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Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Birthday wishes .....

.... Hi all - it's been another gorgeous day here in Northville and it looks like staying for a while.  I've made a birthday card for one of my friends in the UK.  I was having a really hard time thinking what to make - my mojo seems to have decided to take a holiday all of its own!!!  However, when I saw the colours from this week's Colour Q - cQc154 challenge I knew what I wanted to do.  I used this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge - WMSC114 (designed by Anya Schrier) for the layout.


Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Asian Garden
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Bravo Burgundy, So Saffron, Calypso Carol (substitute for Cameo Coral)
Spellbinders:  Lacey Circles (S4-293) #5
Accessories:  SU Ribbon (Old Olive); Dreamweaver Stencil LL3024, Card from stash

I really like this set, but for some reason don't use it very often, however it goes perfectly with this big sakura stencil.  I used So Saffron for the background pattern and wrapped ribbon around it before attaching to the card base.  I ran both the stencil and Spellbinder die through my bug and while the stencil was in place I inked the centre of the flower and used coral round the edge.  Next I stamped lots of little sakura flowers and cut them out.  I finished off with a simple birthday sentiment.



That's all for now.  See you soon.

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19 comments:

  1. Marybeth12 September 2012 at 23:38

    Ohhh so pretty! Wow, you sure had to cut a lot of flowers. Looks like you have lots of mojo! Beautiful!, Deborah.

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  2. Buffy12 September 2012 at 23:43

    Beautiful card Debs. Love the tiny flowers
    Hugs Buf xx

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  3. Jen Mitchell13 September 2012 at 03:12

    What a gorgeous take on the challenge! All those little flowers are spectacular and to think they are all hand-cut. Amazing! Thanks for joining us at colourQ!

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  4. Anne-Elise13 September 2012 at 08:10

    Oh, Deborah! Looks like we had the same idea with the flowers!! Just saw that now... Your card is beautiful!

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  5. Carla13 September 2012 at 09:32

    your card is beautiful!!!!!!! very lovely colors too. Love from Holland.

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  6. Karin Åkesdotter13 September 2012 at 10:31

    This is absolutely WONDERFUL Deborah! Love everything from your embossed center, and pretty flowers to the beautiful background!
    Thanks so much for playing with us at WMSC, hugs, Karin

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  7. Ardyth13 September 2012 at 14:21

    Love what you did with that big stencil - it's just gorgeous!

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  8. Ruth S13 September 2012 at 15:02

    Wow - gorgeous card Deborah! I love that sakura design and it's perfect for this WMS sketch ;)
    Your pal is sure to love it, Rx

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  9. Tracey McNeely13 September 2012 at 16:41

    So gorgeous Deborah, so much detail. Thank you for joining us this week at the colourQ!

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  10. Lynne13 September 2012 at 20:06

    Wow! Gorgeous card Deborah. Love the colours.
    Lynne xxx

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  11. Vickie Z14 September 2012 at 02:26

    Love the stencil!!! All those flowers fussy cut...they look wonderful! Fabulous use of the colors!

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  12. Renee14 September 2012 at 16:11

    That stencil is perfect with this!!
    And all those fussy cut blooms...
    a fabulous take on this week's sketch Deborah!! :)

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  13. Jeanne J. 14 September 2012 at 17:20

    You nailed this Deborah! Love the giant sakura and how it perfectly matches the bitty fussy cut ones! Bet that was a big project - hope your daughter helped! So worth the time and effort this is simply stunning!

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  14. Edna Morrisedie14 September 2012 at 20:15

    Nice work D... love all that inking!

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  15. Kelly S.14 September 2012 at 21:07

    Oh WOW! That embossed image is PERFECT with the little blooms from Asian Gardens! All of that fussy cutting makes me want to give you a round of applause right here at my computer desk...so amazing, Deborah!

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  16. Teresa Kline14 September 2012 at 23:24

    this is stunning, I luv those flowers! be sure to stop by my blog and enter the giveaway
    http://paperieblooms.blogspot.com/2012/09/verve-diva-dare-and-giveaway.html

    hope you have a wonderful weekend!

    enjoy *~*

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  17. Savitri15 September 2012 at 02:04

    This is just BEUTIFUL!

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  18. Sylvia15 September 2012 at 07:00

    Gorgeous card, Deborah, I love all the sweet flowers! so happy you could join us this week and share your card.

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  19. Arielle H Gordon25 September 2012 at 04:30

    WOW, this is super gorgeous Deborah! You should get a gold medal for cutting out all those flowers! Thanks so much for playing with us at the colourQ!

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