Monday 30 June 2014

Crafts and Me - Butterfly Keeper

Good morning all.
I hope you are all well.
Finally i have a card to share, it was so good to lose myself for a couple of hours crafting ;D
I will be having a good mooch around blogland too later once i get home from work.
Todays card you will also find over at the Crafts and Me Challenge and Inspiration blog.
I am also entering my card into the following challenges:
1.Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge - Challenge 41 - Anything goes
2.Clear It Out Challenge - Theme-colours of your fav icecream(vanilla with toffee sauce and dark choc sprinkles) - stash - anything goes
3.Just Inspirational Challenge - Anything goes
4.Party Time Tuesdays Challenge - Challenge 178 - Anything goes
6.Inky Impressions Challenge - Challenge 165 - Anything goes
7.Crafty Creations Challenge - Challenge 266 - Things with wings
8.Diva`s By Design Challenge - Fav stamp ( this was the 1st hannah lynn stamp i brought and i love it, todays card is made using the digi stamp version)
9.Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything goes
10.Sister Act Challenge - Challenge 63 - Anything goes

Products used are:
Cream card
First Edition paper - Boho chic
Presscut step card die
Cheery Lynn sweet william die
Cheery Lynn Daisy die
Cheery Lynn Black eyed susan die
Cheery Lynn butterfly dies
Beige pearlescent ink
Black and cream pearls
Cream pleated fabric
Pro/flexmarkers

Pro/flexmarkers used are:
Blush, sunkissed pink, coral, nutmeg
Cool grey 5, ice grey 5, black, fine liner
Auburn, walnut, umber
Champagne, cappuccino, caramel, cocoa

and a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by, it means a lot :D
Hugs Nic.
xxx

60 comments:

BAstelfeti said...

Wow wonderful Card.

Greeting BAstelfeti

Turtle In The Sand said...

Goodness Gracious Nic When you make a card, you MAKE A CARD. This is beyond gorgeous. Love it!

Blankina said...

Pretty!! LOve the colours,
Hugs Blankina

Juls said...

Wow this is just stunning x

Doreen said...

This is beautiful,love the image.xxx

Laura Sterckx said...

This is gorgeous! Your beautifully colored image is just fantastic. I love the butterflies and flowers. Thank you so much for joining us at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog. :)

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Nic

That is one gorgeous and beautiful. Gorgeous image and beautiful flowers.
Have a nice day
Margaret

Sue said...

Totally stunning Nic. The image is gorgeous, your colouring is amazing and all the detailing is so beautiful too.
hugs Sue xx

Christine L said...

Stunning image - coloured so beautifully and set into a fabulous card!! Your couple of hours in your corner produced a fabulous result Nic!

Hugs
Christine x

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Gorgeous and beautiful Nic love the image and fabulous colour's and design
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Julie said...

a very pretty card

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Good to see you back with such a beautiful card, love the colours and she is a beauty

Susan said...

Wonderful card, Nic. I was honestly blown away by how striking it is.
Thanks for joining us at Ladybug Crafts Ink xx

sian said...

So so elegant. Thank you for entering with us over at JIC this week, I hope you will join us again next week (Tue new challenges start) and also for our monthly challenge which also starts on Tuesday. Sian (JIC Co-Owner)

Janice said...

Gorgeous Nic! Love the colours & colouring - my kinda card & a fabby HL image too, perfect! Jx

Marlene Atkinson said...

Just stunning,great to see you back Nic. Marlene

Liz Miller said...

Wow-wee this is a beauty. Love all the flower embellishments, layout and the colour theme. Beautiful colouring as per usual.
Liz xxx

Martina said...

This is awsome Nic! fantastic and sooo special! Love it!
Martina

Sue said...

Gorgeous card and colours,gorgeous image Nic.
Sue xx

Sue said...

Gorgeous card and colours,gorgeous image Nic.
Sue xx

Whisper said...

Oooo stunning and a gorgeous colour combo too, Luv Sam x

MagsB said...

Oh wow. This is awesome!!! AWE. SOME.

love Mags B x

CaroleAnn said...

As usual, stunning, beautiful and so inspirational!! Love, love, love it! I love butterflies and also this digi I do not believe I have so guess what - LOL!!! Hugs

Michelle said...

Oh Nic its so beautiful. So glad you managed to get some enjoyable crafting time in your corner. Gorgeous image (one of my faves and Im lucky enough to also have this), gorgeous colours and embellishments. (hugs) Michelle x

Jacee said...

Fantastic!!! what an amazing creation, Love it!
Hugs Jacee

http://www.simplypapercarddesign.blogspot.co.uk/

Lau W said...

