Saturday, April 06, 2013

Two Peas in a Pod

Well, as promised, today I have the card I made for my folks to give my Son and Daughter In Law on the birth of the twins.  I'd like to thank all you lovely peeps that left comments on my previous post and on the post announcing their arrival - they are very much appreciated, as all your comments are :)
Simon Says Challenge has a Happy Birthday theme, this card is for a Birth-day (it was given when the bubs were only four hours old!) so I'm entering there.  I used one of the lovely new-ish Sweet November Sleeping Baby Fairies (Phew!) digistamps from All That Scraps, there's three in the set; this is "pea" and I've added the mirror image before printing (I love digis!) to make my "two peas in a pod".  Crafty Creations has Flowers or Fairies so I'm entering my baby fairies there, Aud Sentiments challenge is For a Child, so in there too and Gem of a Challenge has Make it Cute - I think it's cute, so in there too :)
I've coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, embossing with iridescent EP around the edges of the image panel, the sentiment is computer generated. Catch the Bug has Anything Goes with Cardstock + Bling, so I'm entering those.  Totally Gorjuss has Something Blue, so I'm in there too :)
The image mat is cut with Nestabilities Lacey Squares. The papers, including the die cut borders, are from Kaiser's Lullaby pad.  This is the first time I've used the white lace/mesh fabric "stuff" that I got from Mulberry Crafts, I just felt that the card needed something to "soften" it, this worked a treat.  The ribbon, pearls and little hearts (white, coloured with Copics) are from my stash. Oozak has Anything Goes with Pearls Lace and Ribbon, I don't have a lot of each, but they're there so I'm in!
The sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday is a beauty... as usual!  I followed it for the inside of the card too!  Papertake Weekly has an Anything Goes challenge so I'm entering.
Well that's about it for today's card, very simple but quite sweet - my Mum doesn't like heavily embellished cards so she loved it, and was pleased to hand it over to her new Great Grandies ;)
The twins are coming home from hospital tomorrow (or later today, as it's past midnight!) so we may get to visit them at home over the weekend - and I can start catching up on all the cuddles we couldn't get when they were unwell!
I'll be back on Sunday with a DT card for Here Come The Boys... there's still time to enter our fab photo inspiration challenge - or I'll see you for the new challenge on Sunday.  
Until then, Happy Crafting, Donna

17 comments:

Sue said...

Such a beautiful card Donna. The image is adorable and coloured perfectly. I love the colours and pretty detailing.
I am pleased to hear that the twins will be going home soon, I bet you can't wait for all those cuddles!
I hope you have a good weekend
Sue xx

mulberry station said...

This card is so adorable. It is one of the cutest baby cards I have seen in a long time. Thanks for joining us.
Nancy SSW-DT

Linda Anderson said...

Awwww, this sure is adorable! Love your coloring of this darling image. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Linda

Jodie Mackrell said...

sweet card... thanks for playing with us at catch the bug!

Billie A said...

Darling card and images. Love the soft colors. Very nice work. Thanks for joining us this week at Catch the bug.

Jill said...

gorgeous creation hun thanks so much for joining us at PTW hugs Jill xx

Jeannie said...

OMG I absolutely adore this! It could not be more perfect! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Teresa said...

This is fabulous Donna, what a cute little image. I hope the babies are doing well and you can get more cuddles. Thanks for visiting my blog, hope you enjoy your Sunday, hugs Teresa xx

Heide said...

This is just the cutest Baby image that I have seen in a long time and you colored it beautifully! So happy that you could share with us at SSW.
Hugs, Heide SSW-DT

Samantha Casey said...

Wow! You card is amazing, I love the soft. You coloring skills are amazing. I love this! Thank you for joining us at the Oozak challenge!

-Samantha

Kathie said...

Hi Donna firstly congratulations on your new grandchildren I bet you can't wait for all those cuddles. I just adore your card and that image is so so cute. Great colour and papers just perfect. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and good luck.
Hugs
Kathie

Joanna M. said...

OMgosh, that image is just about the sweetest thing I have seen ... evah! So cute! Thanks for sharing your work with us over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Whimsey said...

Ahhhhh....very cute; love the image; fantastic papers and layout also!!

Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations!

~Michele

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card. Great use of the sketch and I love that image. Congratulations on your new grandchildren and thank you for sharing with us at SSW this week. Holly xx

Mel @ Princess Melus Crafts said...

This is a cute card! Love the image of the two peas! Aww! Lovely!

Thank you for sharing this with us at Aud Sentiments!

Mel xx

Joy said...

Oh my adorable, your colouring is fabulous thanks for joining us at Simon Says Challenge blog

Sharon Basel said...

Wowsers this is gorgeous! Your coloring is amazing on this sweet image and I love the effect of that beautiful mesh. Thanks for joining us at SSW!
Sharon :)