Monday, April 4, 2011

Dear Mum…

SCROLL TO THE END OF THE POST FOR THE FREEBIE

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Hello bloggers!

Why is it every time I make a beautiful card it never comes out good in photos and when I make a mediocre card, it comes out just the way it looks IRL?!! 

I made this card yesterday based on the colour story at Playdate Cafe. My laziness went right out of the window when I saw their colour palette! I had to make something beautiful. I want that CUP! lol 

Talking about the cup, CONGRATULATIONS to all Indians for winning the World Cup! I cant truly explain how delighted I was to see Suchin Tedulkar holding the cup finally! I adore the guy!

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The pattern paper is computer generated. The flower is handmade. The doily and butterflies are Silhouette cut. The silver borders look grey in the picture but that is silver border lining on the pattern paper, white card base and the outer edge of the doily. I added hand stitching along the PP border as well.

There are lots of pearls on this one eh? It doesn't show in the photos but the doily, butterflies and some petals of the flower are quite shimmery as I painted these with white pearl paint. Added a bit of silver net and light blue pearly “filaments” behind the flower to fill in the space and balance the card.

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This card is BEAUTIFUL in person. One of my favs! This one is for my mother. She is a super mom! Apparently my mother liked this card too, she and my dad are the critics and they tell me whats lacking in my cards. But this one, she LOVED.

Check out the list of challenges I will be entering this card to. I hope I win at least one! LOL

Hugs,

Erum

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103 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not suprising your mum loved this one, it absolutley gorgeous, the flower is so pretty.

Thanks for joining us at SFC, good luck.

Huggies Angel

Suzi Mac said...

Wow!! I love this creation to bits, the colour, style, ribbon and flowers are stunning. Thank you for joining us at Creative Inspirations this week. Good luck in the draw.
Hugs
Suzi x

Karen B. said...

This is superbly beautiful.

~♥~The Navy Wife~♥~ said...

This is LUSH Ms ET! I love this card! actually I want this card!!! lol Not sure if it the stitching, the bling or the doily that I love the most, but I do so LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I am sure your mum will treasure this one :))

cheryl said...

oh wow hun this is simply stunning that flower is just amazing bless you for joining us at creative inspirtaions,this week,hugs cheryl xxxxx

jimlynn said...

I know why your mother loved this card!!! It's just absolutely gorgeous. What beautiful colors and that flower is over the top!!! Stunning.
Also, thanks for that sentiment...lovely.
Lynn

Tee said...

Love love love this card..It the colors, the doily, the butterfly, the pearls..yummy!! no wonder your mum loved it..its gorgeous!!!
Thanks for the freebie!!!

Tammy said...

WOW this is GORGEOUS!! I absolutely love that flower! Thanks for playing along with us at Catch the Bug!
Tammy :)

Unknown said...

I can understand why your mum liked this one so much, it's just stunning.

thank you for joining us at Frosted Designs this week

Amanda

Melissa S. said...

Gorgeous, Beautiful, Amazing.... Love the background paper and the flower is ts the best. Great everything. Thank You for joining us at Bugaboo this week.

Margreet said...

gorgeous card E.T......lovely flower....glad your mum loved it....thanks for playing with Fairy Fun Fridays' challenge Oh So Spring!
xxx Margreet

~Vittory~ said...

Great job! I love your card! Thank you for playing with Little Miss Muffet. Hope to see you again.
With best wishes,
Viktoria.

Unknown said...

Hi ET,
I can quite see why your Mum loved this card it is exquisite!! Love that gorgeous flower!!
Hugs
Dawnxx

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card and I am not surprised that your mom loved it.It is fabulous . Love every bit of it and thanks a tonne for the sentiment

Cindy Haffner said...

Ohh just BREATHTAKING!!~

Bea said...

WOW! This is amazing!!!

Thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations this time

Bea

Ujjwal said...

Whats not to love about this card girl!! Its exquisite with all the pretty details and elegant elements.

I am sure it is gonna win at more than one challenges :)

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

This is GORGEOUS! I love everything about it! The paper is very elegant, That flower is amazing! The doily and bow just add to the elegance. Thank you for the sentiment too!

Sheree said...

Wow!! Love the layout, colours and that flower!!!

**Farrah** said...

WONDERFUL card!!!!
I love it, but then I love all your work!

Creativek(shraddha) said...

can't stop oohing and aah-ing over your card!!have no words to desribe such an ethereal beauty..one stunner of a card!!!

Anonymous said...

Wow this is jaw dropping gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing your project and joining us at Frosted Designs.
Hugs,
Kristin

Judy Rozema said...

Absolutely gorgeous!! WOWZA! Thanks for playing at Paper Romance this week!

ruth said...

What a gorgeous card! I love all the different types of bling you used to make your designs sparkle.

Thanks for taking the challenge at Frosted Designs!

Fiona said...

