Monday, August 22, 2011

Beauty for Ashes! VLVVerve and MORE!



I am back from a long weekend in Virginia visiting my sister.  It was fun and we totally shopped til we dropped.  My parents road with us and we all had a blast.  We took my mom out for a belated Birthday dinner celebration on Saturday night.  She was alittle beside herself with the restaurant crew came out singing their Birthday song very loud.  The look on her face was priceless.  

As for me, I was really amazed at how cheap the gas prices were in Va.  It was $3.17 on Friday.  It is $3.68 here in NC.  What is up with that?     Anyway, enough chit chat.  On to the card for today. 


I am using the Viva La Verve Sketch Week 4.  Charmaine is the host this week.  I love this clean and simple sketch design.  I forced myself to keep this card a little CAS for me.  I am using Verve's Miracles Blossom and Isaiah 61:3 Plain Jane for my card.  I did sneak in the grid panel from the newly released Making a Statement.  I thought it created a cool textural background.  I stamped it on an angle behind the sentiment.   All the Anniversary sets and dies can still be purchased at a special discount.  Check out the link to find out more.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!



I am playing along with a few blog challenges!
CR84FN36 Color Challenge(kraft in designer paper and inks)
Designed 2 Delight Anything Goes Inspire Me Fridays Anything Goes Crafty Ann's scallops and or fancy bordersPhindy’s Place something new(MME sunshine paper)
Poodles Parlour anything goesSimply Create distress Art Impressions Stamps Challenge Anything Goes Craft Us Crazy  Anything Goes Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes Stamp Insanity Anything Goes Stampin' B's Distressing The Paper Variety Use thread Ruby's Rainbow Stitching Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes


Supplies:  Verve stamps
Paper:  MME Lost and Found Sunshine, Flourishes Classic Ivory, PTI true black
Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black,Vintage Photo, straw, pumice stone
Accessories:  Cream seam binding,  gold buttons, sewing machine, gold pearls, Quickie glue pen, Stampendous glitter, Spellbinder's frame for border, copics, 


 


29 comments

  1. So beautiful Betty!! Love your elegant design!! ;)

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  2. such a warm bit of sunshine.....lovely

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  3. a wonderful and fantastic card!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  4. stunning card ,i love the image,colours and sentiment....hey i love everything about it,especially the ribbon,thanks for joining us at the poodle parlour and good luck
    tracey x

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  5. Beautifully done, Betty. Love how you popped up the flower and a the great yellow you used.

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  6. Hello
    simple and noble is your card, like beautiful it very much.
    Thanks for joining us at Phindy's Place this week!
    **Karla

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  7. Gorgeous Betty! Love how you added dimension to those beautiful flowers! Thanks so much for joining along with CR84FN :)

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  8. So very pretty!! Just gorgeous!

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  9. This is lovely Betty. The stitched panels and gold accents are so pretty!

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  10. So pretty Betty! Love this color combo and your details are amazing as usual!

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  11. this is my second post, hon! :-)
    this time i am admiring your card and saying:

    "thanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!"

    this card is definitely worth to be watched two times!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  12. Gorgeous, so loving the papers! And 3.17? Wow, that's awesome!

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  13. GORGEOUS Betty!!! My goodness, it has me speechless!!! WOW! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN!

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  14. OMGoodness Betty! I love it...every bit of it. The paper and stamped image is perfect. Thanks so much for joining us at CR84FN! :)
    Hugs~

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  15. Sounds like you had a lovely time. your card is absolutely beautiful. Love all the detail you put into it. Thanks for joining us at Try it on Tuesday and have a great day. Angela

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  16. Beautiful card! Love the colors and embellishments as well. Thanks for joining us this week at Designed 2 Delights Saturday Challenge!!

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  17. What a beautiful card.Great papers and love the stitching. Thanks for joining in on the Art Impressions weekly challenge.
    Barbara - AI-DT

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  18. Gorgeous card, love the vintage look to it. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ann's this time and I hope we see you again soon. Carol DT x

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  19. Such a gorgeous card. Thanks for joining us at Phindy`s Place. And good Luck. Hugs...Mona

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  20. This is just stunning Betty, thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's and I hope we'll see you again soon.
    Ann x

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  21. Fabulous card. I love the rich colours and the great vintage feel. Thanks for joining us at Phindy's Place.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  22. So many gorgeous details in your card - I do like the verse, the lovely stitching and fab bow! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!

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  23. Hi there,
    All I can say is WOW !!!!!!!!!!! This is truly Stunning. Love the image and verse, the dp's, the colour scheme is just gorgeous. Love the layout and the embellishemnts, the stitching looks fabulous. Thanks for joining us at Rubys Rainbow and The Poodles Parlour and Good Luck. Hope to see you joining us again.
    Hugs Jacqui xxxxx

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  24. Beautiful card Betty, love the colours, all of the stitching and the ribbon. Thanks for playing along at TPV :)

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  25. OMG, Absolutely gorgeous!! I just love this card!! Thanks for joining art Impressions Challenge: Anything goes!!
    Soili-Maria
    AI DT

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  26. This card is stunning! Thank you for joining us at The Paper Variety this week.

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  27. This is beautiful! Thanks so much for playing along with us at StampInsanity and Ruby's Rainbow this week, hope to see you again soon :D

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  28. Beautiful card, lovely colours and a great image.

    Thanks for joining us at Ruby's Rainbow.

    Amanda

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  29. Beautiful card, Betty! Love the combination of lovely flowers and verse! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!

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