Two Little Doves

Hello again stamping friends,

I love the colour challenge at The Play Date Cafe this week – silver and shades of blue and pink. Although it is such a fabulous colour combination and a personal favourite, I struggled the whole afternoon to complete the card and it nearly ended up in the dustbin out of frustration! I think you know about that bad card days – the bow is just a bow and not a pretty bow, the image is in the center but a little bit to high or to low and the end product is okay but not what your picture. But anyway I completed the card and must admit that making the flowers was fun. I saw this Spellbinders flower tutorial  at Becca Feeken’s blog. Instead of using the lacey circles I used the standard circles small. Mine is not nearly as pretty as Becca’s but practice makes perfect – next time I hope mine will be a knock-out! The layout of the card is based on a sketch by Bev for The Wild Orchid Challenge #20. The image is from a local company, Best Rubber Stamps (BRS) and a golden oldie in my collection.

I entered my card for the following challenges:

• The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC#75 (ends 04/07) – Silver, Pink and Blue
• Wild Orchid Challenges #20 (ends 04/10) – A Sketch by Bev
• Really Reasonable Ribbon’s Ramblings Challenge #21 (ends 04/13) – Use Dies or Punches & Ribbon
• Card Makin’ Mamas Challenge #18 (ends 04/16) – Embellish It!
• Creative Belli Challenge #114 (ends 04/11) – Think seamstress! (I used seam binding, silver cord and pins)
• Charisma Cardz Challenge #13 (ends 04/06) – Bling and Sparkles
• Paper Sundaes Challenge #63 (ends 04/10) – Spring Blossoms
• Allsorts Challenge #Week 97 (ends 04/08) – Blooming Blossoms

And I managed to capture all the glitz and glimmer:

Supplies I used for this card:

• White, pink and blue cardstock
• Prima Designer paper (Shabby Chic Collection) “Sweets”
• BRS (Best Rubber Stamps) South Africa 270L
• Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp
• Pearls
• Seam binding
• Silver cord
• Pearls
• Cuttlebug embossing folder “Scrollworks”
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Lacey Circles” and “Standard Circles Small”
• Fancy pins (own creation)
• Stickles “Silver”
• Lyra-Rembrandt Aquarelle watercolour pencils

I’m so happy you’ve decided to visit today, please leave a comment so that I can come visit too. Have a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Greetings from South Africa,

Amelia