Saturday, February 4, 2012

Secret Admirer for Our Daily Bread Design

Our challenge this week for the Shinning Light challenge is to "CASE" someone's card that inspires us.  Well Pat Smethers is a fabulous inspiration with her drop dead gorgeous cards.  I used the Mother's Day stamp set and one of the ODBD design custom Eternity stamp and die cut.  I had to use the larger one today because I have lost the size that fits their border?????  I'm sure I will find it placed in the wrong file someday.  I just colored the lines to make it look like I have layers on it.  Then I started adding die cuts, the leaf flourish and longer leaves are Cheery Lynn, the smaller leaves and ferns are a MS punch and prima flowers. I added some peel off lace which will soon be available from Flourishes to the edge with a gold peel off border.  I used a gold pen to edge the papers. I added some cute pearl stick pins that I think I got at Michaels or Hobby Lobby. The gorgeous new die cut along the left side is Anja edge from Marianne designs.   Here is a link to Pat's gallery on Split Coast stampers, be sure to check out the gorgeous creations!!!

7 comments:

Cheryl M IA said...

How gorgeous is that! I love your card! Cheryl M IA

Deborah said...

This has to rank among my favorite 10 cards. You have an amazing eye for color and design. And I love that you had to fudge the borders. I think I spend half my time looking for stuff I've misplaced.

Grace said...

OMgoodness Karen this is just gorgeous!!!! Fantastic case of Pat... and she would love it!!!

Leslie Miller said...

This is truly gorgeous! Beautiful details! I enjoyed the trip to Pat's gallery, too. Thanks, Karen!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

How beautiful Karen!! I just love your tones of blue, the flower and leaf detail, and your layout with details. So feminine and elegant!! Thanks for joining the ODBD Shining the Light challenge this week!!

Cards By Jan said...

Beautiful Card!! I love your colours, and flowers!!

Rosemary said...

love seeing what you come up with each week, karen! and this week is no exception.. just beautiful!! thanks for joining the shining the light challenge this week!