Saturday 2 July 2011

LIM Birthday

Good evening LIMettes!
Wow what a day! I have been at the market all day, which was very successful by the way, and then work this evening so I have only just managed to make my LIM card for this week's colour challenge, which, for the 'not yet LIMettes' reading this, is shades of blue. I didn't get chance to make as many cards for last week's challenge as I wanted to either......something I shall attempt to remedy this week, though I have 10 cards ordered from my market today that I need to get on with!
Anyway, here is my first card......

I started by punching the border with an MS punch., then chalked through the flowers onto the inner of the card. I used 2 shades of blue Dovecraft chalk for this, then a lighter shade for the front of the card. The sentiment is stamped using Sky Blue Versacolour ink and I chalked the edges of the sentiment. This was supposed to be stamped straight onto the card, but it smudged so I had to 'fix' it! I finished with a small piece of organza ribbon and some pearls.

Hope you like it...I am shattered so I think I should go to bed now!
Goodnight all!
Lizy x

18 comments:

  1. Love your punched border, very nice idea :)

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  2. Really pretty Lizy, love the punched border!
    Helen x

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  3. Stenciling the flowers through the stamp to the inside page works really well, must try that idea. love the way your pearls echo the dots.
    I am sure that matting and layering came about because someone wanted to hide a smudge!

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  4. Hola Lizy, clever idea Lizy with your punch, a very pretty card.i love work too with chalks.
    a hug from Palma

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  5. It's a really pretty card Lizy, what a fab idea to chalk through the punch!
    Jo x

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  6. It looks lovely punched and chalked. I get stuck in a rut and forget all these different techniques until I'm reminded by people like you. :) Hazel x

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  7. Great technique, Gorgeous card xx

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  8. hI lIZY
    gORGEOUS CARD ....
    HUGS SYLVIE XX

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  9. So pretty and delicate Lizy
    Glad you had a successful day
    Thank you very much
    Diva LIM
    "Less is More"

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  10. Lizy, this is wonderful...great way to decorate the inside of a card too!

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  11. Lovely! I like the way the design carries on inside the card.

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  12. i had to 'fix' my sentiment last week! great idea to chalk through the punch x

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