Wednesday, 4 August 2010

My new background stamp

My parcel of Stampin' Up goodies arrived today and I couldn't resist having a play. This card, just kind of happened and I have to admit it's my kind of thing!
My new stamp here is the friends background stamp.
I'd stamped the flower image from Unity Stamps some time ago and so used the same colour for the background ... Mellow Moss from Stampin' Up.
I bought about 20yds of cheap white grosgrain ribbon on eBay and have been using it, coloured with Copics, to match my cards. I think it's really quite successful. I used the same Copic pen BG93 to colour the edges of the mounting layers and the Cuttlebug corners.
It's for these challenges.
Alphabet Challenge N - Nature, a flower and the colour green.
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
My Grafico - Vintage
My package today also contained some more surprise stamps... my birthday present from Victoria, wonderful, thank you Victoria.

26 comments:

  1. Very beautiful Chrissie,the background stamp is great.xxx

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  2. Stunning card Chrissie!! I love that new stamp of yours and great idea to colour your ribbon I hadn't thought of that and I am always struggling to find the right colour too! Caroline x

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  3. Beautiful. So effective. Kathleen x

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  4. This is beautiful! Thanks so much for joining in our Anything Goes Challenge at Penny's. Good Luck!

    ~Courtney~
    PPCC DT

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  5. oooh this is lovely Chrissie, I'm starting to wish I had that background stamp now! Love the fabulous corners
    Glad you love the stamps
    Victoria
    x

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  6. Love the monochromatic scheme!! This is just gorgeous!!! Thanks for joining us at Alphabet Challenge this week!!

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  7. Lovely monochromatic card! Like the background and main image!
    Hugs,
    Cardarian

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  8. Yes, this is defo you. Classy! Love your use of colours and stamps, clever tip with the ribbon. Enjoy your parcel! ikki

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  9. Lovely classy card, Chrissie - the background stamp is so lovely.

    Julie x

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  10. hi Chrissie
    love this card ver stylish..i have this background stamp but not seen daylight yet..love the corners...my shoe image was coloured with Promarkers...
    Hugs
    Sylvie
    xx

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  11. Hi Chrissie

    You are the masster of elegance. This is lovely, and I particularly like the flower stamp as well.

    Hugs
    Valxx

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  12. Great card, I love the colored grosgrain ribbon.. what a wonderful idea! Thanks for joining us at MyGrafico Challenges this week!

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  13. fabulous nature cards...great style!

    xoxo silvi (germany)

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  14. This is adorable! Thanks for joining MG.

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  15. What a beautiful card, you've used your new background stamp to great effect :o)
    Jackie xx

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  16. Oh this is so beautiful and elegant Chrissie.
    luv
    Debby

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  17. Lovely card quite calm and serene, thanks for jioning us at Penny's.

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  18. It's beautiful Chrissie, definitely my kind of thing too and my favourite colour as well.

    Hugs
    Brenda

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  19. very pretty! thanks for joining us at MyGrafico.

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  20. Hi sweetie....I loove this card..the colours and image are perfect!!

    Thanks for playing at sweet stamping xx

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  21. Great card, love the background! Thanks for taking part in the Alphabet Challenge xx

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  22. love this card chrissie - thanks for joining in the alphabet challenge x

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  23. Beautiful card as always Chrissie, love the colour, love both stamps and colouring the ribbon is very effective :-)
    Anne x

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  24. Great card! Thanks for being part of out challenge at Mygrafico!

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  25. This is "simply" beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome creation with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge!!

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  26. love the card Chrissie - are you saying the background paper is made from a stamp? Whatever it is, its wonderful and very useful.

    Paula x x x

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