Monday 23 April 2012

A PRETTY BIRTHDAY CARD

One of the girls I work with has a birthday in a few weeks, and she is a shopaholic, so I think that the image on this card is perfect for her, because most lunchtimes she comes back from town with a armful of bags!  I'm not sure of the designer of the image, as it is one that I have saved to my PC a while ago.

I have gone with a plain and simple design for this card, as the backing paper is gorgeous.  The photo really doesn't do the backing paper justice.  The paper came from a DCWV stack that I bought in the States last year called 'The Luxury Stack', and all the designs are.

I have teamed the backing paper with some plum coloured card to match the paper I have used, and some wide plum ribbon.  I love ribbons and bows and am always so disappointed with my bows but have been a follower of this blog for a while, her cards are amazing, and I have finally mastered tying bows thanks to using Bev's tutorial, and am really happy with the result.

With the bow tied I have added a glue dot to the back of it, and attached it to the ribbon.  The image was coloured with promarkers, and a few pearls and sentiment finish the card off.



I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Marg's Challenge on MSE - inspired by a film or book (Confessions of a Shopaholic)
Papermakeup Stamps Challenge - birthdays
Love to Create Challenge - anything goes
Crazy Challenge - feminine/girly
Secret Crafty Saturday Challenge - inspired by a film title (Confessions of a Shopaholic)


10 comments:

  1. Thank you for entering my MSE challenge Caroline. This card is lovely and the girl in image looks like a very elegant shopper. x

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  2. Beautiful! I love this image! Thank you so much for playing with us this week at Love to Create Challenge!! We look forward to seeing more of your creations really soon!

    Many Blessings,
    Tina

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  3. gorgeous love the creation and presentation of your movie, thank you for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge
    Hugs Kate xx

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  4. Ooh love your bow - any tips on how to get mine to look like that they normally have a big ugly knot at the back!! whats all that about!! lol

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  5. This is gorgeous Caroline. Hope you're well?

    Claire x

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  6. Beautiful birthday card. Love the colors and your bow is perfectly tied (wish I could get mine to look like that). So glad you joined us for the birthday challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps' Digi Makeover Challenge this week.

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  7. Lovely card.
    Mr Linky is OK now. Pls, come back at The Crazy Challenge and add your link again.

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  8. What a lovely creation, love your film inspiration!

    Thanks for joining us at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week.

    Hugs, Franz.

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  9. It's beautiful! Love that image and colors. Thanks so much for joining our Birthday challenge at PMS Digital Makeover Challenge.
    Hugs and smiles,
    Eret

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  10. Hi Caroline.
    This looks fab. I love your image & choice of papers. The bow finishes it all off perfectly. Great interpretation of the movie title too. Thanks for joining us at Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge.
    Hugs,
    Andie xx

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