Good morning blog friends! I was having a look back through some of my cards and realised that I had completely forgotten this one! I think it is a really nice card for a Monday morning (and from what I hear, a drab one at that!) It is fairly straight forward, nothing tricky at all. I used several patterned papers to create my background and I matted and layered them all in brown and black. I apologise but I cannot recall the names of any of them as they were just out of my stash. I stamped my sentiment on milk coloured card and inked around it with Antique linen. I cut out the decorative oval window and removed the centre crossbar. I glued it over the sentiment then trimmed around it to remove any excess milk card. I added some 3D mounting foam and attached my focal element to the centre of the card. I made several flowers for the floral spray in the corner. I used the Spiral flower 3 and black glitter card for the centre flower. I used another decorative card and the Bitty Blossoms dies for the rest of the flowers. I added some black tulle behind my floral spray. I used the same card from the flowers to cut two butterflies for the upper corner. I finished the card with black rhinestone accent sprays. I hope it brightens up your day a little bit. All for now, Sue x
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177 comments:
lovely card ,the beautifly looks gorgeous
beautiful! love the colors and gorgeous flowers.
~luanne
Good Morning,
Once again another beautiful card, love it.
Patricia xx
Hi Sue, Happy Birthday (hope I have got the right day) hope you have a wonderful day. Would love to trawl through your paper stash because you must have some amazing papers. Love this card (I am repeating myself but I seem to love them all) the colour and design. Have a great time with your mum but hurry back we miss you.
Wilma
absolutely gorgeous!!!! another beautiful card, sue.. (as always!) ahhh butterfly, papers, those flowers are really beautiful!!
Cool card. So is it your birthday???!!!! If so celebrate.
Gorgeous card, Happy Birthday, Mary x
Hi Sue, if it is your birthday as Debby Berry seems to think, have a great day, you really deserve one for letting us all share in your wonderful cards. This one is another fantastic one, I love all the colours and of course the lovely butterfly.
Morning Sue love this die it is so versatile I love it I'm doing my first craft stall on saturday and I've used this die quit a lot. Looking forward to seeing you back on C&C
Take. Debs xx
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Hi Sue,
yes it's another drab day and very windy, typical bank holiday. Love the card, it does brighten up this drab old day, especially the butterfly, because I just love them. If it is your Birthday then may I wish you a very Happy Birthday. Have a wonderful crafty Birthday. Everyone else have a great crafty bank holiday.
Lots of crafty Birthday love. Jenny L.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Sue
Happy birthday to you
Have a great day
Sue
Happy birthday Sue. Have a great day. Love the card -I too love your choice of papers and wonder what your stash must be like. Ju
Love the card, butterflies, flowers and that die is gorgeous. Happy Birthday Sue, have a good one.
Lovely card as always I do love this die but still not used it nowni remember u cut the cross.bit out on another card you did and I was going to give it a try.
I would love to know how you are photographing your cards when I do might its terrible.
Hope you day is bright and.sunny can't wait to see the samples of your new dies.
All the best Pauline
Another stunning card.Happy Birthday Sue and have a great day.
Felicie
Gorgeous card, and so love the butterfly. Hugs,moni
A wonderful card Sue, I love how you used soo many layers on it, it has always been soo me to use many layers. The more the merrrier he he.
So it´s your birthday and hopefully a really good one then too? I wish for you, that you´ll be spoiled rotten all day long then by everyone around you, as you always spoils everybbody else, and you´ll get everything you´ve ever dreamed about. Have a wonderful and fun day and take good care hun.
Good Morning Sue. A really lovely card. I have this die and tend to use it with the cross attached but cutting it out looks really good. Beautiful butterfly and flowers.
Love this one it is so pretty.
Happy Birthday Sue! Great card, loving the colours..it is drab here, but the Jubilee weekend has been amazing so far & we have our garden party fundraiser today, so fingers crossed it stays dry! Have a super day, Carole Z XX
A beautiful card with a vintage feel-love the flowers and butterfly.
Hi Sue,
I have never used this combination of colours but will give it ago, Happy Birthday and have a lovely day,I am in the middle of finishing my Grandson Jayden's 8th birthday cards and my Daughter Jessica's 13th birthday exploding box so my dies have been out and put to use.
Love Tina x x x
Morning Sue
Another beautiful card, just love it when you use the dies that I have, gives me such inspiration. Hope you are enjoying better weather than we are here in the UK. love Jean x
Lovely card, love the colours you've used.
