Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Freshly Harvested


Good morning on this beautiful day. I know a lot of you are still getting snow & that nasty cold stuff but here in sunny, warm Tucson, AZ it’s been 80 most days for quite awhile. I must say I’m loving it !!!
My card today is for the  “A” team challenge #105 at “The Paper Shelter” for the theme "anything goes". I hope you'll grab your crafting supplies & join us for a chance to win $30 to spend at the their shop if you use one of their images or 3 images of your choice if you use any other image. 
I’ve used one of the new digi images called “Freshly Harvested” & I think she’s just adorable. She reminds me of several of my grand daughters out picking a few veggies or a pretty bouquet of flowers they’ve grown. For my pretty background paper I printed out a sheet from their digi pack called “Distinguished” & chose my Copic colors from it to color up this sweet little girl.
Copics used :
Hair Y000 - Y00 - Y21
Scarf & shorts - BG75 - 72 - 000 
Top & Basket - E44 - 43 - 42
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I used some new Cheery Lynn flower dies on this card & am really enjoying playing with them. They are so simple to turn a plain piece of paper into some lovely flowers of many different kinds & any color you need to match your project.
I chose to make 2 different sizes of the Fringe flower out of cream card & then swiped a little tan ink on the tips to make it go with the Coffee Filter Daisy I made to match. This was the most fun flower I’ve ever made. I was telling my daughter, Theresa I didn’t have any Flower Soft for the center of a Sunflower I had made so I had an “AHHA” moment and used what I had at the time, Fresh Coffee grounds. I put a little glue in the center of the flower & then added coffee grounds & it works great !!! I’m SURE it’s not acid free but then I do this for fun so once in awhile you just do what you gotta do, right !! While I was telling my daughter about the coffee grounds I used for Flower Soft she suggested I try making a flower out of a coffee filter. Hummmm, certainly worth giving it a try so I grabbed a couple clean filters, poured a little coffee in a bowl, crumbled the filter up & let it sit for a few minutes then turned it over & let it dry. Did it a couple more times till it was the color I wanted & it had some nice lines of darker colors on it. After it dried well I straightened it out & used the Cheery Lynn Daisy Strip die to cut the flowers & then just off set them a bit & popped a pretty pearl brad thru it to make it secure. I love how it turned out & think they make great accents on a project. I was on a roll & had the coffee grounds out & was using more filters & made a fresh pot of coffee to soak more filters for flowers. 
My husband looked over & grinned & asked if there was going to be any coffee left for breakfast.. I saved him a little !!! hehe
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Here’s a close up of the adorable little gardener out harvesting & one of the Spikey flowers I made with another Cheery Lynn die from the “Build a Flower” #1 set. I LOVE these flowers, you just run the die thru a couple of times & you have enough to make several flowers using the different layers it cuts out. It also cuts a lot of different leaves but the one I used with this flower is another new Cheery Lynn die, a Flourish Leaf Strip that cuts & embosses 5 or 6 leaf branches out at a time. I also used a couple of Tiny tags nested together & a cute little bee but then decided the bee looked out of proportion with everything else on my card so pulled it off & then to my dismay it pulled a big chuck of my pretty designer paper that I had printed off.
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Soooo I did what us card makers do & tried to cover up my mistake … Should have just put a couple of flowers on & called it good cuz after I started gluing flowers & little dragonflies & tiny pearls on it became toooo busy but by then it was too late. I was not about to try taking those off so like my daughter, Bridgette says, “it is what it is” … It’s just a card & I did have fun making this & do love these sweet little Paper Shelter digi images they give us to play with …
I’m always so pleased to know you stopped by.
Hugs, Janie

31 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card Janie such a sweet image which you have coloured beautifully.....love all you fabulous flowers and such a great idea using coffee filters.....your colours all blend so well together a really Fabulous creation ....

    Hugs. Anne x

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  2. Hi Janie what a sweet card! Love this image and so beautifully coloured. Your flowers are really pretty and I bet your card smells amazing - like a Starbucks shop!! Hugs Susan x

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  3. Well done Janie, spot on today, the links work perfectly and your card is just stunning. I love the colouring and the flowers are gorgeous. hugs Shirleyxxxx

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  4. Brilliant card. Love the image and the embellishments. Great colours and colouring.

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  5. My Oh My!!! You've done it again.....absolutely beautiful. Your coloring is fantastic, love your flowers, the corner embellishments, the cute little tag and the bee! Guess you'd have to say I love it all! You are always trying something new and different which ends up working great. Can't wait see what you come up with next. hugs, Ruth Ann

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  6. Wow........great card! You always amaze me with the depth of talent you possess! I love the card and I love you. ps......where's the coffee?

