Good Sunday morning all! This one will wake you up with the brightness to it, won't it! I cut a piece of
coconut white card on the diagonal with a larger and smaller area to them. I embossed the larger part using the
Rambling Blossoms embossing folder. I taped the card back together and matted it with Iris card. Across the cut line, I added five of the
Bearded Pansies in two sizes to create a diagonal border for my card. I cut the decorative piece in white card, colouring in the emboss areas with yellow and purple and adding in a few fine eyelash lines for detail. I added an Iris card backing by cutting just the outline die. I inked a piece of white card with
Crushed Olive Distress ink and cut a bunch of the leaves in two sizes. I inked through the die with
Forest Moss distress ink to create the veining and tucked them around the pansies as accents. For the focal element, I cut the
Zoe die in white and backed it with
Iris card, then cut the centre out to create a frame. I stamped my sentiment and seated the frame over it and trimmed away the excess card. I adhered it to the top of the card. The card was completed with my usual piercing and layering. The finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x 8 1/2" in size.
The winners of this week's Comment game are:
Chris Curry!!!
Yvonne May!!!
Sandy acland!!!
For the extra qualifying post of Wednesday March 16, the winners are:
Clare W!!!
Jenny H!!!
Nubiene Peltier!!!
Congratulations all! Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize. All for now, Sue x
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137 comments:
Hi Sue
lovely floral card for Spring. x
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, what a nice bright card to greet us on this 'first day of Spring' I love the pansy's. Let's hope the weather continues to improve.
Congrats to all the winners,
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Beautiful card,gorgeous pansies.
Congratulations to all the winners.
A lovely spring like card Sue"
Congrats ladies on winning the comments prizes.
Daily hugs to all, Melody, Tracey and Tina in my thoughts..
Spring has sprung on particraft, lovely floral card Sue. Have a great day, hugs xxxxxxxxxx
Hi Sue
Very pretty spring card
Congratulations to all the comment game winners
Happy crafting
Love and hugs to all
Love Tina xxxx
Morning Sue.
Wow what a happy and bright card today, Thank you.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Take care Kitty.
Lovely bright colours for spring. Congratulations to the winners.
D x
Theresa W, I have just seen your post from yesterday, I am so saddened at the loss of your young nephew, he is the same age as my twin grandsons. What a tragedy for your family, you are in my thoughts.
Morning Sue, a very pretty card and lovely Spring colours. Congratulations to all the lucky
winners.
Nancyd xx
Hello Sue and all,
Lovely bright card for your first day of spring and our first real autumn day, crisper this morning and lower humidity, lovely.
Congratulations to all the winners,
Enjoy your Sunday
Muriel x
Hi Sue
A lovely card for us today, i feel your flowers have a smile to welcome the summer.
Well done to your lucky winners.
Take Care
Elaine H X
Oh do love pansies - such a bright and happy card, Sue. Like that you have left that small area un-embossed at the bottom, sometimes more can be too much and I'm guilty of that! Too often.
Well done to the comment winners, all our 'regulars', and the original Wilsonette, Clare W!
Great to say it's not raining - again - and our mud is fast disappearing.
Happy Sunday all.
'P' in Wales
Hi Sue and crafters all,
Happy Sunday! Love this card the pansies are so pretty , and love the colours. When growing up my dad always planted a flower bed of pansies, all pretty colours so this brings back happy memories.
Love and crafty hugs to all
Tina T 💐 xxx
GM Sue. I love the pansies and leaves. Must try that. Off to send you an email as I am a winner this week. Thank you and congrats to all the other winners.
Pretty card Sue, love the pansy die.
Hi Sue
A beautiful card for to cheer me up on what seems to be a misty dull day.
Jan
Morning Sue. This is a really beautiful card. The pansies have a happy face to them or is that just me seeing that lol. The colours are lovely. Congrats to all the comment winners.
Best Wishes.
