Saturday 15 February 2014

Dancing in the rain

Good morning all.
I hope you are all well.
I have been up early with an unwell laddo.He seems to be ok now that he has been sick, i think he may have overindulged yesterday.
I am off to get my painting clothes on and empty the shelving etc in my bathroom ready to paint the ceiling.
So here is a quick card i whipped up before work last night.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
1.Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Challenge 308 - Clever cutting
2.Creative Romance Challenge - Lets get sentimental
3.Brown Sugar Challenge - Challenge 81 - Use a diecut or punch

Products used are:
White card
Wild rose studio paper
Distress ink - shaded lilac
Stickles stardust
Sue Wilson dies - Spanish collection - cordoba frames
Sue Wildson dies - Finishing touches - Filigree 3D bows
Pearl
Inkylicious stamp and sentiments set - Dancing in the rain

A close up of the image and sentiment.
and a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by, it means a lot :D
Hugs Nic.
xxx



64 comments:

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Gorgeous wow card, love the sentiment and image, Inkylicious are fab aren't they. Happy painitng

Sarah said...

Hope your son is feeling much better now. I too have a poorly boy :-( Your card is stunning, love the dies you've used and the image and sentiment are fabulous. Good luck with the painting x

Lisa xx said...

how beautiful!

Michelle said...

This is gorgeous Nic - such soft colouring that looks so pretty. The silhouette finishes it off perfectly, it's lovely. Hope your laddo stays feeling better today - Michelle x

Sandra H said...

Morning Coops......Oh my goodnes your card is simply stunning xx

Doreen said...

Love the image,a gorgeous card.xxx

tilly said...

wow stunning card, whipping that up would take me all day lol, hope the laddo is soon better
Tilly

Desire Fourie said...

OH wow wow wow and one more wow. This is just stunning. Great design.
{Would love you to visit my blog and join my 800 Follower Give-Away. Thank you so much, if you have already entered, and good luck.}
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

WOW! just stunning hun. Think I might NEED the bow die lol

Have a great weekend no more sicky I hope!
hugs Shell xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

This is stunning Coop's I like the design the dies and the image.
Kevin xx

downrightcrafty said...

beautiful and super use of those new dies, ps keep watching my blog
Hugs Kate xx

Sue said...

Stunning card Nic, such a gorgeous design using those wonderful dies and I love the sentiment.
I hope you son is feeling better soon.
hugs Sue xx

Sue said...

Gorgeous card,image and sentiment Nic. Happy painting.
Hugs Sue xx

The Craft Bucket said...

Lovely card Nic, love the sentiment. Jane x

Tanya said...

This is beautiful Coops, love all the diecuts and that image and sentiment is so lovely! :)

Hope the little fella feels better soon.

Tags xx

Christine L said...

A gorgeous filigree type card Nic.... but we have more than a little rain methinks!!

Hope Jack is better and that your painting goes well!

Christine x

Marie-Louise said...

Gorgeous as always.

Dortesjs said...

waue this card is gorgeous. aww love it

Marlene Atkinson said...

Wow this is stunning Nic, love the new dies. Marlene

Shelly said...

Hi Nic, well if this is a quick card I don't know what you can do if you have a bit of time! Stunning job! Love the paper details too! Good luck with the painting! xx

Deb said...

wow, this is totally amazing, so love it!
many thanks for joining us over at CCT this week!
Debxx

susiestacey said...

Gorgeous card Nic x Susan x

Lorraine said...

A gorgeous card Nic. I love all the pretty die cuts
Have a lovely weekend - Hope your laddo is better.
Lorraine x

Wishcraft said...

Love the dies you've used, this is gorgeous Nic :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Lynsey said...

Hi Nic what a wonderful card! Love those dies!
Hugs Lynsey x

Sharon said...

So gorgeous Coops. So much detail on your card. Love the sentiment and the bow is fabulous.
I hope you are having a fabulous week.
Hugs Sharon x

Unknown said...

fab. Love the hint o colour. it works really well , lou x

Unknown said...

Oh wow!!! Look at the card - it's stunning. Love the dies and the image / sentiment is wonderful.

