Sunday, 6 November 2011

Simon Says have a Truly Scrumptious Paperplay with One Stop

Too many stamps and too little time!
And yet I can never seem to stop myself from buying more!  Does anyone else have this problem?
I have quite a number of Lili of the Valley stamps that have only been inked one time and still more that have never seen ink at all.  It must be a crime!  And one that I rectified with this make for a dear blog buddy's birthday.
I decided on this very unusual colour combo of chartreuse, aqua and burgundy because that was the colour of my lovely floral paper (by Prima I think) and coloured up LOTV's "Time for a Cuppa" with my Copics and Promarkers.  The sentiment is LOTV too and I added some buttons, brads, ribbons and flowers from my stash to give it some dimension.
I always like my tea out of glazed fine bone china and so does this little missy - thanks to my glossy accents!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Truly Scrumptious have a bingo challenge from which I have chosen the line "brads, flowers, buttons" and Paperplay and Simon Says both want us to use "buttons".  One Stop Craft is celebrating it's 3rd Blogaversary with a "3 is a magic number" theme.  Happy Birthday One Stop - I hope you like my three brads, 3 ribbon loops and three roses.
Hope all my matey's visiting the NEC this weekend have a wonderful time!  So sorry I couldn't make it!
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15 comments:

  1. Lorraine A6 November 2011 at 06:58

    Gorgeous card Lesley :-) such a cute image and the papers and embellies are fab :-)

    I dare say most of us have unused stuff in our drawers Lesley ,, we are all collectors !! :-)

    thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Debbie6 November 2011 at 11:30

    This is absolutely adorable, I love the way you did the buttons on the side like that.

    Hugs
    Debbie

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  3. Marianne Reijgersberg6 November 2011 at 20:55

    Lovely card Lesley. And I think we all have to many stamps to ink up. I recognize this so. There are so many stamps and they are all so beautiful to work with. You made with this one a very pretty card.Love how you put the buttons next to your image.
    Hugs Marianne

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  4. Anonymous6 November 2011 at 22:38

    Such a sweet image! A cup of tea sounds just lovely! Delightful card
    Hugs Julie P

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  5. Heather6 November 2011 at 22:46

    Hi Lesley, your card is gorgeous - I love the combination
    of stunning papers, I've always wished I can do mixed like this!!!
    Your image is adorable and wonderful details.
    Thank you so much for joining our Simon Says Stamp challenge
    hugs
    Heather xx

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  6. Val8 November 2011 at 01:12

    Oh Lesley - I know what you mean about too many stamps!! Fab card.

    I love this image - one of my faves, and she has been inked several times.

    Hugs
    Valxx

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  7. CraftyC8 November 2011 at 22:04

    A gorgeous card Lesley, love the colours. And dont worry, I have a draw full of LOTV and hundreds of others that have still to be inked up, Think I'm more of a collector though always have good intentions lol
    Clairex

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  8. Annie8 November 2011 at 23:35

    what a fabulous card Lesley, and I love the colours and those cute little buttons with the adorable LOTV image. thanks for your kind words on my blog, and the tip about the diabetic ice cream - I'll certainly look out for it in the supermarkets.
    hugs, annie x

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  9. Mina9 November 2011 at 19:07

    yes I have the same problem Lesley except mine is papers lol...wow I love this lush colour combo with the stamp...gorgeous
    Mina xxx

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  10. Delphine10 November 2011 at 16:26

    Gorgeous card, Lesley! Lovely image , fantastic colours and such pretty embellishments... I love it! Actually I wanted to thank you for following me and also say that every time I come to your site, I always think your cards are gorgeous and I love your Grenouille Greetings name:-) And I do have the same problem as you, too many stamps, too little time! Lots of reasons for following you too:-)! Hugs Delphine xx

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  11. bente_me12 November 2011 at 19:28

    Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at Truly Scrumptious:)
    Hugs Bente

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  12. An Occasional Genius14 November 2011 at 17:20

    It's not that we have a surplus of stamps, it's a shortage of time that is the problem! I have the same problem.

    I love the colour combination, it makes a gorgeous card Lesley x

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  13. debby400017 November 2011 at 08:08

    Oh this is beautiful Lesley and so cute.
    luv
    Debby

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  14. Turtle In The Sand17 November 2011 at 12:59

    I am in the naughty line with you Lesley. I love the LOTV stamps. I don't own a one though. Every time I go to order them, I can't narrow my choice down to match my checkbook and end up with nothing. If they were digital, I know my file would be full. This is one I wanted for my daughter too! You did her justice with this beautiful card.

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  15. Marianne Reijgersberg17 November 2011 at 18:47

    Stunning card Lesley. Love your adorable image and the combination with the Design papers is beautiful.
    And yes, I recognize your story about the stamps.I don't wanna know how many I have and the number of stamps I only inked one time.
    Hugs Marianne

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I am so happy that you dropped by! I would be delighted if you would leave me a comment. They are all HUGELY appreciated! Hugs! Lesley