Monday, September 12, 2011

Thanks a Latte!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend! Ours was nice and relaxing, with a little bit of football, Wii time, movie time and lots of playing!
Before I get to today's card, I just want to make a quick note of a change I've made here to my blog. As you noticed, when you arrived here today, I've set some music to play automatically. It's the video over there on the right hand side. I decided to just give it a try and see how I like it. It'll only play one time, so don't worry. If you don't want to hear the song, by all means just click the pause button and that will stop it. I will only put beautiful instrumental music here, so don't worry Lady Gaga will not come blaring out of speakers unexpectedly when you arrive! Each Monday I will choose a new song for the week. The prior videos will be listed underneath the "Inspirational Song" page tab at the top. You can read that page also for more information about where and how I select the songs.

Ok, so on to today's card. I made this card for the Viva La Verve's September Sketch Challenge: week 2: I used Cameo Coral, Fine Linen and pattern papers from Basic Grey's "Hopscotch" collection. The Scalloped Circle, 2 regular circles and the rounded rectangle were cut using my cricut and various SVG files. I stamped the coffee cup from Verve's "Delightful and Delicious" set on watercolor paper and then used Antique Linen and Tattered Rose distress inks to color it in. I added Coffee Bean Sparkly Fluff from Our Craft Lounge to the coffee for a little texture. The sentiment was stamped with Rich Cocoa ink by Memento.
The inside of the card was done very simply and I took a quick picture of that as well.
As you can see from the list below, I went a little challenge happy with this card! So, I better get busy and start linking it up. I hope you all have a fabulous day, and I'll see you tomorrow!

I Did it Creations: Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time: Anything Goes
Stamp Something: Anything Goes
The Friday Mashup: Stitching
My Mum's Craft Shop: Lots of Layers
Little Red Wagon: Die Cuts (I used my Cricut and SCAL software to cut the scalloped circle, the 2 regular circles and the rounded rectangle for the sentiment
Catch the Bug: Punches and Die Cuts
Stamp Scrap and Doodle: Thank you
Paper Sundaes: Finishing Touches (complete the inside)
Pile it on: Layers
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26 comments:

  1. Kasey ~ in OzSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Hello Dori, this is such a beautiful card. Lots of lovely soft colour and I love your layered flower.
    Thanks for joining in the challenge at the Friday Mashup. Cheers,
    Kasey ~ in Oz

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  2. SueSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    such a beautiful card, gorgeous colours and papers

    thanks for joinning us at MMCS

    sue
    xx

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  3. LoriSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    What a beautiful card. I love the colors and papers and the adorable flower! Thanks so much for entering the Catch the Bug challenge this week. Good luck in the prize drawing and please do join us again.
    Lori

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  4. Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh)September 12, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    A beautiful card! thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes this week! Good luck!

    LiSa PS DT

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  5. JoanneSeptember 12, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    There is nothing more beautiful than the piano! Such a lovely card! Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon :)
    Joanne xo

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  6. susanSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Beautiful card here. Love the colors you used and that flower, too. Thanks for joining us at I DID IT CREATIONS CHALLENGE # 72! Good Luck!

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  7. Cindy van OorschotSeptember 13, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Very pretty, love the soft colors you've used, Thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup.
    Cindy GD

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  8. KathleenSeptember 13, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Lovely card, I love the soft pastel colours. Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes. Good luck!
    Hugs Kat
    PSDT

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  9. Heidi BSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Oh, yay, I love the stitching!!! Thanks for playing along at the Friday Mashup!

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  10. JosephineSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    This is so pretty!

    Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week.

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  11. SandeSeptember 13, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Gorgeous cars! Love the colors!

    Thanks for joining us at SSDS this week. Hope to see you next week again!

    Hugs, Sande xx

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  12. cebelicaSeptember 13, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Very beautiful card. I love the soft colours! Thanks for playing with us at MMCS this week! Hugs!

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  13. ChrisSeptember 13, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    very pretty card, thanks for sharing it with us and for playing with us at Pile It On.

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  14. Lesley September 14, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    Beautiful! Thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup!
    Lesley

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  15. Gaynor GreavesSeptember 14, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    gorgeous thanks for sharing with us at MMCS, hope to see you again, Gaynor :)

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  16. sparklingblackroseSeptember 14, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Gorgeous! Thank you for joining us at OSAAT this week, hope to see you again soon! Elaine DT -xxx- p.s I have candy if you would like to pop over and enter :-)

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  17. hollybeary creationsSeptember 14, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Oh I love the soft colors in your card.. Great use of the Sketch. Your stitching totally ROCKS! I really like how you used all the elements and tied them in so well with your sentiment. Thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup this week.

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  18. Kim PSeptember 15, 2011 at 2:46 AM

    Beautiful card with so many nice elements...thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup!!

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  19. Cindy GrohSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Love the punny sentiments. Very cute. Thanks for joining us at IDIC this week.

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  20. Melissa S.September 15, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    This is just fantastic. I love everything about it. thank You for playing at Pile It On this week.

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  21. jjcreationsSeptember 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Gorgeous card - love the colours and the papers. Thanks for joining the Friday Mashup this week.

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  22. StephanieSeptember 16, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Pretty card, thanks for playing at Catch the Bug.

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  23. Becky GSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Such a beautiful card! Love your color choice!

    Thanks for joining us in this weeks punch challenge at Catch The Bug!

    :) Becky

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  24. Tammy MillerSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    What a GORGEOUS card. I love all the detail. Thanks for playing along with us at Catch the Bug for our Get Punchy Challenge!

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  25. Julies Crafty CreationsSeptember 17, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Very pretty card and lovely to see it decorated inside too. Thanks for joining in with our challenge over at OSAAT this week and good luck. Julie DT

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  26. printed laptop bagsOctober 10, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Your card is amazing, The colors you used are wonderful and the flower is great! Thank you for playing along with this week at the crazy challenge.

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I do truly appreciate everyone's comments!! They always make me smile and I look forward to reading them.