Sunday 21 February 2010

Together we will flourish

This week has been so cold and dreary, so I had to cheer myself up with some pretty colours on this layout of my English grandparents.

The background paper came free with a magazine and I made myself use it! I have a problem using pretty paper - because when its gone its gone. I am a bit of a hoarder. I screwed up the paper and distressed it with Ranger's old paper ink.
I stitched around the edge with my sewing machine and hand stitched the curly bits by the flower. The flower was cut out using a cuttlebug doodle die. The other dies are from nestabilities and the leaves under the flower are Marianne design dies (this range is beautiful and a good price too).
I am entering this layout into four challenges:

Cuttlebug challenges - Stitch it #71

Out of the hat - the criteria for this one butterfly, buttons & bows and 4 word title.

Delightful sketches - no 16

Crafty Creations challenges #55 stitching

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

13 comments:

  1. This is stunning, a great take on the sketch. Thanks for joining us at Delightful Sketches and Challenges.
    Julie x

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  2. Beautiful! Love seeing a layout for the sketch! Thanks for joining us at Delightful Sketches and Challenges

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  3. This is beautiful!! thanks for joining us at Delightful Sketches!
    hugs,
    Rachel :0)

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  4. Whow, absolutly beautiful, I love it.Great job.
    Thanks for joining us at DS.

    Rosalien

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  5. Woow, beautiful. I love all colours and details.
    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations Challenge.
    Magda x

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  6. Stunning work!! A great take on the sketch this time. Thanks for playing along with Delightful Sketches and Challenges.
    Anne x

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  7. Simply beautiful!! Thanks for joining us at Delightful Sketches and Challenges

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  8. Gorgeous!
    Those papers and the flowers are wonderful as is that fabulous photograph.
    Thanks for playing at Delightful Sketches and Challenges :)

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  9. Jolanda, this is just gorgeous! Looks so vintage! Glad to have you at Delightful Sketches and Challenges!!

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  10. wow, wonderful detail, I love it!! thanks for joining us at DS

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  11. `Beautiful` LO
    Thanks for joining in with the Cuttlebug Challenge
    Terrie
    http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/

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  12. WOW! This is absolutely stunning!!! I LOVE it! Thanks for joining us at Delightful Sketches and Challenges!
    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  13. What a beautiful elegant card!

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