Thursday 25 February 2010

Happy Birthday

The joy of entering challenges is that 'it does exactly what it says on the tin'... it challenges you to do something that you might not otherwise have tried. The case here is in the choice of colours from Tuesday Morning Sketches. They are dark brown, light orange and ivory, or should you speak fluent Stampin' Up, they would be translated as Chocolate Chip, Always Apricot and Very Vanilla.
I actually didn't have any genuine Stampin Up card or paper, so what I have used is my approximation. I would never have thought of combining these shades, but they are just great!
My image and sentiment however, are the genuine article from Stampin' Up, and the image fits with the challenge from Charisma Cardz, which is to make a birthday card and include candles!
I have used my Stampin' Up eyelet border punch to make both the straight and the curved edging.

13 comments:

  1. Hi Chrissie,
    I am starting to wonder if you ever come out of your craft room!!
    This card is beautiful and the colours are gorgeous.
    Clare x

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  2. Gorgeous style again!! Really beautyful:)

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  3. I agree Chrissie - these colours look great together - i like the layout of the card too.

    Paula x x x

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  4. lovely card and great sentiment
    Thanks for joining us at Charisma this week
    AllisonX

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  5. I think we all have colour schemes we feel most comfortable with but it is good sometimes to be taken out of our comfort zone and what you have made here is really lovely.
    A x

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  6. Lovely card Chrissie, fabulous colour combo.

    Barbaraxx

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  7. Class. Great combo of colours and I just love that image all cassed up on the pretty scallop mount.

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  8. This is gorgeous Chrissie I love those colours along with the image and your design you have created a thing of beauty.

    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  9. Very elegant! I love it!!

    Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  10. gorgeous creation, you've succeeded where I continue to fail in making the circle border from the edge punch. I have one I made a while back but never posted it!
    Victoria
    x

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  11. This is absolutely stunning!

    Thank you for joining us at Charisma this week - good luck!

    Hugs
    Leanne
    xx

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  12. Very pretty card. I love the borders. I too was skeptical about the colors for this week but I am starting to really like them now. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Fabulous card, i love the colour combo and the beautiful stamp
    Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz
    love tasha xx

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