Monday, December 27, 2010

FTTC98, Mojo171 For You....

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

It's been freezing cold down here in Georgia...yikes!!! Thank goodness we don't have snow!!! Living in Michigan for 6 years cured me of all my snow desires...LOL!!! Hope you all are safe and sound though!!! I'm definitley ready for some warmer weather...how about you?!?

We have a fun Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC98 going on today!!! Betty is our challenge host and she is challenging everyone to add *PEARLS* to your creations!!! Pretty easy right....go and embellish your cards and play along with us :) !!! Can't wait to see what you all create!!!



I need a lot of birthday cards in January....it starts out with my sweet hubby, then my mom, my little sister and some friends and so on!!! Today's card is for my mommy....she is turning *60* and since I can't be there celebrating this big event with her I have to at least send her this birthday card!!!

My card idea started out with this weeks Mojo171 Sketch (I opted for the square layout) and this weeks CR84FN8.












I got myself in the mood for warmer weather with this beautiful Flourishes Cherry Blossoms Set. I think it compliments Mona's color challenge perfectly!!! Hope spring comes soon...LOL!!!I inked the blossom in Memento Black and colored it with these Copic MarkersR0000, R00, R30, R35, C1, C2 and Colorless Blender. The DP is from the SU Walk in the Park Collection. I added some Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, an Antique Brad, some Silver Pearls and some Silver Beaded Cord. At last I added some Dazzling Diamond Glitter to the blossom...voila!!! I hope my mommy is gonna like it :) ?!?

Now it's time to check out the rest of the team ~ Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki's !!! Make sure to check out the Flourishes Year End Sale as well!!!

Thank you for stopping by again today!!! Enjoy your week and I'll see you soon!!! Hugs ~S~

Here are some fun challenge I played as well:

The Crafty Pad #102 ~ Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes
For Fun Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp ~ Anything Goes
Crafts & Me #20 ~ Anything Goes
All Sorts Challenge #83 ~ Anything Goes
Aly's Sunday Sketch #32 ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's Challenge #30 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments ~ Anything Goes 
Creative Craft ~ Anything Goes
OSAT #43 ~ Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards #37 ~ Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Craft #7 ~ Sparkle & Shine
Studio 313 ~ Sparkle & Bling
ABC Christmas Challenge ~ replaying *G* for Glitz and *D* for Decoration
The Character Cafe ~ Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle

47 comments:

Andrea L - EnchantINK said...

Gorgeously, beautifully elegant! Love the soft flower image! Hugs xxaxx

Heather Rogers said...

Beautiful Silke! Love this pretty set.
It is cold here too. I am just one state over in AL. We DID get snow on Christmas day and yesterday. It was beautiful! I lived in Iowa for 13 years and I miss the snow...especially during the holidays.

Vicki G said...

Silke, this is absolutely STUNNING!!

Hope you had an amazing Christmas!

Hugs

Vicki

Marisa said...

Such a gorgeous image and card. Just how many rolls of that beaded thread did you get at Mikes LOL! Fabulous use of the Mojo sketch too :)

Mona Pendleton said...

WOW! Stunningly beautiful card Silke! You did an amazing job coloring the pretty cherry blossoms! Love the pretty bow and metallic flower embellishment! Thanks for playing along with the CR84FN challenge :)

In Love With Scrap said...

Wow!! Amazing! Beautiful! the colors are so sofisticade... I love your card!

Josephine said...

Beautiful - those flowers are just gorgeous, and I love the clipped corners with the brads - looks so different.

Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this time.

Ann Whitfield said...

This is such a beautiful creation, thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's
Ann x

Robin Kirkpatrick said...

Gorgeous card, Silke. When I first started reading the list of people with January birthdays and saw Jerry first, I thought this was for him! LOL! I'm sure he'd love it! The grey is kinda masculine...

And look at you with a TRIPLE bow! You go girl! Stay warm...

Dawn Easton said...

Oh.My.Gosh.Gorgeous!

Love those soft pretty colours and your beautifully coloured image!!!

Hope it warms up for you! If I lived somewhere somewhat warm, I'd hate the cold air or snow too! Not that I don't hate it here...lol but it's par for the course up here :( Someday I'm moving somewhere it doesn't snow...eva ;)

Anonymous said...

Silke, this is stunning!! I love your take on the sketch and the colors are so pretty!! I just got a pair of PJs with these exact colors!! :)

Edna Morrisedie said...

Stunning Silke, I love everything about this, perfect balance and one of the best colour combos of all time!

Cindy Haffner said...

GORGEOUS and STUNNING!!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Excellent card! Look at you with all those challenges!! You go girl!

Betty Wright said...

