"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Thursday, May 31, 2012

thanks... ever so much!

Hello, friends!   Have a card today that I made using the current sketch from Retro Sketches, as well as the colors from CR84FN.  Haven't done a CR84FN challenge in ages.   Couldn't resist the beautiful color combo of lavendar, celery and grey.  I used a couple of older Hero Arts stamps for this one.



The tag for the card was die cut using my ODBD tag die and then stamped with the Hero Arts rose image using  SU! Certain Celery ink.  I stamped the flowers again using SU!'s Wisteria Wonder ink, colored them with a Copic marker and then trimmed them out.  A bit of lace from the Funkie Junkie was colored with a Copic Marker (T1) and added to the tag after I stamped the sentiment using London Fog ink.  To give a bit more interest to the card front I added a strip of white cardstock that was stamped with the Hero Arts Envelope Pattern background stamp using London Fog ink.  Some of the same lace was added to the bottom of that piece.   For additional interest I added a strip of embossed dots to the card base using a little strip embossing folder that I have had for ages and never used!  The tag was finished with some Certain Celery ribbon and bakers twine in the same Wisteria Wonder color.   As the lace I used is from the Funkie Junkie, I'm going to be popping this into the "Sunday Share" over at the Frilly and Funkie challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by...

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; SU! Wisteria Wonder; Ink:  London Fog, Certain Celery & Wisteria Wonder; Ribbon:  SU! Certain Celery; Bakers Twine:  SU! Wisteria Wonder; Lace:   7/8 Venise Lace Trim; Copic marker; Die:  ODBD tag die

23 comments:

Jackie Rockwell said...

Sooo BEAUTIFUL!!! The colors are so soft and misty. The lace adds a lovely feminine feel. So glad you played RetroSketches this week Rosemary!

craftieodmae said...

you have out done your self this time, this is awesome!!

Canonbury creations said...

Absolutely gorgeous Rosie. love the colour and the beautiful lace!
Val x

Catherine said...

This is so elegant, I love the pretty flower.....

Christine said...

The colours are so beautiful! I think it's a very nice card Rosy!
hug
Christine

Lynne said...

Beautiful Rosie. Such gorgeous colours.
Lynne xxx

Viv said...

This is just beautiful! I am looking for some inspiration as I have tow cards to make for a 70 year old lady.. and this may have just given me an idea - so thank you!

Tigriswillreign said...

This is ever so lovely!!

Jan Castle said...

This is truly beautifuly!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan

Jenny said...

Beautiful card Rosemary.
I love the touch of embossing and lace as textural elements :0)
Jenny x

Scrumplescrunch said...

Hello Rosie
Dependable Blue; how it inspires confidence, as it is constant in our lives, our Blue environment is ever present in our Sky. It calms us, as we don't believe it is ever going to disappear.
A cool palette certainly, but your hue has an underlying hint of Purple which warms up the whole card and is very pleasing to the eye. A gorgeous card and Linda will be thrilled that you have entered it into her Sunday share.
Smiles:)
Sue

Unknown said...

So soft and simply beautiful. I love the all the little details you added.

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

Simple and elegant with a very lovely color palette. I love the embossed dots and tags are always a winner in my book! Sue was right - I am thrilled that you shared this beauty with us over at Sunday Share at Frilly and Funkie! So happy to have you joining in the fun Rosie!

Hugs,
Linda

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Rosemary! Love the sweet blossoms and pretty lacy trim! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)

Elizabeth Allan said...

Love the softness of these colors Rosemary! Thank you for sharing!

Robin K. said...

I don't know why I don't use this Wisteria Wonder color more often - it's so pretty!!! I really like all the little details you added to your design Rosemary! Lovely card!

kingstonmama said...

Oh my. Everything about this is just perfect. I love the tag. The stamping and ribbon treatment are lovely. Just a beautiful card, Rosemary. Ann

Sue Lelli said...

LOVE your stamped and pieced flower, Rosemary! GORGEOUS! LOVE the lace, too! So PRETTY! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

Pauline said...

This is simply beautiful! I love the tag focal point.
Thanks for joining us at CR84Fn this week!

Michelle said...

I just love these colors! The tag is sooo pretty, too! Beautifully done, Rosemary!

Darnell said...

Stunning tag card!!

Saints Rule! said...

Congrats on your color challenge win! Fabulous tag card!!! :-)

Darnell said...

Popping back to congratulate you on your Terrific Top 3 for your outstanding card!