Thursday, March 3, 2011

Gradations of green...

Gradations of green ... provide a backdrop for this card inspired, in part, by the coming of spring. The label and the green background paper were stamped using different shades of green (no not a bad photo, but the shading was difficult to represent in these photos)

Creative Details
Image: Hero Arts/Sentiment: Wordsworth Stamps
Embellishments: Bird (K&Co), flower (Prima), pearl brads, satin ribbon
Tools: Nestabilities (Labels 4)
Supplies: Marvy Die Inks in jungle green, celery & pond green 

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday (Spring)
Do You Stack Up (#9 Just Green It)
Paper Play (#9 Shabby Chic)
Really Reasonable Ribbon  (#19 Green Theme)
Simon Says Stamp (No Cook Recipe)
365 Cards (#364 Super Sketchy Sunday)

 

Stay warm harted,
Elizabeth

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14 comments:

  1. WenchePMarch 4, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Beautiful card, love the flower and the bird. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

    -Wenche

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  2. MirandaMarch 4, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    cute card Elizabeth, love that birdy
    thanks for playing along with us at the DYSU challenge this week
    hugs
    Miranda

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  3. CélineMarch 4, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    fab card, love the combo and image
    thanks for playing with us at paperplay for our shabby/vintage challenge
    hugs
    céline

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  4. RisaMarch 4, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Just beautiful. I love the natural softness of the bird in contrast to the black and white graphic pattern paper. It's interesting to look at and works very well. Lover-ly card.

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  5. Bonnie GarbyMarch 4, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Beautiful card! Thanks so much for joining our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

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  6. Manuela NavarroMarch 5, 2011 at 12:47 AM

    Que bonita!
    EL pajaro queda genial en la tarjeta, es un gran trabajo.

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  7. alexafahnMarch 5, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    For me, it's the gradations of green technique that really makes this card a knockout. Gorgeous!!

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  8. UnknownMarch 5, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Gorgeous card!

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  9. HeidiMarch 5, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Gorgeous card!
    Beautiful bird:)
    Heidi:)

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  10. PeggysueMarch 5, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Beautiful card Elizabeth! I love the green stamped label the image is on. Thank you for joining our GREEN challenge at DYSU. Good luck!

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  11. RoseMarch 6, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    oh i love the green!! and what a sweet birdie :) fantastic card for the sketch :)

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  12. wendipooh13March 6, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    what a pretty card and just LOVE all the cute green!!!!

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  13. JoMarch 6, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    This is lovely Elizabeth! Thanks so much for joining in the fun this week at DYSU! It’s so fun to see so many different takes on a challenge!

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  14. MandyMarch 8, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Beautiful card Elizabeth, the bird is so sweet and the design is fabulous.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp for our recipe challenge
    hugs Mandy xx

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