Tuesday 2 October 2012

Wings of A Butterfly

 Hi everyone!  Pink and soft brown, one of my favourite colour combos for today's card.   I picked a soft brown and cream striped paper for my background and added an embossed top and bottom using the Valour Embossibility for texture.   I cut one of the Resplendent Rectangles out of brown card and cut it in half length wise and just tucked it behind my striped card for a pretty edge peeking out on the top of the card.  On the bottom of the card, I used a bit of cream teardrop lace for a soft romantic feel.  I used the Resplendent Rectangle again to cut the back piece for my focal element.    Next I stamped my sentiment in a lighter shade of brown and heat embossed it.  I then cut a frame from the inner piece of the resplendent rectangles.  I glued it on top of my sentiment then trimmed the excess away.  I mounted it with 3D foam for dimension.  I used the Spiral Flower four to make a couple of pale pink flowers.  I added a pearl to the centre and some of the swirls from the Jewelled Flower and Flourish set.  A tiny pink butterfly was added from the set also. thin strip of the card matching my sentiment and added them to the sides and top of the card.  I used this piece as a border for my Cosmic Shimmer pearl PVA glue dots.  I pierced the outside edges of my mats as a final border for my card.  I just love the romantic feel to this card.  All for now, Sue x






177 comments:

Anonymous said...

GM Sue - just lovely - missed your posts whilst we've been away for a few days but back to normal now! Have vided your shows from Sunday but not had a chnace to view yet - later this week I hope to do so!
Rgs
Clare W

Patricia said...

Good Morning Sue,
Well! this card sure "sings" to me truly beautiful, love everything about it.
Have a Great Day

Patricia x

fame01 said...

WOW SUE LOVING THIS CARD I LIKE PINK N BROWN TOO,THIS CARD IS SO VERY CLASSY I MUST GET SOME OF THE SENTIMENT STAMPS . ALL FOR NOW .SARAH ..X

Missmizog said...

Beautiful romantic feel to this card. Adore it, the colours etc are so lovely.
Sue

HiggiSue said...

Thank you for sharing this beautiful card. The sentiment is just perfect and can reused time and again for so many different occasions.

HiggiSue said...

Thank you for sharing this beautiful card. The sentiment is just perfect and can reused time and again for so many different occasions.

HiggiSue said...

Thank you for sharing this beautiful card. The sentiment is just perfect and can reused time and again for so many different occasions.

Unknown said...

Hi Sue,to me this is Ewardian Elegance, so romantic, just love pinks and browns so lovely.

Wilma

baconbits said...

Morning Sue,
A vert stylish card, very elegant loving the colours. Cannot wait for my Rectangles to arrive.
Have a great day.
TFS
Hugs
Amanda x

BridgetCG said...

Hi Sue, this card is so pretty, saw it on the show, really love the layout. Bx

Carole Z said...

Such a pretty, yet elegant card Sue, I love pink and brown too!Carole Z X

kimberley said...

Sounds a lovely colour combo but unfortunately it's not showing up well on my computer but another pretty style,take care,x.

Karen R said...

Beautiful colour combination and great design. just lovely xx

Hellma said...

Love todays card Sue, i really like yourchoice of bg paper, yes i know its only stripes, but i am finding it hard to imagine this card with a different pattern there.

Linda said...

What an elegant card
hugs Linda

Pamela said...

Gorgeous elegant card Sue. Love the soft colours.

Pam x

hazel young said...

Morning Sue congratulations to the blog candy winners. Love your brown and pink combination cards my favourite colours. really like the resplendant rectangles they look so elegant xx hazel

Anonymous said...

Good Morning Sue. I run out of adjectives to describe your wonderful cards but this one is definitely up there in the top ten.Wonderful colours. Delightful flowers and a heartfelt sentiment. Beautiful. thankyou.

Sonia Jones said...

Love this card it's gorgeous and i love pink and brown together it's a great colour combination. I've ordered the dies with the butterfly and they look so cute when cut. I'm hoping they'll be here today or tomorrow as i'm away from Thursday for a week in Turkey. I'd like a little play with them before i go LOL. Hugs Sonia x

Anonymous said...

