Sunday, October 30, 2011

Sentimental Sundays: Birth Flowers


Hello everyone! I hope you guys are doing good. I am sorry for not visiting your blogs, I am still not well enough. 

I was asked by Calypso of Sentimental Sundays to join their team, I wasn't this ill when I said yes and now I think I wouldnt be able to do justice to their challenges. The challenge this week is "Birth Flowers", I made this card well in advance otherwise I would have to skip my first post.
You can use your birth flower or just get inspired by them. I took inspiration from my birth flower (lily of the valley), and used the colours white and green for my card.
This is one of the cards that was sent to Tejal on her birthday.


The flowers are handmade, you can find the template for the white ones at Mel's blog. The center is a simple fringe flower coloured with Crayola markers.
I am sorry I thought I will be able to handle a detailed post but I am still not well. Here are some detail shots, I hope you will get the idea.

ETA: Feeling better, thought I'd continue :)
The PP and butterfly are both digi prints.

The frame is Silhouette cut and sentiment is HA.


The doily is also Silhouette cut. I hope you can see the scoring below the PP.



48 comments:

Tracey said...

Stunning card Erum, I love the colours :) So pleased to have you on the Sentimental Sundays team!
Hope you're having a great weekend.
Hugs
Tracey
xx

Unknown said...

I am sad to hear that you are under the weather.But seriously ....fab card ( so whats new)hope you feel better soon.and how come Valerie.glad to know that you are on sentimental sundays team

JagaBa said...

Absolutely beautiful card!!I love all details,amazing colours..love it!!!

hugs,
xxx

Sylvia Blum said...

Such an elegant and amazing card! WOW.. love everything about it!
Thanks so very much for sharing your adorable creation with us at The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan and I hope to see you again :-)
Sylvia xx

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card, love he inked edges on the flowers, thank you for joining in with the PanPastel Challenge blog
Lindsay xx

Tee said...

I'm going to go crazy waiting for this to arrive! and will be crossing all my fingers and toes that it arrives in good condition. I love the color green that you used...works fabulously with white and those flowers!! how the hell did you manage to cut it ??
congrats on joining the Sentimental sundays team!

Unknown said...

Really stunning i really adore your flowers thanks so much for sharing your stunning creation with us at PanPastel UK.

Kerry

Crafterkhush said...

Great Great Great work E... I think this is such a fabulous card... Get well soon jaldi se.. *one big hug* from my end for speedy recovery.. Miss seeing your posts on my dashboard.. :-)

Anita Kejriwal said...

Stunning as usual!

lindyloo said...

Hello there wow this is one stunning creation and i just love the flowers thank you for loining us at the panpastels uk this week x
lindyloo x

Leanne said...

Hey! What's the matter? Hope you get well soon for Eid. Such a beautiful card. Love all those pearl accents.

Stephenie said...

Beautiful card!! Hope you feel better soon!

papertrails leaver said...

welcome to the team! We are so fortunate to have you with us! This is a gorgeous creation! :-) Amy

Tenia Nelson said...

WOW!!!!!!! This card is sooooooooo gorgeous!!!!!

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

This is stunning E.T! I love the colors and the elegance of this! The flowers are gorgeous, as is your doily too! Hope you are feeling better soon! Congrats on being on Sentimental Sundays! I just stepped down, I did not know you were on the team, it would have been nice to work together.

Shalini said...

gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous... again!!! u r one awesum girl!!! love the colors and love those flowers and dat butterfly is obviously a beauty!!!

hope u r feeling fit and fine soonest!!! *Warm Hugs*(since it's gotten a li'll cooler here:))

Hussena said...

this is so gorgeous..love everything about it from the flower's to the DP to the flutterby....wow ,wow and wow again:)

Avni said...

This one is having so subtle effect to my eyes! Lovely! And so sad to know that u are still not well! Take care dear!

mel m. m. mccarthy said...

You are SO absolutely amazing. Your post when you're not well is still perfection. I know how you feel. It's difficult when you want to do it all & you wanna play on everyone's team, but you feel so ill.

I'm sending you the biggest hug & hope you feel entirely better soon. Not to be bossy, but please be nice nice NICE to yourself. You are the loveliest person & most fabulous artist & you deserve to feel great in every way! xox

yyam said...

Oh wow! This is gorgeous! Love the awesome details and the white on white texture! :)

Ujjwal said...

Awesome card, girl! Take care of your health and get better real soon :)
{{ HUGS }}

ike said...

