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Tuesday 29 March 2011

Flower power over at Totally Ladybug Tuesday!

Oh no, this is the last week our GD Amanda is with us - I'm gonna miss her lovely creations for Ladybug Crafts Ink!  As it's her final week with us, she has challenged us to make our own flowers for Totally Ladybug Tuesday!  I nearly cheated and made my flowers with my rolled rose dies, but decided to actually have a go at this!  Here is my DT card...

 
 

I made my flowers out of felt by simply cutting out circles and then chopping into them to make the petals - simple!  I bought the blue and lilac felt from Ladybug Crafts Ink here.  I love the soft look of the flower and knew it would go perfectly with my ever favourite dog, Buttercup!  This one is Curios Buttercup - ain't she sweet?!  The sweet sentiment is from the Magnum Sentiment set - love that font!

I also added a strip of gorgeous satin pleated ribbon - luscious!!!  You can buy it by the yard here and it comes in other gorgeous colours, like brown and pink.

The other gorgeous DT cards are here - go take a look to get some ideas!


I used this week's The Sweet Stop Sketch and I am also entering my card into the Paper Pretties challenge and Wags 'n Whiskers challenge both with the theme of "Spring" and Sassy Studios Design challenge for "bloomin' beautiful".

    


Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock. DCWV Pocket Full of Posies paper stack
Stamps: Ladybug Crafts Ink Curios Buttercup, Magnum Sentiments set
Mediums: Copics
Accents: sage pleated ribbon (get here), button from stash
Tools: Fiskars border punch, Nestabilities label die inside card

20 comments:

cebelica said...

Oh, thta's one adorable image. And I love how you colored it. Great card!

Squirrel x said...

So gorgeous hun, I am loving Buttercup! Great colours and your flower is just fabulous! Hugs Sxx

Lisa Jane said...

HI Mary.. great minds think alike.. we both chose Curious Buttercup... she is just so sweet isnt she ?
Love that flower... what a great ides.. i will be trying this one lol
Have a great day
Lisa x

Rleen said...

Hello Mary, your card is fabulous! I love the pleated ribbon and the sweet image. Great colors too.
Have a great day!
Hugs, Rleen

Kerry said...

Love it Mary J!! Great use of the ribbon...it goes perfectly with the pp. Flower is flabulous...easy peasy when you think of it :-D xx

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

She's so cute and the felt flower is very pretty.

Pami said...

I love how you have made the flower to match the DP, it looks wonderful! Love the ribbon, I bought some as well! Have a great day. Pami x

pinky said...

Love your cute little felt flower Mary, this is one gorgeous card. I'm multi tasking so will comment on the card above here too. Stunning......

Whimsey said...

Hello twinkie (a/k/a twin) - HA HA! Love your card; that stitched ribbon is delightful; love the felt flower too. Great color combo!

cowboydutrem said...

Wow your felt flower is so representative of your craft, bright and bold and fun... Love it!

Fabiola said...

elle est chou, c'est trop craquant! biz

Anonymous said...

Love your felt flower Mary, great idea and fab image, love it!
Helen x

Kathleen said...

Great card Mary, love the colout choice and a great flower. Don't know if I could rise to this challenge.

Kath x

Amanda R said...

What a great way to make a flower! I am loving felt too lately so will have to copy your idea. You are so inspiring to me and I promise to keep in touch!

Denise Marzec said...

Love your pleated ribbon!

Danni said...

So cute!! Love the image!

Anita said...

This is so cute. Buttercup is colored fabulously and I love your dp. The pleated ribbon is so pretty. And I LOVE the way you made that flower ... I'm going to have to give that one a try.

Shelby Goolsby said...

This just brought a smile to my face, so cute!! You did a great job on the flowers and I love that ribbon you paired them with.

Sue U said...

Oooh, gorgeous flowers!! Love the colours, and the ribbon too - Buttercup is perfect for this time of year too :-) Sue xx

Hayley @ funkyfarmscrapbookbarn.co.uk said...

Ohhhh I love love love the flower!! Gorgeous Spring colours and Buttercup is as adorable as ever! Beautiful! Hope you're having a great weekend xxx

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