I have been away from my blog and stamping due to a family situation..I traveled back home for 3 weeks. It was so great to see my family. I got my girls all tucked in at college. The house is so quiet. I am hoping to get caught up because I have so many exciting projects I want to create.
I wanted to start with a card for the Flourishes Monthly Christmas challenge. This month Stacy's challenge was to create a mail friendly Christmas card. I cheated just a tad because I wanted to enter it in a few other challenges too. I used the beautiful set from Flourishes called Winter Bouquets. The designer paper I chose is also from Flourishes and it is the Basic Grey Origins collection.
The chocolate ribbon is the cotton linen ribbon from the Flourishes Ribbon Collection. I used my Copics Collection for the coloring. Flourishes has the best combinations of copics sets.
I used the CPS 78 sketch for my layout. You can find the challenge HERE.
I used 2 ribbons for the Christmas Stampin All Year Round: HERE is that challenge.
Over at the Crazy Challenge Blog the theme is: Never Too Early For Christmas..HERE
For the Flourishes Noel Challenge here are the deets:
Here's how to play: Now flat can be subjective so let's say mailing your card with one postage stamp on the envelope. When you wrap it up with a bow, just link up to the SCS challenge thread here and you'll be in the running to win a Flourishes Christmas stamp set of your choice!! Just think, you'll get a jump start on your Christmas creations AND have a chance at winning stamps to make even more Christmas cards! Oh what fun it is!! Please use the Keyword FLLCNOEL4 if you upload to Splitcoast. You have until August 31st 5 pm EST to submit your cards and Flourishes will announce the winner with next month's challenge!
Wit Whewwwwwww, GORGEOUS coloring!!
ReplyDeleteI did miss your great creations. Sounds like you had a wonderful time with family and getting your girls settled in. Your card is beautifully colored and I like the ribbon and lace.
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful, Dawn! Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Dawn, so colourful and a beautiful image!
ReplyDeleteClairex
Drop dead gorgeous, Dawn! Love it! :)
ReplyDeletegorgeous card, Dawn, and nice picture, you look wonderful!
ReplyDeletehugs, Alina
Wow, aren't you ladies lovely in pink?? This looks so fun at CHA...I bet you were inspired!!
ReplyDeleteAs for your card, it is exquisite as always, love the background stamping on the main panel. And so thankful you are back, I sure missed you, Dawn.
Sure hope the family event was not an emergency. Big hugs to you!!
stunningly gorgeous card, hugs chris xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, oh its so vibrant and your coloring is fabulous! Glad you are back girlie! hugs.
ReplyDeleteYeah, a Dawn card :) Great colours in that lovely bouquet and where there is a lot of green I am a happy lady LOL!
ReplyDeleteHope things are okay with the family. Good to have you back :)
So glad you are back Dawn. What a fabulous card, just adore it. Great picture of you all as well. Annette x
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're back Dawn and with such a beautiful creation to share! This is truly gorgeous! I'm glad you had a good time seeing your family and friends.
ReplyDeletewonderful Dawn!!! I love your coloring on this beautiful stamp
ReplyDeletehugs Lia
Hi Dawn, Welcome back! I have missed you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card. Love the beautiful Christmas colours :)
You card is so FAB ! Over at The Crazy CHallenge the challenge is Christmas:) how about that !
Have a wonderful week.
Beautiful image and your coloring, as usual, is breathtaking. I would never have had the patience to color all that. The layout is perfect to show off this image. Great holiday card.
ReplyDeleteDawn it's me again, sorry, but you have the wrong link in the Challenge. :)))
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Glad to see you're back.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your back Dawn! I love seeing your creations! Big HUGE fan!
ReplyDeleteYour bouquet of flowers is just stunning! Love the pictures of all the ladies...beautiful in pink!
It must be a bit sad to have the 3 girls gone! At least it is comforting to know that they have each other at college.
