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Tuesday 9 October 2012

Life's too short

Only 2 sleeps to go and then I'll be on that flight to Florida!  But while I am counting down the hours, today I am sharing with you my Bellarific Babe card to show you using the very cool Uptown Girl Vienna on her Vespa...



I wish I had spent some time traveling the world when I was younger, alas I had bills to pay at a very young age so off to work I went!  I matched her up with papers from the October Afternoon The Thrift Shop pad and My Favorite Things skyline die.  I kept the rest of it pretty simple because the paper was busy enough.   Oh, and I added some Glamour Dust to the flower centres and her dress fringe.

Right, I am off.  Back tomorrow with my All That Scraps review post!



I am entering my card into the following challenges:

60 comments:

Anja said...

Oh this is gorgeous, Mary! Love your colouring (especially the red hair) and the skyline.
Hugs, Anja

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Stunning card Mary! Love the map paper, skyline and the image. Wow.

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Brilliant card Mary J! Love how you have used the skyline die above the funky map paper! x

heidy said...

Wow your so clever Mary J,love the scene you have created!!
XXX Heidy

Caroline said...

Stunning card Mary J love the paper and the layout is fabulous. Caroline xxx

Sue said...

Stunning card Mary J. I love the trendy image and your colouring is wonderful. such fabby papers too.

Sue

Mrs.B said...

Fab card Mary, love the background.
Have a great holiday.
Avril xx

Unknown said...

Omg..... I love this soooooo much!! Now I did take some time to travel... But it's never to late x x

Chrissy said...

This is fantastic Mary, I love it, fabulous image and colouring, love the background and sentiment...my husband used to say to me, when I nagged him about taking care of his health...Chrissy, I'm here for a good time, not a long time..he was so right...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Jay Gee said...

Another fabulous card May - love the design and of course your super colouring :)

Squirrel x said...

Wowza hun, this is just gorgeous! That dramatic skyline really does give such a great sense of depth - and she is one very cool chick! Love it, as always. Hugs Sxx

eva said...

pretty card! love how you paired the paper with the city die cut! have fun in florida!

Doreen said...

Love your gorgeous card Mary,love the image and fab layout.xxx

Stamps and Paper said...

Another lovely csrd Mary...love the image and what a great sentiment..

Anne

Christine L said...

Stunning colouring Mary on this fabulous uptown girl... and what a perfect background for her on her scooter!

Hugs
Christine x

Vicky said...

Awesome card sweetie. Sooooooo jealous of you going Florida but you enjoy it sweetie.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

coops said...

wow love this mary.fantastic image and papers and the cityscape is stunning ;D

xx coops xx

Sasha said...

This is such a clever card, Mary! I love your skyline and map papers. Vienna on her Vespa looks fabulous...love her swirly skirt! x

Carolina Girl (Cely) said...

Every single die and image is clever clever clever....the skyline, then the water and then the city street map....certainly captured me. Totally love love your card!

vilini said...

Oh, this is a beautiful Lady

Lisa Minckler said...

That map, what a kicker and the skyline...so terrific. Perfect image with the best sentiment. :)

JanR said...

Ooooooooh.....I just love this! I adore the layout, your colouring is fabby and that skyline is perfect. Gorgeous!!

Lisa Jane said...

Oh this is fab .. i love anything vespa related .. and the papers are fab
Lisa x

Pami said...

Love it Mary! I hope you have a great holiday!! P xx

Beate said...

Dang girl, you can COLOR! LOVE how you colored the image. Your card looks FABULOUS with the paper you chose and the skyline you added.
Hugs and smiles

Alyce Kit and Clowder said...

This is great and so fun mary j!!! love the map paper and the skyline....plus she is fantastically coloured up too :D

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

Oh she is so cute! love the dp and the fabulous scene you made. I wish I had traveled when I was young as well. Thank God for TV huh? lol.

Flowergirl said...

