Thursday 17 March 2011

St Patrick's Day card for Wlatzing Mouse Blog Waltz

Hello everyone,
                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                   
Happy St Patrick's Day and its time for another Waltzing Mouse Blog Waltz. I confess that I don't have a single St Patrick's Day image in my stash so I was delighted that Claire kindly gave us a couple of images to work with for this waltz. I admit to having lots of trouble thinking of something special to do for this card so in the end I opted for a simple layout that lets the free image take centre stage. I had visions of using 40 shades of green but settled for the 5 shades I had in my stash! I decoupaged part of the panel and used glossy accents to highlight the shamrock.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   I I typed the sentiment on the computer and used a gel pen to create a faux ribbon effect. I stitched the edge of the panel on the sewing machine and added a couple of buttons to finish it off.

I'm off to Harrogate today for a few days so I won't get to see all the entries until I get back but have a great day waltzing. I shall be visiting the Great Northern Papercrafts show whilst I'm away so I'm hoping to come back with some new little goodies.

Thanks for looking.
Hugs
Carol x

I had problems with this post in Blogger for some reason and don't have the time to play around to get it right, so I'm sorry that the layout is a bit messy.

20 comments:

Julia Aston said...

Love all the shades of green on this - nice coloring of the digi image - have a nice day away - the Papercrafts show sounds like fun!

Antje said...

Love your layout and your real stiching!

Mona Pendleton said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day Carol! Lovin' all the green and layers!

Crafty Math Chick said...

This looks terrific! I love what you did with the freebie Claire gave us and the gel pen DOES make that strip of paper look like ribbon! Nice job! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Bumblebee said...

This card made me smile! Not only do I love the buttons and stitching, but you're chosen sentiment is great!

Niki Estes said...

Great card, Carol! I love the texture and dimension!

Deborah Frings said...

Fab sentiment - and lovely soft olive greens. And I like the dimension on the shamrocks. Enjoy the show!!

Lisa Hjulberg said...

Oh, how pretty! I love all your stitching!

rudlis said...

Beautiful card. Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Cyndie said...

This is so pretty, and you did a wonderful job of paper piecing the shamrocks! I love your coloring, too.

Karin Åkesdotter said...

What a beutiful card Carol!! Love it!
Hope you enjoyed your trip!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

LaurieJ said...

Fantastic! Love your sentiment and the glossy accents. Have fun at the show!

Cassie_lu said...

I like the look of the stitching you used around the card

Clare said...

great card, love the colors and stitching!!

Joanne Gilch said...

I like the faux ribbon...very clever and creative!

Linby said...

oh it's lovely Carol, great composition and I love the stitching.
Hope you have a fab time at the Papercraft show.
Linbyx

Unknown said...

Beautiful card Carol and aren't I green with envy??? lol, have a fabby time at the show!!! Thank you so much for waltzing along with us!

Karen B. said...

What a great and perfectly balanced card. Love your bold use of green.

A Consuming Passion said...

You created a wonderful card with Claire's digi!!! Congrats!

Kelly S. said...

Beautiful layout on this, love how you used the ribbon! Excellent sentiment to match!

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