Gran's 80th


Here is a card I have made for my Gran (in law - I was allowed to adopt her as my granny as had mine still been alive they would both be 110!!) She will be 80 on 15th September. I've also made one for my other Gran in law who shares the same Birthday, how spooky is that! (She is a bit older than 80, about 84 or 5 I think now). Hubby's Birthday is the 16th and then our wedding anniversary is the 18th so I've been a bit busy with the cards, lol!

This one is made with one of my floral stamps, stamped with purple ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. The dragonfly stamp is a Penny Black one. Cuttlebug embossing going on in the background and the paper buttons were a freebie with a magazine.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges (shame there wasn't one for embossing a lot lol!):

Craftalicious - purple and green
Pollycraft-add a little nature
Craft your days away - wings (the dragonfly)

I was going to enter it for a sketch challenge too but now can't find where I got the sketch from! If anyone recognises it, let me know!!

* postscript - I have now found the challenge blog where the lovely sketch came from - OCC sketch blog, yipee! ;-)

Comments

  1. kayc31 August 2010 at 19:18

    Beautiful card. Lovely colours. I'm sure your gran will love it. I have left you an award on my blog. Kathleen x

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  2. Julia Dunnit31 August 2010 at 21:34

    Nice colours together Ali, looks fresh and girly.

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  3. .:♥Marit Pettinga-Meijer♥:.1 September 2010 at 23:10

    Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at Pollycraft this week!
    Hugs, Marit.

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  4. Rose1 September 2010 at 23:58

    beautiful and she is sure to love it :) thanks for joining us on the OCCSC

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  5. Lesley3 September 2010 at 13:21

    Pretty card! Thanks for taking part in the CYDA challenge xx

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  6. Mandy6 September 2010 at 10:09

    Gorgeous card Ali, so pretty & perfect for am 80 year old lady.
    Thanks for joining us at Craftalicious for our purple & green challenge
    hugs Mandy xx

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