Norma J Burnell - Guardian of the Meadow DT Card

Morning everyone!

Hope you're having a good weekend?

Don't forget to check out my £50 blog candy in the top post!  That's a £50 voucher to spend on any of the fabulous goodies in my shop...Hobby House, Sweet Pea Stamps, Joanna Sheen, Craftwork Cards, First Edition, BoBunny, etc, etc, etc.  

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The new 5 Day Deal over at Scribble and Scrap Crafts has just started and from now until 9am Friday (or while stock lasts) all the Craftwork Cards range in the shop is reduced by 10%.  All you need to do is select your items and add the code Craftwork10 at checkout.  Make sure you remember to add the code as the discount cannot be applied once you have completed checkout. 

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And now on to Challenge #30 (where on earth does the time go?) over at Scribble and Scrap Crafts

More information can be found on the blog but basically it's an Always Anything Goes challenge, runs for a fortnight and there are two winners prizes (one Random drawn and the other selected) of £10 of vouchers each to be spent on any of the products in my Scribble and Scrap Crafts shop. 

Ok...on with my card and I have to admit to being more than just a little bit proud of this one.  I had the papers picked out and the layout planned in my head.  Yesterday, I spent 4 hours handstitching the layers (I did inside as well) which was really relaxing but not something I'll be doing all the time, lol.  But it was well worth all the effort for this card as I absolutely love it.  I know I've said it before, but this is by far the best card I have ever made (in my opinion), although the photos don't quite do it justice.  It's a little softer and more feminine in the flesh and feels so luxurious.  Why does paper pricking make card and paper feel like really high quality, soft leather?  

Anyway...here it is:

Waddyafink?  

This is a sneaky peek at one of the new Sweet Pea Stamps rubber stamps which will be in the shop in a few weeks time.  It's by Norma J Burnell and is called 'Fairy Tangles - Guardian of the Meadow.'  Isn't it absolutely fabulous?  Can you see the little pink and brown bird on her shoulder and the little pink ladybirds on her hair?  So cute?  

I really made this one difficult on myself because I was determined to make it fit in with the papers colourwise so I was really restricted with the Promarkers I could use.  Right until the last few minutes I was thinking that it was likely to end up in the bin, but then it came together right at the very end, so if you're colouring one of these images and thinking it's not looking right, keep going...it will come together.  I've not done that great a job of colouring this one but it'll do me and I'm happy with how it works as a completed card.  

The items I used which are available in the shop are:

First Edition Love Letters 8x8 Paper Pad

The Hobby House Boutique Pink Blooms

The Hobby House 5mm Snow White Pearls

and the stamp will be available in the shop shortly.

From my stash I have used some pink card, light brown thread and silver corners from WOC.

The base is a 7x7 scalloped edged card blank.  

I have cut little leaves for the flowers out of the stripey backing paper offcuts using a Joanna Sheen Signature Die set.

The inside is decorated to match. 

I used the following Promarkers to colour the image:

 Walnut, Cocoa, Caramel, Sandstone, Satin, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Baby Pink, Antique Pink, Pine, Forest Green, Bright Green, Almond, Cocktail Pink, Rose Pink, Dusky Pink, Blossom and the Blender. 

All I can say is thank god it worked!  Hugely relieved after all that effort and stress, lol.  Don't expect all that work every time...back to my normal rubbish for my next card.  :o)  

I shall be entering this card into the following challenges:

http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/
Anything Goes - 31 Oct
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
Anything Goes - 31 Oct
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/
Anything Goes - 4th Nov
http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.nl/
Anything Goes - 29th Nov
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/
Anything Goes - 5th Nov
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.nl/
 Anything Goes - 28th Oct
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Anything Goes - 26th Oct
http://ppinkydollschallenge.blogspot.nl/
Anything Goes - 28th Oct
http://avenue613.blogspot.nl/
Anything Goes - 3rd Nov
http://thestampingchef.com/Challenges/
Anything Goes - 29th Oct
http://thesweetpeastampers.blogspot.co.uk/
Think Pink - 6th Nov
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Princesses or Fairies - 10th Nov

http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge

Mainly Pink - 2nd Nov

http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/

Pink - 1st Nov

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything Goes with a Butterfly - 2nd Nov

http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything Goes - 2nd Nov

http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/

Pink - 7th Nov

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

S for Stitching - 6th Nov

http://aagwat.blogspot.co.uk/

A Touch of Pink - 30th Oct

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything Goes - 30th Oct

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything Goes - 31st Oct

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything Goes - 5th Nov - 1 entry only

http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Spots or Stripes - 30th Nov

http://itsallaboutthevintagechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything Goes - 6th Nov

http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/challenge-37-cards-in-pink-breastcancer.html

Pink for BC - 30th Oct

http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

It's My Favourite (style) - 28th Oct

http://stampinroyalty.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything Goes - 28th Oct

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/whimsy-stamps-new-digital-release-and.html

Anything Goes - 30th Oct

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

Add Some Flowers - 28th Oct

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-192-anything-goes.html

Anything Goes - 28th Oct

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

Fav Colour Combo - 28th Oct

 http://cck-digitalstamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/ching-chou-kuik-inspiration-and.html
Anything Goes - 29th Oct

Don't forget to pop over to the challenge and visit the other girl's blogs.  They've all made absolutely stunning cards for this challenge.  

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Take care and happy crafting!

 

xx