Clare x
Happy birthday hope you have a great day what ever you are doing
Card is great .Melanie
Hi Sue, I see from comments that it is your birthday today, have a lovely time with your family. As for the card, once again just beautiful. Just purchased your neutral card stock from C&C.
Best wishes again for today, Edwina
Happy Birthday Sue,love the card
i like the colours.
Marion
This is another lovely card. The butterfly is simply gorgeous. Soniax
Really lovely card.
Love this card but brown is not my colour so will translate it into my favourite blues!
Happy Birthday Wishes Sue,
I love the Brown Papers you have used on your card, I seem to a problem getting hold of Brown card stock. Have a great day.
Love Chris X
Morning Sue and a very happy birthday. 'The gifts you receive today do not compare to what you give to others every day of your life'. Loving everything about this card Sue must practice more with the flowers lol. Have a lovely day, hugs Christine H x
The butterfly and the flowers are stunning. Happy Birthday!
Good Morning Sue. Another lovely rendition. I really like these colours. The flowers are gorgeous and the stamped sentiment very apt. Weather here is sunny at present. Have a good Monday!
Happy Birthday Sue!
Morning Sue,
Yes you are right the weather is a bit drab today but nothing brightens our day more than to see one of your creations. This card is so lovely & the colours are beautiful.
Just seen a previous comment wishing you a Happy Birthday---Well have a wonderful day!
Sue B
Lovely card, irealy like the bitsy blossoms and swirls
Happy Birthday Sue
Hope you have a wonderful day
I love this card its stunning
Sue xx
Not my usual colours but I love the composition and the accents. You have some fantastic papers Sue!
Hi Sue, lovely card. Happy Birthday to you, I think they have arranged a big concert in front of Buck House to celebrate this evening, hope you can catch it. Best wishes, Lesley x from a very soggy UK.
LOVELY CARD AND THE SENTIMENT iS GREAT. XXX
gorgeous card cheered up a drab day sue xxx
All of these colours match so well Sue, a really pretty card
xxx Sandra
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a lovely day.
Love the card especially the flowers, butterfly and frame.
Lots of love, Julia xxxx
Hello Sue
I hope you are well !
this is a lovely card ...love the butterfly and the sentiment
Love Marg
What a beautiful card, but I wouldn't expect anything else, lol.
I hope you have a wonderful birthday and eat loads of cake!
Look forward to seeing you back on C&C soon.
Diane xxx
Hi Sue,
Another stunning card as always. Have a magical birthday.
Love and light.
Suz x
hi sue i hope its your birthday so have a wonderful day, i love this card xxx
martine xxx
Hi Sue,
How right you are a rainy windy day, the card gives much pleasure though. I have just ordered the window frame die si I'll enjoy using it.
Have a wonderful birthday.
Lydia
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morning Sue
another beautiful card for a very cold june morning
Hope you have a stunning day
Janet x
Hi Sue
HAPPY BIRTHDAY have a great day
love the card.
joyce.e
Morning Sue,
Another lovely card in gorgeous colours. It seems to have brought out the sun here in the midlands. Let's hope it lasts!
Erica
Hi Sue, A lovely card, really great colour combination. And as a little birdy told us... Happy Birthday Sue, hope you have a really Fab day. Bx
This is a lovely card,
would never of thought about using brown (not my colour), but this card looks beautiful. I must start thinking outside the box and start using colours that I would'nt normally use. Xx
Have a great day. Xxx
Firstly, Happy Birthday Sue, have a lovely day.
I happen to like brown, and this card, minus the flowers and bling would make a great mans card. Lovely papers. Anne x
Morning Sue
Yet another stunning card. As many of the other bloggers have said your stash of papers must be fantastic. If it is your birthday have a happy day and enjoy being spoilt. Thank you so much for your wonderful inspiration and ideas
Happy Birhday Sue, a beautiful card as always. Linda x
I agree with all the comments ESPECIALLY to wish you a Happy, Healthy Birthday, Sue. I think some of the big celebrations are in your honour too!! Missing you already!!! Have a nice day now!! Mabex
Morning, what a beautiful card to brighten this dismal monday. |Good to see butterflies they have not been around for a while.
Have a great day,
TFS
Hugs
Amanda x
Good Morning Sue,
A very Happy Birthday to you, if it is today, hope you have a good day.
Todays post is lovely, another Sue
stunner, your taste in papers is outstanding, love the flowers and butterfly, going to scroll through your blog today as I have a mental block at the moment, due mostly to my dismal collection of papers, lol.
