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Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Caardvarks - Don't quote me but... Spoonful of sugar - Touchy Feely ~ Creative Card Crew - Emboss


I just love this red that I have been using for the last couple of days.
I originally bought the paper to make envelopes for invitations for a Christmas wedding. In the end I was worried about the colour transferring to the embellishments on the invitations so I used ivory instead. Ergo, I have lots of red paper!
The sentiment, which I love, I made on the computer.
The DP is Shabby Princess, the flocked paper is Laura Ashley, the flowers are Woodware embossed with Cuttlebug textile embossing folder. The border punch is Martha Stewart and the leaf punch is Leonie Em.
A Spoonful of Sugar's challenge is 'touchy feely'... with the flocked paper and ribbon and embossing there's quite a bit to feel.
Caardvaarks challenge was to make a card with a verse or sentiment incorporated into the design. The layout just kind of emerged around the quotation.
The Creative Card Crew asked for embossing. There is a little on the flowers, which was done in the bug, the lines on the border were hand embossed.
The quote reads 'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take... but by the number of moments that take our breath away.'

Thanks for visiting, I truly appreciate you taking the time to leave comments!

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33 comments:

  1. SmilynStef5 May 2009 at 12:38

    Love the fabulous texture on those punched leaves and how you used the border punch and touch of flocked paper ... gorgeous card.

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  2. Victoria5 May 2009 at 13:04

    Another beautiful card Chrissie. The sentiment is very true and I love the way you've gone around the edges in gold

    Victoria
    x

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  3. ~Lori Roop5 May 2009 at 13:04

    Lots of eye candy here! Lovely, Lovely card!!! TFP!

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  4. lauren bergold5 May 2009 at 13:09

    oh my gosh--this is *AMAZING*! i love the gorgeous rich colors & there is soooooooo much luscious texture on here--SO very elegant and beautiful!!! (WOW!) ♥♥♥

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  5. Unknown5 May 2009 at 13:38

    what a truly inspirational card and lovin the red....another fav colour..beautiful work chrissie...one talented lady....hugs sasyxx

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  6. June Houck5 May 2009 at 14:40

    Red is my FAVORITE color, so anything red is pleasing to me :) Your paper would be beautiful for Christmas, but it works equally well here too. That ribbon is yummy!

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  7. Anonymous5 May 2009 at 17:12

    Oooh, this is just gorgeous! So elegant...I just love the flowers and leaves surrounding the frame!

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  8. Helen5 May 2009 at 20:15

    Really nice colours and floral details!

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  9. Dawn Wheeler5 May 2009 at 20:31

    Fabuous card so elegent aand stylish ,love it ,hugs Dawnxxx

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  10. Jacqueline5 May 2009 at 20:36

    Beautiful, I clicked on the photo for a close-up, love the textures and colours!

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  11. Diana5 May 2009 at 22:38

    Lovely card. I too am a retired teacher.

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  12. Yvonne6 May 2009 at 07:36

    Oh such a beautiful card. I do love the verse on the front of the card.The colours are stunning, no wonder you use this alot.

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  13. Annie6 May 2009 at 08:39

    My favourite quote beautifully presented - a wow of a card.

    Ann xxx

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  14. Monica Anderberg6 May 2009 at 12:32

    Beautiful as ususal! Well balanced design and lovely decorations!
    Hugs Monica

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  15. Kathryn6 May 2009 at 17:30

    GORGEOUS -- LOVE the colors and that is one of my all time FAVORITE sentiments!! :)

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  16. StampGal6 May 2009 at 18:49

    This is so pretty. I love red too. The sentiment is such a great one. You did super..

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  17. Joshua Jiraffe Designs6 May 2009 at 22:35

    Speaking of breaths....this is absolutely breathtaking! I love the colors (how soft) and all the details. Simply beautiful and lovely.

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  18. Terri Trotter Earley6 May 2009 at 23:39

    Fun quote. Very creative to make it on your own. Good job with the cardvark challenge.

    It's a good life!
    Terri E.

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  19. debby40007 May 2009 at 13:50

    Beautiful, elegant card, stunning colours.
    luv
    Debby

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  20. Joey8 May 2009 at 23:37

    Hiya Chrissie, this is one elegant card, I love the red!, thanks for joining us this week. Joey.xxx

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  21. Anja8 May 2009 at 23:59

    Beautiful and extraordinary look - great Job!

    Hugs Anja/Germany

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  22. June Houck9 May 2009 at 14:00

    I know I already left a comment on this wonderful card...but I also nominated you for a blog award :)

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  23. Abi Bundy9 May 2009 at 18:27

    very elegant love the colours!

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  24. Saskia9 May 2009 at 23:14

    Beautiful and elegant card!!

    Greetings,
    Saskia

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  25. Chris10 May 2009 at 00:14

    Beautiful and stylish card Chrissie! I love the red you've used, very rich and luxurious and the verse is lovely, nice that the layout emerged around it, it's a gorgeous design. Well done on all those challenges. Chris x

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  26. Sherry Eckblad10 May 2009 at 02:24

    Chrissie - this is absolutely beautiful. You are very talented my friend.

    Sherry (aka buttonjunkie)

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  27. MoniqueAnne10 May 2009 at 04:33

    This is one of my favorite quotes... and boy does this card take my breath away! I love the red with the green accents.

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  28. Carrie Gaskin10 May 2009 at 05:32

    Great job on all those challenges!

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  29. Sharon Traynor Designs10 May 2009 at 17:59

    Stunning card Chrissie. A beautiful colour combo, gorgeous embossing and wonderful details. Thanks for joining the Creative Card Crew Challenge.
    Sharon xx

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  30. aardvarkpest10 May 2009 at 19:13

    Stunning card. Love the colours, flocked papers and the flowers.

    Glenda

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  31. Michelle Giraud11 May 2009 at 00:43

    Love how you used the leaves around the sentiment panel.

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  32. Andi (RrlScrapGal)13 May 2009 at 02:23

    Oh my! I LOVE this quote and card! Gorgeous work!

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  33. Yvonne Hagane14 May 2009 at 09:56

    WOW! This is absolutely stunning!

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Thank you so much for popping by, I appreciate your comments!
Thanks,
Chrissie