Thursday, February 24, 2011

Queen for the Day!

I made this card for another friend's birthday. I am proud to say that this one reached it's recipient on time too. (That's 2 if your keeping track.) I didn't mess up her birthday in my calendar, but she did have a party so I knew exactly when I needed it. :) (If you don't know what I am babbling on about, check my post from yesterday.)










I really enjoyed making this. First of all, I finally took the time to make a card just for fun, not for a DT. I have been wanting to use Princess Jennifer Latte from The Stamping Boutique and decided this was the perfect reason. She reminds me of my friend, and I don't mean that in a princess-y way, but in a stylish, mocha-sipping (or latte-sipping) way. I also wanted to make another joy fold card because I had fun making the first one.

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I liberated some felt from my DD's bin of crafting goodies and created the rose out of it. I sprayed it with various shimmer mists until it was a more suitable color (meaning not the Peptobismo pink it originally was). I finished the inside with a sentiment from Create with TLC that says "I Declare You Queen for the Day".


That's all I have for today. Thank you for stopping by!



Supplies:
  • Stamps: Princess Jennifer Latte Happy Birthday To Me by The Stamping Boutique, Queen for a Day (inside sentiment)(freebie) by TLc Creations
  • Papers & CS: PaperTrey Dark Chocolate CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS, My Mind's Eye Pretty Please Spring Papers
  • Tools: Copic Markers, Martha Stewart leaf punch, Stampin' Up edge punch, Big Shot, Spellbinders nestabilities, Creative Memories circle punch
  • Embellishments: Misc. pink felt & rhinestones, Sakura stardust gelly roll pen

Challenges:

48 comments:

Jacquel said...

FABULOUS card! I love the colors, layout & added bling....I'm sure your friend loved receiving such a wonderful creation!! TFS!!!!!

Kathy and Lucky said...

Love this card, may have to get that image,so perfect for a birthday. Love the coloring and the shading, paper, bling and your rose is wonderful, never thought to raid my DD craft box....so guess bottom line, love your card :)

cheryl said...

oh wow this is just stunning,adore the image,and super detail hugs cheryl xxx

Scrap It Girl, Kimberly said...

another favorite card.. happy to say, I can look at this one everyday.. thanks too cute

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Great image! Perfect for a birthday girl! Everybody should be Queen for the Day when it's their birthday - and maybe even extra days during the year too!!!
lol at the Peptobismol comment!
Maria

Audrey Pettit said...

What a very pretty card! It reminds me of me on my birthday. ;) (not)
Love the striped paper and the scalloped edges with the bling, and your felt flower is wonderful. Fantastic coloring on that fun image, too. I bet your friend loved this! :)

Sudha said...

Pretty work dear. Love the image n the flower too.

Karen B. said...

This is a lovely, fun AND elegant card.

Karin said...

I was linking up my card this morning, when I spotted this darling card from you in blogland and I had to make a detour to come and see it! Love that rose and the gem placement is genius :)

Emily Leiphart said...

This is fabulous, Cheryl! What a wonderful girlfriend card. I love it!

K. Joy said...

What a great card - I love the colors!! :) The gems are so pretty. I once sat on a couch something like that when on vacation with my grandparents... I felt like I was in the lap of luxury!! LOL :) Thanks for playing with us in the DPDC#8!

Annette Witherspoon ♥ said...

Cheryl, looks like I'm in good company! I love to make cards, but I'm horrible at sending them. It makes no sense, right?

This card is nice. Great coloring

Andrea said...

Absolutely delightful card!! Everyone deserves to be queen for a day from time to time-I'm sure your friend loved it too!!

Marlene said...

What a fun card! I like to take the time to make cards just for me, too...(as in, not for a DT).

Cindy Haffner said...

BEAUTIFUL job!!

Jennipher said...

What an incredible card and I can't get over how many challenges you fit in. Way to go!

kadie said...

Oh I LOVE this! Great colors! And that flower embellishment is so cool!

Allison Rankin said...

This is a really pretty image! Love the scallop die and bling underneath the image and your pretty flower!

Collette said...

Love it, Cheryl! Great job coloring. Love the layout and the scalloped border! Thanks for participating in the challenge at Stamps R Us!

Tracey said...

Fabulous card Cheryl, I love that image!
Hugs
Tracey
xx

Helen said...

Great card and I love the image you've used.

Thanks for joining us at the first Little Claire challenge.

Helen x

Maria Matter said...