Have a great Bank Holiday everyone.
Happy2craft
Good morning Sue,like everyone else if its your birthday today then have a great day you deserve it. Lovely card, I dont think of using brown as a main colour for a card but its really lovely. Hugs xx
Hi Sue, I love the colours and the co-ordinating roses and butterfly.I dont usually use black and brown together but after seeing them here am going to try them...:) Have a great day...xx
Hi Sue, Happy Birthday, you really kept that one under wraps. I hope you are having a great time with your Mom.
Have you seen the beautiful card that Julia (Watts) has posted for you?
Now to your post. The card is stunning. I particularly like the use of patterned papers for the flowers & butterflys over a plain background. I always do it the other way. Time for a change. Thanks as always for the inspiration. With Love & Light Theresa.H
Morning Sue, this card is beautiful and has brightened up may day. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs Sue M xx
Morning Sue lovely card, really love the flowers and butterfly in the papers you have used. xx hazel
I love this card Sue and like Hazel I really love the paper you used for the flowers and butterfly.
Carolyn B
Happy Birthday Sue hope you have a fabulous day xx hazel
Brown in not really my thing, but I love what you have done with it, particularly the butterfly. Happy Birthday Sue!
Hi again Sue. Happy birthday and have a lovely day.
Carolyn B
SUE LOVELY CARD LOVE THE COLOURS
Good Morning Sue
Love this card,the colours ,flowers and of course the butterfly.
The sun is shining here on this bank holiday,so the garden calls and crafting will have to wait.
Hi Sue,
Me again, did tot know it was your birthday.
Just had to wish you a "Very Happy Birthday".
Hope you get lots of nice prezzies, none will compare with the gifts you give us every single day.
Hugs
Patricia xx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
I love the card and its a pity you can't remember the paper names but the colours are fabulous!!
Have a great day with your mom.
Thank you for what you do every day
Celina - Waterford
Morning Sue,
Again a lovely card.
We had rain all day yesterday, it never stopped but today is lovely with the sun popping in and out, a little chilly but still lovely!
Have a great day
Caz xxx
Hi Sue, Happy Birthday to you! The sun is just coming out here in West Sussex. Love this card and the colours are so different. Enjoy your special day. Hugs, Carol S.xx
Beautiful use of colour, I love the scrunchy flowers. I think this heartfelt die is becoming one of my favourites. I am looking forward to the next pick of the day shows, hope they are coming up soon.
Happy Birthday Sue,
Wishing you all the best for a wonderful day and that all your hopes, wishes and dreams come your way
Enjoy
Caz xxx
Just love cards in brown, one of my favourite colours to use. Todays card is lovely - as usual, I don't think you've ever produced a card I have never liked. They have always fitted in from like - loooooove.
Morning Sue
What a lovely card. I love the flowers and butterfly.
SC
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sue,
Whilst brown is not my first choice of colour, this one works beautifully. Can't imagine it in any other colour.
Have a brilliant day (and of course, all of the days after this one)
Hello Sue,
Yes this works for me, its georgeous. Have a lovely day, Bren
Another gorgeous card Sue and wishing you a wonderful birthday too
Lisa
xx
Hi Sue.
I love the card. It would look as good in a range of matching colours.
Evis.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Another amazing card hope u have a special day x
Happy Birthday Sue! Another lovely card - great colours for a man.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE.
Lovely card, l love the colours. Have a wonderful day. Lol Ann
Gorgeous card, lve the colours. Have a great Birthday.
Happy birthday sue, love today's card fabulous all
Hi Sue,
Yes it brightens up my day, a lovely card design.
love from Jackie D
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE- wishing you all you wish for yourself. like this card a lot, thanks again for the inspiration.Our local cumbrae queen is crowned today and as we have been lucky enough to have had good weather all weekend lets hope it continues today for queen Samantha.take care x
A lovely card Sue - brown isn't a colour I use very often but you manage to make it look pretty! Pat x
hi lovely card gorgeous colours and flowers angxxxx
absolutely stunning Sue, just love those flowers x
I use brown and black alot but never put them together so its one to try. A stunning card. Happy Birthday Sue, i hope you have a lovely day.
And yep the weather is horrid down here in Cornwall i cant see across the garden so no butterflies in sight today!!
Emma
A lovely card which could easily adapted for a man.
