We Canadians love to talk..er....bitch about the weather. We would not be proud Canucks if we didn't. It has been hot, sticky and humid which I hate, but then the temps go down by 20 in a day before climbing back up and so the roller coaster of weather crappola continues. I bet, come mid July, it will just be hot and sticky...ughhh. I told you I am a proud Canadian!
Cute Card Thursday- Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations-"I Love..."
We Love Chocolate Baroque- Hand-Coloured or paper-pieced.
Tic, Tac, Toe-Used Friendship, Any Colour, Sentiment tttc#118
I love Blue! What can I say, when I was 3, I asked my mom for some paint. She asked why and I told her I wanted to paint the dog blue. No, I didn't get the paint. I also love purple so I hade to create this scene with these colours in mind. I stamped the image in black and used my gamsol pencils to colour in the image. I used my sizzex to cut out the circled leafy design to and glued it in place. I stamped the saying on a piece of scrap I had laying around, added the glitter stickers and crystals...another favourite. Who would not love to be sitting somewhere in Italy, a tiny village, having a glass of wine with some fruit admiring the view? I know I want to be there and would have my best friend with me..
CCAYR- K & L-K is for Kraft & L for Love (what I love)
Sparkle Christmas-A Krafty Christmas
Happy Little Stampers: Watercolour-Anything Goes
CHNC-Use Washi Tape
Addicted To Stamps-Christmas
Color Throwdown-Red, Green, Kraft, Pinky ctd647
I normally don't like Kraft-the bownish colour. But I had this piece laying around and thought it would be good for the colour challenge. I glued a shimmer pearl white card behind the kraft. I used tombow markers and water-coloured the flower image before fussy cutting it out. I placed it on pop up dots, added some red crystals and stickles to the berries and around the card. I finished it off with some Washi tape at the bottom which I coloured up the gold with some red plus the stickers which I also coloured in red.
Today is a balmy 27C but by this eve drop down and tomorrow we will have a high of 18C. By Friday...back up to 27 and humid.
Great designs! Love how this week's CTD colors look on your Christmas themed card. Thank you for joining us for this week's Color Throwdown!
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ReplyDeleteI hear ya about the fickle weather, dear friend. Here in Florida, the temp has been seesawing wildly. One day the high is 95... the next day it's 92. :)
I love everything about card #1. I admire that deep blue color (I call it "dog blue")... and I also love the still life artwork and Emerson quote.
On card #2, I'll take Paul Lynde for the win. :)
On card #3, I like how you made the bold choice of brown as a background for a Christmas card... and let me be the first to wish you...
I hope your week is off the a fine start, dear friend BB. Keep your cool and I hope to see you again soon!
Lovely poinsettias and greenery over kraft - love that vintage font on the sentiment, too! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with a blue fog, is there?
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DeleteSorry about the heat and sticky. Hoping you have better weather. The brown is nice (I like brown in the right context), but I can see how using that would be a challenge.
ReplyDeleteI'm Italian and yes, I agree: it's lovely drink a glass of good wine and eat fruits especially in a garden with best friend! ;) Beautiful card and the blue give a lovely depth to the framed scene.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at We Love Chocolate Baroque challenge!
Beautiful cards. I love the image you used on the blue one.
ReplyDeleteI will happily join you in Italy my favourite Country and better weather than here in the UK, currently 14/15 deg this last week and it's Summer!
ReplyDeleteTwo super cards, thanks so much for sharing and joining our June challenge at We Love Chocolate Baroque.
B x
Just pooped back as I missed your link to Stamping Sensations so thanks for joining in there as well.
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Hi Birgit….two lovely cards and I just love the stamp on the blue one!….
ReplyDeleteWe had a frost here last night…I really can’t believe it I had to turn the heating on on the summer solstice…..have a hot bath to warm up!….take care xxxx
Birgit... you would hate Florida if you don't like hot and sticky 24/7! Love the BLUE background on your card... so amazingly intense. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Birgit, especially the blue card, but I love the designs on both.
ReplyDeleteGosh I had to put the heating back on yester it was so cold, the weather in Scotland is unseasonable for June, Kate x
The kraft looks perfect with the floral you used, very pretty Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Sparkles Christmas challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Christmas card. It has a vintage-y feel. Love the sparkle and shine you added. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
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I think us Brits are weather-obsessed too Birgit! I love the bold blue that frames your coloured image - and a lovely sentiment too. Thanks for playing along with us over at TicTacToe this week!
ReplyDeleteFabulous both cards!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at We Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge.
Happy Mid Summer Fest;-))m
I love the Vintage feel that the Kraft cardstock gives to your Christmas card! Thank you so much for joining us this week at Addicted To Stamps & More!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with Crafty Hazelnut's Weekly Christmas Challenge!
Susan
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Gorgeous Christmas card and love the idea of LOVE..
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing and joining in with us at CCAYR...[ Christmas Crafts All Year Round]..just a note, I live in New Zealand and we are in the middle of Winter, I have short sleeve T/shirt on and long pants and I'm hot..we were cold last week and muggy this week...crazy weather..
Luv CHRISSYxx
A lovely Christmas card on the Kraft card. So pleased you have shared with us at Happy Little Stampers. Caz DT.
ReplyDeleteThese are both great!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!
What a wonderful Christmas card Birgit! I love the kraft background as it really makes the white to pop! Thanks so much for joining us at HLS - Watercolour Challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad everyone loved my creations here and I will now visit some of you. Thank you again and stay cool!!
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