Wednesday 4 February 2015

For a friend - a hint of Spring!

Hello all and I hope that your week has been going well?  A cold and frosty week so far, but also with some lovely blue skies and bright sunshine - even if it's definitely on the chilly side!  I broke up the ice on the pond this morning which was a good inch or so thick, so that the birds could get a drink - and topped up the bird feeders.  Needless to say, within a few minutes it was like rush hour in the garden - they were obviously waiting for breakfast to be served!  Grumpy Poppy the cat watched them for a few minutes from the back door, yawned and then went back to her 'throne' (i.e. the chair next to the radiator in the conservatory, complete with blanket and cushion!  Spoilt or what?!).

Anyway, whilst dreaming of Spring and summery colours, I recently made this card for a friend's birthday


The cute image is from Mo Manning, coloured with Graphit pens and a touch of pencil. 
The backing papers are from LOTV. I've added die cut flowers using a Britannia die, and used a Spellbinders edge die.  The spotty ribbon is from stash, with an LOTV sentiment tag and a LaLaLand banner.  Very girly, but I hope you like it.
Enjoy the rest of your week - and keep warm,
Back soon,
Kim x





19 comments:

  1. Oh My! What a sweetie she is Kim..I LOve your colours and design.
    These embellishments are so pretty too.
    Chrissyxx

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous Kim,she,s adorable and coloured so beautifully.
    Wendy xx

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  3. Stunning colouring and fabulous colours. Really striking.I love the papers and the layout. Really stunning Kim! Hope that you're ok. Sending hugs, Jayne x

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  4. This is gorgeous Kim, the image, colours, design - I just love everything about it - roll on spring! hugs judith x

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  5. This is simply beautiful Kim, wonderful design and such great colours. I know I wish I was a cat -our Tilly has her chair next to the radiator too!! xx

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  6. This is gorgeous Kim, such a sweet image and beautiful colours.
    Sue xx

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  7. Gorgeous and beautiful card Kim love the image fabulous colour's and design
    Dianne xx :)

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  8. What a lucky friend to receive such a gorgeous card xx

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  9. Gorgeous card!!! I love your coloring <3 What kind of paper do you use for coloring,I am coloring with pencils and some graphic markers too,but I can't found the right paper.

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    1. Hi Stela, thank you for your lovely comment! I tend to use either Joanna Sheen Elegance satin card 300gsm (on her website) or Polkadoodles Ultimate graphic paper 160gsm. Hope that helps!
      Kim x

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  10. A gorgeous girlie card Kim, so pretty.
    Lorraine x

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  11. Gorgeous card Kim - stunning colouring.
    Debs xx

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  12. A really gorgeous creation Kim, this is one of my favs of Mo's images and used her twice awhile ago within a couple of days. You layout and colouring of the image is awesome.
    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  13. What a super sweet card! Love the image and colour palette! Your colouring is beautiful as are the flowers and beautiful ribbon.
    Hugs
    Gina xx

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  14. Stunning card, fabulous colours, layers and sweet image. TFS

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  15. What a gorgeous image and fabulous colouring Kim..love the papers and flowers and beautiful Spring colours..beautiful.

    luv CHRISSYxx

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  16. I love your mix of colours on this one Kim, and the image, which you've coloured perfectly, is so sweet, a really lovely card
    hugs Jacee
    Simply Paper Card Design

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  17. This is so bright and cheery. Sweet as can be Kim. Hugs!

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I love reading your comments - and thanks for taking the time to leave one!
Kim x