This is slovenly card. I am going to be off work over summer having has an operation, so I will be copying many of your designs over coming weeks, they are so lovely and this one is particularly lovey. Nice colour story and verrrry pretty. Crafting hugs Ness
Hi Sue
What a great card. Always saying this sentiment. If things don't change they stop as they are. lol I have grown to love this window frame. I have the text paper but in black. So half way there with this card. Still having trouble with the flowers takes a few rolls to get them offset the petals. Like the way u have echoed the mat and layering . Brill job.
!0 out of 10 card . Well done.
Born again spellbinder
Nadine hug xxx
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What a beautie Sue, this is fantastic! Thanks for the ideas. xxx
Happy Birthday Sue (if it is your birthday) but if it's not Happy Day lol. Lovely card as usual I am still struggling with these flower dies perhaps you could demo at some time.
Have a brilliant day with your family
Hugs xx
Happy Birthday Sue! And thanks for another great card!
Best wishes,
Liz xx
If it's your birthday Sue, have a good one.
Lovely card, colours go well together, nice for those who don't like girly pinks!
God Morning Sue, Reading back it looks as if it is your birthday, in which case have a wonderful day, if not have a wonderful day anyway. Love these browns, quite autumnal (I think that is where our weather is going anyway) but great for a man.
Love Rosemarie xx
Happy Birthday Sue, I hope you have a wonderful day.
I am loving the colours on this card and the sentiment is fabulous framed in the oval window. Loving the papers and the flowers and butterfly are stunning.
Hugs
Linda xxx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE!!!!!!
hope you have a lovely day .....
The card is beautiful i love the colour way i don't know what it is but i aways seem drawn to these colours more than any others. And you have used my favourite die on this card i just adore that butterfly..xx gail
Hi Sue, love this card, like the colours, again I think it is down to your skill to match them. All good wishes to you if it is your birthday and if not keep them till it is.
Regards from a sunny Scotland
lorraine
xxx
Hi Sue,
Another lovely card. Have a good day.
Sonia x
happy birthday Sue
have a great day and todays card is lovely
Vie
x
Thats beautiful Sue - love all your ideas and arrangements
Phil D
gorgeous Sue :) loving the sentiment xxx
Hi Sue,
Happy Birthday if its today,
another great card you never cease to amaze us with you creative cards.
Hope your weather is good where ever
you are Scotland is glorious today.
Nancyd x
Hello Sue, Beautiful, love the flowers and butterflies. Agree with the sentiment.
Happy Birthday and may all your dreams come true. Enjoy a lovely day with your Mum.
Hugs June xx
love this card Sue because of the lovely shadesof brown you've used
Hi Sue. A beautiful card. I love the different shades of brown and neutral colours.I love the flowers. Spiral blossom 3 is a must have and is definately on my wish list!! A really lovely card. Happy Birthday to you if it is today. Have a great day. Lots of love Tres x x x
love the colours Sue... the die is gorgeous sets the whole design off.. fabby butterfly & flowers.. Hugs may x x x
Hi Sue
I'm not a lover of shades of brown for cards unless someone ask for a card to be done in the shades, i will now have something to go by LOL! but this is really lovely card
Thank you
have a great knees up
Lizzie (serial copycat)xoxox
Hi Sue
Again another beautiful card, love the butterfly.
Margaret L
Beautiful Sue love the flowers and the colours
Happy Birthday to you Sue, have a lovely day. The card is lovely as usual, very vintage. Love Linda xxx
This is a wonderfully warm monochromatic card!
Have a good day birthday girl, Nice card again the papers are great. Elaine H X
oh my beautiful card, x carol
Love the colour brown but then I am a vintage fan!!! Very pretty card and easy to replicate.
Ooh well 1stly Happy Birthday to you, hope you have a fabulous day, you deserve it..... what a lovely card for today, love those colours and those dies..... x
Beautiful card love the beaded swirls. Take heart not all of us in the UK are having bad weather up here in the North we are having beautiful warm sunshine! Yes really
Have a super day
Margaret
Beautiful colours Sue, would never have thought to use black and brown together, but now I see this works. Liz S.x
Happy Birthday Sue, I hope you have an fantastic day.
Might be brown...but it is still cheery! Another lovely card.
Not too bad a day here in Ireland but do believe tomorrow is to be awful.Have a great birthday Sue .This card is fantastic love the colours and the flowers and butterflies.Again thanks for another fab card .Laura o
Love this one Sue, just the ticket.
