Sunday, July 17, 2011

another triple play?!

as someone who is generally not a great combiner of more than one challenge, please forgive me for being excited that i've managed it again! to wit, i have taken this week's magnificent offering from sketchy thursdays:


along with challenge #70--"flower power" at the shabby tea room, for which we're to use both flowers generally and the color scheme of the inspiration photo:


and this week's brief at shopping our stash (#8) which is to use either our really old stuff or our brand spankin' new stuff:

(patterned papers: old: sei (pink dot) and creative imaginations (notebook); new: kaiser (decoratively punched mat layers); cardstock: ranger (of medium age); poppy stamps: pti; inks: ranger di's, glimmer mist, smooch spritz, colorbox chalks; "celebrate" sticker (which came over on the mayflower!): bo bunny; fabric flower: kirsty vittetoe; adhesives: tombow monorunner, 3m doublestick tape)


for the last, i've done a bit of both, having mixed elederly sei & creative imaginations papers (that i still love) with a just-got-it-friday kaiser paper pad. the clear sentiment sticker is also old enough for a bus pass, not to mention the scalloppy scissors, which i think were my very first papercrafting tool purchase back in the day. whereas the poppy stamp only arrived this week, and not only is this is my first time "test driving" it, i also tried a new technique in which i stamped the base image and then, a little frustrated that i was not getting the right "mix" of distress inks and mists i had blended on my craft sheet, i went back with a little brush to darken the centers. (later i added some black stickles, in the very middle, for seeds.)

i'd love to take credit for the amazing rolled fabric rose-n-bow combination, but that was created by my lovely friend kirsty vittetoe, it came on my birthday present! at the very end of the card, when it needed one more thing, i spotted that gorgeous bit of ribbony goodness and literally "tied one on!!!" :)


i have to say i am pretty pleased with this one, so much so that i immediately used the exact same stamp (& a few of these papers, as well--unheard of!) on a completely different-looking card for this month's pixie dust paperie challenge that will begin on 7-20. i can't wait to show it to you on wednesday! ♥

ETA 24 hours later: many thanks to miss diana for the head's up with regard to moxie fab world's "fanatical about botanical" where they are looking for realistic, but graphically innovative interpretations of the botanical style... which i think this is, actually, and as it was created during the challenge i feel ok about "retrofitting" it by one day! :)

27 comments:

  1. Oh that is so pretty. Once again you have played a blinder.

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  2. This is GORGEOUS, I am so happy that the stamp set and fabric rose/bow has a brilliant owner, I love this!!!!

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  3. oops, it was ME! forgot to log out after reading your email from there, LOL!
    ~kirsty

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  4. Who doesn't love a 3-fer?!?!?! Well played, Missy! (I'm still snickering over the "came over on the Mayflower". tee hee)

    Thanks for joining us this week at Shopping Our Stash!!!!

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  5. Ooooo, yummy card Lauren! So pretty! :)

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  6. This card is gorgeous!! You should also link it up at Moxie Fab, there is a Botanical Challenge there. And this is perfect!! :) Lovely, simply lovely!

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  7. such a wonderfully girlie card...

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  8. I love your card and am completely in awe of your poppies. I was amazed when I read that you stamped them!!

    Wonderful use of all the challenges ;-).

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  9. This is STUNNING! SO PRETTY! Thanks for sharing with us at The Shabby Tea Room this week ;-)

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  10. I REALLY Love this card!! Thanks for joining us at the Shabby Tea Room, I hope you play again in our newest challenge!

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  11. Wow, this card is absolutely beautiful! I love the colours and the flowers (image, rolled ribbon & the paper) are so pretty! Thanks for playing along with us at SOS (Shopping our Stash)

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  12. You have come up with PURE GORGEOUSNESS with this beauty of a card! FAB combination of challenges!

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  13. Lauren, this is beautiful! Congrats on combining challenges too. Woot woot :)

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  14. What a gorgeous card, just love this!

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  15. Holy buckets, girl! This is fantastic! Gorgeous, well, *everything*!

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  16. What a great delight for the eye!. Very beautiful.

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  17. woot! woot! Lauren's in the house! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee this! LOVING the field of flowers and that fabric one too! Thanks soooooooo much for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays! :):):):):):):):):):):)

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  18. Lauren you out did yourself with this STUNNING creation ... what a fabulous stamp set ... and you did those papers and beautiful flower justice ... Brilliant!

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  19. Well you sure know how to make a girl drooling over a card :)
    This is breathtaking; I love every piece and bit of this amazing card. Wow!

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  20. this card is gorgeous...fabulous job...absolutely love it! thanks for joining in at the shopping our stash challenge this week...hope to see you again at our next challenge!

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  21. Wow, Lauren, fabulous paper choices and this stamp is to die for. LOVE these poppies!

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  22. GORGEOUS!!! Thanks for playing with Sketchy Thursdays!

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  23. I must say missus... 4 challenges in one card, that is fab. And what a card. Totally awsome filled with great techniques. The flower from Kirsty ust made it totally awsome... You rock girl!! hugs

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  24. Truly, one of the prettiest cards I've seen in a long time!

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  25. Hey Lauren! Thanks for linking this up to the Fanatical About Botanical challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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