Fabulous card! She is great, love the scene you've created,

Thanks for joining in with us at A Gem Of A Challenge this time,
Wendy x

Tina said...

have fun in florida....this is so beautiful, lovely image i love the colors and details...thanks for sharing at cupcake inspirations mary j

Tina
sweetie dt

Sharla said...

Mary J...this is fabulous! The image is cool all on it's own, but I love the map paper and the cityscape above, LOVE this! :)

Jovan said...

OMG...Mary this is FABULOUS!

Rachel Parys said...

Soooo cool! I love the layout and all of the little details!! Super awesome job!

Have fun in Florida!!

Joey said...

Just AMAZING!!!!!!! Joey x

belldoubleyou said...

Those buttons are great, just the right color choices and the perfect amount of casual to go with Vienna and her Vespa.

pinky said...

Sound exciting Mary!! I love this gorgeous card, what a great image and you have showcased it to its best.

Fabiola said...

trop chouette!!! biz

Donna Mosley said...

Gorgeous card Mary, love the sweet image and the design & details are fab. Love it!

Donna x

Rene said...

Another amazing, stunning, wonderful card Mary J! Thank you so much for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations this week and good luck!
Rene :D

Kathleen said...

Hello Mary,

Not well, but certainly not lost the will to live, and how apt this card is, fantastic as always, super image and great colours.
Takes me back really as my Hubby was a bit of a Mod and had a scooter and was invited for tea for the first time but was nearly 2 hours late as he fell off his scooter and ripped his best trousers and had to go home and played hell, funny how things go round and turn around, pity this image was not a male as I would have used it on his 65th Birthday card this Christmas, pity I am not a great card maker as I would be able to cut her off and put a male image on.
Hope all is well with you.

Kath x

Pauline said...

OMG Mary, this is amazing! Love the skyline, the paper is perfect and wow your colouring is awesome! Have a wonderful trip.

Miss Sue said...

Love the image! Fabulous card!!! Thanks for playing along with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty.

Unknown said...

Love everything esp the paper map! I so wish I could be on vacay too but have to wait a bit more. You truly amaze me!

Shannon White said...

Just Fabulous Mary! Love your Sweet Bellarific image and the fun map papers and fun skyline too! Hope you have lots of fun in Florida Lady! 8-)

Hugs
Shannon

VanessaB said...

love love love this card. it's so cute and fun and your coloring is fantastic!

Lisa Carroll said...

Mary, this is beautiful! Your coloring is perfect, and I LOVE the glitter on her dress ruffle! :) Thanks for playing along in our 'Glimmer & Sparkle' challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog! xx

Delphine said...

Gorgeous, Mary!!! Love, love the design of your card! Congratulations on your new DT spot too, huge thanks for your lovely comment on my post at QI and have a fab time in Florida!!!! Yes, I had a lot to catch up with:-)!!! BIG hugs Delphine xx

Tracy said...

I can't count how many times I've put this stamp in my basket. LOL You're going to make me actually buy it you enabler you. LOL Your card is wonderful Mary. I love the DP's you used. Hugs!

MarkerGeek said...

So. So. So. GORGEOUS!! :)

~Elaine
Quixotic Cards

Shelby said...

Awesome card! Have a great time in sunny Florida.

Shelby

RoseC said...

Mary J, your wonderfully colored and cut out Uptown Girl looks fabulous on this encouraging card. Lovin' your choice of papers and die cuts too! So glad to see another entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps' digi team's "My Sentiments Exactly!" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose

Anonymous said...

Just fabulous!! Have an amazing time in Florida!
xxx

Unknown said...

this is super cute, both the image and your fabulous card!

wannabcre8tive said...

So cute and awesome coloring.

wannabcre8tive said...

So cute and awesome coloring.

Ria Zonnestraaltje said...

such a gorgeouss card :) hope your enjoying your time in the USA :) thanks for joining A Gem of A Challenge :) hugs Ria

Carla Murphy said...

Wow! You totally rocked that Vespa in blue! Love the skyline (I must get that die). Beautiful background paper. Everything works so well together Mary... I just keep staring at it!! LOL

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