Jane xx
another classic card Sue.
faab card love all of it
The rich, natural feel of the earthy colours works so effectively on this beautiful card.
Hi Sue
shame on you ???? how could you have forgotten such a lovely card.
hugs
Sandra (craftynan)
Very nice brown monochromatic card.
Absolutely love this card. All the lovely browns, the fab sentiment and love all the flowers and the butterfly. Simply gorgeous.
Mags
x
Very nice, not colours I'm comfortable with but you'd done a cracking job with this.
Hi Sue
This is a lively card, as you say nothing too tricky but lovely all the same.
Ria
Wow Wow Wow just love this card Sue.x
I love this card Sue, classic and elegent.
Love Gay xx
I love this card! Really like the browns and creams with the patterned paper for the flowers and a butterfly too! Wonderful.
Best wishes
anne
Happy Birthday Sue, not sure if I'm still in time with time difference, Hope you had are having a lovely day
Jane x
Good evening Sue
Indeed the shades of brown are lovely.
Beautiful flowers and butterfly, your imagination and materials make for a gorgeous card!
Hope you've had a great day, enjoy the rest of it.
Take care
Lara xxx
Love the card, who says browns are for autumn
Jane:-)x
I love the sentiment Sue but sorry not too keen on the card this time.
Happy Birthday Sue. Hope you're enjoying your day with your Mum. Beautiful card as ever. Hugs, Buttons x
Such a beautiful card, just love the colours, Thankyou for another great idea t use this die, you give me such inspiration ! ( though I do need some help along the way from you :-)
looking forward to the Demo's on C & C
Hugs...Manx Linda XXX
I really enjoy it when you use lots of patterned papers that go together flawlessly. Even if it isn't your birthday today, there's no reason you can't celebrate. We all seem to be!! ;-)
Happy Birthday Sue!!
Manx Linda XXX
A really elegant card. I love the colours.
Nikki x
Another lovely idea Sue - I'd never have thought butterflies and flowers could look so pretty in such 'earthy' tones!
Su (Soop)x
Hi Sue
Have to say - another Stunner! I don't know how you do it!
Another gorgeous card!
Oh Yes this is definitely a favourite Sue, i love it, its my kinda colours too, lucky you remembered we hadn't seen it, or we wouldn't have had this inspiration, thankyou, Hugs Vick xx
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A definate singer Sue, love the rich browns, very elegant, tfs Helen O xxx
Hi Sue,
Another beautiful card!
Joan B.
Hi Sue,
Another beautiful card!
Joan B.
Hi Sue, Many Happy Returns if it was your birthday today - hope it was an especially good one.
Love the card - brown and black is a favourite combination and the embellishments are just gorgeous.
Sue xx
Hi Sue, if it was your birthday I hope you've had a great one xx Card is lovely today, love the colours & the flower dies. Very nice! As for being a drab day, whatever happens rain or shine, everyday is a precious day in which you always see or it has something beautiful in it xx Love Karen xx
Fabulous! I love the flowers!
Seems as if Happy Birthday wishes are in order! Lovely card, smashing butterfly!
R/
Love the colours and a beautiful card yet again x
A gorgeous card, I love the lay out, the frame, the flowers, even the colours, just lovely.
I guess you can say this ticks all my boxes or I think you use the phrase doing the happy dance!
Dawn x
Love it, I like brown.
Thank you, Sue
Christine
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I love this card Sue. The Antique look is stunning and the flower and butterfly embellishments are gorgeous.
Happy Crafting!!! :) X X
Hi sue yet again another stunning card,you never disapoint.xx
love this card and Happy Birthday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
love this card and Happy Birthday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
another beautiful card sue your so talented
debbie xx
Love the colors of this card and the gorgeous flowers and butterfly beautiful Lynda x
Hi Sue
Hope yup are well
I love this card it is my sort of card and the colours work so well another success
Take Care
Theresa x
really pretty card
Choccy, choccy, yum-yum! This is one of my favourite sentiments and I love to see matching butterflies and blossoms ... so that's another one added to the 'favourites' pile :D Sue x
LOVELY CARD,THE BUTTERFLY IS BEAUTIFUL.SUZYD X
Sue
These colours are so unusual what a magnificent card
Allison x
Lovely card and the design is really good. This is one of those designs that could be adapted easily for any gender and occasion.
Linda xx
Gorgeous card.Simply stunmomg vibrant.colours . just shows otherhalf off a treat. xxSuexxx
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