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Wednesday 5 June 2013

Purple Wind Flower to say Thanks


Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends
I hope you are well and having a good week so far.

 My earliest card making memories are as a young child making cards for friends and family to thank them for Birthday and Christmas presents. I think that is where my love of crafting began.
So, as it is my Birthday tomorrow (and maybe I will be lucky enough to get a couple of pressies !!) I decided to be really organised for a change and made some really simple cards ready to write out.

As you know, I love making floral cards so I chose the gorgeous the Wind Flower (or Wind Anemone) from Janey’s Digi Designs. I layered up the biggest flower and shaped the petals with an embossing tool.


Items Used:
Digi Stamp  - Wind Flower  Janey's Digi Design coloured with Promarkers
Nellie Snellen Multi Frame die Doily Flower
Memory Box - Lorelai Leaf
Memory Box - little thanks available @ MCH
Impression Obsession Die - Butterfly set available @ MCH
Martha Stewart Medium Monarch Butterfly
Paper - Pink Petticoat Fairy Dots
pearls from stash

If you like floral cards then pop over to Janey's Digi Design Blog where you will be able to see loads of inspiration using Jane's gorgeous images.


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

My mums Craft shop - dies,dies, dies!
Papertake Weekly - anything goes (optional shaped cards)
Bearly Mine - Dies and/or Punches
Polka Doodles - The Colour Purple
Heck of a Challenge - bingo (flowers/die cut or punch/pearls)


Thank you so much to each of you for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
Bye for now
hugs

106 comments:

Christine Harrop said...

This is so pretty Sue and I love the delicate colour. Early birthday greetings for tomorrow in case I'm not around. Love from Christine xx

nnalorac said...

Pretty card Sue, gorgeous flower and butterfly design.Hope there's crafty goodies in those parcels tomorrow. Have a great day. Carolxx

marion said...

wowwww, fab flower colouring and such sweet pastel colours, love it, hugs, Marion

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

This is beautiful Sue love your flowers and card layout jacqui xx

cotnob said...

This is beautiful Sue, your image is gorgeous and looks perfect on the doily base - such a pretty colour.
Have a fabulous day tomorrow.
Pauline
x

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Beautiful card and embellishments Ginny x

Sarah said...

Hope you get lots of lovely presents so that you can send your lovely thank you cards!! Many Happy Returns for tomorrow xx

Whisper said...

Oh how devine and how organised are you !!, Wishing you a very Happy Birthday for tomorrow, if you e-mail me, i will put a card in the post for you, Luv Sam x

Redanne said...

Hi Sue, your card is a real stunner, love how you did the flowers! Hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow and get lots of lovely pressies (crafty goodies too maybe). Hugs, Anne x

brenda said...

As always a beautifully designed card Sue.

B x

Janet - aka stacky said...

Beautiful card Sue I love how you have cut around the image and placed it on the pretty die cut.
I hope you have a very special Birthday tomorrow and get lots of lovely pressies xx

Laine said...

Stunning Sue, a fabulous creation.
Laine
xx

heidy said...

What a beauty Sue!!
Hope you will have a great day tomorrow!!
XXX Heidy

Ella's Design said...

Pretty floral card, Sue! Love the CAS style, soft blue colour tones and anemone image, coloured beautifully! Hugs, Lisa x

Jackie said...

What a beautiful card, so pretty. I love the delicate colours :o)
Jackie xx

Unknown said...

Fab colour combo and love that flower...very nice.xx

Doreen said...

Gorgeous card.....Fabulous image and details.xxx

KraftyKoolKat said...

This is gorgeous Sue. Happy Birthday for tomorrow.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxxx

Mojca said...

Ohhhh happy happy birthday! Hope you'll enjoy tomorrow and wish you'll get lots of lovely crafty presents. Your card is gorgeous as always. Hugs! Mojca

julie_woolston said...

Oh wow Sue simply stunning, beautiful flowers and colours, love the design.

Hugs Julie xxx

gwen70 said...

Stunning Sue ,such pretty colours. Have a lovely day tomorrow

Alyce Kit and Clowder said...

this is just absolutely beautiful sue!! the purples are so pretty and i just love the gorgeous dsign :)

Misty's said...

