Thursday, December 29, 2011

Happy Birthday in blue and brown

EDIT:
I made the card and had it sitting on my desk for a couple days.  I just didn't like how the stamped image and sentiment were lost on the brown paper.  So I changed it.  :o)  Here is the new card even if the challenge is over.  :o)



It has been over a month since I posted on here but that doesn't mean I haven't been making cards.  Christmas cards was the priority!  Now that things have calmed down and I don't have to mass produce cards, I can play along with some challenges again!  My Mommy's birthday is on January 8th so I decided to make one for her tonight.  I went to some of my favorite blogs for inspiration:

Allsorts Challenge wants us to use brown and blue.
A la Card Monkey had a cute sketch challenge:
And here is my card:

I simply layered solid and patterned paper.  Used my lace edge punch on the blue layer.
The flower stamp in from Stampin Up!  Happy Birthday is a hand me down random stamp.  Both stamped in SU! Chocolate Chip ink.
Added cream colored lace and brown ribbon to finish it off.

Thanks for swinging by!

8 comments:

  1. Mary, this card is so pretty! I love the brown and blue combination and I am sure your mother will love it as well! Thanks for playing along with us this week at A La Card Monkey!

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  2. Very elegant and effective Mary.

    Thank you for sharing with us at Allsorts, good luck and Happy New Year.

    B x

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  3. What a beautiful card! Love the colors and love the lace!
    TFS and for playing along with us over at A La Card Monkey
    Jessica~GDT

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  4. I think your mom will love the card! Glad to see you're back and taking part in our A La Card Monkey challenges!

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  5. Great Card Mary!! Thanks for taking time out of a really busy week to make a card with us at A La Card Monkey!

    Hugs
    Shirley

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  6. Very nice card, I love the elegant look. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.

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  7. Especially like the lace edge punch & actual lace. Saw that you were born in Canada. I've had the pleasure of visiting Canada: Niagara Falls, Vancouver & last yr Toronto. Where in Canada are you from?
    Melissa
    SunshineHoneyBee"
    http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Melissa: Thanks for swinging over and taking a peek at my blog. :o) I am from New Brunswick, on the East Coast of Canada. But I lived in Toronto 3.5 years too. :o) Two very different places!!!

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