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Sunday, 11 September 2011

CR84FN38 - birthday ....

... time is marching along so quickly - we're already well into September - and time for the new CR84FN colour challenge.  So for the next two weeks our CR84FN38 colours are - bright pink, black and grey (silver) - very luxurious colours!! 


I love the inspiration photos - lots of stationery items, graphic images, striking colours - all courtesy of Leslie at A Creative Mint.

I've gone for something a bit different to my normal card - there's NO stamping at all!  I have a cupboard full of the most wonderful foiled, flourished and glittered card from Kanban and I hoard it.  But I've decided I have to use it. 

There's lots of bright pink metallic card in a variety of finishes and styles, but I finally settled on this pretty pink frame which I placed over some text paper saying Happy Birthday.  Then I simply made several mats in silver, black and silver and then mounted the layers onto my card base.  To give some glamour to the card I used these gorgeous die cut flowers and simply added a bit of bling - in bright pink - to complete the card.


Card: Silver and black card, pink frame, text paper, die cut flowers - all Kanban
Accessories:  Gems from stash - coloured with Magenta promarker

This was not a quick card to make - it took me much longer than normal - but I'm pleased I've made the effort to use the card - it really is beautiful in real-life.  It was, however, really, really difficult to get a good photo.  I ended up asking Jonathan to take the photo!!

Now, if you'd like to see more inspirational cards with these fabulous colours, please do check out the Design Team's blogs:


And we're pleased to be joined by our Guest Designer - Marie Oberg - please do check out her blog and leave some love!!

That's all for today.  It's going to be really busy here - we have to get Kathryn's bags packed, as she's off for a school outward bound course on Monday.  The school have provided a list of items that Kathryn needs to take with her - and she has to carry it all!!  I'm hoping that the weather will be better next week than it's been in the week just gone!!  See you tomorrow!
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27 comments:

  1. Marie11 September 2011 at 05:52

    What a wonderful card, Deborah. Love the metallic layers. The embossing and the layered flowers add so much dimension. The bling adds a touch of elegance.

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  2. Mona Pendleton11 September 2011 at 06:01

    What no stamping? Your card is very pretty Deb! Those foil flowers look fabulous and love the embossed background!

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  3. Anonymous11 September 2011 at 06:55

    your card looks fantastic
    Elma

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  4. Jackie11 September 2011 at 08:09

    A beautiful card, very classy looking :o)
    Jackie xx

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  5. Stamps and Paper11 September 2011 at 08:24

    Very pretty card Deborah...love these colours together.

    Anne

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  6. Pauline11 September 2011 at 10:17

    Very pretty Deborah, that pink glossy card is gorgeous!
    My daughter went to Tregoyd in Wales last year for her outward bound course, and came back filthy!! She had an amazing time though, such a great experience for the kids. Hope she enjoys her time away, and you get some crafting done ;-)

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  7. Deb Hickman11 September 2011 at 10:46

    Very eye-catching,love the embossed background,so pretty.xxxx

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  8. Jenny11 September 2011 at 11:09

    Wow this is a metallic feast! Love the design Deborah, it's a fab frame :)
    Jenny x

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  9. Joanne Leddy11 September 2011 at 13:49

    Fabulous! Those flowers pop off the page - what a wonderful display for these colors. And the embossed background is perfect - love it!

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  10. Heather Rogers11 September 2011 at 14:28

    It turned out beautifully. I think the foil gives it such a fancy look. :)
    Hugs~

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  11. Anonymous11 September 2011 at 16:49

    Beautiful, Deb! All the foil and gems make this an elegant creation!

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  12. farmhouse-story11 September 2011 at 18:07

    love your texture and flowers, deb! pretty card!

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  13. Donna Mosley11 September 2011 at 20:06

    Gorgeous card Deborah, love the colours and fab flowers.

    Donna x

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  14. Marta11 September 2011 at 20:17

    I love flourish background on your card. And metallic makes it glamorous. Best regards

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  15. Lana11 September 2011 at 21:08

    Wow! Love your flowers they are gorgeous! Love the embossed background too! :)

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  16. Paula (PEP)11 September 2011 at 21:15

    Beautifully striking, especially with that Kanban card. Your flowers & blinga re super embellishments. Hope everything goes well for Kathryn's course.
    Paula (PEP)

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  17. Suzanne C11 September 2011 at 23:48

    beautiful flowers.... so striking. lovely card and design!

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  18. Pauline12 September 2011 at 01:27

    What wonderful colors. Your card is gorgeous. Such creativity
    TFS
    Hugs
    Pauline

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  19. Janetcraft12 September 2011 at 10:08

    it's a lovely card..colors are really into the guided colors..

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  20. Janetcraft12 September 2011 at 10:09

    and thanks for dropping by..left with sweet comments!

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  21. Sue Lelli 12 September 2011 at 16:49

    I can only imagine how difficult it was to photograph this card! LOVE LOVE LOVE the foil and the shiny flowers! Absolutely STUNNING!!!

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  22. Vicky Hayes12 September 2011 at 21:51

    I love this stylish no-stamping card Deborah - I think opulent is probably the word I'm looking for!

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  23. Andrea M14 September 2011 at 12:33

    Deb, those flowers are GORGEOUS!!! WOWZAS! Love your take on the colors!!! What a beautiful card!

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  24. igła i nitka14 September 2011 at 22:56

    These black flowers look really stunning on this card. I like the contrast very much:)

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  25. Lisa Elton15 September 2011 at 05:11

    Wonderful embossed background Deborah! And those flowers...wow they look great!!

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  26. Lisa Somerville18 September 2011 at 04:05

    Beautiful BD card, love the added foil blossoms!

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  27. Shannon White23 September 2011 at 10:52

    OMgoodness this is a Gorgeous Birthday Card! Love the embossed BG an Fabulous flowers! 8-)

    Hugs
    Shannon

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Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog and check out my creations. I'd love to hear from you. Deborah x