Gorgeous thank you card,Sue. Love the floral design!!
Michaela xx

Eret said...

So pretty card. I love the colors and your beautiful design.
I hope tomorrow your day is filled with flowers and sunshine.
Hugs
Eret

Keep It Sweet and Simple said...

Beautiful card. Love the soft colours and the way you layered those pretty flowers.
Happy Birthday for tomorrow. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Caroline xxx

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

So pretty, the floral image is gorgeous and those soft colours make it look so delicate
Lindsay xx

kay said...

Fabulous card Sue , happy birthday for tomorrow,hope the card has arrived x

cuilliesocks said...

I love this Sue, the flowers are so beautifully displayed on that gorgeous die, and the butterflies are lovely. Gorgeous card altogether, Kate x

Craftdee said...

Beautiful, stylish card. Hope you have a lovely birthday, and get plenty of pressies too, lol. Donna xx

Unknown said...

Stunning looking flowers Sue, love their pretty shades! And happy birthday to you sweetie, enjoy your special day tomorrow!! Big hugs, Ira xox
irascreacorner.blogspot.nl

Penny said...

Well, Happy Birthday, Sue, a day early! :^) Hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow!
You did another fabulous job of coloring flowers! Love the dimension you gave them, too. Very pretty color palette, and love the die cuts & pearls! :^)
Big hugs, Penny

Claire said...

Really pretty card Sue, love the soft colours and fab dies. Thanks for playing along with A Heck of A Challenge this month. Hugs, Claire x

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Oh this is gorgeous hun, love the colours & the flower looks great!
Happy Birthday for tomorrow xx

Huge hugs shell xx

Sue B said...

Oh Wow! this is gorgeous Sue… what beautiful flowers and the butterflies are just perfect!… I love the colours… it's a very delicate and pretty card !! :-)
Hope you have a lovely evening!
Big hugs
Sue xx

Ellen Taylor said...

So feminine and pretty Sue! Your coloring is superb! A simply fantastic card girl!!

Pauline said...

Such a pretty card Sue, I love the colouring on your flowers.

karen said...

Boootiful Sue, really pretty and a fabulous design, hugs, Karenxx

Stamps and Paper said...

Beautiful card Sue and such pretty colors

Anne

Carol said...

Very pretty Sue, love the design and gorgeous colours. Carol x

Chrissy said...

So beautiful Sue, love the image and soft colouring,and love the colour of the flowers, beautiful thank you card.
And wishing you a very,very Happy Birthday for tomorrow,have a wonderful day.

Luv CHRISSYxx

pinky said...

Its so pretty Sue and a lovely card to receive. The thanks lettering is so petite, I love it.

Vee said...

Beautiful card Sue, hope you have a lovely Birthday tomorrow and get thoroughly spoiled.
Hugs
xx Vee

Mau xx said...

This is so pretty Sue, I love the soft colour and the flowers are beautiful.
Happy Birthday for tomorrow hope you get some nice pressies.
Huge Hugs Mau xx

Crafty Moone Cards said...

Gorgeous card Sue x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Sue, I like the flowers the soft colours and the butterfly,
Kevin xx

Inky Angel said...

Beautiful card Sue, love the soft purple color. You always make such stunning CAS cards.
Hugs,
Katie

Jane said...

Coooooooey!
Cake in the post for tomorrow, have a fabulous day. Your card is so beautifully coloured Sue. Gorjuss xxx

Daniele said...

such a sweet pretty card Sue
hugs

Lorraine said...

This is gorgeous Sue. the flowers and design are so pretty.
Lorraine x

Donna Mosley said...

Beautiful card Sue, love the gorgeous flowers & design.

Donna x

crafty-stamper said...

happy birthday for tomorrow Sue-will propably forget after I have a sleep lol the flowers are gorgeous and love the dies and pretty pastel blue-hope you get loads of pressies tomorrow
carol x

Wishcraft said...

Such a pretty design and love the colours too, really lovely card Sue :o) Hugs, Lisa x

May said...

Beautiful card Sue, Love those flowers & colours... Have a wonderful Birthday tomorrow.. do you think you might get some crafty goodies!! Hugs May x x x

Jenny L said...

