Thursday, October 14, 2010

Mint and blue....

.....are the colors, along with beige, that Sarah Anderson has chosen for this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge:


Here is what I came up with, using my brand new Hero Arts stamps:


The Fabulous Flourish was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed in a  blue embossing powder. 

Supplies: beige, mint, and blue cardstocks, Memories Artprint Brown ink, versamark and a la Mode Sky Blue embossing powder, Hero Arts S5449 Fabulous Flourish, E5388 Traditional Butterfly, true green Prismacolor pencil, CL434 Just Find Me (sentiment), pale blue and green pearls, pale blue organza ribbon

15 comments:

Nancy said...

Stunning design, Lin! You amaze me how you can make such gorgeous cards with some really difficult color combos. Love this one!
bless you!

stampingandstitching said...

Gorgeous card, Lin and such a great use of these colours! Beautiful design and embellishing!

Sarah J Moerman said...

Beautiful take on the challenge, Lin! Love the stamps you paired up!

GrammySue's Creations said...

Hi Lin, Beautiful card--love your take on the challenge and I also love your design.

Michelle B said...

The flourish and butterflies are beautiful!!!

Sarah Anderson said...

Oh dear! I need, need, need that butterfly stamp! It's gorgeous!!!!!! Love it in this green, it looks amazing. Thanks for playing in the play date cafe, even if you are going to cost me money lol ;)

Alice said...

this is so sweet, Lin. your butterflies are gorgeous! lovely card!

Arlene said...

Those butterflies are just gorgeous.

Dawn T said...

Just beautiful Lin. Love the delicate colours you have used.

LouDotMac said...

Fantastic design, simple and elegant. This card really shows off the colours well!!

Good luck in the challenge.

Lou. xo

Ruby said...

Really pretty card Lin, I love how you've cut around the text and the elegance of your card. Thanks for joining in with the fun this week at the Play Date Cafe!

Lisa Somerville said...

How pretty, wonderful coloring of the butterflies! Thanks for playing at the PDCC.

Suzanne C said...

Beautiful! Love the greens and blues. They are fun colors to work with arent' they? So glad you played along this week at the PDCC.

Andrea Ewen said...

Super cutting, Lin! I don't know if I'd have the patience for that but it was well worth your effort! Wonderful embossing as well, your card is magnificent! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

What a pretty flourish!! This card is FAB--love it all:) Thanks for playing along with the PDCC and joining in the fun!!