Happy Valentine's Day!

This card was made for Joan's Gardens Weekly Card Challenge #JG0124:  http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2013/01/this-weeks-challenge.html

  The requirements for this challenge are:
        1)  Your card needs to be pink and white
        2)  You need to use at least one heart
        3)  Use a pretty border

and this card was also entered in the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge:  http://cheerylynndesignschallenge.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge

The requirements for this challenge are:
     1)  Pink must be the prominent color
     2)  You must use at least one Cheery Lynn's Designs die

I have to admit as Valentine's Day approaches, I start feeling a lot more romantic, and this card just hit the spot.  I experimented a lot with this card, and I ended up trying something very different with the Marianne dies.  With my Big Shot, I cut and embossed two Marianne Anja's Edge's on each side of the white cardstock, alternating the two dies.  I left a small space between each die, taped them down, and ran it thru my Big Shot.  This formed two cuts, that I made into a slit, and I was able to slide the cardstock thru the slits.  I glued these two pieces together very carefully, and then glued them to the main body of the card, the pink cardstock from Hobby Lobby.  This card opens at the bottom.  (I sure hope this makes sense to everyone - as I have never tried to explain myself before - LOL!)

I used three Cheery Lynn dies to make this card:  the sweetheart roses were made from "Cuties 3"; the leaves from the "Flourish Leaf Strip"; and  The hearts from "Celtic Heart".

Here's my card recipe:

Cardstock:  Stampin Up, Whisper White and Certainly Celery, Designer Cardstock and Pink Cardstock from Hobby Lobby,
Dies:  Marianne die Anja's Edge, Cheery Lynn Dies:  Cuties 3, Flourish Leaf Strip and Celtic Heart
Flourish Bling:  Michael's

I really hope you enjoy this card!

11 comments:

  1. Deb, your card is gorgeous. I love how you used the dies in different ways. Great job.
    Thans for joining us at Joan's Gardens for our weekly Challenge.
    Joan
    www.atjoansgardens.com

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    1. Thank you Joan... Your comments mean a lot to me! Deb

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  2. This is a stunning work of art! So appealing to the eye!

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    1. Glenda, Thank you for your wonderful reply. You made my day!

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  3. GORGEOUS!!!!! fabulous job on the roses, they are stunning!!!
    Thanks for joining in the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs!

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    1. Thank you Jodi - I love working with Cheery Lynn dies to make flowers!

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  4. Hi Debbie. You did a fabulous job with your roses and I love how they look on your card. I have looked at your card a few times and keep coming back to look again. Thank you for joining us this week at Cheery Lynn Designs.

    Joann

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    1. Joann, Thank you so much for your wonderful comments. I value them! Sometimes, you just get it right, and your card turns out better than you imagine. Welcome to my garden!

      Deb

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  5. Gorgeous card Debbie, love how you've done the roses, and the heart die is gorgeous isn't it, perfect for Valentine's Day. Thanks for sharing it with us at Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge.

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    1. Donna, Thank you so much for your wonderful comments. The heart and flower dies at Cheery Lynn are just awesome to work with. Thank you for visiting my garden!

      Deb

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Thinking of You!

Thinking of You!
Welcome to my garden of paper petals. Nothing makes happier than giving a card to someone who treasures it. A friend of mine loves the color purple, so for her birthday, I made her a card with a large purple mum as the center, with light colored purple daisies, some dark purple flowers for depth, and some baby's breath as filler. My friend just loved the card, and has it showcased in a shadow box from Michael's. She couldn't wait to show me what she had done. Imagine my surprise when I walked into her family room, and there on the wall was my card hanging up on the wall. It looks beautiful! I hope you all enjoy it!

More to come ......

I am very new at this blog business, and it has taken me much longer than I anticipated to post my information, so please bear with me, as this "garden" is a definite work in progress!

Paper Hugs,

Deb