Monday, July 5, 2010

Card Challenges!

Soooo I am not really a pastel person ... I don't pick them out naturally and even for a baby card it's tough for me to be creative for some reason. So of course I wanted to challenge myself to try to use some pastel bits I had hanging around to make a nice little girls card. It turned out nice, I would definitely give it to someone (If I could think of someone I knew having a girl right now) but it's not me, it's not my colours and I know it.



SO I was sitting there looking at it and thinking "it's just fine Laurie, move on ..." when it came to me. I have friends that have been trying to adopt for years! So I thought what kind of card would I make for them. I scrounged through my paper, and little odds and ends and came up with this colour palette and the idea of a card that would be perfect for adoptive parents. "A Wish Came True" ... I wanted it to be very fairy tale/gypsy feeling and cheerful and I think it does those things! I used stamps to create pa terned card stock (The green, not the main pattern! :) ) and my cricut was a bit of help. I am really pleased overall.



This card fits a couple of challenges:
"Oh Baby Card Challenge"
DDCC #81: July 1 - Loes - Flower inspiration
Lexi's Creation Challenge 17
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8 comments:

  1. Lesley July 6, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    Love your cards Laurie. They are both cute! Like the idea to create a card for adoptive parents...this is perfect! Thank you for joining us again at Always Playing with Paper!
    Smiles,
    Lesley

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  2. Little C's CreationsJuly 6, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    Hey Laurie, thanks for popping by. I sent you an email with the files, and now I get to check out your stuffs!! Love your projects here, I would be pleased too... love those flowers from Sweet Treats, esp the top layered one. It's sooo cute n' fun to use!

    Keep on Craftin' Sister!!
    God Bless....

    Hugs,
    Jen

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  3. KateJuly 6, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    Great cards! They're both gorgeous! I love the colours used for both.

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  4. JojJuly 6, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    Ohh love both cards, Laurie! Which cart are those cute yellow flowers from? .. wait, maybe you shouldn't tell me.. (you might enable me if I dont' already have it! eek!)

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  5. LeAnneJuly 6, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    How sweet, what a great idea.....a nice change from the usual baby card! Very clever!

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  6. Hands OnJuly 6, 2010 at 8:00 PM

    I love that sentiment and what a great idea to use it for! Great card!

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  7. Kelly SchelskeJuly 7, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    Great cards, they are both fabulous!

    Thanks for playing along with us at DDCC!

    Good luck!

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  8. AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 3:38 PM

    Laurie... I think both cards are fabulous... but I especially love the "A wish came true" one - what a perfect sentiment for a couple adopting. Great job on the challenge. I'm not a pastel kinda girl either by nature, but I love the way you put these colors together - the checkered paper works so well.
    Thanks for joining the Paper Players this week
    hugs
    jaydee

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