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Saturday 13 April 2013

A Gem of a Challenge - Katie's Sketch

Good Morning to you all my lovely crafty friends and Happy Saturday!
Gosh, that was a quick week! In fact the last two weeks have flown by too fast and unfortunately my children go back to school on Monday.

Anyway, today is the start of a new A Gem of a Challenge .
This week the lovely Katie has designed a wonderful sketch for you to follow

The prize for the winner will be.....
2 Individual Digi images of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS (Subject to Availability).


My cute image, papers and fabulous sentiment are all from Pink Gem Designs, I have listed all the links underneath my card.
I used the pre-coloured version of the image, adding some detailing with pencils and a cloudy sky with distress inks. The papers come in a choice of 20 different colours so it was easy for me to match them to the little birds. I added the sentiment to the paper before printing.
I had great fun scrunching up tissue paper to make the blossom!!



Here is Katie's fabulous sketch

Items Used
Image -Birdies in a Row from Pink Gem Designs
Sentiment - Whimsical Sentiments from Pink Gem Designs
Papers - Micro Dots Digi Papers from Pink Gem Designs
Dienamics Open Scallop border
Woodware small daisy punch
Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass

If you take a look on A Gem of a Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the Pinks Team and see who were the winners of the last challenge


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
MilkCoffee Challenge - Welcome Spring
Fab N Funky Challenge  -Spring ColoursCrafts 4 Eternity - Wonderful Wings
Dilly Beans - Pastel Colours


Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my blog today. I honestly am so grateful to you all and love  to read any comments you may wish to make
I hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend
Bye for now
Hugs


Sue


100 comments:

Sarah said...

I love your use of the gorgeous pastel shades.x

Desire Fourie said...

This is just so pretty. Love the soft pastel colouring and the paper piecing on the middle birdie.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Whisper said...

Oh what a sweetie and i'm loving the way you have used all those fabby pastel papers and super paper piecing too, Luv Sam x

Sasha said...

Such yummy colours again, Sue. Fantastic take on the sketch and beautifully embellished x

kay said...

This is super,those birds are so cute x

chrissy xx said...

STUNNING! What a FABulous take on the Sketch Sue...LOve your colours and these cute little birds...What an Awesome 'Cherry Blossom Tree'
Chrissyxx

Sonia said...

I adore this fabulous card,the beautiful image and the colors used^_^
Have a sweet weekend my dear,
Sonia

Misty's said...

So beautiful,Sue. Love/adore the papers you used, the birdies are soooooooo adorable and your blooming tree is just amazing.
Michaela xx

Doreen said...

Gorgeous card Sue, and Beautiful image and colors.xxx

Lisa xx said...

Oooh Sue, this is really pretty xx

Unknown said...

This is so sweet Sue I love how you added detailing with your pencils and the tissue blossoms look perfect on the card!
Hugs xx Cara xx

Anonymous said...

Love todays card. The birds are so cute and it's great how you have made the blossom.

Val in Spain xxx

Wendy L said...

Gorgeous Sue, very pretty image. xxx

Shea said...

So THAT'S what you used for the blossoms on the tree! I LOVE that idea and am going to incorporate it soon into a card! What a fabulous idea! Love this card - that paper piecing on the middle birdie adds a little pop to the image!

Alison Scott said...

Lovely pastel card. Very sweet.
Have a good weekend.

Claire said...

This is a lovely card, great image and love those flowers on the tree - great idea. Have a lovely day. Hugs, Claire x

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Hi Sue,Beautiful card...just love the sweet bird image and the colours...Joolsx

Tracy said...

This is so sweet in all the pastel colors. Love those little tweets Sue and the tree in bloom really makes me smile. Hugs and happy weekend!

Wendy said...

This is gorgeous Sue, love the cutie birdies and your tree and blossom looks fab.
Hugs Wendy xx

Unknown said...

Love everything about this card.
Kaz.xx

Marilyn said...

Now this is creativity and fabulous! Love the colour palette and the clever use of papers. Fab work!

rachel said...

beautiful card Sue - I have that tree and reams of pink tissue paper so expect to see me copying this fabulous idea in the not too distant future! Hope you have a fabulous Saturday! Hugs rachel xx

Mojca said...

oh the card is just gorgeous. lovely design. hugs! Mojca

Dawn said...

This is beautiful, Sue. Those little birds are so cute. I love your tissue flowers and the pretty pastels.

Hugs, Dawn

Vicky said...

This is a really pretty card Sue, such sweet colours, and of course the fab image from Pink Gem

hugs Vicky xxx

cuilliesocks said...

This is beautiful Sue, love the image and that tree is fantastic, love it all, kate x

June Nelson said...

