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

Sunday, September 28, 2014

a sweet sunday card...

Hello!!  Stopping in with a little card that I made based on a gorgeous cake I saw this morning on the Cake Wrecks blog.  If I'm feeling like I need a good laugh Cake Wrecks is my go to site to put a smile on my face and make me laugh out loud!!  During the week Jen (the owner of Cake Wrecks) posts professionally (that term is used loosely for a lot of the cakes featured) make cakes that have gone horribly, horribly wrong.  But... on Sundays she posts cakes that are the epitome of everything a well executed cake should be.  Some are fun and whimsical and some are down right drop dead gorgeous.  Today she is featuring cakes in the drop dead gorgeous category.  So... what does this have to do with a card?  Well, I'm not very good at taking a look at things around me and being inspired by them to make cards. I don't have multiple Pinterest boards or inspiration photos stored on my computer and I probably won't start doing either of those things anything soon, but  I am  I'm trying to work on that and so today I was inspired by this gorgeous cake (created by Ligia De Santis) to make this card.   I hope you like.

By Ligia De Santis
Since this is all stamping I'm popping this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge (stamps or stencils) and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (anything goes).  I used stamps from the PTI Make It Market kit Beautiful Brushstrokes and inks from Stampin Up! and Close to My Heart to achieve the look I was going for.   I finished by brushing a bit of yellow Stickles on to the flowers.  Just realized that this will also work for the current Time Out challenge of stamping so I will be posting it there, as well.

Thanks for stopping by...

Supplies:  Cardstock and stamps:  PTI; Inks:  Stampin Up! So Saffron, More Mustard and Crumb Cake; Close to My Heart Barn Red and Autumn Terracotta; Yellow Stickles

19 comments:

Anita in France said...

Wow, Rosemary ... sooo beautiful ... simply gorgeous! The cake's not bad either!! Anita :)

walchowDesign said...

I can see why you are inspired by the cake, Rosemary! Beautiful brushstrokes with lovely stickles on the flowers.

joy said...

What a beautiful card, Rosemary. I love your inspiration photo and your take on it is just fabulous!

Nancy said...

What a stunning and unique card, Rosemary! Love the spontaneous feel! What a fun place to find inspiration too!

Barb Ghig said...

OMGosh, Rosemary...your card is GORGEOUS! You did such an amazing job designing your card based on your inspiration photo...I love it!!!

Shona Chambers said...

Cakes as inspiration?? What a truly scrumptious idea!! I love how we can get inspiration from anywhere and your interpretation of that cake design is amazing. I love those soft swirls and the colours are so pretty. I'm so glad you joined us at TIME OUT and hope you can come back again soon!

Nat said...

truly elegant & beautifully created :)

sandie said...

Rosemary this is stunning. I have had to pin this straight away.nthe colours, the sparkle the gorgeous stamping all so very, very elegant. My fav of all your cards. I am so glad you added this to our gallery at TIME OUT Challenges....you know you could frame this and it would make a wonderful Xmas present x

Lisa Lara said...

You nailed the inspiration Rosi. I love that pop of color, I do mean POP OF COLOR. Wow. Gorgeous.

craftieodmae said...

Beautiful, and you know I love the glitter!!!!

Canonbury creations said...

Gorgeous card Rosie, love the autumnal colours :-)
Val x

Petra Swart said...

Beautiful, Rosemary!!!

Anita in France said...

How could I have missed the link last night, Rosemary ... just seen your stunning card in our gallery so came back ... to say how pleased I am that you played along with us at Time Out! Anita :)

Caryn said...

What a fabulous card - the flower looks beautiful.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Hugs,
Caryn

Greta said...

Picking my jaw off the floor! Oh my goodness, Rosemary--totally stunning!!

Martha said...

What a DARLING card this is, Rosemary! Now I want some cake. :)
You always inspire me!

Shery Russ said...

Beautiful card, Rosemary! Awesome stamping and I love the colors! Your card looks just as delicious as the cake that inspired it! Thanks for playing at Time Out! :o)

Viv said...

This is just awesome Rosie!!!! ;) Viv xx

Jenni's Jems said...

Wow this is gorgeous, you nailed it beautifully !x