Saturday 2 June 2012

Royal Colour Challenge at LIM

God save the Queen!
Today is the anniversary of the Queen's coronation.. a day I remember fairly well, considering the number of years ago it was... in 1953. Half the street was crammed into our sitting room around a tiny black and white tv, (which was the envy of the neighbours) in order to watch the ceremony.
There will be celebrations countrywide over the coming weekend. I hope everyone has a brilliant time!
The challenge at "Less is More" is a colour challenge this week and so naturally the shades of choice are Red, White and Blue!


This one uses a Memory Box die mounted over a computer generated band using the Maya Tiles font.

Father's Day will be here soon and so this simple greeting might suit some unfussy father! The die cut letters are from a Dienamics alphabet. The base card was embossed with an SU embossing folder.

This card uses a a sentiment from Stampotique, the sponsor of LIM challenges for this month. It's great isn't it. The lips are part of a stamp from MSE which I decided to cut up as I thought the lips would be more useful on their own.
We have our grandson with us at the moment as his sister was a flower girl at her godfather's wedding yesterday. My daughter didn't want a 15month old wrecking the proceedings!
Here she is in her finery!

Have a wonderful weekend!

48 comments:

  1. The card with the kissing lips brought a smile to my morning face. Clean and simple, and really fun! That sentiment makes it for me!

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  2. So pleased you chose this theme. Fab cards & great photo of your grandaughter. I agree with your daughter. I took my youngest to a wedding and all you could here on the wedding video was Adam stamping his feet on the wooden floor. He was only playing lol!
    Have a great weekend xx Jan

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  3. love your cards Chrissie, they are beautiful and your granddaughter is such a lovely girs,

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  4. Lovely makes - have a fabulous Jubilee weekend

    Kathyk

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  5. Hi chrissie
    Fabulous cards ..... Brain blank at the mo........
    How gorgeous Daisy looks......
    Love all you makes in the craft stamper.... My fave Mag.....
    Enjoy your weekend ......
    Hugs sylvie xxx

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  6. I love your mwah! card!
    Greetings Mieke'S

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  7. I'm not very fond of these three colours together, but I love your first card. It's gorgeous!

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  8. What a gorgeous cards.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  9. FABBY cards, as ever my friend
    Daisy loks adorable...knew she would
    xx

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  10. Daisy looks so pretty here! Love all your cards but especially that Mwah!

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  11. Chrissie - that first card - I LOVE it! That gorgeous simplicity ROCKS!

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  12. I really love your Mwah card - must look out for those lips! Your granddaughter looks adorable and very well behaved for a bridesmaid!
    Tara
    x

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  13. Great cards - love the Mwah one. I really must get my embossing folders out and use them as they always look great on other people's cards!!

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  14. lovely cards and think maybe the butterfly is my fav and how cute is your grandaughter K x

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  15. Wonderful cards Chrissie and beautiful granddaughter. Have a great week-end!

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  16. Fab combinations of red,white and blue Chrissie :0)
    I did wonder if this would be the colour challenge this week but having done the flags already I wasn't sure!!!
    Your granddaughter looks so angelic and very pretty... I bet she loved the attention :0)
    Jenny x

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  17. I have to agree with the others on the first card. Love it.
    As for the 1953 TV event, my dad rented a set so we could follow the festivities and the coronation.
    The royal couple visited Montreal and I had just been picked up from hospital, having had my tonsils out. It was a cold day and a policeman put me right up front by the barrier and I was within inches of seeing them and waving.
    She gave me the loveliest smile as they drove by. I kept a scrapbook during my recuperation. I do wish I had it now.

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  18. Fabulous cards Chrissie, can't choose a favourite although its between the butterfly and the Dad one.
    luv
    Debby

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  19. Beautiful cards Chrissie and your granddaughter looks so adorable, hugs x x

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  20. Great cards...love the lip, a very creative idea....both of ht eothers are lovely, too..another fun challenge!

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  21. whoops...forgot to add, a very darling little grandaughter, too!!

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  22. stunning cards, love them all and such a gorgeous photo too!!

    Sue

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  23. Gorgeous cards. Love the Mwah! Cute pic too. x

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  24. fabulous cards, chrissie!! and your granddaughter is just adorable!!

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  25. Such wonderful patriotic makes! Your granddaughter is gorgeous!

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  26. Seeing your "mwah" card reminds me that I have some "lips" somewhere...now where did I store them!?! I love that butterfly card too. I never think to use my dingbats on a card...very cool idea! Super cards this week Chrissie!

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  27. Had to come back and make a comment about our "age". For years when I was in my 20-30s my friends always seems to be 10-12 years older than me. Now that I'm in my 60s, it seems that all our friends are younger than we are...and always call me the "old" person! All in fun of course, but it always gives me a smile when I realize that I'm NOT the oldest in the group! Although some say that age means wisdom...we'll go with that!

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  28. Gorgeous cards again Chrissie, the first is my fav this week I think.What a beautiful granddaughter you have too :) Viv xx

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  29. Fab cards Chrissie & I like the lips one best. The little flower girl looks adorable & such a sweet smile.
    Sally x

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  30. Yes, we do get lots of coverage on TV over here. I love it! (And should have known better about "mum" ~ thanks for pointing it out so I could fix it!) BTW, your granddaughter is the PERFECT PICTURE of what a little flower girl should look like!

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  31. I love the lips teamed with the heart embossing and a great sentiment.
    Daisy looks so beautiful in her dress.
    Linbyx

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  32. Love your 3 cards and your granddaughter is a beautiful little girl in her pretty dress :)

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  33. How beautiful your grandaughter looks all dressed up, such a special day.

    Love your cards and great theme, again. Tracey x

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  34. A brilliant idea to computer generate that decorative band on the first card Chrissie! I love the simplicity of the die cut 'dad' card to and I adore the Mwah sentiment of the last. Hope you've enjoyed your jubilee weekend! Vicky x

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  35. Lovely cards as always.
    Hope you had a nice wkend for the Jubilee
    Nicky

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  36. Lovely cards as always.
    Hope you had a nice wkend for the Jubilee
    Nicky

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  37. Fabulous cards, love all of them, especially the embossing on the last one-perfect.

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  38. Fabulous cards, Chrissie. I especially love those lips!

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  39. Fantastic challenge and cards, Chrissie! I can't believe how big Daisy is! Wow, they grow fast! She's adorable.

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  40. What a wee cutie she is Chrissie :O)

    Fabulous creations

    ali x

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  41. my favorite is the card for dad, even though the other they are beautiful

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  42. Hello Chrissie,
    your cards are, how could it be otherwise, all wonderful! Especially the Dad-card is very original! So simple but so effective ...

    For me this was the most difficult challenge! No idea what I could do. I have seen many beautiful examples, but I wanted to make something of my own imagination.
    And it was truly not easy!!

    Daen'ys

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  43. Fabulous cards Chrissie, as always. Thanks for another super challenge too.
    Sylvia x

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  44. Great cards! Love the smoochie lips....

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  45. I like the lips as well. I have a stamp just like it- great.I really like the dad card- great idea. AND, what a pretty vision in white. Lovely photo of your grand daughter.!

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  46. First of all.....gorgeous little flower girl!!! what a pretty dress, she looks so cute.
    And of course all gorgeous cards, I love the simplicity of the butterfly card.
    Diane
    p.s just read your next post, big congrats on your weight loss...I know how tough that journey is ....WELL DONE!

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  47. Beautiful and handsome creations and what a little cutie in the white dress!

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  48. Fabulous cards Chrissie, I love the one with the lips, the sentiment is perfect. Thanks for popping by my blog and your lovely comment xx

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