Hi Sue,
first of all may I wish you a very
Happy Birthday for tomorrow.
Thank you soooooooo much for your continued support of my blog.
Now this card is very superb as all your creations are. Love that digi image of the flower, and it's so superbly coloured in as always.
Have a wonderful crafty day tomorrow.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

Debs said...

Stunning card Sue - the flowers are so beautiful.
Have a wonderful birthday if I don't get chance to pop by tomorrow :o)
Debs xx

Little K Smith said...

Oh so pretty Sue! I love the layout, you've coloured the flowers beautifully and lovin all the lilac too!
Kelly.x

chrissy xx said...

JUst GORgeous! FABulous colours and I LOve your design..
Chrissyxx
Snap! Mine too lol...Enjoy x

Wendy L said...

So gorgeous, xxxx

Cat's sCrap said...

Simple and clean card as I like. Magnificent combp of colours. Bravo !

Hugs from France.
Catherine.

pam said...

gorgeous card Sue, love these pretty flowers beautiful colour and a fab card design
pam

Tammy said...

Wow Sue, absolutely incredible and such gorgeous colors and coloring! OUtstanding card!

Wendy said...

So beautiful Sue, love the flowers and design.
Hugs Wendy xx

coops said...

so beautiful sue.gorgeous flowers and design and I love your pretty colours :D


xx coops xx

cotnob said...

Hi Sue, I just popped back to say thank you for joining us at Bearly Mine Designs this week.
Pauline
x

Unknown said...

Simply beautiful, think that says it all. Hugz

Dewi Lestari said...

So beautiful! Thanks for joining at Heck of a Challenge: Bingo
Hugs
Dewi

downrightcrafty said...

gorgeous my friend
hugs Kate xx

debby4000 said...

Oh what a beautiful, elegant card.
luv
Debby

Lorna said...

Gorgeous card , love the colours and layout

Lorna xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Hi Sue - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!! Its my sister's birthday today too! A gorgeous thank you card, really pretty image love the 3D! Have a fabulous day, hope you get spoiled! Susan xxxx

Pop's Cards said...

Good morning sweetie this is really gorgeous...

Have a great day huggles Pops x x x x

Bridie said...

Ah Sue, your coloring is superb! I love the dimension you've added to your flowers and the matching die cutting. It's a simple design but you've put it together so well it's looks absolutely stunning!

Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog



Happy Crafting!



Bridie

Kat W said...

Such a pretty lilac card; the delicate flowers look so lovely round the edge of the doily and the butterflies finish it off perfectly.
Kat x

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE
HAVE A GREAT DAY
Ginny ♥

Liz said...

What a pretty card. Thanks for joini gus at Polka Doodles.

cheryl said...

oh just gorgeous hun adore those beautiful flowers,hugs Cherylx

Darnell said...

Happy Birthday, Sue, and many, many more! Your thank you card is simply stunning!!

Pia S said...

Happy B-day! Hope you've received many lovely thoughts and gifts! I think personalized thank you cards is such a nice thing - an sms or Facebook message isn't exactly the same, is it.... Beautiful card!

Little K Smith said...

Just popping over to sing 'Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Suuuuuuuuuue! Happy Birthday to you! :D Hope you're having a fabulous day hun and you get lots of lovely pressies & cards :)
Kelly.x

Viv said...

Fabulous card as ever Sue! wishing you a very Happy Birthday today also :) hugs Viv xx

coldwaters2 said...

Oh Sue this is so beautiful, the clean and simple design is perfect for those wonderful flowers and doily, what an awesome Thank You card.
hugs
lorraine x

Pat said...

Lovely card Sue, beautiful colours and gorgeous flowers.

Pat xx

sue w. said...

Hi Sue, love the flowers and the colour, so elegant.
A huge Happy Birthday to you too, hope you've had a super day and been spoiled rotten!!
Hugs Sue W.

XxJULESxX said...

Oh Sue truly gorgeous!!!! flowers are my fav thing, and hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow!

XxJULESxX said...

Sorry Sue I am a day behind lol! happy belated birthday hope you had a lovely one?!!

Karen Petitt said...