This is just beautiful. Gorgeous flowers and I love that colour. Hope you get better soon. :-)
Ike xx

AdoraBella said...

Oh, this is such an beautiful card! This green + white looks so fresh. The flowers are just amazing.. And I really love the tiny pearls on your boarder and flower lace. And the two butterflies are a perfect addition to this gorgeous card. (the little one is so adorable and cute :)
Hugs, Maria

Ciska said...

Wow, I love your fresh colours! Thanks for joining our Die Cut Challenge at Card Makin' Mamas!

Suzie McFloozy said...

So sorry to hear you are unwell :(
Hope you are better soon x
This card is STUNNING - I adore the super fresh and zingy colours and you're handmade flower is just beautiful x
Feel better soon x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Dr Sonia S V said...

Such awesome flowers and the butterfly-- your creations are works of art!!

Anne Temple said...

Totally gorgeous!

Mishelflos Paper Creations said...

What a lovely clean and refreshing looking card!

I adore the colours, reminds me of Spring:)

love
michelle x

jimlynn said...

How did I miss this gorgeous beauty!! LOVE it. Wonderful flowers.
Lynn

Julie said...

Beautiful card, I love the colour scheme and your flowers are gorgeous. Thanks for joining us on the Card Caravan at the Hybrid Chick.

Cindy Gay said...

The green inked edges are spectacular!

Jacq said...

Hi E.T,
Sorry to hear you are feeling ill and hope you feel much better soon.
WOW this is just absolutely Stunning!!!. Love the flowers and the butterfly, the dp, the colour scheme is just beautiful. Love the layout and all the deatailing you have put into this card is amazing. Thank You for joining us at The Squirrel and The Fox and Good Luck. Hope to see you joining us again.
Hugs Jacqui xxx

Im just me - Marleen said...

wow a really beautiful card. love the colours. Thanks for joining in at PanPastel uk
Marleen xxx

Nazeema Calypso Thompson said...

Erum-
We are all so HAPPY to have you on the team!!! Your card for this challenge is so incredibly beautiful. Love the colors and your handmade flowers.

Calypso

Alyna said...

hi et
beautiful flowers i just love them.
hugs
Alyna

Marlies said...

What a gorgeous card! I love the colours and the flowers are realy beautiful! Thanks for joining us at ATSC., hugs, Marlies

Lisa Minckler said...

Oh my goodness....I hope you sat back and looked at this for awhile after you were done, with a huge smile. I know I was in a trance when I saw it. Fantastic work here. Very unique and gorgeous card all the way around. :)

Thank you SO much for playing along with us at The Squirrel & The Fox for our challenge.
Good luck to you and we hope you come back next week to play along again.
Lisa xx

Janeen said...

wow, that's a lot of work for one card and the perfection to detail really shows. we share a birth month and same birth flower, so this is especially beautiful. Thanks for playing in Speedy the Cats challenge to use scraps.

Sande said...

Oh my, E.T.!! You are absolutely one of my favourite crafters! Your card is stunning and I love all about it!

Thanks for inspiring us at SSDS this week! Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs, Sande xx

Juliet A said...

Gorgeous depth and texture!

Mihaela said...

Very beautiful card, flowers looks gorgeous!!!lovely colors combination!

Mandy said...

Oh wow hun this is stunning, so beautiful and so striking :)
I hope you are feeling loads better now.
Thanks for joining us at Addicted To Stamps for our Shabby Chic / Vintage challenge
hugs Mandy xx

LuAnn said...

this is just beautiful, E.T.! thanks so much for playing along with us at The Hybrid Chick!!

Spardha said...

OMG wow!!!
LOOVE IT! :D
The pp looks beautiful and the colours are super awesome! :D
The butterfly is sooooo pretty! :D

Colleen Dietrich said...

I love your inimitable style, E.T. THis is absolutely gorgeous. I am so sorry you've been having such health problems. I sure hope things are on the upswing for you by now, my friend.

dj1952 said...

E.T., I don't know why I haven't been looking at your site in a while, but in looking up who signed up to win my candy, I clicked on your site, too. You do such AWESOME work. I love this green and white card. You've done so many beautiful cards, I couldn't begin to tell which is my favorite. Love, Love, Love your work. Hugs, dj1952 (Debra)

Fanny said...

woooowwwww bellas tarjetas te felicito.

suzARTe said...

I really love this card, such a beautiful green that sets the whole card off. The handmade flowers are just lovely.