Saturday 14 April 2012

Lavender Lark

How yummy are these papers?!  They arrived yesterday in the post and I almost snatched them from the poor postie's hand!  Joanna Sheen has a lovely selection of Prima papers and these just happened to fall into my basket while I was ordering some Elegance Satin card for stamping.
All the patterned papers here are from my new Prima Meadow Lark paper stack, I was like a kid in a sweet shop, not knowing which sheets to use first.  The lilac satin board is from Create and Craft.
The central image was made with a  Papermania Urban stamp, heat embossed with plum powder then inked with Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Dusty Concord.  All the layers, apart from the satin board were given the Tim Holtz distressing tool treatment.
The bird and branch were made with my Spellbinders Mixed Media die set, the bird was inked with Dusty Concord whilst still in the die and the flowers were made with a Woodware punch.
A few gems finish it off.
That's two cards in a row with no ribbon, I must be coming down with something!
I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Sketchy Colors - #112 - sketch
Card Crafter's Circle - #18 - gentle pastels
Totally Papercrafts - #112 - things with wings
Let's Ink It Up - #22 - distressing
Crafty Purple Frog - #38 - let's get distressed
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24 comments:

  1. amanda stokes14 April 2012 at 16:13

    Hi Wendy,
    The Prima pads are lush are'nt they :)
    Gorgeous card,love the colour and details :) x

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  2. Caroline14 April 2012 at 16:42

    Beautiful card Wendy I love the prima pads too. Your blog is full of lovely cards

    Caz

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  3. rachel14 April 2012 at 18:12

    beautiful card Wendy - love the look of those papers - fab xx

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  4. Vicky14 April 2012 at 18:44

    So gorgeous Wendy...and I sooooo love these dp's too hun...:o)

    big hugs Vicky xx

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  5. Crafty Moone Cards14 April 2012 at 19:01

    Gorgeous card Wendy, love the colours. Sue x

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  6. marion14 April 2012 at 20:26

    owwww this is sooo gorgeous. love how you expressed the distressing theme and shared it at LIIU. I wish you good luck in the draw. Hugs, Marion

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  7. Maria14 April 2012 at 20:27

    A gorgeous card, the soft colours are beautiful and I love how you've used those papers. Thanks for joining in with our Distressing challenge over at LIIU, and good luck in the draw.

    Maria x

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  8. Unknown14 April 2012 at 20:32

    Fab creation and I agree gorgeous papers, love the colours. Thanks for sharing with us this month at LIIU, good luck with the challenge. Hugz Suzanne

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  9. Marianne14 April 2012 at 21:06

    A beautiful card, with lovely colors, and a great take on our sketch!
    Thank you for joining SC and lots of luck.
    Hugs, Marianne:)

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  10. Anne-Marie14 April 2012 at 21:34

    I love the lilac palette, and the image is beautiful...pretty flowers, too! Thanks for joining our challenge at Card Crafter's Circle, and good luck!

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  11. Unknown14 April 2012 at 22:02

    Hi Wendy, gorgeous card! Love the colours and the bird is so pretty.

    Sarah

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  12. Susan Hogan15 April 2012 at 01:56

    What a beautiful distressed card! I don't wonder that you fell in love with that paper stack - it is making my fingers itchy just thinking about the possibility of purchasing it! BUT...that bird die is to die for! Love it - Thanks for joining us at Lets Ink It Up this month!

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  13. brenda15 April 2012 at 07:02

    Totally gorgeous Wendy and all beautifully distressed. Not got these Prima DP's, but was impressed by those I got to send to my DT a few weeks ago.

    Have a good Sunday.

    B x

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  14. coops15 April 2012 at 09:02

    so beautiful wendy.gorgeous bird and i love the yummy papers and distressing ;D

    xx coops xx

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  15. Allthingsinky15 April 2012 at 12:14

    Beautiful Card Wendy, Love the colours and the layout, Stunning Cards As Always...

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  16. Dawn15 April 2012 at 13:02

    Stunning cad, love the colours, layout, flowers, well just everything about it. x

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  17. Wendy15 April 2012 at 13:07

    Absolutely beautiful Wendy, love everything about it.
    Wendy xx

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  18. Chrissy C15 April 2012 at 17:33

    Awesome card - just love those colours and that birdy is just so so lovely. me thinks I may just be getting one for myself some day.

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  19. Jenée15 April 2012 at 18:17

    Wendy, this is a stunning card with all the texture. The lilac colour is so soft, setting a lovely background for you little bird. Stunning. Thank you for entering it in this week's challenge at Card Crafter's Circle.

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  20. Carol15 April 2012 at 21:12

    Gorgeous card, beautifully distressed. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Purple Frog this time. Carol DT x

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  21. Keep It Sweet and Simple17 April 2012 at 19:47

    Just beautiful. Love the colours and how you created the background.
    Thanks for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week.
    Croline xxx

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  22. Grandma Bonnie19 April 2012 at 02:14

    Love the pretty purple colors you used! I just received this spellbinders in the mail today, i love what you did with it! Thanks for joining us at Card Crafter's Circle!!

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  23. Paper Sewn Visions19 April 2012 at 19:16

    Beutiful card. Love the new papers too. Thank you for sharing and joining in at LIIU. Hugs, Velma

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  24. no skid tape25 April 2012 at 05:08

    This is awesome card and i just like the bird picture you are created here. I like the colours and the layout. Everything is perfect in this card.

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