Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. We ended up staying home on Saturday due to a broken water pump. Hubby had to work on it all day and half the night... we did get to the movies on Sunday and saw Mr. Popper... what I cute movie... if you have kids, you should see it... I managed to make one card.
Recipe: Flourishes (Impression Obsession), Embrace Life (SU!), and Paris Ledger (invoke arts)... Real Red and Crumb Cake card stock (SU!)... Real Red, Chocolate Chip, and Crumb Cake Classic ink pads (SU!)... Patchwork embossing folder (Tim Holtz)... Modern Garland (Martha Stewart) and Corner (SU!) punches... Oval and Labels 18 dies (Spellbinders)... Pink seam binding ribbon, White thread, Red paper rose, Pink pins, Pink pearls, Button (misc)... sponge dauber... upcycled card board... Pink and White Acrylic paint...
Challenges: Card Patterns Sketch 122... Cupcake Creations CR84FN33... Simon Says Stamp and Show-Flourishes...
Thanks for visiting!
Monika
Beautiful card!!!:)
Posted by: OriBella | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 08:16 AM
WOW ...... this is beautiful. Congrats on the top 3 ...... SO WELL DESERVED!! TH embossing folder is PERFECT. Lovely!!
Posted by: Sue Ann | Monday, July 18, 2011 at 05:43 AM
Wow! Monika, this is GORGEOUS! Love the texture, distressing. The flourish is awesome. Great work :)
Posted by: Gayatri | Friday, July 08, 2011 at 01:35 AM
Gorgeous card,love the embossed background and all the little embellies.xxx
Posted by: Deb Hickman | Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 01:48 PM
Ooohhh I do like how you did that window! Thanks for joining the challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show.
Posted by: Nancy Wethington | Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 07:36 AM
BEAUTIFUL card! Love the vintage frame!!! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN!!
Posted by: Andrea | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 07:53 PM
Gorgeous card! Love your embossed background and the painted frame!
Posted by: Therese | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 04:34 PM
Hi Monika! How freaky! We had to have our water pump fixed today ... cost $236!!! (We needed a new "something" for it!) What a lovely creation, such a gorgeous colour combo! You are the queen of balancing colours perfectly! Hugs xxaxx
Posted by: Andrea L - EnchantINK | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 05:45 AM
Monika, I just LOVE how you sponged that FAB frame and your embossing is STUNNING! LOVE the random pearls and the pearl pins and that red flourish! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!
Posted by: Sue Lelli | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 12:56 AM
Gorgeous Monika, love all the great textures!!
Posted by: Kelly Schelske | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 10:18 PM
Monika, I love your vintage card it realy is beautiful! I'm sorry about the pies breaking. I hope that all is well now.
Mary
Posted by: Mary Cardini- Anderson | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 07:35 PM
Love the texture!
Visiting from CR84FN!
Posted by: Patrice P | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 06:25 PM
I love all the texture on this. looks great.
TFS
Ang
Posted by: Ang | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 02:51 PM
Oh wow wow wow!!! lovely creation with great texture!!!
Posted by: kirsty vittetoe | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Oh, very nice indeed! I love your use of the challenge colors--the reds and pinks look great against that crumb cake texture!
Posted by: Cyndie | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 11:24 AM
So pretty Monika! Love all the texture going on here! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN :)
Posted by: Mona Pendleton | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Beautiful card. So many gorgeous elements to take in. Love the Tim Holtz embossing folder.
Posted by: Lee | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Beautiful, Monika! Love all the wonderful elements and embossed background.. Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!
Sorry to hear about your water pump.. :(
Posted by: Stephanie Kraft | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 10:30 AM
ooh I like this monika-the ef is one I havent seen before-you worked the challenge colors well
Posted by: mary marsh | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 09:25 AM