Saturday 4 August 2012

I'm off on Holiday!!!



































I was asked by a friend to make a card for his wife's 50th Birthday, I had a free hand in the design the only stipulation was that I used green.  I wanted to make something soft and romantic so the Italian Poetry background seemed perfect with the Heart Flourish.  Its based on this card that I made a while back and was really pleased with.  The butterflies have been lightly water coloured with distress inks and then covered with glossy accents.  I then added lots of pearls and then layered it up on a background made with the Leaf and Floral Background stamp.  The sentiment has been computer generated.

I am going to add this card to the challenge at A Blog Named Hero, the theme is freestyle.


















This will be my last post for a couple of week as we are off on our holidays, we are going back to Nice in the South of France again this year, we all had such a great time last year and there are still places that we need to visit there.  Before I go I must thank all my visitors again for leaving such lovely comments, I really appreciate you finding time to stop by my blog.



13 comments:

Ellie Knol said...

How beautiful! You achieved what you were going for... it's gorgeous...

Jacqueline said...

Beautiful card Sally! I love all the attention to detail.
Have a wonderful holiday - the weather is beautiful over here - very hot! Safe travels!

Lisa said...

Beautiful card, Sally! Love the combo of stamps you put together :)
Enjoy your vacation! We just got back from ours and I'm trying to get back into everything again! XX

Barb said...

Sally, I think this is one of my favorites of yours - it is so beautifully layered with such softness! LOVE it! Have a wonderful vacation and hope you'll share some photos when you get back! :)

Yvette said...

I've just been asked the same thing :). So thank you for the inspiration. Both (this & the original) cards are so beautiful. Love those glossy butterflies.
Enjoy your vacation!

Brenda said...

OMG this is exquisite Sally! What a way to leave us just before going on holiday, awesome inspiration! I hope you have a wonderful time. I was wondering whether you would be venturing anywhere near Jacqueline in the South of France whilst you were there? Wouldn't that be awesome!

Dawn T said...

what an absolutely gorgeous card Sally. Enjoy your holiday. What a special place to go. Wish I could join you!

Jessi Fogan said...

Gorgeous card, Sally! I love the pop of ribbon & the gloss on the butterflies :)
Have a wonderful & safe trip!

Karen Letchworth said...

What a beautiful card, Sally! I hope youa are doing well, and that you will have time to stop by and play along with us at Word Art Wednesday real soon. I love stopping by to see your crafty creations, and hope you will share them with us in our challenges.

Blessings to you and your family,
Karen L
Word Art Wednesday
www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Dotty Jo said...

Your card is just lovely! Have a great holiday Sally, Jo x

Linda Beeson said...

The colors are so wonderful and LOVE the glossy butterflies.

cheiron said...

Simply stunning! Thanks for playing along with Challenge #9 at A Blog Named Hero. Have a great holiday!

Sheila in Cyprus said...

A stunning card, and I love the soft green.
Your original card was beautiful but I think I prefer this colour combination.

Love Sheila x