Pink and soft brown... beautiful Sue. A very elegant and appealing card. I love it

June x

kelly said...

I love this card. I think the colour combo is gorgeous!
Kelly.

Christine Harrop said...

Stunning! What else can I say? Christine x

Nanna Tina said...

Hi Sue
Just love this colour combo. another beautiful card.
Congratulations to the winners.
Happy crafting
Love Tina x

Ann said...



Hi Sue

Beautiful so elegant love the colour choice butterfly and guipure lace.

Hugs Annx without an "e"

Patricia Howarth said...

Morning Sue, Stunning card and the sentiment is gorgeous. I love the soft brown co-ordinating with the soft pink and lace, the resplendent rectangles, I have to have them, they look gorgeous. Truly stunning, Sue.
Lots of love from Patricia xx

Lacelady said...

Beautifully elegant card today, with a kind of soft look to it.

Anonymous said...

Good Morning Sue,
Love this colour combo, the card is stunning, really like these dies in the majestic sets, they are really elegant.
Have a great day everyone.
Michelle (happy2craft)

auscrafts said...

just gorgeous

Lin W said...

I am a pastel kind of girl,pale pink,blue,lemon, I just love them. I do try to use brighter colours but always go back to the same colours,so this suits me just great.
xxx

marg said...

Good Morning Sue!
I like that colour combination too!
Those Rectangles are intricate and like all the new Spellbinder Dies you have to have as many as you can!
I like this card and the lovely butterfly!
LoveMarg

yorkielass said...

Hello Sue, WOW this card is gorgeous, love the colour combo and sentiment. Can't wait for my rectangles to arrive.
Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Have a great day everyone.
Hugs June xx

Victoria said...

Very romantic indeed, lovely colours. I love the way you sign off, "All for now"!




Joan D said...

Really love the different textures,and the use of plain and patterned card and papers.XX

ang said...

beautiful card gorgeous colour choice,both these sets of dies have jumped right to the top of my dream list thanks for the fantastic daily inspiration angxxxx

sarah hyett said...

Hi Sue a lovely card love the brown and pink. X

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Card Sue. Any more shows on TV on the horizon before you migrate for a while? We always want more don't we? Mabex

lilygee said...

Love these soft colours Sue - the card is wonderful and as usual gorgeous flowers. The paper is divine!
love lilygee xx

nannapat said...

Love these colours toggether Sue. A stunning card in every way - the roses are fab. Pat x

Heather T said...

Good morning Sue
What can I say about today's card that hasn't already been said? I love those rectangle dies they are the only ones I don't have I've spent so much this month so will have to wait, the sentiment stamps are the next thing on my list they fit any occasion. Watched the recordings of your Sunday shows and just when I thought you had covered all flowers you come up with the coil flower. I don't have the ribbon you used so tried with ribbon I already had and WOW it looked fabulous thanks for the idea. After watching you demonstrate how to remove the tray from the old GC I was able to do it so I am ready for the delivery of my A4 embossing folder.

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue I have finally managed to log on and absolutely love this card and colours, especially with the stripes....another beautiful card that I will try to relicate.
Thanks again love Michelle xxx

Clare Powell said...

Gorgeous card, really pretty.

Clare x

Unknown said...

Great colour combo! Lovely. Julia xxxx

Sandra F said...

It's lovely Sue.
xx

lainey said...

Oh I really like this one Sue!! lainey x

Marion said...

Hi Sue another stunning card ,not colours i would choose .
Marion

Erica said...

Hi sui,

Lovely soft colours Sue. Love it.

Erica x

Ecco of Sheffield said...

morning Sue
A beautiful colour combination. They are soft and gentle and the whole card reminds me of a very romantic era. Any lady would be very happy to receive such a card.
Janet x

Unknown said...

Your flowers are so pretty, I just can't get the hang of those spiral ones. Fab card. Maddy x

jean.phillips1 said...

Morning Sue

Just beautiful! love Jean x

evis said...