This is just wonderful sue, love how you have used the layout, very clever brilliant hunnie big huggies June xxxxxxxxxx

Miradormakings said...

Sue this is fabulous the colours are so pretty and i love the sketch.

Joan x

Mary J said...

Just adorable, Sue, love the soft colours!

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous card Sue. I love the image and layout. The soft pastel colours look fab.
Have a good weekend
Lorraine x

Daniele said...

such pretty pastel colours, such a pretty card
hugs

Vicky said...

So gorgeous and very cute hun...:o)

have a lovely weekend...biggest of hugs Vicky xx

ALI said...

Great card Sue, everything works perfectly for the sketch.

Sue said...

This is really pretty Sue huggles hun Sue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Faye said...

Oh Sue, this is so pretty, I just love the pastel colours. Very spring. X

Angelique said...

Gorgeous card. I'm inlove with your tree, its stunning!
Thank you for joining us at Fab'n'Funky.

Huggsss,Angelique
EngelDesignsScrap

Donna Mosley said...

So, so pretty Sue, love, love, love the pretty blossom in the tree. Fab idea!

Donna x

marion said...

very very sweet, hugs, Marion

Chrissy said...

Gorgeous card Sue, I love the little blossoms on the tree, gorgeous, and love the cute image, lovely spring colours..

Luv CHRISSYxx

cotnob said...

This is a lovely card Sue, adorable image and I love your die cut tree and blossom.
Pauline
x

pinky said...

Ahh this is so tweet and I love your tissue blossoms Sue.

Jo said...

So, so pretty and a great layout too!
Hugs Jo x

Patricia said...

Love the fresh clean pastel shades on this wonderful card.

Patricia xxx

Claire said...

Gorgeous card Sue, that image is really lovely and the tree is stunning. I hope you're having a good weekend
Claire xx

julie_woolston said...

Aww Sue this is so beautiful lovely image and delicate colours.
Hugs Julie xx

Crafty Moone Cards said...

Gorgeous card. Sue x

Christine Harrop said...

Love the gentle colours Sue. And the blossom on the tree looks great. Christine xx

Carol said...

Very pretty Sue, the pastel shades look great with the kraft card. Carol x

coldwaters2 said...

Oh Sue this is so beautiful I love those birds and that tree looks fantastic with those little blossoms on, awesome card.
hugs
lorraine x

Tammy said...

Wonderful card! Love the precious image and the pretty flowering tree! Great colors for spring!

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Sue, I like the sweet image the soft colours and the tree,
Kevin xx

Sue B said...

Oh Wow! this is gorgeous Sue… those birdies are really sweet and I love the pretty papers and embellies… the blossom tree looks awesome… it's a stunning card! :-)
Hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Big hugs
Sue xx

Judith said...

What a pretty card Sue - just love it! Its lovely to see you on our blog again this week! - thank you for playing along at Fab'n'Funky challenges hugs Judith xxx

Little K Smith said...

Aw this is so pretty Sue, I love the soft spring colours, lovin the dotty papers n ribbon and the little dainty flowers on the tree are adorable!
Kelly.x

MagsB said...

Oh those birds are so sweet! I love the flowers on the tree so much, too! Just gorgeous work!

love Mags B x

Craftdee said...

This is so sweet! I love the soft colour palette, cute image and embellies... those "scrunchy" flowers are fab! All round lovely card :-) I like the shape of the image panel, did you freehand cut it, or is it a die? Donna xx ps I am your newest Follower... I thought I already was a Follower actually, duh!

Jackie said...

What a delightful image and a gorgeous card :o)
Jackie xx

Pia S said...

This card looks fantastic! And I love how you made the flowers for your tree - I might borrow this idea of yours for a future card!

Unknown said...

Fab card Sue, great colour combo and cute dies and image.xx

Unknown said...

Love love this Sue, it's such a delicate spring scene and contains such pretty, sweet, soft colours! Superbly made!! And just look at awesome your Canary card is! Gosh, that's amazingly sweet with those pretty colours and your fab colouring!! Big hugs, Ira xox
irascreacorner.blogspot.nl

KraftyKoolKat said...

This is gorgeous Sue and I adore your scrunched blossom.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxxx

Dips said...

Gorgeous card, Sue, really sweet image and I love your blossom tree.

Anonymous said...

Love this Sue, gorgeous soft colours, so pretty!
Helen x

coops said...

so gorgeous sue.beautiful soft colours and design and sweet birds ;D

xx coops xx

Keep It Sweet and Simple said...

