Saturday, February 5, 2011

Speedy's Challenge #41, Self Made Flowers!

Hello, it's time for this weeks Speedy The Cat's Friends challenge! This week we are challenging you to include self made flowers on your card!

NEW PRIZE PACKAGE: Participate in at least 3 of the challenges for the current month,[enter as many times as you would like - must be new projects, no back dating please-] for your chance to be a Guest Designer for the following month on the MFP Sr. Design Team. (Each time you participate, your name is entered in the drawing. The more times you participate, the more times your name is entered!)
The randomly chosen winner will have the choice of participating in the following month's Blog Hop, and will receive a Sr. DT Member package that will contain the 4 stamp sets that will be released in that month, along with papers, and embellishments. The winner will also receive a blog button and a watermark for their MFP creations.
How exciting is this! Oh so fun - we can't wait to see what you create, and who will be the next GD!!

Sneak peek alert, for today's card, I used a new set called Greet The Day With Gerber. It will be released along with 3 other new sets on Tuesday February 8th, which will also be the first day of the Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop!

The cardbase is so saffron, with a layer of white, and then another layer of white that I stamped with a flower head and so saffron.

The frame was made with the Label#9 dies. The sentiment was embossed with white onto a tag from the Spellbinders fancy tag set. I love how delicate it is and it embossed beautifully! I attached the tag to the frame and popped it up.

The flower was made using 3 marvy punches. The branches were made with the SU 2 step bird punch. I sponged the edges a bit and added a flat back pearl to the center.

I finished it off with some ribbon and pearls, I really like the way this turned out!

Have a Great Weekend,
Laurie

8 comments:

Becky said...

What a stunning design. Beautiful flowers.

Joanne Travis said...

Wow!! This is gorgeous, so lovely in the golden yellow.

Harriet Skelly said...

Laurie this is absolutely gorgeous! I love your layout - especially the frame made from the Labels die!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Laurie - this is a fabulous creative card! Love the way your made a frame with (my friends) nesties!! Awesome card!!

redwasher1 said...

WOW!! Your flower is stunning!!! Beautiful card.

Joanne (jojot) said...

such an elegant and classy design...love how you did your sentiment and the 'frame'....unique and fabulous layout.....beautiful bloom

Cheryl said...

Stunning card! I love the colors. It makes me pine for spring even more. :)

Benzi said...

Beautiful! I really like the way you used the nestie for the frame. Very pretty flower, too.