Belated Happy Birthday wishes Sue - I hope you got spoilt with lots of crafty stash!
This is gorgeous, so beautifully and delicated coloured, love it to bits Karen x

jem (jane elizabeth middleton) said...

beautiful , the flowers and design are very pretty. janex

mags said...

A beautiful card Sue. Such lovely flowers and a lovely delicate colour. Hope you had a good birthday.
Mags
x

Bev said...

What a beautiful, subtle card Sue I love it and it's great for any kind of occasion just by changing the sentiment! Happy belated birthday x

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

This is absolutely gorgeous Sue, love the beautiful design and colours.

Warm hugs
Maarit

Donna said...

This is so pretty sue and a really elegant design. The soft colouring looks fab :) Donna ♥ x

rosie said...

gorgeous Sue. love the design. fab colours x

June Nelson said...

Hiya shug, this is wonderful what beautiful colours, hope your keeping ok big huggeis June xxxxxxxxxxxx

Sue said...

So very pretty and elegant, Sue. You do orchid shades so well. Can't go wrong with beautiful flowers, they make everyone feel better no matter the occasion. Enjoy your weekend.

Hugs
Sue

MagsB said...

Oh my, this is so delicate and pretty! Also - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope you had a wonderful day!

love Mags B x

Donna Ellis said...

Oh! I could not HELP but smile - 95 comments on this card of yours, Sue! It is easy to see why. I have just spent a wonderful evening browsing your magnificent cards which I haven't been able to enjoy the past few weeks. Sue, you have SUCH a talent. No two cards resemble each other. Your pastels are always delicate and beautiful (I find it difficult working with pastels), and I always like your Wee Stamp cards - something so especially sweet about them. LOVE your hand made rolled flowers. I have not tried that yet, and really do want to do it. The choice of colors in your "just for you" card below are amazing - so soulful and soft, yet very strong at the same time. Your bee card is pure delight! Very sweet. I could go on, but then you and I would not get any crafting done. Thank you for always inspiring me. You are one of those special artists who makes me want to take my time with these fumble fingers in order to create something very pretty, rather than merely simple. Thank you for being you, Sue. hugs, de

Tracy said...

The soft lilac shades are so soothing on this card Sue. It's a beauty! Hugs!

Patricia said...

Stunning card, I love everything you have done with this
Have a Great Weekend

Patricia xxx

Dawn said...

Happy belated birthday! Hope you were completely spoiled :)

Your card is gorgeous. Pretty flowers and beautiful colouring. A wonderful design.

Hugs, Dawn

Anonymous said...

firstly gorgeous C&S feel and love the colour too!

Secondly 100 comments on this card WOOOOOhooooo!! well done hugs me xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

I have just popped back to see your Gorgeous card again Sue, and to say thanks for joining in with us at Heck of a challege this month, Good Luck.
Kevin xx

Karen said...

My dear friend, firstly I want to wish you a Happy Sparkly (bee-lated) Birthday! I pray your special day was filled with as much love as you shower upon those who are blessed to know you. You are such a treasure to us in this crafty community. I hope you felt all of our love as you celebrated with your family. :o)

This card is as lovely as the memories of your earliest crafty adventures. I am not surprised that it was your kind spirit that encouraged your creativity back then! It is truly beautiful that you continue to show your gratitude when given a blessing. This card is beautiful. The flowers and butterflies are stunning and they look perfect atop that sweet doily. Marvelous as always, my dear Sue. I am so thankful for you!

Hugs and blessings!

Natascha said...

Lovely card! Thank you so much for joining our Bearly Mine Challenge. Good luck!

Hugs, Natascha

Sarah said...

This is stunning Sue, gorgeous colours and such delicate colouring x

Steph said...

What a pretty card and such a gorgeous colour combo. Thanks so much for joining us at MMCS Challenge this month, hope to see you again soon! x

Lisa Walsh @ www.papercraftbusiness.com said...

Hi Sue,
Just popping over to Congrat you on being one of the winners over at Polkadoodles :) I wanted to come & see your design, which btw is wonderful. Absolutely love the design. Florals are beautiful & you have done a fantastic job in making this one even more special. I also wanted to say happy belated Birthday. I hope you got many presents :) Thank you so much for sharing. Hugz, Lisa.

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