Hi Sue.
What a lovely card. I really like the colours, although the card would work in other colourways just as well.
Evis.xxxxxxxxxxx

Ladock girl said...

I love this colour combination it always looks amazing. Those rectangle dies are really lovely. Linda xxx

Sue Yorkshire said...

Morning Sue

This card is stunning I love brown with pale pink

Sue xx

SusanP, Kent said...

Good Morning Sue,
The second I saw today's card the word 'romantic' popped right into my head. So glad that was your intention. Love the pink and soft brown and such pretty flowers.
Have a good day.
Sue

Sheila's little Haven said...

Gorgeous Sue, simply gorgeous.Such beautiful colours. Hugs Sheila.x

Maggie said...

Gorgeous card Sue one of my fav colour combos.....loving the rectangle another to add to my "need" list lol!

MaggieH :)

nancyd said...

Morning Sue, Another beautiful card
brown and pink go so well together
just love the way you use them.
Nancyd xx

Anthea said...

Good morning Sue, beautiful card love the pink and taupe colours. My husband has kindly been putting the programmes ive recorded on to disks for me so that I can watch them for inspiration whenever I want :)Hugs xx

beachie said...

Lovely lovely card Sue, the rectangle is on my wish list, and I love all your flowers,anybody would love a card like that
Audrey x

Anonymous said...

Such a pretty and delicate card - just love it and the colours go so well together - can't wait for my dies to arrive as I especially like the dainty butterflies. Yvonne xx

joy said...

Hi Sue
Love this card and the colours.
Cant wait for my dies to arrive.
I have some birthday cards to make so i better go and start them
joyce.e

ssn.wht@gmail.com said...

Just beautiful - I've been so busy I've missed the last few cards posted, but this is a fabulous card. How delighted you would be to receive this in the post!
Thanks Sue.

gwen70 said...

Absolutely gorgeous, just love it. Colours are just fab, so feminine and girly

Joan Hill said...

Hi Sue,
What a beautiful card, these are my style totally, just love it and the colour combo. Thank you x

lydia jordan said...

Morning Sue,
Very pretty card lovely colours wish I could afford to get these dies they look so useful.
Have a good day.
Lydia
X

Lara B said...

Good morning Sue
Such a beautiful card!
The colour combination is gorgeous...and the elements used are very pretty and well put together!
I love the sentiment too!
As always you're an inspiration!
Have a great day!
Lara xxx

Unknown said...

Morning Sue,
Stunning card, love the colours and the way you use the dies.
Pam xx

hollyberry said...

Hi Sue
I think the only word to describe this card is beautiful!

Unknown said...

Hi Sue, a beautiful card. Love the colour combo.

Rosemarie said...

Hi Sue, Very romantic, this card gives you that warm fuzzy feeling. Need theses dies as well !!!

Love Rosemarie xx

Unknown said...

Morning Sue what A beautiful card loving the layout I have these dies and they make some beautiful cards I like the pink and brown together I really like the verse that you have used its beautiful. Take care Sue

Debs Artliff

Sandybee said...

Love everything on this card Sue, the colours are just beautiful

xx Sandra

Jess Watson said...

Morning Sue, stunning card, these dies are gorgeous, another one for my wish list which is getting longer day by day thanks to you! Have a great day, Jess xx

jane said...

Morning Sue
What a lovely card the colour combination is just lovely, the rectangular dies are just fab can't wait for mine to arrive to have a play. The inspiration just oozes out of you. I have loads of dies and try to sit on my hands when you are doing the shows but this always fails as I must have them all.
Keep them coming.
Take care

Jane Llewellyn

ellyscard creatief said...

Beautiful colour combination and
great design.
Gr Elly

lesley sinclair said...

Hi sue another stunning card!! I love everything about it,the colours look lovely together.I can't wait for my order to come so I can use the squares and rectangles on my xmas cards too!! Love lesley xx

aggieosborne1104 said...