Gorgeous as always, Silke! I love the pink and gray combo with the sparkle on the blossoms. We did not get any more snow thank goodness. Did you get any yet? I say yet because this winter has definitely come in like a lion! LOL! Enjoy your time off!

Wanda Cullen said...

Wow, Silke, this is GORGEOUS and your mom will just love it! I have searched our Mike's high and low and that beaded cord is no place to be found! :-) Guess I'll just have to admire yours - lol! I'm with you on the snow...don't care if I never see it again.

iReneM said...

Oh, Wow this is beautiful.
Love the colour combo. I do like how you have fixed the beaded cord to the ribbon with the brad/button - very elegant.
Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's

x

Jerri Jimenez said...

This is stunning girl! Love the pink flowers, a beautiful design!

Deborah Frings said...

Absolutely stunning!! It has a real oriental feel to the card. Love the flowers and backing papers. Super details with the brads and bow. Brilliant!

Theresa said...

Hello Silke,

Your card is just stunning. I love the color combo and the bow is just amazing.

Happy New Year friend.

Jessica Diedrich said...

SO stunning, Silke! LOVE the little touches of sliver!

Allison said...

Absolutely stunning! Love the colours and beaded cord! That touch of sparkle is fantastic!

Joanne (jojot) said...

thud........gorgeous, my friend....now I have to go gaze at it again...wow

Lisa Kind said...

Soooo pretty, Silke! I love the pink and gray combo! And your decorative bow is gorgeous! Happy Holidays!

Sue Lelli said...

Silke, this is so STUNNING! LOVE the sketch you used for this FAB card and the cherry blossems are just PERFECT for Mona's color challenge!!

Pauline said...

Breathtaking, Silke! I love it! Thanks for sharing with us at For Fun this week!
hugs,
Pauline

stampqueen said...

I think your Mommy with love the card - I love your card, beautifully colored with pearls and glitter - perfect.
We are prett cold here in NW Florida too - cold enough that we might as well had snow just to make the cold worth while. I have had to scrape ice off my windshield more this winter than in all the other 12 winters we have lived here combined!!!!

Marilyn (stampwithMJ) said...

beautiful! love all the details, Silke!

Julye said...

A beautiful spring card and just what we need to cheer our dull and tired gardens. Thanks for joining us at creating craft challenges and happy new year.

Erum Tasneem said...

beautiful!

Hazel (Didos) said...

WOW this is stunning, I love it thanks for playing on OSAAT This week Hazelxoxo

Barbara said...

Gorgeous, Silke! I knew you'd use those silver pearls! Love the color combo, too!

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Leslie Miller said...

Beautiful combination of everything, Silke -- the sketch, colors, and gorgeous stamp. You made an amazing card!

Shelley said...

Silke, your talents are unmatched! This is so beautiful. Your mom will love it!

Barbara said...

Silke, this is truly a beautiful card. I am sure your mom will love it. Thanks for joining us at The Crafty Pad this week.

Amanda said...

Beautiful breathtaking card - as always!! What an inspirational card to look at :)

Anonymous said...

Really beautiful and different card for Christmas! love it!
good luck with the blog hop and challenge! hope you will continue to play our challenges in 2011 too! hugs Samantha ABC Christmas Challenge :0)

Unknown said...

Gorgeous color choices and love the panel b/g! That diamond glitter gives 'pop' to your flowers and works perfect for our Sparkle and Bling challenge at STUDIO 313...thanks for much for joining us!

designsfromwithinbycharlotte said...

Silke, it's always such a pleasure to come over to see what you create! I just love these sparkling cherry blossom flowers on your card! Your work is always so beautifully put together and I'm sure your mom will just love this one! Gorgeous work!
You made me laugh about the snow....I've been enjoying it for the past week up in NC. I miss it so much as we definately don't get any in Miami!!! LOL
Hugs,
Charlotte
Studio313 DT

Dorcas said...

Wow! I just discovered your blog through your allsorts win and I have to say you do AWESEOME work!! I'm a follower now. :-) Congratulations on yuor win. Very well deserved.

Pami said...

Hi Silke
I saw your card on the Allsorts Challenge blog and thought it was amazing. I am now a follower! I love your style and your cards are just fabulous. Happy New Year to you. Pami x

Newbie said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Silke!! Your mother will love it!! Such soft colors! Excellent job!!

Nancy Thomas said...

So beautiful and elegant. I love your paper combo.

Andrea said...

Liebe Silke,
wieder eine wunderschöne Karte und tolle Farben. Dir und Deiner Familie ein gesundes neues Jahr. LG Andrea

Carissa said...

Such a beautiful card, the image is gorgeous. Thanks for joining us on the ABC Christmas Challenge. Hugs, Carissa

XxJULESxX said...

wow stunning card!!!!!! i love your blog

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