Oh, this is just adorable. Such pretty colours and your little blossoms are fantastic. What a clever idea. I remember making scrunched up tissue pictures when my girls were little - such fun!
Caroline xxx

Pat K said...

Gorgeous card Sue and the blossoms are brilliant. I love it all. hugs, Pat K x

Pat said...

Such a pretty card Sue, love the cute image and the pastel colours.

Pat xx

Teresa - My Crafty Heart said...

Hi Sue, Ooh, what a scrummy card - the birds look fab ad I love how you did the tree with the little blossom bits on it too, it looks wonderful :) Have a lovely evening, Big Hugs, Teresa xxx

Debs said...

Stunning card Sue - beautiful image and I love love love the tissue flowers - fabulous!!!
Debs xx

sandy's crafty bits said...

wow well done sue ... super card and love those little birdies and the scrunched up flowers lol ... thank you so much for visiting my blog ... have a great week ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

Allthingsinky said...

Beautiful, Love the birds and the kraft card, Fab colours...

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Really beautiful, I love the sweet image and that tree looks amazing, gorgeous colours and layout too, I hope you have had a lovely weekend
Lindsay xx

Eileen said...

Fabulous card Sue. Love the image you have used and the pastel shades work so well here. Great tree and blossom
Eileen x

Lozzy said...

Beautiful card Sue..Love the birds and the pastel colours plus do love how you have decorated the tree...Hugs Lozzy xx
thank you for your kind message about mum xx

Kimberly said...

Oh my...such a wonderful card..i just love all the dots and the added demention to the tree with the flowers...wow..tfs

Jenn Borjeson said...

This is so stinkin' cute! Thanks so much for joining us at Dilly Beans. :)

Janet - aka stacky said...

I love the design/layout of your card Sue it looks really effective and the image is so sweet , love what you have done with the tree die cut too xx

Doreen said...

stunning. The image is so so cute *lol*
Fabby colours as well
Have a nice new week
Big hugs
doreen xx

Wishcraft said...

Ooh so pretty Sue! Love the sweet bird image and lovely colours :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Mau xx said...

Gorgeous fresh colours Sue, and love the little birds :)
Hugs Mau xx

crafty-stamper said...

brilliant card love the bird and tree images and fantastic scrunched blossom
carol x

Sue said...

You do pastel the best! Awesome card, love the little birds and the papers to match. Very sweet, Sue.

Hugs
Sue

Pat K said...

Hi Sue, I'm back again with my DT hat on...still lovin this card with the fabulous flowers and polka dots. Great having you join us at Fab'n'Funky this week. hugs, Pat K x

Sandie said...

Wow, scrunching up tissue paper to make blossoms is fabulous!! Love this so much Sue, and your little birdy...... always enjoy seeing how you team everything together. You do make the best cards.... have a wonderful week. x

Darnell said...

Love those adorable birdies, Sue, and how you have designed your card to set them off so nicely for the sketch!!

Ellen Taylor said...

Gosh Sue, this is so sweet! Love the little polka dotted birds and the fabulous flowering tree! Another wonderfully designed card girl!
Hugs
Ellen

Pop's Cards said...

Morning sweetie, this is so gorgeous, huggles Pops x x x

Donna said...

Another beautiful card Sue, the dotty papers and cute image are fab but its the little buds of blossom on the tree that have caught my eye...such a clever idea :) Donna ♥ x

mixamatoasties said...

That's lovely Sue. Love what you've done with the tree. Reminds me of the cherry blossom we had in our garden when I was a little girl.

Susan xx

Evie said...

Gorgeous card. Thanks for joining us at Crafts 4 Eternity. Hope to see you again for the next challenge.

DT. member
Evie

Shelby said...

Great take on the sketch and love how you've used the kraft!!

Shelby

Penny said...

So precious, Sue! Love the pretty colors & papers! Love what you did with that tree; love your fab coloring of the sweet image, too! :^)
Hugs, Penny

Julie said...

So cute - I especially love your blossom detail! Hugs, Juliex

Pat (mspfd) said...

Oh I love this! The tree and your fun pink flowers are awesome! accents for your adorable birds in a row. Love all the dotted papers and ribbon!

Bridie said...

Oh what a lovely card, I love the paper piecing, it makes for a great effect.

XxJULESxX said...

so sweet Sue love it!!

♥Gemma♥ said...

Oh this is beautiful Sue and gorgeous image too...
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Sarah said...

Awwww, this is just adorable Sue! Love the soft colours and pretty details x

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

This is so super cute! I love how you used this sketch and the fabulous colors and the tree die is so great.

Unknown said...

Oh how fabulous. Love the birds, but especially the cherry blossom tissue paper on the tree. Brilliant idea! Maddy x

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