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Monday 1 June 2015

Crafts Galore Encore June 2015 Challenge

I'm pleased to announce that I survived half term week with the grandchildren and that I intend to put my feet up this week for some much needed rest. After I've put the house back in order.
As it's the first of a month, it's time for a new challenge on the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. It is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. A full list of rules are on the challenge blog.
Our theme this month is everyone's favourite
"Anything Goes"
This challenge is being sponsored by Beccy's Place where you will find a fabulous selection of wonderful images. There is something for everyone so make sure you head over there to check it out. The prize is three digis, or one set, of the winner's choice from Beccy's Place.

I was lucky enough to work with one of Beccy's images and this is the card I made.

It's an 8"x 8" card. I used blue card for all the matting and a freebie paper from Crafts Beautiful magazine for the floral paper. The leaves were just outlines so I coloured them in to match the image. I made a panel using a woodgrain paper from the Docraft's Mr. Mister collection and added lace and ribbon. I stamped the sentiment and tucked an off cut from the ribbon behind it.

The image is called "Old Pump". You get a coloured version and a black and white digi. I coloured the image in with a mix of Copics and Promarkers. I think it makes a lovely card for someone who loves their garden.

I die-cut the flowers, coloured them with Copics and added gems for the centres. The leaf flourishes are from Cherry Lynn.

I embossed some wooden birds with blue powder and added three die-cut Docrafts feathers. I finished the card with blue half pearls in three corners.
Don't forget to visit the Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog to see the other fabulous cards from my wonderfully talented team mates.
Although today is the first of June it doesn't feel very much like Summer. I know some of you have been experiencing awful weather and my heart goes out to anyone who has suffered because of this. Let's hope that Summer - and some sunshine - is just around the corner.
I've entered this card into the following challenges:
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-148-ribbon-flowers.html x
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-281-spring-time.html x
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/2015/05/ffc-90-anything-goes.html x
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/142-vom-2905-bis-110615.html x
http://traumfabrik-challenge.blogspot.de/2015/05/challenge-20-der-geheime-garten-secret.html x

32 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Andree lovely image and beautiful embellies, pleased to hear you survived half term enjoy your much needed rest.
    Hugs Julie xxx

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  2. Fabulous image, colour and design.xxx

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  3. Gorgeous card Andree, love the image and the flowers too! Love
    Jean xxx

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  4. Glad you are still in one piece after half term! A fabulous card, love the gorgeous image and embellishments you've used x

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  5. A stunning card, I love the colour combination. The little birds are gorgeous. Vee xx

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  6. I love this, beautiful embellishments, lovely backing papers, great layout and stunning image. Creative Blessings, Tracy x

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  7. Absolutely glorious Andree, love the image and the embellis are super as are the colours.
    Janet xxx

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  8. Gorgeous card and loving the design. I hope you are enjoying your rest and that the house is back to normal.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  9. What a sweet card Andree! The colours are completely dreamy and I love all the delicate additions like the feathers and birds. Your image is incredible, I just love the summer feel of this one! hugs :)

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  10. glad you got through your half term unscathed Andree!! I love your card, it has such a fab 3D feel to the image. Gorgeous extras added too. xx

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  11. Fabulous garden themed card Andree. I love the image and you have coloured it up beautifully. Love the card design and colours. Enjoy your rest. Hugs Jennifer xx

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  12. Morning Andree and gorgeous card hun love it x Fabulous old pump image too and you are so brave to use your freebie papers - I just stroke them lol! Pleased you survived half term week crafty hugs Judith xxx

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  13. Fab card, so bright and colourful, love it!
    Hugs Donna xxx

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  14. What a pretty card, Andree

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  15. what a gorgeous image and a beautiful layout behind it. I adore those cute little birds and the beautiful blue flowers.

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  16. I loveeeeeeeeee your gorgeous bright and summery blog, its a stunner. I hope you are well. This card is gorgeous. I love that blue, and the embellishments bring out the delicate blue in the beautiful paper.

    <3 and huge hugs
    Lisa xxxxx

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  17. What Holley said & I adore the pretty paper too!
    You've aced it Andree!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  18. WOW WOW WOW THIS IS TRULY STUNNING, LOVE THE COLOURS, FANTASTIC IMAGE AND A STUNNING DESIGN , LOVE IT XXX

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  19. Fabulous card love the details xx Jan

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  20. Hi Andree this is a gorgeous card the image is beautiful. Hugs Jackie

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  21. Fabulous image, details and design.

    Hugs Diane

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  22. Eine tolle Karte mit einem Super tollen Motiv der Brunnen passt perfekt zum Film, danke dir für deine Teilnahme bei der Traumfabrik. Liebe grüsse Bettina

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  23. Lovely card.
    Thanks for joining us at the Stempelsonnen challenge.
    Hugs
    Kuni

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  24. Wonderful image, colour and stunning detail Andree.
    Laine
    xx

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  25. Fabulous card, love the image and the colours along with the flowers. Chris xx

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  26. Such a lovely card and image thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz this week and good luck

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  27. Absolutely lovely spring card, perfect for our 'springtime' challenge at Crafty Catz. This colored image looks awesome. Thank you and hope to see you again!
    Hugs,
    Anna xxx

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  28. Beautiful card! Love the colors and that gorgeous image. Thanks for joining us in our Funday Friday challenge this week!
    Hugs,
    Jo
    ♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

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  29. Wow, what a wonderful card! This image is really gorgeous and fits so well to our challenge!!
    Thanks so much for joining us at the Dream Factory.
    Hugs, Rosi

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  30. A really beautiful card! I so like the blue flowers everywhere, great! Thanks for joining us at the Dream Factory Challenge Blog!

    Hugs!

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