Sunday, March 8, 2015

Best things



My friend and her husband, are starting a new chapter in their lives, having both retired from their jobs recently.  I have been searching for exactly the right card to send them on their way.  I chose for them the saying "the best things in life are worth waiting for" to signify the best years are yet to come.

I love fancy folds for cards so I knew when I found a pop-out window card on Pinterest that I had a the framework.

LeeAnn Greff has a video on how to make her card found on her website here.   The center of the front of the card is hooked to a z-fold on the inside of the card.


I used brush markers to color the flower flourish and then stamped repeatedly.  The butterflies were diecut and embellished with gems. 

I am rethinking this oval shape.  The square in LeeAnn's card fits more snugly than this oval so I might have to add a butterfly or flower in the lower left to keep it from pulling through.






I am entering the card in the Sparkle and Shine Challenge inspired by this photo.  As I sit here I see nothing but white out my window. With so much snow it is highly unlikely we will see any green this year on St Patrick's Day.  I am so looking forward to warmth and flowers and butterflies, so what I see when I look at this photo is Spring.  We just have to "wait for it".




I am also going to enter my card  in the Retro Rubber challenge because  I embellished with a tag using the Luni Stamps "Dream".  I have had that stamp and the Hero Arts flower flourish for a years. I also used a retired Glorious Green paper from Stampin Up. The other colors are Soft Sky and Night of Navy. The sentiment inside is from The Simple Things by Unity Stamps.


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I hope I wasn't too long-winded today.  Thank you for visiting.

Edited 3/9 - My friend, Susanne, reminded me that I could also submit this card on the Hero Arts blog where the challenge is Nature so I am going to run right over there.



14 comments:

  1. What a pretty card and that fancy fold is so impressive! Wow!

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  2. Your card is so beautiful! Love that clever fold! Thank you for playing with us at Sparkle & Shine!

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  3. Beautiful card! Thank you for joining the Sparkle & Shine Challenge! :)

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  4. Gorgeous card and I love the tag "Dream". Thanks for sharing the details...I am going to take a look at that video. Thanks for including RRBC in your stamping fun this week!!

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  5. Amazing card! Every time I look at it I see something else I like! The colors, the texture on the front that reminds me of frosting, the stamping - such beautiful stamping. But my favorite item is the sentiment. Excellent card! Thanks for playing along with Retro Rubber!

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  6. Super card, my fav color! Thanks for doing the RR challenge!

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  7. Love your pretty card and the Z-fold card is great! This worked so well with our challenge at Retro Rubber. Thank you for playing along and hope to see you again soon.

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  8. Clever Z-Fold. The colour combo is gorgeous. Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber this week. Cx RRBC DT

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  9. Amazing card with wonderful combinations of color and texture! I may have to CAS this idea! Thank you for sharing your creation with us at Retro Rubber.

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  10. Wow! Your card is so beautiful on the outside and the inside :-) The tag plays a perfect role on your card, subtle and doesn't steal the spotlight. Thanks for playing with us at the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog!

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  11. What a super fun card - I love it when someone takes it farther than just a fold!! Awesome!! Thanks for playing with us at RR!!

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  12. Beautiful card Dora, love the fancy fold, Cathy x

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  13. Beautiful card Dora, love the fancy fold, Cathy x

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  14. Fabulous card fold and design Dora.

    Hugs Diane

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