Hello Sue,
GM, what a pretty sight first thing in the morning! This is the card that I kept praying you'll post one day and it came true! I'm a big fan of Earthy colours, then combine it with pink...perfect combo! Would you be able to tell us where did you buy the brown cardstock please? It is so rich and decadent, like chocolate! I do hope you could bring us different colours of cardstock such as this brown card. Thank you and hoping you're having a great day!
Lots of love, Aggie xxx

Margaret, said...

Hi Sue,
Another beautiful card,
Cheers Margaret T,

nattyboots said...

Hi Sue

Im beginning to love pink and brown , the lace is just beautiful and the little flowers set the card off a treat .

Take Care
Elaine H X

Jackie Calvert said...

Hi Sue.
This is another lovely card. The dies look completely different, and the colours are lovely - very neopolitan (ice cream). It's very elegant
Jackie xx

EmmaT said...

Morning Sue
Gorgeous card today, love the colours and layout. Emma

Jenny L said...

Hi Sue,
well what really beautiful card. As you say such a romantic feel to it.
Love those colours. The soft brown especially.
Have a wonderful crafty day.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

chrissi said...

Hi loving those colours.

Maggie said...

Good morning. Wonderful card with lovely colours. Thank you. xx

alimecca said...

Hi Sue
Another elegant and as you say, romantic,card. Lovely.

alimecca said...

Hi Sue
Another elegant and as you say, romantic,card. Lovely.

Rose in Chester said...

In the words of the song: "It's beautiful........"

salem said...

wow card love pink and brown more shows needed "!"!"!

craftysals creative corner said...

morning from manchester, sue. love your latest card and those are colours I would nev er have thought of putting together, but you manage it, thank you for the inspiration

bluebell-flowerwood said...

hi sue,i have vidioed the shows so i can look at them when my parcal comes. i wll have to get used to useing more plain card,love the new butterfly. love bluebell-flowerwood.

hotpotato said...

Love this card Sue, I wish my brain had ideas like yours!

Carol S. said...

Hi Sue, This is such a pretty card. Love the brown and pink mix. Hugs, Carol S.xx

Marion Turner said...

Morning Sue
Well this card is beautiful,
when I saw it on C&C I loved it.
also I love Pink and brown.
By the way I found my die under a card I was making, I even had my husband looking in the paper bin outside.
Love Marion x

Laura O said...

love the frames and the flowers on this card .That small butterfly is so pretty too.Laura O

leslee said...

Morning Sue
Beautiful card today I love the colour of the striped paper, would love to know where it came from. Have seen the teardrop lace at my local craft shop, so this will be my purchase today when I go to craft class today.
leslee

hazel said...

Morning Sue
A very beautiful card .Love the colours and just love the tiny butterfly and the lace at the bottom..Take care x

Oksana said...

So beautiful with lovely colours! That little butterfly is beautiful!x

leslee said...

Morning Sue
Beautiful colours in this card.
Leslee

martine said...

Hi Sue well what can i say stunning such a romantic card it's lovely love the colour's xxx
all the best martine xxx

Linda Simpson said...

Stunning Sue, I love the beautiful papers and the design is gorgeous. Loving the roses and butterfly.

Hugs
Linda xxx

Anonymous said...

Hello Sue,
This card is a real WOW so beautiful and romantic and the colours work brilliantly, these Resplendent Ractangles are so detailed (my wish list grows)
Sue you really should be crowned the Queen of Spellbinders! Hope you are having a good day, Love BrenLel

MARGARET said...

hi sue
Gorgeous, love the colour and everything about this card. beautiful.
Margaret L

MARGARET said...

hi sue
Gorgeous, love the colour and everything about this card. beautiful.
Margaret L

Meg Owen said...

Hi Sue,
Lovely...pink and brown go together so well.
I have the rectangle dies and they keep tempting me to get crafting but ironing to get through first!!

Margaret O
xxx

Cassieajh said...

What a pretty card Sue, I must give it a go. Hugs xx

Glass Daisy said...

