September 28, 2011

Thinking Of You ~ softly

Hello and a happy Wednesday to all.    I trust your week is going well.

Breaking away from the fall for the day I wanted to try something a little different.  Like soft, pretty and maybe a little elegant ~ here’s what I came up with, hope you like it.

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It’s a little Pool Party, Early Espresso and Whisper White with just a dash of Dazzling Diamonds to give you this soft delicate look.

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Of course after I got started I realized that I did not have any Pool Party ribbon on hand, so I improvised with this shimmery aqua ribbon from my stash that matched pretty well.  Then the ribbon generated the Dazzling Diamonds for extra sparkle for the center of the flower.

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I first began by sponging a bit of Pool Party Ink onto the center of the card for a background highlight.  Using Early Espresso, I stamped my image and sponged the center of the stamp with more Pool Party Ink.  I then stamped the same image again a second time onto a scrap piece of paper and cut out little snippets of the center of the flower.  Sponged the center pieces with Pool Party Ink and dabbed a bit of glue here and there on the snippets and coated them well with Dazzling Diamonds.  After using the bone folder and uplifting each snippet, I glued each one into place being careful to line the letters up evenly with the bottom stamped image.

Notice the ‘thinking of you’ sentiment punched out with the word window punch.  Remember the scrap piece you stamped the second time for the flower (snippets) above……that’s the stem portion.  I just lined it up with the first stamped image and attached it with a glue dot.

I haven’t shared a picture of the Grand doggies lately, so here they are at their finest!

This is Sampson with his best toy…….the football!  Yes, his head is actually resting on the ball, as if to dare you to take it away!

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And then there’s Roxy……AKA ‘Foxy Roxy’, she rules the roost!

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The doggies and I thank you so much for stopping by today, we have sincerely loved having each and every one of you!!!

See you tomorrow!

16 comments:

Unknown said...

I can't remember ever seeing anything as pretty in a long long time Linda! xxx

Carol Parcell said...

Absolutely gorgeous! So soft and sweet! May have to CASE this one!

Denise Willerton said...

Oh Linda, what a beautiful card ~ this is SO elegant, love it!!! TFS and have a fabulous day!

Linda said...

You veered away from Fall in a huge way ~ and it was SO worth it!! This is just beautiful!! Thanks for sharing, and and I hope your day is just as lovely!

Mary said...

BEAUTIFUL!! I just love that Pool Party color. Your grand doggies are soo cute, tfs!

LeAnne said...

Ahhhhh.....this is SO calm, soothing & beautiful! It takes my breath away! Which reminds me that I haven't forgotten your lace---it will be on its way soon!

Gerry said...

So beautiful, soft and elegant. Love it!!

Kathy said...

I love your card -the flower is just stunning ! Love the pictures of your delightful doggies too :-)

Louise Brown said...

Gorgeous card. Love the color and your cut out flower.
TFS
~Louise

Pam~ said...

Marvelous job with your flower! Love how you snipped it out and dazzled it! This is definitely an elegant card ... exquisite, Linda!

Love those pooches!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous flower! I love the colors too! They are wonderful!

Ann Schach said...

Oh my gosh...Sampson is adorable! What a sweetie! Your card is so soft and gorgeous. Your work is always fabulous!

Linda Callahan said...

Well first your card is amazingly beautiful - so soft and feminine! And yoiur dogs are adorable - I am such a dog fan.......they are the best!

Pauline said...

Love this card, Linda; the colors are so soft. Really like the layered flower and the layered textured backgrounds. TFS! Hugs, Pauline

Carla said...

oh so gorgeous. Those colors are stunning, lady. Love the layers and of course the doily and ribbon really set it off. Hugs,

Sarn said...

This is simply gorgeous. I really want to gain this set soon! x

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