Beautiful texture in this pretty card! Thanks for joining us at the Play Date Cafe :)

Jacq said...

Hi E.T,
WOW this is simply Stunning!!!! Love the dp's, the colour scheme and the layout. The Flower is simply gorgeous! Just love this card. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments and good luck.
Hugs Jacqui xxxxx

Debra said...

Hi E.T.

Beautiful card and I love your hand made flower!

Thank you for joining us at the Digi's With Attitude! Anything Goes Challenge. We hope to see you at the next challenge and good luck!

Debra
Digi's With Attitude! Design Team

suzARTe said...

this is a gorgeous card, the handmade flower is so pretty. Ofcourse, your mum would love the card. You just have to win atleast one challenge

Creative Genie said...

Really beautiful. You are an inspiration.

TeenaBugg38 said...

Beautiful card!!! I agree....when a card is awesome I can never get a good photo.....when it is less than reat the photography rocks and shows every boo boo....UGH!!! But I think this is stunning...it's a winner in my book!

Charlene said...

Your card is beautiful! I have the same problems when taking pictures of my cards lol. Even when I do some touchups on them they still don't look like they do IRL lol. Thank you so much for the wonderful sentiment.

Linda said...

Thanks!!!!!

Moments by Marla said...

Gorgeous gorgeous card!!! Thank you sharing it with us and this lovely sentiment.

Christina Hicks said...

What an absolutely gorgeous card, I cant imagine it could be prettier! Thank you for the wonderful sentiment!

Cindy John 3:16 stampartistry.blogspot.com said...

TY for the freebie :)

Stamper D said...

Your card is absolutely beautiful!

Cathy -Mercieschild said...

Wow, I love this Sentiment, I wish my Mom was still alive I would post this on her refrigerator where she would see it everyday. But I am going to make a card for my husband and some close friends.. Thank you bunches nad bunches hugs Cathy

Karen @ Misplaced Mojo said...

Beautiful flower and sentiment. Thank you!!!

sharring1477 said...

This sentiment is lovely. I thank you again for sharing this with us. That angel is still smiling. =)
Sharon

Esther said...

Thanks for sharing this lovely sentiment!

MANSI said...

WOW!Erum!!its such a fabulous card,and I am casing it.I hope you don't mind!!

Linda said...

Great card. Hohow did you make the flower? Reminds me of a fern leaf peopny! Love the quote! Reminds me of the time my husband said "T can't be me without you".

Cleah said...

Great one! Thank you for sharing this!; )

Rhonda said...

Wonderful sentiment! I will be using this on my next anniversary card for my husband :)
Thanks!

weva said...

Thank you!!

Claire said...

Wow, what a gorgeous card! That flower is stunning! Thanks for joining us at Digi's With Attitude! and good luck, hope to see you again soon :-)
Claire xx

Sherrieluvsstamps said...

Thank you so much for the digi!

Curly said...

Oh my word this is very a beautiful creation, and such a lovely design and layout,

Thanks for sharing with us at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: 128
Butterflies

Good luck with the challenge,
Hugs Bridget :) x.
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sammi said...

Wow! Absolutely stunning! The flower is awesome! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Digi's With Attitude!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card, beautiful sentiment, thank you for sharing.

ChickieChirps said...

Gorgeous card! I love the colours and the stitching around the outside looks great! Thank you for joining us at the Little Miss Muffet Challenge!

Arabella

Nannieflash said...

Thank you so much for the freebie. with hugs Shirleyxx

sgc said...

Gorgoues card! I bet your Mom loved it, as would anyone:) Thanks for playing along in the Bugaboo Challenge.

Francesca said...

Wonderful card

Thanks for joining us for our Butterflies Challenge at Secret crafter challenge this week !
Hugs
Francesca

Elaine L. said...

Lovely card! Thanks for the beautiful sentiment!

Cor* said...

Holy wow this is flippin beautiful! What a ginormous, wonderful flower centerpiece! Paper is perfect, stitching is stunning and that large bow pulls it all together! Thanks for getting springy with us fairies at FFF this fortnight!

Michele Gross said...

Just gorgeous!! You captured the colors beautifully! I love that big frilly flower and the pearls on the doily backing :) Wonderfully designed :) Thanks for playing with us at The Play Date Cafe!

Mona Pendleton said...

So beautiful E.T! That flower is gorgeous and I love the pretty doily adorned with pearls!

Spardha said...

wow!.. this is such a beautiful card!.. REALLY love the colours!.. and the doily looks soo pretty! :)

Deirdre said...

ET, I love everything about it... simply stunning.

Thanks so much for joining us on Paperplay this week. ♥

Suvenkorento said...

Thank you for the lovely sentiment!

PepPop said...

What an amazing card and thank you for sharing a lovely sentiment. Jaqui x

gudrun said...

beautiful card! Thanks for joining the Pixie challenge :)

ms Joyce said...

The card is beautiful. Thank you for the sentiment.

