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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

ColourQ and Retro Sketches









Happy Wednesday everyone.  I have a card today for three challenges.  I used the colors from ColourQ cQc #240 and the sketch from Retro Sketches rs#113 (where my bestie Kim is Headliner all month--how awesome is that!!).  The challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday is to use 5 of something, and I used 5 items to create my focal point.



I finally had a chance to break out my Lil Inker stitched butterflies for this card, and I have to say that I am in love with that little stitching detail.  I made the banner in the background using Background Basics Art Deco in Pear Pizzaz and Always Artichoke (as my substitute for Sage Shadow).  It looks black in the photo, but it is actually a dark green.

That's it for me today.  I hope you have a fabulous rest of the week.


Thanks for Visiting

18 comments :

  1. Georges card, simple and elegant, love the bold butterflies

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  2. This is such a beautiful card Joyce those butterflies are the perfect size!

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  3. Thank you so much for sharing with uis at the colourQ!

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  4. This is gorgeous, I love those pearls on the butterflies :)

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  5. This is fabulous. I just love those butterflies.

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  6. LOVE this, Joyce! I have these butterflies too and haven't used them yet. Thank you for the inspiration. :)

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  7. Joyce, you are just the sweetest! and your card is too, I just love those adorable pink and red butterflies all decked out in pearls. And your hand stamped background piece...wow! Just gorgeous!

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  8. What a fun card, Joyce, I too like the butterflies! Thanks for playing with us at the colourQ this week.

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  9. So sweet and CAS Joyce - love those stitched butterflies! Thanks for playing along this week!

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  10. Such a lovely card, Joyce ... gorgeous background banner and what sweet butterflies! Anita :)

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  11. Way to combine 3 challenges on your beautiful card.

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  12. I totally thought that was patterned paper Joyce...immaculately stamped! Wow. Love the stitched butterfly...very cute card and I really like the pink and red together!

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  13. This is so pretty! Love the gorgeous butterflies and the patterned green paper. Clean, simple, stunning!!

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  14. What a wonderful card and a great interpretation of our "five" challenge! I am such a layer-a-holic that I don't think I could limit myself to just five items, but you've done a beautiful job! I love the combination of styles and elements that you included and the patterned pennant in the background is the perfect touch to anchor the whole thing. It is both simple and sophisticated and I'm impressed by your "clean" look. I, too, adore what you did the stitching detail! Great work and I'm so glad you shared your talents with us here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  15. It's amazing how much cute factor a bit of stitching can add. :) I love all the Lil Inker stitched dies! Your stamped flag is awesome - I thought it was patterned paper!

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  16. SO very cute. Never seen these stitched butterflies before....adorable. Will have to check them out!

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  17. Gorgeous card! I love this set of dies too….. you used them beautifully!

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  18. Great card! I love the bold butterflies!

    Thanks for joining us this week at RetroSketches!

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