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Monday, April 4, 2011

Green, green, and green again

Greetings to all my visitors - it is great to have you visit me again.

The title of this post comes from the fact that the person I have made this card for loves green, so that is the over riding colour in it, in various shades.

The base card is bottle green, and the striped paper a soft green with an undertone of grey, {which the camera seems to have picked up :-( }, the edge of which was punched with the Martha Stewart doily punch

The main scripture stamp is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 2, the sentiment from kiwistamping, the local firm who got me hooked on stamping when I was most cynical!!

They were both stamped with Versamark and Adirondack Bottle inks and clear embossed.


The main image was cut and embossed using a Spellbinders lacy circle, then sponged with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.  The sentiment I simply cut out as a rectangle, and then used a punch to round the corners. 


The bird is from the Layers of Color Royal Bird clear art set, gold embossed and highlighted with a wee dab of Crystal Kindy Glitz.

I layered a gold ribbon in the center of the dp, with a narrow green and gold ribbon centered on that again, and mounted the rest of the elements using  shallow foam adhesive dots, and added some green rhinestones for a little glamour.


  This final photo will show some of the dimension.

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20 comments:

  1. Lovely LindaApril 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Hello Maxine - this is gorgeous! I love the colour and all of your touches. The embossing it perfect on the LOC bird and the added sparkle if gorgeous (and a must! LOL!) A fabulous creation Maxine - thanks for sharing! {{{hugs}}}
    Linda LOC Design Team

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  2. SarahApril 4, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Such a lovely card Maxine. Thank you for joining us at Craft Your Days Away, good luck with the challenge xxx

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  3. scrapperjuliaApril 4, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Love your card, very inspiring! The embossed bird is a nice touch! Thanks for joining us at the One Stop Craft Challenge!

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  4. ~amy~April 5, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    pretty! Love the sweet bird! Thanks for joining us at Card Patterns!

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  5. Vivi MartínezApril 5, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Beautiful card! Love how you used the green on all it's shades on the card.
    Thanks for playing at Birthday Sundaes!

    Vivi

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  6. Judy RozemaApril 5, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    What a lovely card with beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing at Paper Romance this week!

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  7. Georgia EhrmannApril 5, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Maxine,
    Your card is wonderful! I love all of the "extras" that you have done with this card. That is one beautiful card for one lucky friend! Thank you for playing with us at IDIC this week and good luck!
    Hugs,
    Georgia

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  8. Chris Olsen, GlowbugApril 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Oh how pretty Maxine!! I just love that verse...so comforting. The gold accents and the bird adds such elegance. Thanks for joining the ODBD Shining the Light challenge this week!

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  9. BugBitesApril 5, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    What a lovely card. I love all the layers. TFS with us at Frosted Designs this week

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  10. AnnApril 5, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    The bird is my favorite! Great job!
    Thanks for joining us at Frosted Designs.

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  11. GemApril 5, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    a fabulous project! Thanks for joining in this weeks challenge at I Did it Creations! Gemma :)

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  12. whoistracyApril 6, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Beautiful! That green ribbon really pops here. So glad that you could play along with us this week on Card Patterns!

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  13. NinaBApril 7, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    This is lovely Maxine! I love all the distressing and that gold bird is beautiful. It's wonderful to see you use my sketch from Card Patterns. Have a blessed day!

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  14. MagsBApril 7, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    A lovely card. The bird is quite beautiful! Thank you for joining in at Dream Valley Challenges!

    luv, Mags x

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  15. JennieApril 7, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    This is beautiful Maxine and love the detail on the bird. Great job on the sketch!

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  16. MichelleApril 7, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Green is one of my favorite colors! I love the striped paper and that pretty border punch! Thanks for playing with Birthday Sundaes!

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  17. Melisa WaldorfApril 7, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Beautifully done and I love the bird embossed in gold!

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  18. GraceApril 7, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Wow Maxine! This is gorgeous! All my favorites in one card! Love the ODBD verse and the LoC bird... the gold and the sparkle... beautiful layout! It's gorgeous!!! Praying for your friend and praising God for answered prayers!!!
    hugs,
    Grace

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  19. Laura Kirste CampbellApril 12, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Aw, a beautiful and encouraging card! Thank you for the birthday wishes My Dear! I had a most marvelous time with my family!
    Hugs!

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  20. KristineMay 28, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    gorgeous card maxine!! that lil birdie is my fave. i used to dt for LOC -- love their stamps and what you do with them.

    have a blessed day

    kris,
    dt coordinator for
    mcmahon five designs

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