Denise T x
Morning Sue,
A lovely Soring card today, just right for the first day of Spring, even though the weather is not looking anything Soring like today.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Have a lovely Sunday
Maggie
Hi Sue
I love the pansie dies. Thanks for the details to colour them in - I'm away now. They look
fabulous. Congrats winners!
Anne M xxx
Lovely card, pansies are beautiful! Makes me feel that Spring really is around the corner!
Maggie B xx
Hi Sue. Beautiful card, the pansies are so cheery. Congratulations to all the winners.
Jess, belated anniversary wishes, I hope you had a wonderful day. Theresa W - sending condolences to you and your family on the loss of your nephew, there are no words when it's one so young. Hugs to all. Sue XXX
Hi Sue, lovely card, love pansies.
Best Wishes Lilian in Cornwall
Hi Sue. Lovely Spring card. Congratulations to all the winners :-) Have a lovely day. Hugs to all xxx
A lovely welcome to Spring
Gorgeous, the more I see of your pansy die the more I think I must have it. SueL x
Hi Sue
A cheerful card with all those smiling pansies (they look like happy faces to me).
B xx
Bright and cheerful is the word! Congratulations to all the winners
Lovely, a definite first day of Spring card. I love how you've brought out the veins on the leaves. Thank you. Xx
Hi Sue,
A lovely happy card for us today - who doesn't like pansies, they're such cheerful little characters...do like your idea of cutting the backing panel on the diagonal and only embossing the top...
Congratulations to all the winners...
Izzy
Beautiful.
Lovely card. The embossing folder goes so well with the other details and congrats to my sister Chris Curry this week.
Well done to all the winners!
Today's card is lovely and fresh,
Doreen x
Morning Sue so pleased to see the pansy die .So bright and cheerful. Gloria (Sidcup) xx
Morning Sue, A very cheerful card today. The pansies are so cute and pretty. Makes you feel like spring even if it seems to have forgotten my corner of the country.
Love Rosemarie x x
Lovely card , so bright & cheerful.
Congrats to all the winners.
Michele
Hi Sue, Lovely card so cheerful. love Jean Z xxxx
Pretty card Sue, and congrats to the winners.
Good morning Sue today's card is gorgeous I just love the pansies they are so pretty. Oh dear that is a few more dies on my wish list. Congratulations to all the winners. Enjoy the rest of the day. Take care. Hugs Jackie
Hello All
This is pretty - bright and cheery - also a bit different from the multi layered cards that I love so much I'll have to give this a try!
Beautiful bright card great for first day of spring xx hazel
wow this is a eye catcher ,lovely card
Hello Sue, what a beautiful card, bright and bold colour. Love the embossing folder, it is fabulous. Congratulations to all the comment game winners. Have a lovely Sunday everyone. Bx
Good morning sue what a beautiful card and the design is wonderful
Debs Cards xxx
Good morning Sue. A beautiful card that looks as though it's smiling, the pansies are so pretty!
Congratulations to all the winners.x
Lovely card
Carol
Oh Sue I'm doubly excited this morning! First of all, as soon as I saw the card it brought a smile to my face with the pansies and then scrolling down I saw I'd won a prize! Can't tell you how happy I am! Thank you so much, and congratulations to the other lucky winners today. Sending best wishes
YvonneMayxx
What a lovely spring - like card! It goes well with the beautiful sunny morning we have here in the east Midlands. Have a great day everybody
Hugs Sylvia xx
What a beauty sue on the first day of Spring love the pansies the card is brill xx
Morning Sue,
Pretty Spring card with the pansies, lovely.
Congratulations to the winners.
Best wishes
Karen M
Hi Sue what a stunning card and the pansies are beautiful,
love the colouring on them.
Marion H
Beautiful card this morning and I just love the pansy die.
Congrats all the winners....
Each time I see the pansies I like them more - they look so good. A lovely card, Sue.
