Sunday 26 April 2015

On Your Baptism

Well, what strange weather we've had in Inverness today, sunshine, rain, hail, sleet, and finally snow, and not just a few flakes either!  It was lovely, warm spring weather just a few days ago, I'm hoping that the temperature will soon rise again.
Today's card is for an adult baptism, always such a lovely, joyful occasion.  The young lady it's for is very much a girly girl so I wanted to make it pretty with a splash of pink.
 The background and die cut flowers and butterflies were done with a Sizzix / Hero Arts stamp and die set, I coloured the stamps direct with Distress Markers and spritzed them with water before stamping for a soft, almost watercolour look.  I also added a little Star Dust Stickles to the die cut flowers and butterflies.
The crosses were cut with Spellbinders dies and gently inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to highlight the embossing.  The sentiment was computer generated, then die cut with a Sue Wilson banner die.
To embellish, I added some lace, some grosgrain ribbon, and a matching bow.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Open Minded Crafting - #35 - Shabby Chic
Suzy Bee's - #77 - Use Some Lace
Crafty Catz - #276 - Things With Wings
Aud Sentiments - #130 - Things With Wings + a Sentiment
Fab 'n' Funky - #256 - Lace
Word Art Wednesday - #180 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps - #103 - Flowers
Sentimental Sundays - #256 - Inspiration Board / Colour Combo

12 comments:

  1. Beautiful card and die-cut crosses,beautiful flower image -Thank you for joining us at Open-Minded Crafting Fun
    Carol DT x

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  2. Fabulous card very pretty Ginny x

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  3. Back with a different hat a stunning card.Thank you for joining us at Aud Sentiments challenge good luck Ginny ♥

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  4. I'm certain she will love her card, very nice working it in with the color challenge for this week, lovely! Thank you for joining us this week at Sentimental Sundays!

    AJ ~ DT, Sentimental Sundays

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  5. Love this card!!! Thank you for joining us at Aud Sentiments, good luck!!! Amy DT

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  6. A beautiful card, perfect for the occasion! Thanks for joining us at Fab 'n' Funky this week.
    Chris
    x

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  7. Super card, great colours, thanks for sharing at Fab'n'Funky this week.

    Pat xx

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  8. Lovely baptism card. The vintage feel really comes through and is just perfect for the Open-Minded Crafting Challenge this week highlighting "Vintage". This isn't a technique I do well so I'm always impressed with those who can. Thanks for this inspiration.

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  9. Lovely card. Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 77 - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT x

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  10. Wow, this is so elegant. Love it! So delighted you blessed us with your project last week at Word Art Wednesday. We have a new Challenge going on and I hope you join us again. Leaving you with the inspiration of God's Word in Psalm 18:6 which says, "In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears." Have a blessed weekend.

    JO ANN
    http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com

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  11. A beautiful Baptism card, with soft colours and a lovely cross.Thank you for joining the ATSC. Hugs DT-Rita

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