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Monday 28 March 2011

Gorgeous Garnet

Hello Everyone!

I made a card this morning for the challenge over on  CR84FN. 
They havegiven us this fantastic inspiration,
Aren`t they just fabulous colours to work with?

I used the sketch from this weeks Less is More Challenge
 but I have flipped the sketch this time so I will enter this card into both challenges.
                                                                                           I`ve had such a faff about trying to get a half decent photo so I`ve shown 2. One with and one without the flash on to show the gorgeous colour of the
                                                                                       flower
                                                                                    
Anyway, I used cream card cut to a DL.
The sentiment is computer generated and printed directly onto the card.
The flower is handmade using deep red card stock.
The green DP is by Papermania Casule Collection in Verde and cut with a nestie scallop die.
I cut a piece of the red card with the scallop nestie and placed the DP onto it leaving a very narrow border.
I`ve added 1 green gem beneath the flower.

Now I need your help.
My eldest Grandaughter will be 15 next month and I haven`t a clue what to do with her card. She`s at that awkward age (when aren`t they?) where she`s too old for cute and too young for flowers and I just haven`t got any ideas whatsoever. She wants to be a hairdresser and is doing vocational training with school and a local hairdresser so if anyone knows where I can get a digistamp of a hairdryer that might help.
All advice would be gratefully recieved.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

42 comments:

  1. HI Lynne....oh this is a classy card...love the colours.

    Anne

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  2. Beautiful card Lynne.

    Have emailed you with some Granddaughter ideas.

    Hugs, Sandra

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  3. Lynne, that flower is fabulous it looks so opulent!
    Another great card and I'm sorry I don't know of a hairdryer digi stamp.
    I'm sure you'll come up with some inspiration soon!
    Chrissie
    LIM

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  4. Someone I follow used a hairdryer on a card today http://aloadofoldpickle.blogspot.com/ but I've just been back and read the post and the digi store she got it from is now closed :-( Sorry - if I come across one elsewhere I'll let you know.

    Love this card - so classy and fabulous!

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  5. I've found some hairdressing digi papers if that helps http://www.printableheaven.com/product.php/8254/0/
    There are a few "bad hair day" stamps out there - (stamping bella, unity ity bity, kraftin kimmie) so perhaps you could do a play on it with one of those and some clever wording? Hope that helps :-)

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  6. You could always go for one of Kenny K's attitude teenagers for her if you want to avoid the vocational angle http://www.kennykdownloads.com/all-that-digi-stamp.php

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  7. Your card is beautiful, love the colours. Hazel x

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  8. Beautiful, i love the colours.
    xx Jan

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  9. Fabulous card. I love it. Hugs Rita xx

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  10. What a fabulous card. I love it. Hugs Rita xx

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  11. Gorgeous card, the flower is stunning. Jo x

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  12. Lynne, that bloom is fabulous!! A very elegant card!

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  13. Beautiful card, that flower is gorgeous

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  14. Lynne, Your flower is just so FABULOUS! LOVE the clean and simple lines to this because they just highlight your bloom even more. LOVE how you double layered that scallop and added the gem! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

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  15. Lynne, this is so GORGEOUS!!! Love the colours and the flower is beautiful - how did you make it?? If you look at Kerry's blog http://aloadofoldpickle.blogspot.com/ she has a little hairdryer image on her card today. xx

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  16. Hi Lynne
    what a stunning card
    I love our sketch turned round like that!
    Fantastic flower too
    mandi
    For the card you could do a montage of 'hairdressing words' then add scissors charm, sa you;re not selling your card add a few hair style images
    Email me I may have a piccy of a card I did

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  17. Great card Lynne, very elegant. Thanks a lot for visiting my blog, nice to meet you! Valerie

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  18. Hi sweetie, this is fab love the flower really sweet, big hugs pops x x x

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  19. There's a hairdresser digistamp here:
    http://theclipartfairy.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=94_96&products_id=797
    Valerie

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  20. An utterly fabulous card, that flower is to die for.

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  21. Lovely to see a landscape card for a change - beautiful flower x

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  22. Beautiful card, Lynne! Love that big pop of color in your flower.. Thanks for joining us at CR84FN!

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  23. I like the sketch flipped too and I LOVE that deep red gorgeous flower!

    For a 15 year girl I'd spell out her name in large DP letters. Ran this idea past my 15 year old daughter and she liked it and added "I'd especially like it if it wasn't in pink or purple"!

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  24. Stunning!! Those flowers are beautiful and such gorgeous colours. xx

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  25. Beautiful card! Love that embossed background and gorgeous flower! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN :)

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  26. This is great - I like the sketch flipped on its side. The clean and simple design really shows off the flower - which is magnificent!! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN this week!

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  27. Fab colours you have used on this lovely card Luv Sue x

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  28. Stunning CAS card, your handmade flower is gorgeous and love the sentiment. Thanks for playing along with CR84FN.xxx

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  29. Beautiful card, love the rich colour of the flower
    Jose. x

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  30. Very elegant... Wonderful flower and great CAS style. 15 huh... eek that is a hard one. I would say any of the Anya Girls are a good choice. Not the little ones, the big ones. I have not seen a hairdryer image any. SOrry... Good luck in the search though.

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  31. This is very striking, great idea to flip the sketch.

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  32. Stunning card! Very elegant.

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  33. Hello, your card is really beautiful the flower is stunning and the colour combo so striking! I'm afraid I don't know of any hairdryer images, but have you thought of using any of the Simply Sassy images or Gorjuss Girls from Funky Kits? Sarah. P.s. Many thanks for the comment you left on my blog, I really appreciate it.

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  34. The design flipped is super and love those colours together. x

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  35. Fantastic card Lynne and appreciate you taking two images as some i see are so dark not able to really see the cards. Yours is stunning and very classy:-)

    For a 15 year old who doesn't know what she wants to do i would definitely go for a Stampotique stamp. These images grow on you and are very apt imho... Hope you check them out here, they are sold in lots of other places too:-)

    http://shop.afth.co.uk/2011-stampotique---rubber-stamps---minky-girl-6125-5660-p.asp

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  36. How totally fabulous!!! This card is GORGEOUS!!! Your flower is so beautiful and the layout ROCKS!!! Love the long card! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN! Hope to see you again next week!

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  37. Totally stunning and elegant, love it,

    Liz x

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  38. Hi, gorgeous card, love your beautiful flower, like the sketch turned on it's side, worked well:0) xxx

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  39. Gorgeous card Lynne,love the flower!

    Sorry can't help on the hairdresser front.

    Take care
    San x

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  40. What a fabulous bold card, the colour combo is opulent and looks fantastic, you have used it so well. Gorgeous!
    Diane x

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  41. A stunning card, so elegant.

    Liza x

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  42. Thank you so much for your recent kind comment on my blog.

    irene
    xxx

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