Anne (Northampton)
Beautiful card Sue, congratulations to all the ladies
Good Morning Sue, well another cold cloudy day here in Gloucestershire but a really cheerful Spring Card love the pansies they really do make it sunny. hugs Shirleyxxx
Good Morning Sue
Such a pretty, Happy card today, I love it!
Well done to the comment winners too!
Take care
Love Marg
Morning Sue, what a bright sunny card for such a miserable grey day here in Kent. Love the embossing folder - is it a new one?
Lisbeth
Good morning Sue, the sun is shining to welcome the day has are your pansies!!!
Beautiful and sunny card!!!
Congratulations to all the winner's!!!
Have a good one!!!
Loopy Lynda xxx
Good morning Sue,
Absolutely stunning card, very appropriate for today being the first day of spring. Your pansies are beautiful. Congratulations to all the lucky winners. Yvonne xx
A very pretty card.
Sandy (tort)
Thats a lovely cheery card. Like the effect of the emboss/plain front. Congrats to the winners. Luv jxxx
Beautiful card Sue. Congratulations to all the winners.
Hi Sue
Lovely card, beautiful pansies.
Congratulations to all the winners.
x
Wonderful colours!
Love how you have used the embossing folder to create the background and the way you have arranged the flowers :))
Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
Those panasy really 'pop' out of the card Sue...Beautiful card
Anne
Morning Sue, a lovely spring-like card today,these pansies are so pretty and are now firmly on my wish list,
Wendyx
What pretty pansies Sue, just love the card.
Love Val in Spain x
Morning Sue,
A very pretty card for spring, love the happy faces of the pansies.
Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Lydia
X
Lovely card today Sue, the pansies look great.
Thank you.
Congratulations to the blog winners,
lots of love and craftihappiness everyone,
Pearl x
Hi Sue
Another beautiful card today, love the pansies.
Congratulations to the blog winners.
Have a lovely day, hope the sun is shining today where ever you are.
Crafty Hugs
Jennywren x
Morning Sue, lovely card for the first day of Spring, who doesn't like pansies.
Congratulations to all today's winners, enjoy your prizes.
Take care everyone, Jess xxx
Good job! Love the idea of using Forest Moss for the veining. It's very effective but less harsh than black.
Susan x
Lovely card Sue, perfect for Spring
Annie P
xxx
Love the feeling of Spring with this card.
Rosemary xx
Hi Sue
Lovely cheerful spring card
take care
Wendy xx
Good morning Sue
What a beautiful Spring card today it's gorgeous.
My condolences to Theresa W xx
Congratulations to all the winners!
Hugs x
Heather T
Hi Sue
Love this style of card with half embossing, it looks so different. Wow these pansies are so gorgeous, they look quite realistic the way you have coloured rhem, just right on this spring morning. Thank you for sharing.
Love Diane G xxx
Congratulations to all the winners xxx
Theresa I'm so sorry to hear your sad news, my thoughts are with your family xxx
To My Very Special Dearest Friend Sue,
Well Sue You've Done It Once Again You've Produced An Exceedingly
Tremendous, Beautiful, Rich, Just So Very Opulent Card.
I Just Love The Colour Pallette You've Used On Your Card Just Perfect
For "The Pansies" I Love "The Mat/Layering" With The "Iris/Coconut White" Quite Stunning
Just Perfect For A Spring Sunny Day, May It Continue.
Your "Rambling Embossing Folder" It's Outstanding The Embossing Is Extremely
Detailed, As Are The Very Detailed "Pansies" I Just Love This Die I Love How You
Have Used Your "Distress Inks On Your Leaves" After Seeing You Do This On A Video
It's Something I Do As The Veins Of The Leaves Stand So Very Prominent And Look Just Perfect.
I Love "The Beautiful Zoe Die" That You've Used For Your Main Focal Elemant And Your Beautiful Sentiment.
Sue My Dear Friend Thank You So Very Very Much For Sharing Your Tremendous Card With Us
Each And Every Day You "Inspire" Me And I Can't Begin To Tell You How Much I "Appreciate" That You Are A True
Star, With So Much Talent To Share.