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  7. Wow is this gorgeous Janie!! I love the wonderful little image and the soft coloring!! Your flowers are stunning :)

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  8. I had to laugh at Jay's comment....what a guy! I must have no taste, because I think your card is beautiful. Your flowers are lovely and I will definitely have to get the dies. Also, where did you get those darling dragonflies. My daughter love dragonflies and I would love to add some to my stash. Off to play with grandsons....hugs

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  9. Janie, she is adorable and you've colored her beautifully! LOVE the papers and will be checking those out for sure! Those flowers are SO awesome! Love it ALL!!
    hugs, Sharon

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  10. Just recently started following your blog. Lobe this card, the flowers are great.

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  11. 'just a card' - had to laugh Janie! We do get carried away don't we! lol I pulled a card apart this a.m. too! lol Beautiful creating GF! Adorable image and coloring and love that paper! Fabulous flowers and coffee dying is so fun! When you do paper, throw a few grounds in the puddles... really neat texture! lol

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  12. Oh Janie this is so beautiful I do love these new images, I totally adore the wonderful colours and design a stupendous creation.
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  13. Janice this is stunning. I love the paper shelter DP and the flowers are stunning.
    Awesome colouring.
    Hugs Sheryl xx

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  14. Janie I just love this card - definitely not to busy in my book- love the image, your colours and those coffee flowers! hugs Judith x

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  15. This card is adorable! Great job with the flowers, it could even be scratch and sniff with the coffee! And I love those dragonflies, I think it is perfectly balanced and your coloring is wonderful, great highlights!

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  16. Another beautiful creation mom! I love the little blue flowers you added and the dragonflies just "finished" it! I'm so very proud of you. I love seeing the beautiful things you can create out of basic craft supplies - AND household items. :) I LOVED the coffee filter flower. I can just see you using up the coffee for your little project. Jay is such a wonderful husband to support your little "habit." I loved his comment. So sweet. Miss you and love you both! Thanks for sharing a little more of your passion and making us all smile with your cute posts. It means a lot that you mention sister and and our kids too. You're the best!!

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  17. Very very very pretty. I adore the image but just love your flowers!!! Coffee filters??? WOW!!! and coffee grinds...you are just so creative! (oh and I think ALL the flowers look incredible, great job on this!)

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  18. Aw Janie hunnie this is so beautiful and your colouring is amazing, love it shug,big huggies Jun ex

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  19. This is so pretty and I love the garden scene. The little is a nice touch.
    {I would love you to take part in my 500 Follower Give-away. Thank you so much if you have already entered.} Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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  20. This is so sweet Janie, your coloring is perfect! Love your flowers and the dies you used--lovely layout! Happy Easter to you and your family!

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  21. It's a stunner Janie!
    This is such a sweet image and your colouring is perfect. I LOVE your flowers!! I must go and look up those Cheery Lynn dies (I'm always on the look out for new dies to make flowers with) they are so very pretty.
    I wish I could add embellishments and them look half as beautiful as yours do.

    Big hugs to you
    Elaine xxx

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  22. Soo Pretty and Sweet all at the same time Janie!! LOVE this little Cutie and your Beautiful coloring and design too! 8-)

    Hugs & Happy Easter Wishes!
    Shannon

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  23. Gorgeous image, love the flowers, beautifully coloured and created
    Hugs Julie P

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  24. This is absolutely beautiful. I LOVE all the description of how you did the flowers. This is a cute image and you made it into an adorable card!!!!! So nice, Janie! Hugs, Gail

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  25. Very pretty...love the pretty soft colors of it, and of course all the lovely flowers :>)

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  26. I have laughed all evening about you and your coffee grounds. Your card is lovely and it is not too busy. I am going to get me some of the flower dies as I love what you have done with them. Your card is beyond beautiful. I can't wait to see what you come up with next.

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  27. Hey there Miz Janie!! How are you, girl? I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get over here. Never enough hours in the day!! Are you still in AZ? Your card is precious! I swear, your designwork and coloring are stunning!! And I really really love the corners and flowers!! Such a sweet image too! Hugs. Pat Frank

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  28. Hi Janie! Oh gosh, this is so GORGEOUS! Love your colouring and these pretty colors!!! Beautiful!

    Big Hugs,
    Elise

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  29. Hello Janie, This is a gorgeous card, beautifully coloured image and love the colours.
    Thank you for your comment on my tutorial about making fancy card blanks, I have bought a few sets of the Go Kreate dies and the sets of 3 are just as good as the sets of 6 because you can still use the 3rd one to make 6" cards and it saves a bit of money too. Have fun with yours when you get some.
    Hugs Teresa xx

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  30. Hello again Janie, Thanks again for your new comment, the size Go Kreate die is the same as the one in the tutorial (3rd one in from the outside)of set with 3 or 6
    Teresa xx

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  31. I love everything about this card. From the image, your coloring..to the papers and embellishments. Beautiful! --Gail

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Hugs, Janie