser tool to make the card look shabbier.  The thing is I didn't do a very good job at it's hard to see...Arrgghh.  Honestly it's too much work and too time consuming to distress by hand. What I need is one of those Zutter Distrezz-It-All machines!!!  It's on my wish list...hee hee.

Being featured is this adorable Magnolia image...


Tilda Binding Flowers from the Special Moments Collection 2013

Magnolia stamps are available at Magnolia-licious on-line store, where you can find both full size and mini size.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and CandibeansMagnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory BoxPoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges for this card:
Simply Magnolia Challenges - Birthday Wishes
Bearly Mine Challenges #120 - One for the Girls
Deep Ocean Challenge #73 - Lace and Pearls
Magnolia Down Under Challenge #231 - Birthday
Charisma Cardz Challenge #6 - Birthday Girls
Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge #90 - Flower Power
Tuesday Throwdown #187 - Tic Tac Toe (diecuts, flowers, ribbon)
Divas by Design - Flower Power
Crafty Girls Challenges #14 - Anything Goes
Milk Coffee - Flowers Challenge


Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated by me.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!


Materials and Tools Used
Sentiments:  Computer generated
Designer Papers:  Chatterbox Great Little Stripes and Great Room Floral; one unknown paper from my scrap bin
Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #7; Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two; Crealies Creative Flower No. 06, Poppystamps 956 Lovely Tendril 
Punches:  EK Success medium and small Retro Flowers; Martha Stewart Hydrangea, Hydrangea 3-in-1, Nellie Snellen Floral Punch FLP031 Large Rose Leaves, Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch; Michaels mini sun   
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain, Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey; lace, ribbon and pearls from my stash 
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 


42 comments:

Yvonne said...

Beautiful card Norma. You made me smile about your distressing machine :) xxx

Louise said...

Very sweet card Norma, I love the shape and details. Fabulous coloring.
hugs Louise

Ivonne said...

Love your shabby chic card, so gorgeous as always! The flowers are so beautiful and the coloring amazing. I love it! Hugs, Ivonne

Crea-Sandra said...

Gorgeous easelcard, I love the colors and the flowers!Thanks for joining us at Divas by Design!
♥ Sandra ♥

NickScrapShack said...

This is awesome. Love the warm colours you picked for the stamp.
Nick

Laura said...

ahhh...there's those famous flowers lol....beautiful colors!

Sue B said...

Oh this is gorgeous Norma… such a sweet image and you've coloured her to perfection! I love the beautiful papers and embellishments… the flowers are stunning! :-)
Thanks for joining us at Divas by Design this week!
Hugs Sue B xx

Céline said...

another fab card!! as usual i love your flowers
hugs
céline

Unknown said...

Norma this is just stunning! I love looking through your blog to see all your beautifu work. Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz for our Birthday Girl challenge.
Tina - DT

Beth Brovold said...

Beautiful Norma!!! As always your attention to detail and your colouring is FANATASTIC!!! Have a GREAT weekend Norma!!!

Vannessa said...

This is just gorgeous Norma! Love the colours you used and your colouring is fabulous! Hugs, Vannessa

Karen said...

Beautiful card Norma!!

Unknown said...

Adorable cards & layout, Norma. Love the coloring and lace. :)
Have a sweet day...

Joyce said...

Norma this is gorgeous! As always, I adore your creations!! Smiling about the distressing edges. I too find it is too much work by hand!!

Ustvarjalni utrinki Tamara P. said...

Gorgeous card
love the warm colours and stunning colouring
have a lovely weekend
hugs Tamara

JenniferD said...

She is Gorgeous and my Favorite an Easle Card! Have a Great Weekend!

inge said...

What a loveley easelcard Norma. I love the shape and colours. Thanks for sharing at Simply Magnolia.

XX Inge

mgoll88 said...

thats a very wonderfull card creation, looks fantastic!

LG
Michaela

Mojca said...

Wow looks so pretty Norma! Great colours. hugs! Mojca

Anonymous said...

Hi Norma, A super cute card, love the image and the design. Fabulous Colours. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Girls Challenge 14. Good luck and we hope to see you again soon.

Hugs Erin DT & Co Owner x

cathylynn said...

Totally gorgeous and your colors are fantastic! Another beauty!!!
Hugs, Cathy-Lynn

Kathy Gerace said...

Absolutely gorgeous card! Your flowers are just perfect. The coloring is amazing. I am drooling all over my keyboard just looking at your card!
Hugs, Kathy

Karen said...

Such a lovely card! Very pretty colors.

Karen

Inkypinkydelights said...

Norma this is fabulous. Love it! Judy x

Anonymous said...

Stunning card, love the colour and design x

Anonymous said...

This is so pretty, I always love to visit and see your gorgeous creations, the flowers and colouring are stunning
Hugs julie P

Lady Bug Stampers said...

Oh my goodness this is stunning. Love the image and the easel card you made it into. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.
Linda K. DT
www.ladybugstampers.blogspot.com

Only By His Grace said...

Hi Norma!
Once again your card gives great eye candy. It is adorable.Love, love those autumn colours. Not that we are seeing many of them. we are still having a late Summer.I wish I could do a layout as good as yours Norma.
Hugs Maz

May said...

Hi Norma, Stunning card, Your colouring of this sweet image is amazing...Beautiful colours & design...Love it all... Hugs May x x x

Emma said...

Gorgeous card, love the colours you have used. Thank you for joining us at Charisma Cardz this fortnight for our 'Birthday Girls' challenge x

NanaConnie said...

Very sweet image, Norma, and I love all the flowers. Thanks for playing along in the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge at Tuesday Throwdown this week and good luck in the draw. :-D
NanaConnie DT

Unknown said...

Omg!!! this is stunning. Love everything!!. Thanks for joining us at Milkcoffee Challenge.
Lou. DT x

viera- scrapbooking a svet papieru said...

Beautiful card

NPurdum56 said...

Another gorgeous creation by Norma! Just beautiful! Nancee :)

Crafty Sandy's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Norma, hugs xx

cebelica said...

Gorgeous card. I like the colours and all the flowers. Really beautiful! Hugs! xx

New Creations said...

Hello Norma!
I just found your blog and very glad to see your stunning projects and I am happy that I am now your new follower through e-mail.

Jennifer's Vintage Paperie said...

Beautiful! I love all of the layers and the pretty colors on your card.

fiona mctiernan walker said...

Hi Norma a fantastic easel card love the layout. Thankyou for joining our challenge this fortnight at Crafty Girls.
Hugs
Fiona blog co-owner x

Jules said...

This is absolutely stunning and probably one of the best cards I've seen in ages, I just love it. The green/brown autumn colours are just perfect for this card. Thank you for joining us at BMD, good luck xoxoxoxo

Evik said...

Stunning card!!!!

Tindaloo said...

gorgeous card n lovely stamp :)

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