That Is Willing To Share Her Work With Anyone And Doesn't Mind People Using Her Ideas In
Fact I Know Your Quite Proud If Any One Uses Your Products And Ideas, Thank You For All Your
"Tips And Tremendous Techniques" I Love Your "Awesome Video's" We Are So Very Lucky You Share
So Much With Us....
Take Great Sue
Warmest Fond Wishes To Colin And Heather
Love And Huge Hugs To Yourself
Love From Sam xxx
Hugs To All Wilsonettes Congratulations To This Weeks Comment Gift Winners Enjoy.......
Hugs To Lancashire Steph.
Another beautiful card. Just love the pansies, bright and cheerful.
A really beautiful card today Sue, I love the little Pansies the colours are lovely, well done to the Wednesday winners, hugs Johanna
A really beautiful card today Sue, I love the little Pansies the colours are lovely, well done to the Wednesday winners, hugs Johanna
Hi Sue
A gorgeous card so bright and fresh just what we need to remind us Spring is here.
Love the little Pansies happy smiling faces love them.
Congratulations to all the luck winners
Hugs to all
Annx without an "e"
Hello Sue.
I think this is a Beautiful Card, I love it all. Your pansies are so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations to Chris Curry, Yvonne May, Sandy acland and Clare W, Jenny H, Nubiene Peltier.
Best wishes
Hi Sue
I like the simplicity of this card, and as you say it is lovely and bright.
Margaret xx
Hi, Sue,
WOW...the reaction lenses in my glasses nearly darkened from the brightness of this delightful card! It's dull and dreary in my corner of Cornwall this morning. I've always adored pansies, they have delightful smiley faces don't they.
Congrats to all the winners today.
Theresa...my thoughts are with you and your family at this time {{{HUGS}}}
Granny Sue...I totally agree with you, the more I see the pansies, the more I NEED the die set lol. It's now on the top of my wish list.
Hugs to everyone who needs them today.
Happy crafting Sunday.
Bejay xx
Morning sue and crafters.
Beautifully made sue. Spring has sprung!!! Lol
Congrats to today's comment winners well done.
Theresa w. I'm so so sorry. My thoughts are with u and ur family at this very sad time x
Love to all xxx
Hi Sue, a lovely card. Very bright and cheery with the colourful pansies. Congratulations to all the lucky winners.
Good Monrning Sue
A beautiful bright card perfect for spring. I really like how you have just embossed part of the card on the diagonal. Very effective.
Well done to all the winners.
Love Helen xxx
Yes, very bright and cheerful...lovely card.
Congrats to the winners!!!
Jan D., Florida, USA
Really lovely card for the first day of Spring.
Morning! Just catching up on all of this weeks cards as have been away. All stunning. today's card is definitely a spring style card. Love the colours
Congratulations to the winners
Luv
Karen xx
Hi Sue, I love this card and it matches our beautifully bright and sunny day. The way you have coloured the pansies is perfect and I really like the way you have split the background. All in all a gorgeous card.
Congratulations to all of the comment game winners, enjoy your prizes.
Frances
Hello Sue,
What bright, cheery faces to greet me this morning. Love pansies and this card is great.
Congratulations to the winners, enjoy.
Theresa W, my condolences to you and your family.
Love to all who need it.
Maureen xx
What a gorgeous card, just love those pansies.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Hi Sue
A definite bright and crisp card today, love the colour combo too
Smiles
June x
Such a pretty card Sue, pansies always look as though they are smiling, such a happy flower! And in my favourite colours too, what more could I want?
Congratulations to the winners.
Hugs to all in need today,
Paula x
(WelshPaula)
HI SUE
WELL CARD IS LOOKING LIKE SPRING, NICE THOUGHT, FRESH AND BRIGHT. GREAT CARD
BORN AGAIN SPELLBINDER
NADINE HUG XXX
Great looking card...the pansy flower are great touch to the card...well done Sue
Hi Sue I love these pansies they are gorgeous think I'll have to get that die!