Hi Sue,
Oh, such a pretty card! I have been playing with the d-lights because I was supposed to choose the ones I liked and to sell on the others. Others? That's a laugh.....I ended up with one that I felt I could part with...so not really worth the effort. They are all lovely.
Sonia x

Maid of Kent said...

Beautiful romantic card with soft pink an brown, a combination for a stunning card. Hugs Ann

Kate's Cards said...

Lovely colour pallete. Reminds me of an edwardian drawing room!!

Lizzie said...

Hi Sue
Love the card the colours remind me of when i was child with strawberry and chocolate soft ice cream in a cone yummy LOL!
Congrats to all winners
Thank you Lizzie (serial copycat)xox

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue, just luvvvv the colour combination on this card.
God bless
JanN

Vie Carter said...

Great card today Sue

Love the colours

Vie
x

Lynda's craft's said...

I LOVE THE PINK AND BROWN COLOURWAYS LOOKS SO LOVELY THE SENTIMENT STAMP ARE A MUST HAVE LOVE LYNDA XX

CardsofJoy said...

just love the colours on this card - a must to try and replicate in some way! Joy

SUZYD said...

STUNNING CARD,LOVE THE COLOURS.SUZYD X

Sue B said...

So pretty & the colours are beautiful together.

Joesgrandma said...

This is a lovely card. Really like the colours, delicate and soft. Thank you Sue.

Unknown said...

Hi Sue

I am sure you are watching me!Spooky! LOL! I have just bought some identical card and the rectangle dies! I can't wait to have a go at this lovely card the roses are done and waiting to adorn it!

Crafty Hugs
Heather Rogers xx

Unknown said...

Hi Sue, a beautiful card....I love the colours....

Happy crafting
Chrissie x x x

CathyinMN said...

Very beautiful and feminine. Love the lace and the dies you used.

Jill Liddle said...

Hi Sue, again a beautiful card.

nutcake said...

A beautiful feminine card. Love the colour combination!

nikkib said...

Gorgeous card Sue, love the Resplendent Rectangles die set.....

Craftychris said...

ooh this one is so pretty, I love the colours and the dies are fabulous xx

Snuffy Snoo said...

Hi Sue, this card is truly beautiful!! I just love the colours, they are just my thing. Love Sam xxx

magpie said...

Hi Sue, this card is lovely! To me it has a romantic Victorian feel to it. It reminds of Neopolitan ice-cream flavour colours without the vanilla! Lovely brown & pink combo which is nice for a change. Very pretty too! xx Love Karen xx

Dawn Louise said...

Love love love it so pretty and elegant too and pink and Brown is always a winner for me x

Quietly Otaku said...

Beautiful, love the delicate pinks!

cebelica said...

I love pink and brown together. Gorgeous card! Hugs! xx

Ann said...

This is lovely very romantic style I love the delicate pretty pink flowers

barbiepinkfairy said...

stunning colour combo!

CraftyCj said...

loving this elegant card....I need to play with these dies asap! x

Jane said...

Love this colour combo Sue how very delicate it look, just up my street.

Jane xx

Janice K said...

Hi Sue, thank you for pointing out another way of using our dies. I hadn't thought about the idea of using just an edge of a die but will remember this top tip now. x

trish from Wolverhampton xxx said...

loving the new florish.

Phil D said...

Thats a lovely lovely card Sue
Phil D

Phil D said...

Thats a lovely lovely card Sue
Phil D

AJ said...

Just loving these new dies, loved the demo's on C and C. Can't wait until next months payday

Anonymous said...

What a really nice card and I love the colours,ypu have made me into a spellbinder addict and I jsut have to have this die. Many thanks for the stunning cards you make and I am an avid follower of your blog x

Planetsusie said...

This is lovely Sue - I adore pink and brown - so elegant. I love the design of this card it is amazing.

Hugs Sue P xxx

JoanB said...

Hi Sue,
Really enjoyed your shows on Sunday and of course had to make a few purchases, it's official - I'm addicted. Beautiful card today as always.
Joan B.

sued99 said...

Great card. the cloours are unusual but lovely.

Unknown said...

