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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Love Expressed in a Hymn

Welcome back to our scorching hot fall/autumn - we had some rain this morning, but not enough to make a difference.  
So this afternoon I headed out to the studio and made this and another card.


I started with the grey die cut (part of a RAK from Lovely Linda), and the pink card stock.  The grey dp is actually an offcut of wall paper.


The sentiment was stamped with red ink - it is part of an encouragement set that was produced by Layer of Colors, layered onto the die cut, and then onto some musical dp from a LilyBee paper stack.


The butterfly was cut with a cuttlebug die and embossed with one of their folders - there are two layers, one of pink card and one of pink vellum, and pearls were added to form the body.


The ribbon and bow was the remnant of some ribbon that I bought some time ago - it was quite a challenge to get the bow tied and the strip down the card! Some extra pearls were added to finish the card.

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38 comments:

Dawn T said...

this is stunning Maxine. What a beautiful card. Pity the rain didn't last enough to be effective. It's hot again.

brenda said...

A quite delightful card Maxine.

Thanks so much for sharing your lovely work with us at Allsorts this week.

B x

I have a little competition running with lots of prizes and it would be wonderful if you joined in, you can check it out here

Wendy L said...

Great creation, thanks for playing at Allsorts this week and best of luck, xxx

Angelique said...

Such a lovely card. Love the butterfly and ribbon.
Thank you for joining us at Cards by Lady Anne.

Huggsss, Angelique

jimlynn said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS!!!! This is awesome! LOVE all that pink and the butterfly and ribbon are perfect together. So lovely.
Lynn

Donna said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us for the Sound of Music challenge this week at Drunken Stampers!

MiamiKel said...

Oh this is stunning ~ Maxine, perfect in every way! Love the colors, love the scheme you've used - brilliant and beautiful!

Karen Letchworth said...

This is GORGEOUS, Maxine. I always enjoy seeing your sweet cards and projects. You have such a unique and sweet style, and it's such a blessing every time I see your entries. You're always so upbeat and encouraging with your posts, comments, and art. Thanks for being such a blessing!
Hugs,
Karen
Word Art Wednesday

Chris Dring said...

Wow! This is such a stunning card Maxine! Thanks for playing along with the Drunken Stampers Sound of Music challenge!

Bridget Larsen said...

Never seen pink vellum, very nice

Ann said...

So beautiful, love the grey and pink together and wonderful touch with the butterfly and bow. Thanks for joining us at WAW this week.

JD/ Jill said...

This is lovely!

Claire said...

Gorgeous card, lovely pink and black colour palette. REally pretty. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Anns this time
Claire xx

Ann Whitfield said...

How very lovely Maxine, thank you for joining us for our final challenge at Crafty Ann's
Ann x

Desire Fourie said...

This is so beautifully designed. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Good luck.
Hugs
Desíre
{Lady Anne’s Paper Crafts DT Member}
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

This is GORGEOUS!!! Love the verse you used, such a good reminder of who He is!

Sue VanDeVusse said...

Such a beautiful creation! Love the colors and the composition.

Jessi Fogan said...

Oh, beautiful! The shine & shimmer is simply stunning, Maxine! And I love that pretty ribbon. So glad you could come play with us at *hiccup* Drunken Stampers :)

Lady Anne Milnes-Howard said...

Such a pretty card you have made, fabulous sentiment. Thank You for sharing with us at Lady Anne's Challenges. I hope we see you again soon.
Love ~ Lady Anne xx
Lady Anne's Challenges

sgc said...

Beautiful card. Love the colors and papers you used. Thanks for playing in the Bugaboo Anything Goes Challenge.

Becky said...

Beautiful card Maxine. I love the pink and grey colors and what a stunning butterfly.

Shelly Schmidt said...

How gorgeous is this! I LOVE the verse, love the ribbons and love the Pink : )

Jo Ann said...

Loving the pink and red combination of your card. It's hard for me to use any kind of ink in stamping on a project but yours looked great. Thanks for blessing us with your project this week at Word Art Wednesday...Hugs always.

JO ANN
http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

This is beautiful! I love all the layers and using wallpaper on your card is genius!

Bernardine Cuttino said...

Stunning, beautiful design and extraordinary coloring. Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at Cards By Lady Anne. We look forward to seeing you again.
Hugs
Berni,DT
cardsbyladyanne.

Jennie said...

Love that sentiment and beautiful design Maxine!!

Heather said...

So, so preety in pinks and greys and what a lovely sentiment. Thanks for joining us at One Crazy Stamper this month.

Lovely Linda said...

Wow Maxine - I am holding this gorgeous card in my hands now and love it even more in person! What gorgeous details. Thank you so much for thinking of me and the timeliness of it's arrival! Love seeing your creations! {{{hugs}}}

Min said...

This is fabulous!
We're so happy you played along with us this week for the Catch The Bug Anything Goes Challenge with Bugaboo Stamps!
We hope you join us again this week!
Hugs & Happy Days!
~Min
Kaymin Kreations

Unknown said...

Hi Maxine, this is such a beautiful card with a wonderful scripture. I love it! Hope you4 weather has cooled a bit. As we are now in Spring I hope our weather here is Scotland starts to heat up a little!

Luv & Hugs,
Trish x

Unknown said...

beautiful sentiment, butterfly, bow and layout...a beautiful design from top to bottom! Thanks for joining the Drunken Stampers Sound of Music challenge!

Cathy A said...

Ok I am jealous of your weather, we are expecting snow again tonight! Such a lovely card.

Margaret said...

Just gorgeous! How creative to use wallpaper for your dp. It's a beautiful sentiment and the layout is fabulous!

Gemiel said...

Maxine, this is simply stunning!!!! Love the pink and grey color combination and that bow couldn't be more perfectly tied.

Blessings!

Laura Kirste Campbell said...

Gorgeous card!!

Kym's Crafty Cards said...

You have made a lovely card which fits our challenge well. Thanks for taking part in our final Crafty Ann's Challenge. Best wishes, Kym, Crafty Ann's Design Team xxx

mandy said...

fabulous, thanks for shareing at 'heck of a challenge' love mandy xxx

Alex H. said...

Lovely card and beautiful butterfly!!! Thanks for joining us at HOA challenge!
;-) Alex H.