Monday 11 June 2012

Fabulous friend :)

Hello I hope you all had a good weekend - we took the boys on a long walk, climbed some trees, picked some wild flowers (sneezed alot !) and enjoyed a barbecue with family.

This morning while Aidan was at nursery and Issac at school I should have been ironing (!) but instead I made this card using the amazing sketch over at retro sketches as my inspiration :)
As soon as I saw this sketch I knew that I wanted to the back shape to be a cut out piece and that diagonal striped DP would show that off best so off I went, scouring through my scraps, and found this paper which was just big enough :)

The red accent was a no brainer as I love this colour combo and this pink petticoat image & sentiment just seemed perfect to top it all off ! It's my friends birthday soon and she LOVES shoes (of course !) so this card is just for her.

Hope you like it - I am def filing this sketch to use again- and again !

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Retro sketches - Great sketch again - thanks x
Crafty Ann's Challenge blog - It's a girl thing
Card & scrap - Use bling
Speedy fox & friends Challenge - Black & white with a splash of colour

Thanks for visiting - hope you find some time to get crafty today x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

20 comments:

TrishG said...

Love the black and white with that gorgeous red ribbon.
Very pretty card!

Liz Armstrong said...

Fabulous card Suzie : )
Liz
xx

Pat said...

Very striking. Thanks for joining Speedy Fox and Friends.

Jytte said...

Such a nice card!! I love the colors.
Thank you for joining us at Card and Scrap :)

Donna Mosley said...

Ooh! Susie, this is so gorgeous hun. Love the design and colours. You did the right thing, I'm sure the ironing can wait. :o)

Donna x

Kate said...

The perfect pop of color! Thanks for joining us at Speedy Fox & Friends.

KelliJo said...

This is FABULOUS!!!! LOVE this card and layout!!!!

Thanks for playing with us as Speedy Fox and Friends

Sarah said...

A lovely card, and such a beautiful bow!

Thanks for joining the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop challenge.

Sarah x

Ann Whitfield said...

A really striking card Suzie, thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's
Ann x

Jackie Rockwell said...

Great card Suzie! The black, white and red are fantastic and the large red bow is stunning! So glad you played RetroSketches this week!

Dorthe said...

Such a pretty card. Thanks for joining us at the Card and Scrap challenge.

canadian_liner said...

I hope the recipient of your card is as FABULOUS as it is! (grammatically awkward, but you know what I mean). The black and white and red with those funky shoes and the big satin ribbon is just eye-catching. Wow.

Linda Beeson said...

So love that great color combo.

stampingbowd said...

Stunning color combo!!! Love the layout! Your friend is going to love this card!

Theresa's Studio said...

Striking color combo! Thanks for joining us at Speedy Fox and Friends

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Fabulous card Suzie! It's very elegant, love the lush bow and the striking colours.

Warm hugs
Maarit

Carol said...

Super card Suzie, love the layout. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ann's this time. Carol DT x

Winnie and Patty said...

What a perfect card for our challenge this week. And I love your layout! Wonderful! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Speedy Fox and Friends blog challenge.

Jen said...

Super card, very striking. Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Ann's.
Jen x

Designing with Debbie said...

Love the Diva Card. Great colors. The red really makes the card pop. Thanks for playing along with us here at Speedy Fox and Friends challenge, we hope to see you again next week. Make sure to check out our challenge with Friends of SpeedyTV or Tutorial Time on SpeedyTV for more fun and more chances to win with Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.