Serendipity!



Afternoon, all! I hope you're all having a productive weekend!

I was sorting my stamps the other week and came across this little sweetie from Penny Johnson for Stampavie which I've had for ages! What a huge bunch of flowers! He's coloured with Speccies, the roses are stickled and there's Glossy Accents on the bow.

I used a very nice Sketch from Fetch A Sketch.

The gorgeous bright papers are free with the current issue of 'Quick Cards Made Easy' and the colours are so pretty. The ribbon is paper raffia ribbon and I dotted it with gold Liquid Pearls - and smudged one blob! But the smear of gold shimmer on the raffia looked so good that I added more smears, and also on the bow! Serendipity is a wondrous thing! So my tip today is - smear liquid pearls on your raffia to give it some bling!

(It also gives your fingers some bling!)

The blue flowers and yellow pearls are from stash, and the sentiment is LotV.

It's great being back into a normal routine again!

Thanks for looking, and I'll see you tomorrow for the next Dream Valley Challenge!

love Mags B x

Spectrum Noirs: TN1, 3, 5, 8 CR6, 8, 11; DR6; CG4, LG4, 5; BT2, 4; GB3, 5; IG2, 4

Comments

susiestacey said…
What a cute Bear and love the papers too x Susan x
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Lynnes old blog said…
What a cutie - those DPs are gorgeous, I'll have to have a wee look for that mag! Hope you (and your blingy fingers) are having a great weekend!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
melsanford said…
Gorgeous card. I love the sweet image and what you've done with the raffia :-) Love 'n' hugs, Mel xx
Sunday, January 22, 2012
coops said…
so stunning mags.gorgeous image and design :D

xx coops xx
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Lynn said…
Lovely card Mags, I love the cute image and the colour combination.

Lynn x
Monday, January 23, 2012
coldwaters2 said…
A sweet, cute card Mags that image is fab, I do love the colours and design, lovely creation.
hugs
Lorraine x
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Jenny said…
Such a cute card - I love those flowers down the side too! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Fetch A Sketch!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
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