Sorry to hear you've got a poorly chap in the house - I've got a poorly chapette!

Sarah

Chrissy said...

So gorgeous Coops..I love the dies and gorgeous Fairy..beautiful..fabulous dimension too..

luv CHRISSYxx

May said...

Gorgeous card, Love the image & perfect sentiment... Hugs May x x x

catherine said...

This is so beautiful Nic and love the sentiment. Hope little one is feeling better
x catherine

Unknown said...

Amazing usage of all the dies, love this WOW creation! So sophisticated. Thank you for your inspiration!
Anna xxx

Unknown said...

How wow is this...love it and enjoy your day.xx

heidy said...

Stunning card Nic!!
XXX Heidy

Blossom Cards said...

lovelywhit on white card and I like the sentiment thanks for sharing with brown sugar Rachel DT

Donna said...

Absolutely stunning Nic, the white work ias amazing and I love the touch of lilac...so beautiful :) Donna ♥ x

Whisper said...

Oooo WOW those new dies are simply stunning and a fabby layout too, lUv Sam x

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Beautiful die cuts Nic, the Stickles gives a nice depth to the layers.

Warm hugs
Maarit

Debs said...

So gorgeous Nic - those dies look amazing!!! Hope your son is feeling better today.
Enjoy your evening.
Debs xx

Lozzy said...

Wow Nic what a stunning card with your design and loving the die's..Hugs Lozzy xx
hope you son ok now and you having fun with the painting x

Sue B said...

Oh this is beautiful Coops! such a sweet silhouette and I love all the gorgeous die cuts… so delicate and pretty! :-)
Hope the decorating is going ok… and hope your son is feeling a lot better now!
Big hugs
Sue xx

XxJULESxX said...

Hi Coops, love this! stunning!!

Janice said...

Love love love this! Brilliant dies, design and sentiment, such a pretty card, Jx

Grenouille Greetings said...

Beautiful dies, Nic on this oh so pretty card. Love the sentiment too. I hope your young man is feeling better already. Happy painting! Hugs, Lesley

Tracey T said...

A beautiful layered design. Just reading your post above - I don't know where you get your energy from! xx

Donna Mosley said...

Gorgeous card Nic, love the very pretty design and beautiful details.

Donna x

crafty-stamper said...

hope your son is feeling better-wow stunning card and love the beautiful dies
carol x

Marilyn said...

How pretty! I like the silhouette image and am loving that gorgeous bow.

Therese said...

Such a beauty! :)

Jackie said...

A beautiful card, love the soft blue :o)
Jackie xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Beautiful card Nic. Love the gorgeous die cuts and the gentle inking on them. The image and sentiment are gorgeous. Susan xx

shampylou30 said...

Beautiful as always. Xxxxxx

nwilliams6 said...

That bow is gorgeous and I totally agree with this wonderful sentiment. Perfect image as well. Lovely work Nic! Hugz!

♥Gemma♥ said...

Oh this is gorgeous Nic!! Love it!!
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Gibmiss said...

Hi Coops
Fabulous card.... Love it stunning as usual.....
Hugs Sylvie
You bathroom sounds nice..... X

cebelica said...

Wowers, this is fab. I love all the layers and the sentiment. Awesome work! Hugs! xx

Faye Wynn-Jones said...

Hope the bathroom is proceeding well! This is an absolute stunner, Lady! x

Unknown said...

So gorgeous you've used great dies, thanks for joining us at brown sugar this week and good luck

sue w. said...

Hi Nic, this is fabulous hun, just love the hint of colour and the dies are super, especially love the bow.
Hugs Sue W.

pinky said...

Wow its a stunner Nic. Love how you layer up your die cuts and really must give it a go.

nnalorac said...

It's so lovely Nic, lovely dies and love the silhouette image, finishes it off beautifully. Carolxx

Turtle In The Sand said...

Just beautiful hon. I love that bow die - strong and delicate at the same time.

Unknown said...

Such a beautiful and clean card Coops! I love the sentiment and the silhouette :)
Lizy xx

Little K Smith said...

A beautiful card Nic! Such fabulous dies and I love the sentiment too :)
Kelly.x