Hi All. I can't believe it's been so long since my last post - and I'm sorry I've not been round to visit any of you. I've been feeling really ill these last few days. I think with all the stress I've got going on with my son, it's making me feel ill. Every time I try to sit down and craft, I feel dizzy and light-headed and looking at the computer is even worse, so I'm sorry I've not been round to visit all of my lovely blog friends. I'll try and catch up as soon as I start feeling better. I'm on here today because there's a new challenge over at
Shopping Our Stash and this week it's 'Out with the Old or In with the New' (I love Carla's inventive titles for these themes!!) It basically means you need to create a project using either your oldest stash or something you've hoarded for stroking LOL or your newest. It couldn't be any easier (well, unless you're going to use your hoarded stash and then we all know how hard it is to take the scissors to the most strokable papers out there hee, hee!!) I should really have used something old (cos there sure as heck is enough of it!!!), but when these papers arrived from
Bunny Zoe's and I saw how gorgeous they were (even more so IRL!) and how perfectly they would go with one of my newest LOTV stamps, it just had to be done!! So - here's my card:
Ingredients:
Image - Lili of the Valley, watercoloured with Distress Inks.
Papers - SEI 'A Fair Day'
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts.
Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps ticket stamp and die.
Other - Leaves punched with MS punch, Bazzill Basics Pink and Kraft card, Pebbles Inc Candy Dots.
I'm also entering my card into
Lili of the Valley's Challenge 104, which is a great sketch by Donalda.
OK - that's all from me for now, I really hope I start feeling better and can get back to my crafting and blogging best! And don't forget to join in with our challenge at
Shopping Our Stash. Til next time folks.......xx
Hi Marie, Gorgeous card! Love these papers and sweet image.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon.
Lisa x
Oh oh oh oh ohhhhhh!!! My word,absolutely stunning! Hope you soon feel better sweetie and things get sorted with your son. Take care,Julie x
ReplyDeletefantastic card marie.the image is so sweet and i love your scrummy new papers and colours :D
ReplyDeletesorry you are feeling rough hun,don`t you go fretting about catching up with peoples blog, just take care of yourself first.
take care hun ;D
xx coops xx
I've missed you - thought you might be unwell Marie. For goodness sake don't worry about blog hopping. Coops is right, take care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous and those papers are fab. They do go really well together with the image.
Now, promise no more fretting about posting comments etc. get yourself well that's all that matters.
Hugs,
Edna x
Marie, good for you for digging right into the new stuff rather than letting it sit for ages and go out of style! Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteThat is really a gorgeous card Marie!! Looks so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHugs Kristel
Gorgeous card, hope you feel better soon...
ReplyDeleteHello sweetie - so sorry to hear you are not feeling well! Not sure why you are so stressed, but if you need to talk, let of steam or anything, you know where I am. Your card is absolutely gorgeous and I love the pretty colour tones you have used. Take care of yourself, get some rest and big hugs to you. Claire x
ReplyDeleteOh sweetie...what a pair we make at the mo..lol..! Don't worry about comments..we are all so busy with one thing or another...and I must say I feel like crap too...stress of kids..! Hope you are resting sweetie :o)
ReplyDeleteAnyway...another super creation Marie and those flowers are just so gorgeous too...
take care and the biggest of hugs..Vicky xx
Marie, there's so much I love about your card. That image is too cute. The flowers really dress it up! And I like your use of multiple patterned papers in the background. Fabulous! - Heather
ReplyDeletethis card is great! i love the lotv stamps...they are some of my favorites...hope you start feeling better soon...Deena
ReplyDeleteOh this is soo cute. I love how it has turned out. I hope you are feeling better soon. hugs
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty card... love the lovely bunch of bright flowers in the corner.
ReplyDeleteSorry that you have been feeling rough...
xxx Monica