Great card! I love the gentle colors, beautiful flowers and awesome butterfly :)

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue,
What a lovely colour combination - I always struggle when faced with brown card.
Beverley W

Jenny Marples said...

Soft and beautiful Sue. Love it. Hugs, Buttons x

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Sue, Love the colours..very Elegant looking......I feel my husband will be broke all these great dies that are coming along :-)
Glad he goes to bed before me when I'm ordering..hee hee

hugs...Manx Linda

Margaret corgi owner said...

Hi Sue
Truly classy card really beautiful.
Margaret

turquoise said...

Wow what a gorgous card I need to try and make something along those lines for my friends birthday.

Claveh said...

Stunning, stunning, stunning, I love it, thank you Sue for such a delightful sample. xxx

Barbara said...

Very pretty card Sue, am liking pink and brown.

Belinda Barton said...

I agree Sue - a lovely colour combination and a really great card

marg0006 said...

Sweet card. Great looking flowers.

marg0006 at verizon dot net

jordiegirl said...

Great choice of colours Sue - lovely card.

CraftyJo said...

Guess I'm in the minority again but this doesn't really do it for me - still, it wouldn't do for us all to like the same :)

Beccy said...

Lovely colour combination - love the dies you have used - guess better start saving for the next ally pally show.

Beccy

Christine said...

Beautiful subtle colours, another winner here.
Thank you, Sue
Christine
x

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card...wondering which stamp the sentiment came from ...lovely

Manx Linda XXX

Unknown said...

Lovely card x

Unknown said...

Lovely card x

utilitygirl said...

Another lovely, very pretty card Sue. Love the colours, very romantic I don't know how you think it all up. Have started watching your shows with 'mad Dean' at last - still trying to get to the end but enjoying every minute. Thanks

jennywren1947 said...

hi sue nice card colours look great and love the little butterfly
hugs chris x

ria gall said...

Hi Sue
What a beautiful girlie card, the colours are so soft and work together so well.
I have just taken delivery of my new d-lite dies. I can't wait to see what you do with those.
Ria

Sue Parish said...

Oh Sue, I have so many favourites but this may well become one of my favourite favourites!! It's so romantic and pretty and as Magpie said, pink and brown and the cream lace together make neapolitan ice-cream colours. It's absolutely delicious!!
Sue xx

Crafty Mum said...

Hi Sue,
Again a very lovely card, delicate & subtle.
XXX Crafty Mum

Unknown said...

Hello Sue

Another stunning card and yes a very romantic feel. Love the colour combination.

Diana

Mrs B said...

Beautiful card. Thank you Sue.

Abuzz With Creativity said...

I LOVE this card! Superb colour choices. Really work well. It looks very extravagant, special & lots of time taken to make it. Really impressed by this. Thanks again Sue! Claire xxx

Deborah said...

Hi Sue...lovely color combination here...and yes a romantic feel to it...it makes me want to eat some luxurious strawberry champagne truffles!!!!

Have a nice day! Deborah.H. :)

lindyloo12 said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Sue Yorkshire said...

Beautiful card Sue

xxxx

Debbie Tinks said...

Lovely card Sue

julie laz said...

love love love crafty hugs julie xx

Su said...

What a lovely 'genteel' card - gorgeous soft colourway!

Su (Soop)

Vick said...

Oh Sue, i know we all say it at least once a month each but i really dont know how you just keep coming up with different cards everytime, you can argue the fact that you use similar card combos, colour combos and composition ideas, but no card looks the same as the other i really wish i had half of your inspiration, i can make a lovely card but it takes me forever to think up and settle on a design, love this as per usual, hehehehe, huggles sweetie, Vick xxx
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inkybliss creations said...

I absolutely adore the colours on this card! The whole thing is a triumph!! Really elegant. X

kath said...

Love the card very girly colours the dies are lovely just received mine today cut a few out to see what they were like will be using these a lot 5 star card sue xx kath

Christine said...

Gorgeous Sue, a beautiful die and the butterfly's are super.
Christine xx

julie laz said...

just lovely' what els can i say, crafty hugs julie xx

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