Hi Dawn. Welcome home. I hope all is well with your family. So glad you got an opportunity to spend time with them. And how great is that, that you got to meet your fellow DT members. I just love this card, I've got to tell you as soon as I saw it, a breathless WOW escaped my mouth. Love it. What a beautiful images. Question....I don't have any Flourishes images, can I still play in this challenge?
ReplyDeleteI have missed you my friend!!!! Dawn, your card is so beautiful....the coloring is as always out of this world!!! That Amarilis looks real....so gorgeous!!! Hugs, Sabrina
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous Dawn! Wow your coloring is stunning! LOVED the photo of the Flourishes gals! I see my friend Julie ... isn't she a sweetheart!! I'm glad you had fun ...
ReplyDeleteHard to believe it's time for the kids to start back to school!! Morgan starts college at Kent State on the 30th ... where did the summer go??
Wow! This is gorgeous! Love the vibrant color!
ReplyDeleteWow! that's all I can say - Wow!!! your coloring is stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Dawn!!
ReplyDeleteWe're doing really well! Enjoyed the summer, but kinda glad the temps will be falling soon! lol
Hope all is well with you!
Great photo of the 'pink ladies'!! :)
breathtakingly gorgeous card as always Dawn, such a beautiful image!!
take care!
HUgs & Blessings!
Absolutely beautiful - love your colored image! Thanks for joining us at CSAYL this week!
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS, Dawn! Your coloring is just so vibrant and so amazing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flowers Dawn. I just love your colouring, makes them look so real. Great card too. Mailing friendly, oh how I need to learn how to do that.
ReplyDeleteNOTE: Thanks for the birthday wishes honey, happy birthday to your little one too. Hugs to you, Peggy
Welcome Back Dawn...and WOW what a beautiful card girl..your coloring is PERFECT and absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteSooooooo beautiful! The coloring is amazing! Thanks for playing along with Card Patterns this week!
ReplyDeleteGreat image and so wonderfully colored, Dawn! Such a very beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card Dawn,I love the image and the colours.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful papers.
Hugs Riet.xx
Oh DAwn! This is stunning!!! Your coloring rocks!! Love the image and design.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Chris
Beautiful card, Dawn!! Love the image...your coloring is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you back Dawn! I just love the bold and bright colors of the holidays on your gorgeous card!! The photo of the group is just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Jodi =)
Welcome back, Dawn!
ReplyDeleteThis card is stunning! The time you must have put into this fantastic coloring must have been all day! So many colors...so many shades. This is amazing! I love the 2 ribbons, too!
So sorry to hear all the chick-a-dees are off to school at once. I can only imagine. But, imagine, the dessert to yourself, the TV if you want it, the shower the way you left it!
This is so festive, and it is mailer friendly?
You should do a tutorial on that! lol
One of the cards you made and donated is the
"Card of the Week" at the He IS Able blog. I tried a few times to email you and let you know. Will you please pop over and make sure that everything is on there that you would like? I can make any changes on a moments notice! Just let me know! YOU are so appreciated!
He IS Able,
Traci S.
"I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers." Philemon 4
Welcome back to the stamping/blogging world...I missed your talent for sure! This card is drop dead gorgeous...just pops off the screen! I'll have to check out Flourishes site again.
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful job on your card! I love the ribbons! You did a wonderful job with our challenge! Thank you for playing along with us at Christmas Stampin All Year Long!!
ReplyDeleteMaria
Such a beautiful image and fabulous job coloring too. Welcome back to blogland. Feels like you miss a ton when you are gone hu?
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at Card Patterns this week.
Wow- your coloring is so vivid and lifelike Dawn. What a great card!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back, Dawn! I hope all is well with your family. We'll catch up soon! Your card is absolutely stunning! What amazing coloring and such a beautiful image! Congrats on being chosen for the Super Six over at the Card Patterns blog! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWow -- the coloring is gorgeous! Congrats on being in the Super Six this week!
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