I have been invited to do a guest DT entry at
Stamping Sensations this month as part of a prize. The new challenge today is Ribbon Buttons Bows and here is the card I came up with. As most of my regular followers will know I quite often add ribbon or bows to my cards but seldom use buttons so I had to think about that for a bit, and in the end decided to use them as centres for the flowers. I have been told that yellow is the "on trend" colour for crafting this year but that is not why I chose it. It was my daughter's birthday last weekend and I wanted to use this card for her and yellow is her favourite colour, the colour of sunshine. One of her other favourites is cats and as I won this Penny Black stamp and the backing paper recently it seemed the perfect choice.The image was stamped with Memento black ink and coloured with promarkers. I chose card colours for the mounting mats to echo the colours in the Penny Black paper. The base card is a 6" x 6" white square, and the flowers, buttons and ribbon are all from my stash. The tiny happy birthday stamp is from Stamp Tapestry stamped with tumbled glass Distress Ink.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind comments which are all truly appreciated.
As I have used snippets of card for the mats I will also be entering this at the
Pixies Playground.
Such a lovely sunny card Jean and reading your post I can see the theme was a perfect one for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for being our Guest Designer at Stamping Sensations this month, it's a pleasure to have you join us.
B x
Gorgeous card - love your use of buttons.
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Lovely sunny card Jean
ReplyDeletegreat to have you with us this month, Jean. A totally gorgeous card, and I love the colours - reminds me of sunshine!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful Summer sunny card with a brilliant image.
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Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog Jean:) I love this penny black stamp so cute lovely bright and sunny card hugs Sue x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, bright and fresh card, Jean, you've done us proud for your guest DT spot!
ReplyDeleteLynne x
I was surprised by this card. It's not your usual style, but I'm sure Mandy loved it. I like your use of buttons on it, and Penny Black animal stamps are always fun. Kate x
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely pretty card. I don't know about yellow being in this year but I find myself poking around in the yellow drawer a lot, so we all must be craving bright cheery colors. I love the nice bouquet of flowers with their button centers. What a cute card!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful card, love the sweet image. Congratulations on your guest DT spot.
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A lovely card, Jean, blue and yellow go together so well, and I think yellow really brightens your mood, and a clever idea to use the buttons for the flower centres. I think the Penny Black stamp is so cute and the dp goes so well with it, a very useful win. I'm sure your daughter will have been very happy to receive it. Congratulations on your DT spot over at Stamping Sensations. x
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to meet you on the Playground, Jean! I'm glad you decided to use the buttons as the flower centers; they are adorable!! The whole card is so special because it's personalized for your daughter and I'm sure she will treasure it! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteOh well done Jean on your guest DT spot! And such a lovely card - I adore the blue and yellow together with the super cute image - and those buttons are a lovely finishing touch!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Di xx
Perfect idea to use the buttons as the centres of the flowers on this beautifully bright and sunny card. Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. Love the colours you chose for this adorable image. I am not a big button user either and I think you did a great job fittinh them onto your flowers!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, lovely cheerful spring colours. Fab use of snippets x
ReplyDeleteAn adorable card and your colour palette is so fresh.
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Lynne
Jean, Congratulations on your win & DT guest spot- have fun. Can't go wrong with a cute PB stamp. Love this one and you've colored it up so pretty. I like your sunshine colors choice and I always love buttons. They made perfect centers for your pretty flowers too. Happy Birthday to your daughter, TFS such a pretty card.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely summery card. Congrats on your win and your design team spot.
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I love the way you have echoed the wavy edge of your patterned paper with the shapes of the wavy edged (or floral) buttons. The ribbon is a lovely touch with that edging & I really like the way you took the colours in the patterned paper for your matting layers. I hope your daughter had a lovely birthday & Congratulations on your guest DT.
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A super sunshiny card - love the flowers with their button centres. Elizabeth xx
ReplyDeletea big congrats Jean, you are a great crafter so well done on your selection!! Shaz in oz.x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trio of well dressed cats. Your paper and coloring are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane
Hi Jean, thanks for your recent visits. Glad if you liked the yellow card, and no, I didn't know yellow was the 'In' color for the season. I was just ready for it! We had plenty of sunshine today, but it was cold. (not so much compared to other places, but cold to us!) I just needed something that said "Spring" to me, as I worked on it last night. Hope things are going well in your world, and you can stay warm. Hugs
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