Monday 17 January 2011

Waltzing Mouse Blog Waltz


Good morning everyone,

I hope you have had a good weekend and are raring to start on another week. I have more or less completed the reorganisation of my craft room after my hero of a husband painted it for me (without complaint, I might add), following my youngest son's accident in there with a glass off red wine. The room looks much brighter and I have got rid of a lot of stash I no longer use, but best of all, I now know where everything is again. I'll try and post some photos of it all soon because I always enjoy looking at other peoples spaces. I am resolved to tidy everything away after each project, so it stays looking good, but I don't know how long I'll be able to keep that one up!

My first project on getting back into the room was to make a card for the Waltzing Mouse Blog Waltz, which has a Valentine theme this month. I decided to go for a pink and beige colourway rather than the traditional red and this is my offering:-


I used Bazzill cardstock and stamped on the untextured side. I used two tiny stamps from WM Fancy Phrases to create a background panel using Color Box Chalk ink in Creamy Brown and layered it up with beige and pale pink. I then wrapped some pink ribbon around the centre and made a loop to draw the eye in. Next came a pair of hearts cut from a Sizzix die and stamped with the dotty stamp from WM Off Beat Backgrounds which was a Christmas present from my son. The sentiment was also from Fancy Phrases but I only inked up the last two words, and I finished it off with a heart gem over the letter O. The sentiment and backing layer were punched out using Stampin Up oval punches. All edges were inked with Palette Fresh Snow ink.

Thanks for stopping by and I'm looking forward to seeing all the projects.

Hugs
Carol x

34 comments:

Pauline said...

So gorgeous, that colour combo is a dream!

Deborah Frings said...

So pretty, lovely soft colours. Great card!

Lynn Mercurio said...

I love this Carol. Your pink and beige color combination is stunning. (never would have thought those two colors would look so awesome together). Well done - and I'm so glad you wanted to join the Waltz this month!!!

Clare said...

LOVE the soft colors, beautiful card!

Ingrid Danvers said...

Simply gorgeous. Love the soft colors and your background panel. TFS!

Joanne Gilch said...

Oh YES...love the colors you chose!!! And using 'offbeat bg' was a fab idea on those hearts!!!

Julia Aston said...

So glad you waltzed with us Carol! I love your bg stamping! how creative with those little stamps! Your design and colors are wonderful!

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

I love the kraft, pink, and white colors together--they make a lovely card!

Chris L.

Anonymous said...

Your card is beautiful I love it!!!!!


Thank you for the comment on my card :)

Vera said...

Beautiful card with lots of detail! Great use of those tiny WMS images!

Sue Lelli said...

OMGosh! I really LOVE this card! The colors are so soft and YUMMY! LOVE how you stamp one with dots and one with half dots! LOVE the jewel heart on the LOVE!

Linby said...

Hi Carol, love this card, so stylish. enjoy your redecorated space.
Lynn x

LaurieJ said...

So very pretty, Carol. The colors are so soft and feminine. I love how you created the patterned paper - very clever!

NoraAnne said...

Beautiful card, I love the soft colors!

Joan B said...

aren't you clever? that background is perfect and I love love love this color combo!!

Karin Åkesdotter said...

WOW! Another beutiful card - you always impress me! Love the soft colors -perfect design!

Trish said...

Great card!
Trish

Laura said...

Wow I love it! xxx

Muckyfingers said...

Absolutely beautiful, gorgeous delicate colours xXx

Kelly S. said...

LOVE those colors! The background stamping is so perfect! Love the sweet joined hearts, what an awesome Valentine!

B said...

Just lovely! Love the soft colors and the way you joined those hearts together!

Heidi said...

This is so pretty. Kraft and pink are terrific together.

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Carol! Love the hearts paired with the soft pink ribbon!

Anabelle O'Malley said...

So pretty!! I love the kraft and pink together.

Sharon said...

One word ... STUNNING! It's a really beautiful card. Love the colour scheme. Thanks for dropping by my blog. I really appreciate it. :D

Nancy said...

Gorgeous card!!!!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

Such a pretty card! I love the design and the soft colors!

Laurie Marmon said...

Beautiful color choice. :)

Melissa said...

So very pretty!

Tracey said...

Your card is so pretty......I really love the none traditional colors. I'll be visiting again soon.

Thankyou so much for your kind comments on my blog!

Tracey said...

Sorry....spelling mistake, non traditonal is what I wanted to say.

Unknown said...

This is so very beautiful! I really love the soft colors.

Charmaine Stack said...

I am finally get a chance to visit the waltzers, and this is such a nice change of pace from pink and red. Very pretty.

Sandy Ang said...

Love that your Valentine's card is not too sweet and pinky. The kraft makes it a card that is great for giving to a guy too!

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