Beautiful Cheryl!
I need a queen-for-a-day day or maybe a week! lol
love your felt flower!
hugs & blessings

Helen said...

Fabulous card - love the colours & papers!
Thanks for joining us at the SCSC!
Helen x

1CardCreator said...

Gorgeous card, I love the added rhinestones on the punch. That is a super cute image. I think we are like the painters wife, her house never gets painted. We make cards for everyone else, so when we need one we don't have any handy, lol.

lesleyworth said...

Diva-licious! fantastic card and that flower is drool-worthy! thanks for playing along with us at the Shoe!

Curly said...

Wow this is such an amazing creation, and beautiful colours

thanks for sharing with us at Secret Crafter: 122 Fancy Folds

Good luck with the challenge,
Hugs Bridget :) x.
SCSC DT

Annette said...

Your post made me smile. I love the image (great colouring), and the sentiment you've used sounds perfect. I know what you mean about missing dates, I have them all in my calendar, but still manage to forget, even though I live by my calandar (lists for everything!). I'm sure your friend will appreciate your wonderful card. Thanks for joining in with our die/punches theme at Incy Wincy this week. Hope to see you again next week. Annette xx

Darlene said...

This is FABULOUS Cheryl and you had it ready on time!! Whoo Hoo! Good job!! LOL!
Thanks so much for joining in on PUNCHES challenge over at Wags 'n Whiskers! We hope to see you again next challenge.

Darlene
Wags 'n Whiskers
Guest Designer

Sandy O said...

Wonderful card. The flower adds just the perfect touch. Thank you for joining Digital Tuesday Challenge this week.

Dawn Frost said...

Great idea, sit back, relax and have a coffee! Thanks for joining us for DPDC8!

Pat (mspfd) said...

What a great image and such a great card! Love the bling and your wonderful felt rose. Thanks so much for playing with us for the DPBC8!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Love your great card- the image is fun and the sentiment is awesome. The felt flower- transformed from Pepto Bismol pink- is awesome! Thanks for joining us at the Belli Challenge.

Renee Matarese said...

What a great card! I'm a little jealous of her! I just love the flower in the corner and the little bits of sparkle on the border punch. So much fun! Great coloring! I always love visiting your blog. Thanks for joining us at PTT. Hope to see you again soon.
~Renee
Party Time Tuesdays DT

Carol S. said...

How I would love to receive this card! Its fabulous. Pop over to my blog and you will find a little gift for you. Carol S.xx

Cheryl said...

Oh I just love this and what a wonderful image!!!
xx

Anne Marie Hile said...

Cheryl, you crack me up! I'm officially starting a tally of your "on-time" cards...I need the motivation to do the same. Ugh! This is fabulous...you KNOW I have something to say about the bling! Eeek! Perfect compliment to that fabby image. Love the joy-fold design, too! Love it! :)

Heike said...

This is a great card.

Thank you for joining us at Little Claire and best of luck for the challenge.

Stempeltiger said...

Such a gorgeous birthday card Cheryl! The image is absolutely great and you've coloured it beautifully.
Wonderful colours and papers.
Love it.
Hugs, Swantje

Gina Lindsay said...

Love this card, especially the bling you added!

Tammy said...

This is gorgeous! Fantastic image and I love the colors! Great papers and bling! Perfect for a GF!

Jackie Randolph said...

Beautiful with your colors and layout!!
Thanks for sharing with us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

Heike's Creativeplace said...

Wow, your card is wonderful, the image is so great. Thanks so much for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday this week.

Hugs
Heike

Anita said...

Beautiful card Cheryl. I love that image and you've colored it beautifully. Really like the colors and that rose is so pretty!

Jacqueline said...

Great Card - I love that image and the colour choices. Very pretty.

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Marilyn said...

This is a fabulous card Cheryl & I like it a lot!
Thanks for joining Stamps R Us.

Sprytebyrd said...

Cheryl this is just beautiful!!
Thanks so much for playing along with the Card Makin' Mamas on our Birthday Challenge! Good Luck!
Hugs! Dee Sprytebyrd's Sentiments

Heide said...

Such a super fun card, love the papers and you have color her in perfectly. Great sparkle and bling. Thanks for joining us at DPDC8.
Hugs, Heide

Glenda Atkins said...

Oh to be Queen for a day, especially with those colours and a lounge chair like hers. You did a fine job on the layout and the image is so wonderful. Thanks for joining us at DPDC9 challenge this week.