Theresa W I'm so sorry to hear the sad news about your nephew my thoughts and prayers are with you & your family
Hi Sue I love these pansies they are gorgeous think I'll have to get that die!
Theresa W I'm so sorry to hear the sad news about your nephew my thoughts and prayers are with you & your family
gOrgeous flowers.
LOVE your pretty pansies!!! Congratulations to the 6 lucky winners! Enjoy your treats!!! TFS!
Lovely card and one I think I could cope with! Because there doesn't appear to be too much complicated cutting and easily sybarite dies that I own
Hi Sue,
gorgeous card, love the pansies...........
Hugs, Rose
Happy, Happy card! The positive area, the embossed piece, combined with the negative piece, the unembossed area, looks great - a nice touch. Pansies always make me smile.
What a cheerful. Card for today, I particularly like the embossing folder, very delicate. Thank you Sue!
Congrats to all the winners, enjoy your prizes.
congratulations to the winners and Sue a gorgeous card you have made again.
Gr Karin
Love those little pansies! xx
Such a pretty first day of Spring card Sue. I love the pansies!!! Congrats to the winners!
Lovely Spring card.
Lovely Spring card.
Hello Sue,
Just a brief visit as I've got the dreaded flu bug - kindly donated from my husband! He likes to share!
Today's card is beautiful and I love the pansies! It's good to have flower dies which can be coloured as well. It is such an uplifting card!
Thank you!
Tracy the sun shone in Ayrshire too and you went out and got a die! Great news! Keep going! X
Theresa W - so very sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you! X
Congratulations to all the winners. Enjoy!
Xxxx
Hi Sue
Sorry I didn't get to pop in yesterday,no wifi, so thank you for two beautiful cards and congratulations to all the winners
Sending heartfelt sympathy to Theresa W
Hugs and best wishes everyone
Pat
Hi Sue,
Gorgeous Springlike card - very fitting for the first day of Spring. Love the colours of the pansies.
Congratulations to all of the winners
Theresa so sorry for our loss, my condolences to you and your family. Thinking of you xx
Love and hugs to all, Alison xx
Lovely card today with a cheerful Spring feel even though it does not feel like spring down here in Devon.
A truly stunning card Sue, I love it, another idea on using my pansies die...thank you...luv Ursula xxx
Hi Sue
Hope you've had a lovely Sunday.
A beautiful card and I just love Pansies there such happy looking plants.
Hi Sue
Fab card. Love the pansies! Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Hugs.
very nice Sue love the pansies[ beauties ],Laura O
Hi Sue,
What a lovely bright and cheerful card,
Love the colours you have used.
Take care, love Brenda xxx
Very spring like card for today Sue, love the colours.xx
Very pretty Sue, tfs.
Hello Sue
Your card today is so pretty and the colour palette is beautiful.
It has been a bit chilly here in the Nirth if West Sussex tiday but at keast we have seen some sun!!
Lesley S x
Hi Sue, lovely bright and cheerful card. congrats winners Hugs Theresa xx
Spring is in the air , lovely card! Hugs, Ivy c x
Good evening lovely Sue and her crafty crew!
What a cheerful offering for a bright sunny springlike day- just love the pansies, they are so vibrant, like little smiley faces of fun! I really like the effect of the partial embossing, it's a nice change from the norm.
Hope you are having a lovely Sunday Sue, so looking forward to your shows, not long to go now....I'll be a quivering wreck by the end of the week but it's so hard not to buy craft goodies until your appearances, I keep getting tempted. I've bought some new stamps....for colouring when I'm good enough, if ever!......a new lap tray with light.....for colouring on.....metallic bakers twine and mica powders...papers, glues,foam pads.....two dies.....colouring book and watercolour paper....so much for saving my pennies!
