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Saturday 29 May 2010

Lily, the fairy of Enchantment


I've used the beautiful Lily (from Michelle Perkett's Etsy store here) to make this card  for the challenge this week at Michelle Perkett Studio where the challenge is to use circles and ribbon, Lily was the perfect image to start with as she has that lovely circle background but I also used lots of circles of scrap paper to make the flowers and added a little ribbon and some spirals of memory thread between them



I made an 8x8 base card and distressed the edges with copper brilliance ink. The layout of the card is courtesy of the gorgeous sketch from Truly Scrumptious where the challenge this week has the optional extra of embossing. I've used a K&co bp and then embossed some peach card and some green whitewash coredinations card through my cuttlebug. I sanded the whitewash card to let the green show through and highlighted the embossing on the peach card with copper brilliance ink.
Lily is coloured with promarkers and has highlights of chantilly lace glitter on her wings and flowers. I made some more scrunched paper flowers but instead of fastening them with a brad in the centre, i added a good dollop of glue and some irridescent lime seed beads. To finish off, I used some little pastic circles (from our local scrap store) and glued more beads to them. I've had a job getting a photo as its so dull and dismal today, the colours are really bright and zingy in the flesh.
I'm also entering Lily into the following challenges:
Crafty Ann's Challenge: Lots of colour (Ann and the team have a blog hop at the min with some fab prizes so pop over and have a peep )
Quixotic Challenge: Emboss it!
My time to craft challenge: Vivid greetings card
Passion for Promarkers: Anything goes (some great prizes there too as the team are celebrating their first anniversary)
Flutter By Wednesday: An open theme but of course including an angel, fairy or butterfly

Thanks for looking, I'm just about crafted out for today
Claire xx

25 comments:

  1. Oh Claire, this is so pretty! I love the way you colored Lily and those flowers are just gorgous...Thanks for joining us again at MPSC.

    Hugs
    Pattie

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  2. Great card Claire, love your choice of colours :)

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  3. This is gorgeous. Love all the peachy colours and the fab design.
    Beryl xx

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  4. Gorgeos card, love the details. Thank you for joining us at PfP this week, and good luck.
    Hugs Anja

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  5. Those flowers you make are beautiful! I must try them sometime. Gorgeous card Claire!
    Love as always Gina x x x

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  6. OMG, Claire, this is stunningly beautiful! I just LOVE how you colored Lily and the chantilly lace glitter on her wings! Your crumpled paper flowers with the beads are so beautiful!! Another gorgeous entry this week, Claire!! Thank you!!:)

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  7. Claie....This is just beautiful and the flowers are just amazing....your coloring is so nicely done.Thanks for joinging us at MPS challenge this week and for sharing
    Hugs Jean

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  8. Super card and image!! Thanks for joining in with our celebrations at PFP this week - best of luck!! Juliexx

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  9. Oooo, this is bea-utiful, Claire.
    Such lovely colours, wonderfully coloured image and your flowers are fab.
    Thanks for sharing this with us for Crafty Ann's challenge.

    x

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  10. Absolutely fabulous Claire - just gorgeous!
    Ann x

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  11. Hi Claire! Lily is one of my favourite Michelle images...she's lovely to colour and you've coloured her beautifully :) Gorgeous colour combo...and I love the little beaded circles.

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  12. This is gorgeous Claire,love all the glitter.xxx

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  13. Claire, a really gorgeous card, Lily is a fab image isn't she. Loving the way you have made your flowers and the way they are grouped together- very effective.
    Hugs,
    Trish

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  14. Such a pretty card Claire. Love the colours you've used and the image also. Thanks for joining us this week at TS. Hugs Michele x

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  15. Claire this is stunning what beautiful colours and those flowers look gorgeous thank you so much for sharing this with us at Crafty Ann's
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  16. What a beautiful card, Claire! I love the colors you used, how you colored the image and those cleverly done plastic circles covered with glass seed beads! lovely!! Thank you for playing with us this week, Claire! Hugs

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  17. Just gorgeous Claire and I LOVE those flowers!
    Thanks for joining in with my draw and good luck!

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  18. Love all the colour and textures. Very attractive.

    Janet xx

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  19. I love this fairy Claire shes beautiful, stunning colouring too...thanks for joining in with the Truly Scrumptious challenge
    Mina xxx

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  20. Hi Claire, what a pretty card. Love the beautiful image and your colouring is fab. Thanks for joining in with our anniversary challenge over at PFP this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  21. This is stunning, Claire:O) Love the colours and pretty design, your colouring of adorable Lily is fab.
    Thank you for joining Michelle Perkett Studio, good luck!
    Hugs, Nancy;O)

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  22. Fabulous card Claire, what a great take on Mina's sketch, gorgeous beautifully coloured image and such wonderful papers and details.
    Thanks so much for playing along with us at TS.
    hugs Heather xx

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  23. Wonderful card Claire, I too love the flowers you make, love the colors and your coloring.

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  24. Gorgeous Claire, I love the colours you have used. Cathy xxxx

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  25. WOW....this is absolutely stunning, Claire!! I really love how you have done the ribbon on this and your coloring is always so awesome!

    Thank you for joining us this week at Michelle Perkett Studio!!!

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