Pam said...

Wow! The card is gorgeous!!

jperr said...

Thanks for the lovely digi's
Jocelan

Katya said...

Thank you for the sentiment and what a beautiful card.
-Katya

Ren-Yi said...

this is absolutely gorgeous. I struggle with picture taking too - especially when it distorts the colors. But your upclose picture of your flower is breathtaking and love the details like the glitter. Thanks for joining us at PaperPlay challenges.

SiskiyouSue said...

Your card is just gorgeous. Love your flower!

Jinny Newlin said...

Wow! This is amazing! Such a beautiful, stunning take on our color story! I cannot get over all that yummy texture! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe!

Sharon Wheet said...

Your card is soo gorgeous! I love all the little touches. The hand made flower is so prefect, and sweet! Thank you for playing along with us @ OCC. I sure do hope that we see more of your work again!

Pauline said...

Wow, this is a stunner! I think that cup is coming your way lol! I love the big bloom and the patterned pape, it's just lovely.

Colleen Dietrich said...

I think you have achieved what you set out to do: make a stunning card for our challenge at THe Play Date CAfe! Wowza! I love this. THanks for joining us. :)

Vintage Milly said...

What a gorgeous creation, thanks for joining in with our Mother's challenge at the Creative Inspirations Challenge,
Em.x

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

OHHHHHHH! This is just--oh! It takes my breath away! GORGEOUS! Love the flower--that glittered brad in the center--those butterflies with the doily....the ribbon! LOVE LOVE LOVE it all! Great job:) Thank you so much for playing along with us over at the PDCC!

Mari said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Hopefully soon we'll be getting a Gazelle - I can't wait to try cutting things like your doily! :)
And thanks for the sentiment too. I'm sure it will come in handy!

Doreen said...

Ooh this is just stunning.Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Sentiments this week.xxx

Unknown said...

OMG this is awesome, fantastic flower, it is really beautiful. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week and good luck xx

Jane (Carroll's Creations) said...

Gorgeous!

Thanks for joining our "Butterfly" challenge on SECRET CRAFTER SATURDAY CHALLENGE :)

Hugs Jane x

Vee said...

Fabulous card love all the detail. Thanks for joining Charisma this week.
xx Vee

Kym Weber said...

Your card is absolutely stunning! The flower is gorgeous! Beautiful details! Thank you so much for the wonderful sentiment!

Barbara Sproatmeyer (LM2) said...

Wow - such a fabulous and elegant card! Love the color scheme and all the little details you selected. Wow! Thanks for playing in the "Stitching" challenge at Little Miss Muffet Stamps! :D

lesleyworth said...

oh my goodness! absolutely gorgeous! i love everything about this! thanks for playing along with us at the Shoe!

Georgia Ehrmann said...

Simply a gorgeous card! I can see why your Mom loved it! Thank you for the great sentiment too!

mel m. m. mccarthy said...

Out of this world gorgeous. I can only imagine how stunning it must be in person. It's a regular droolfest in the photos. You are just AWE inspiring!

Sheila said...

WOW this is truly stunning! You are one very talented lady!! Your blog is gorgeous and I will be back again very soon, Sheila:)X

Eli said...

I have no words to say how beautiful this card! The flower, the colors, everything. Fantastic!

Karen Howard said...

Wow, this is really beautiful! Love the color combination and embellishments!

Lexxie said...

This absolutely stunning ET, the combination of blue and pink is breathtaking.
THank you so much for the freebie sentiment too,
Love Sarita xx

txexperiment said...

Thanks so much for this sentiment!

Leanne said...

Not been here for quite a while. I see a lot of beautiful creations. I have something for you on my blog. How could I not remember the desi ladki?

Unknown said...

You have won at the Digis for attitude challenge ...Congrats

Diane Gilbert said...

This is beautiful!! Love your paper flower! Thanks for playing along with 'Our Creative Corner' this week.

tiffany and co said...

I wanted to thank you for this great read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post.

Cheryl said...

Your card is gorgeous! So soft and elegant. I love the colors. And the flower! The flower leaves me speechless. Beautiful work.

Rebecca Ednie said...

Such a gorgeous card! Your doily is stunning! Congrats on your win too! Thanks for playing the OCCC last week. Sorry I'm late visiting.

Ren-Yi said...

Congrats on your Top 3 win at PaperPlay. Hope to see you around this week!

Anita Kejriwal said...

a real beauty !

Shoaib said...

Unique and creative work Really like your post..:)

~♥~The Navy Wife~♥~ said...

Thanks for the Freebie ET! I was busting to use this so I added it to my card for hubby! Thanks again :)

Heide said...

Stunning!

lis-m said...

Wow, what an amazing card... simply stunning...
And that paper I love it... maybe you should dabble in that area too , you would go down a storm..
Hugs xx

Linda Peo. said...

Your card is stunning! Thank you also for this wonderful sentiment...It's beautiful.