What's this I hear about a new die release!??!? How exciting, but please wait until after your tv appearance so that I can catch up with your last selection:-) I'm running out of storage space, I'll need an extension on my craftroom....perhaps I could just get rid of the bed in the spare room and put any overspill in there, mmmm! Some people would say "surely you don't need any more dies or stash if you haven't got the room to fit it." Well, I would say nonsense to that, like shoes you can never have too much craft goodies, some to use and the rest to stroke and admire:-)
Theresa, thinking of you and your family honeyxxx
Congrats to the six lucky winners of the comment game, enjoy your prizexxxx
Yvonne, hope you arrived safely and that the weather is as glorious where you are, miss youxxxx
Wheely Bad, hope you're feeling okay and not plagued by another migraine:-( hugs to Billyxxx
Cuddles to Maria, Pam, P, Linda, Beth, Lorraine, Rebecca, Tracy and anyone needing a bear hugxxx
My nerves were shattered today, the sun was shining and Brodie wanted to go a walk, so what did my Mum do?.....she decided to open the door and just let him go!??! The look on his face was a picture but I was having kittens of my own waiting for him to come home again. Darcey got up and was looking out of the window when Brodie ran past....is it possible for a cat to frown and look disapprovingly because the glare I got sent a shiver down my spine. Like a good girl, she went out to follow him and keep him safe but it took a good hour or more before he returned to massive cuddles and kisses. Tragedy averted thankfully but I don't want to make a regular occasion of it.
Have a lovely evening everyone
Laine1972xxxxx
Hello Sue
Your card today is so pretty and the colour palette is beautiful.
It has been a bit chilly here in the North of West Sussex today but at least we have seen some sun!!
Lesley S x
Hi Sue,
Lovely cheerful card today, the pansies look so realistic...beautiful!
Love Janet x
from Wakefield
What a gorgeous card Sue, the colouring on the pansies fab :)
Loved all the cards I missed in my absence too especially the little shaped card.
Congratulations to all this week's winners.
Heartfelt condolences to Teresa W and family, such sad news.
Don't quite know how I have missed so many blog days. We went out yesterday ( must remember to take scooter on trips out!) so that tired me out. Today has been spent recovering and all was going well until I took a chicken out of the freezer. That started my costochondritis off and straight away I lost my voice because my chest shut down. It's so painful and at one point I was having trouble swallowing because it affected my throat too. Taking extra pain killers but they don't do a lot.
Sorry for rambling.
Love n hugs
Hi Sue. WoW !!! I love today's pretty card !!! The Bearded Pansies look fantastic !!! I love how you have coloured them in. The colours you have used and the way in which you have shaded them makes these Pansies look so real. Great background EF. I have this one and use it often. I love it. The Zoe die looks very pretty. I do love the design of this die set. (Another die on my wish list !!!) Thankyou Sue for sharing another beautiful card. Sending lots of love to you Sue from Tres x x x
Sending love to everyone from Tres x x x
Congratulations to all of today's lucky winners from Tres x x x
Gorgeous card. Pansies look gorgeous.
Well done to the winners
Hugs
CraftyJacq
XX
Hello Sue & wilsonettes
Wow beautiful card lov it all especially the pansy 's.
Love &. Hug's Lynda Brock xx
Hug's for TRACY Wheelybad Billy BETH Lain YVONNE & everyone that needs a hug. Xxx
Beautiful card today Sue. I just love pansies and can see this die on my wish list.
Love the pansies! one of my favourite flowers It is such a fresh spring loòkung card. Really like the way you used the same colour from the pansy in the dies background
Hi Sue,
What a beautiful card to begin Spring! I have always loved pansies, they mean friendship.
Lilac being my favourite colour, your card means a lot to me.
Congratulations to all the lucky winners.
Love n hugs from Dorothy of Baldock
Very pretty especially for spring
Vie
x
oh my those colors are amazing and the way these pansies show is fantastic!
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