Oh wow ! love the colors, and this image is so romantic ! Superb card Nic !
xxx

vivie said...

wow!!! love it so much thanks for joining us at inky!!!

Creations by Shirl said...

Wow this is amazing... love the colours Coops... And those flower dies are just to die for....

McCrafty's Cards said...

Beautiful card Coop's, I like the gorgeous image and the wonderful design.
Kevin xx

catherine said...

This is just fabulous Nic and love the colour combo. Stunning embellishments and love those butterflies. Glad you managed some you time
x catherine

Sue B said...

Oh Wow! this is really gorgeous Coops… such a beautiful image and you've coloured her to perfection! I love the pretty flowers and butterflies…. they look absolutely stunning!! ;-)
Hope you have a good week!
Big hugs Sue xx

coldwaters2 said...

Wow Nic this is breathtakingly beautiful, it just blew me away with the stunning image and flowers, awesome creation, pure magic.
hugs
lorraine x

Chrissy said...

So stunning Coops...gorgeous image and colouring and I love the flowers and butterflies..just beautiful.

luv CHRISSYxx

Crafty Moone Cards said...

Oh wow Nic, this is stunning. Just eyeing up all those lovely flower dies....I can feel more craft shopping coming on! All your fault!
Sue x

Betty said...

OMG Nic this is out of this world so gorgeous. Your colouring is fabulous and I love the image I really must get some of these images though my colouring wouldn't do them justice' I'm presuming you made all those lovely flowers
Bettyxxx

Tracey said...

Stunning card Coops, I love all the details :o)
Have a fab week.
Hugs
Tracey
xx

crafty-stamper said...

Gorgeous image and beautiful flowers and love the ribbon trim and butterflies
Carol x

Louise said...

Hi Nic,

This is such a gorgeous card. I love everything about it. The butterflies are just fabulous xx

Lorraine said...

This is gorgeous Nic. The image looks fab and I love all the pretty flowers.
Lorraine x

Janette said...

Gorgeous card Nic, love that image and all your beautiful embellies...xx

Sandra H said...

This is beautiful Coops and your colouring is stunning x

nnalorac said...

Stunning, so love your colour combo, gorgeous image and flowers. So love it. Carolxx

Little K Smith said...

Ooohhhh! This is just stunning Nic! I do love these images and you've coloured her perfectly! I love all the yummy creamy flowers and fab pleated fabric too! Gorgeous!
Kelly.x

Emily Thubbron said...

Coops, your card is phenomenal. Love the explanation of your ice cream colors. Those flowers are wonderful. Thank you for joining us at Clear It Out for our Ice Cream Challenge.

Emily T.
DT Member

Jill Norwood said...

Wow! This is stunning! Love the flowers and as always your wonderful coloring!!!

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Wow Nic! This is a stunning card. Love the image and your colouring is spot on! Just LOVE Hannah's images and they always look so effortlessly cool when you ink them up! Love it hun. Hugs, Wends x

Anna-Karin said...

Wonderful card with all flowers. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations.
Hugs Anna-Karin

chanya13 said...

Gorgeus card, sweet image , wonderful colour combo. Love crochet flowers and background papers. Thanks for joining us at Clear It Out!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka

chanya13 said...

Gorgeus card, sweet image , wonderful colour combo. Love crochet flowers and background papers. Thanks for joining us at Clear It Out!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka

Jackie said...

Wonderful comeback card Nic, good to see you posting again :o)
Jackie xx

Jane Savage said...

Wow, this is simply breath-taking, Coops! xx

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Oh WOW!!! I just love this hun, all those flowers amazing!!
Hugs Shell xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Wow Nic this is outstanding, so dramatic! Certainly worth the wait! Susan xx

Cathy P said...

What a beautiful color combination. The blending of your coloring is great! Thanks for linking your card with us at Sister Act this week. Cathy xx

Donna Mosley said...

Wow! Nic, this is STUNNING! Love it!

Donna x

Aunty Sue said...

Nic what a stunning card love the detail and thanks for sharing at divas good luck

Kym said...

Fab fab fab love this card coops

Lozzy said...

Absolutely stunning Nic, love your design and the stunning colour combo...Hugs Lozzy xx

nwilliams6 said...

Your coloring is always so magical Nic! I am going to learn to do this one day! Love the flowers too. Stunning! Hugz!

Sandra said...

WOW Nic! This is stunning! I love everything about this - the design, colors, image, coloring, everything!
You are so talanted!!!
Hugs, Sandra