Monday, March 26, 2012

Viva La Verve #4

I'm back with the last sketch of the month for the Viva La Verve March challenge, hosted by my friend Andrea Ewen.  Thank you, Andrea, for making this one SO easy!



The turquoise paper is from DCWV's Garden Party stack, and I embossed it with my new Kassie's Brocade folder by Cuttlebug.  LOve it!  Also new to me is the Garden Trellis deep edge punch by Martha Stewart.


I adore the simple fonts used in the Small Phrases Verve set.  Because the K & Co. die cut sticker set (used on my Viva La Verve #3 card earlier today) was already out on my work area, I chose three small ones to accent the sentiment panel.  I also used Petal Pink Liquid Pearls to spiff up the center of the rose.

Did you see my new blog, bleu hydrangea?  It's a photo blog, to help me hone my photography skills.  There are two whole posts on there now!  Whoop-de-doo.  ;-)

If you haven't played with us at The Play Date Cafe yet this week, you still have until midnight tomorrow (Tuesday, March 27th).  Give those colors a try!

Later this week, I can finally share some "happy news" with you that is under wraps right now.  Can't wait to share!!

Thanks for coming by today.  :-)



Dimensions: 4.25" x 5.5"
Stamps: Small Phrases - Verve
Paper: Garden Party - DCWV; Paper Girl - Girls' Paperie; Whisper White, Regal Rose - SU
Ink: Broken China Distress - Ranger; Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko
Other: Serendipity die cut stickers - K & Co.; Garden Trellis punch - Martha Stewart; Big Shot; Fleur-de-lis Rectangles die - Spellbinders; Petal Pink Liquid Pearls; Kassie's Brocade embossing folder - Cuttlebug
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14 comments:

Annette Allen said...

So beautiful...you know your cards are always so refreshing...i love your style...

Vicki Dutcher said...

So pretty -- Andrea was to easy on you all! :)

Lisa Elton said...

Jusy lovely Colleen! The embossed background is GREAT!!

Donna B. said...

Gorgeous card Colleen!! I love the colors - the pink on the aqua is just beautiful!!

nwilliams6 said...

Isn't this so sweet - what a great thing for someone to get in the mail. We all want someone to think of us! Love the papers and the design - you did a fab job. Hugz.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love the colors! Love the blingy touches too. The embossing is a great touch. It might be fun to have a bedspread and drapes made out of the flowery paper. So, fun and springy. Great job as usual. Something under wraps, I wonder what that could be?

Chris R. from Iowa

Andrea Ewen said...

Oh, just a beautiful card! Love the cheery colors and the adorable flowers! Glad you liked my sketch...you've done wonders with it! Can't wait to hear about your exciting news! :)

Emily Keaton said...

That's a GREAT sketch, and I love what you did with it! The colors you used are so very, very pretty. Beautiful work on this, Colleen! My fingers are crossed for you!

Ann Schach said...

Beautiful, Colleen! I LOVE the turquoise embossed background! The DSP is lovely. Of course, the blingy flowers are so sweet...

Unknown said...

Your card is so pretty. I just love those spring colors.

Hugs, Linda

Benzi said...

Love the turquoise and the sentiment panel is soooo sweet. I don't think I have that pretty punch...hmmmm, get out the list. :-)

Leslie Miller said...

Gorgeous! I love all things embossed and that's a very pretty embossed design. Love your colors and the paper with matching floral elements. Sweet and simple!

Bonnie said...

This is another pretty card with those gorgeous papers and flowers! I love the embossed blue background. I checked out your bleu hydrangea blog and love the pictures. I especially love how you find the details of a room.

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

Another beauty Colleen! Love the embossing and that pretty teal color! Goes perfect with that gorgeous flower paper!

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