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Friday, April 03, 2015

Spring Has Sprung - FFFC #136 'Buttons and Bows'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

It's time for a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  Our hostess for this challenge is the lovely Kavitha and she's chosen 'Buttons and Bows' as the challenge theme.  This challenge is being sponsored by Aurora Wings.  To get complete details on the challenge, the prize being offered and how you can join in the fun, visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  Don't forget to check out the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

I've created this criss-cross card for the challenge.





Close-ups of the two delightful Aurora Wings images I'm featuring:


- Cherry Blossom Sprite


- Cherry Blossom Sprite 2

You can get these images at either Mitzi's digital stamp shop HERE or her Etsy shop HERE,


Challenges for this card:
Aurora Wings Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #178 - Back to nature (using dies B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly Mini)
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #128 - Anything Goes with a twist of Flowers
Deep Ocean Challenge #100 - Easter/Spring
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #108 - Spring Colours
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #252 - Springtime Flowers
Digi Design Challenge - Spring Is Here
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #34 - Signs of Spring
ABC Challenges - G for 'Go Digital'
Come and Get It Challenges - One for the Girls

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
Designer Papers:  Recollections Garden Florals paper pad; My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three; Cheery Lynn Designs B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly mini
Punches:  EK Success Medium Retro Flower and Corner Rounder; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos (for flower centres);  Martha Stewart Corner Rounder 
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Victorian Velvet; ribbon and buttons from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone TriasShin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- pink shades: dusky rose, budding rose, pale pink
- green shades:  marsh green, apple cider, Touch 175 lime green  
- yellow flowers:  mustard, pastel yellow
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

29 comments:

  1. wooow love youre creation :)
    It is beautifull.

    Greetings
    Angelique

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  2. Gorgeous Spring card
    happy Easter Norma
    hugs Tamara

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  3. Looks really great, wonderfull colours

    LG
    Michaela

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  4. Fabulous image and I love how youve coloured it to. Thanks for joining us at ABC, good luck with the challenge. hugs Shirleyxxxx

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  5. Gorgeous Norma!! Love those colors, so very sweet
    hugs Louise

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  6. Very beautiful design with fabulous colouring as always. Happy Easter weekend Norma. hugs, Pat K x

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  7. so fantastic criss cross Norma
    hugs
    céline

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  8. Stunning!!! OMG Norma, this is SOOOO gorgeous! Your coloring, the card style, your flowers and on and on, makes this a striking creation and this image so pretty! I love this!
    Hugs, Cami

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  9. Gorgeous Norma, lovely colours, fabulous colouring and I love all your little details, such a fabulous creation, love it.
    Enjoy the Easter weekend!
    hugs Jacee
    Simply Paper Card Design

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  10. Oh my this is absolutely stunning! Wishing you a happy Easter! hugs! Mojca

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  11. WOW Norma! This is so beautiful!

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  12. What a great criss-cross card! Love that little Sprite and your coloring is amazing. Good luck and thanks for joining in on the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs challenge.

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  13. Magnifique j'adore! Bises Nadine

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  14. Beautiful colors and coloring. Love this! Thanks for joining us this week at the Cheery Lynn Designs "Back to Nature" challenge!

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  15. Super cute!!! Love the design! Thanks for joining us thus week at Cheery Lynn Designs!

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  16. Stunning card, cute image & design!

    Glad that you could join us for the challenge at Come And Get It…..hope to see you back soon!

    ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:-¸.•´ .•´¨¨))*((¸¸.•´ ..•´
    Shell in Alaska ~ CAGI DT ~
    http://akstamping.blogspot.com

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  17. so so so beautiful!!! what gorgeous colours and such pretty blooms! Love your coloring too.
    xx
    Erum
    Sentimental Sundays DT

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  18. A gorgeous card!
    Thank you soo much for taking part in our "one for the girls” challenge over at Come and Get it & good luck in the draw.
    Hope to see you again in our next challenge as well…

    Hugs,
    Melanie
    (DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)
    (DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
    (DT Come and Get It)
    (GDT Kreativzeit Challenges)

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  19. Beautiful image and stunning colouring Norma. We are so happy you have shared with us at Come and Get It. Love the layout and insert! Meg x

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  20. Hi Norma,
    Gorgeous criss cross card in lovely Spring colours. Such cute images! Thanks for joining LLC this month again.

    Hugz, Sandy
    Owner & Operator @Live & Love Crafts

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  21. Gorgeous creation Norma. Love the image, the beautiful colours, papers, dies & embellishments. Just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us at ABC Challenges.

    Nikki

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  22. Gorgeous card Norma! Love the card design and how you colored the cute cherry blossom sprites images. Another stunning creation! Hugs, Ivonne

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  23. A gorgeous card
    Thanks for joining Di's Digi Designs Challenge this time.
    Lorraine x

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  24. Absolutely gorgeous.....Thanks for playing along with us at Di's Digi Designs Challenge this fortnight.
    Wendy xx

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  25. This is beyond gorgeous, Norma! LOVE your design and fabulous coloring of the sweet Sprites. Thanks so much for joining us at Aurora Wings. xxD

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  26. This is such a great card Norma!

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  27. This is gorgeous Norma and I love how you used two different images on your card.

    Hugs, Vannessa

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Thanks for stopping by and giving me a bit of your time to leave a comment. Very much appreciate it. Norma