Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Sweet Little Mermaid

Good evening all and hope that your week is going well?  Thank you for all your comments and also for your good wishes for my husband's 60th birthday! We had a great 'non-party party' on Sunday with about 20 family and friends here, which was a lovely way to mark this landmark - and his actual birthday is today! But as we were at work :(  we'd decided to celebrate on Sunday. And in another week or so we'll be going away for a long weekend with all our offspring (and partners!) for a stay in a lovely Lake District hotel together which I'm really looking forward to!

And I'll be glad to get back on to my normal hours at work - busy periods at work definitely cut down my crafting time at home which is not good news!
But just thought I'd share a little card I made with you - another one of my attempts at a girly card without using flowers lol!

I've used one of the gorgeous mermaid stamps from LOTV. I've coloured her with promarkers and added some Stickles and some Glossy Accents to the shells 


I must improve my camera skills! The colours definitely look a bit more vivid on the real card - they look at bit wishy-washy on this picture! 
The backing papers are from NitWit pads at LOTV. I've added a Marianne die cut heart (with some pearls from stash) and die cut swirls.  The cute wooden seahorse is from CraftyEmblies, and the little shell embellishments are from my stash. 
I think I've managed to achieve 'cute and girly' without flowers! 
Back soon, 
Kim x 
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-
DieCuttinDivas - anything goes
LovesRubberStamps - have a heart
PartyTimeTuesday - anything goes
PassionforPromarkers - add sparkle

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24 comments:

  1. andree29 January 2013 at 22:19

    oh gorgeous, love the addition of the shells xx

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  2. Tanya29 January 2013 at 22:34

    This is gorgeous, your mermaid colouring is great :) The diecut swirls are very ocean-y as well, go great with the mermaid!

    Glad you had a fun party and enjoy your weekend away :)

    Tags xx

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  3. Marilyn29 January 2013 at 22:43

    I love this card Kim! I have this stamp but mine has not seen ink yet. Fabulous job blending her mermaid suit and we all know how much I love sparkle and glitter. I also like the shells and seahorse embellies.

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  4. Sue29 January 2013 at 22:56

    This is gorgeous Kim. I love the sweet image and beautiful detailing, especially love that wonderful wooden seahorse.
    Sue xx

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  5. Tracy30 January 2013 at 00:34

    What a fantastic design Kim! That little mermaid is adorable and the sea colors are so lovely. Hugs!

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  6. Chrissy30 January 2013 at 00:47

    Gorgeous card Kim, love the cute little mermaid, fabulous soft colours, so pretty and love the wooden seahorse and shells, such a gorgeous card.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  7. Desire Fourie30 January 2013 at 04:01

    Kim this is beautiful. Love the soft colours.
    Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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  8. karen30 January 2013 at 07:06

    Hi kim yes you have achieved pretty and girly without flowers a gorgeous card, love those papers and the details are so pretty! I know what you mean re pics, you could stick it in photoscape to brighten it up if you wanted :0) Karenxx

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  9. Seafield Jo30 January 2013 at 07:47

    This is lovely Kim, a really pretty card. I love the image and all your embellies are fab. The little pearls on the heart are so effective, I think you've definitely achieved cute and girly.

    Jo x

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  10. Unknown30 January 2013 at 08:10

    Lovely card Kim. Image is so sweet and love how you have glittered it up,can never have enough glitter lol. Traceyxx

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  11. Carol Willis30 January 2013 at 09:58

    Super-sweet card Kim, love it.
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  12. Lorraine30 January 2013 at 10:59

    Gorgeous card Kim. The image is so sweet and I love the colours and sparkle.
    Lorraine x

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  13. KraftyKoolKat30 January 2013 at 13:11

    Glad hubbies birthday do went off okay. This is another gorgeous creation Kim. Great colours and embellies.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  14. Nat30 January 2013 at 13:40

    Gorgeous card Kim, love the soft colours and pretty image and I love the LOTV image. The seahorse looks great - I've got some of these on order at the moment!
    Natx

    Oh and thank you for joining us at PFP this week too!

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  15. Crafty Max30 January 2013 at 17:14

    Hi Kim Thank for stopping by my Blog and leaving a comment ..... I am returning the kindness and stopping by yours SO pleased I did because I love this little mermaid and the surrounding card just beautiful....... inspirational hugs Crafty Max :)

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  16. pinky30 January 2013 at 19:01

    That is just adorable Kim, love the pastel colours and all that sparkle. Thanks for joining us at PFP this week.
    Pinky

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  17. Gerda30 January 2013 at 22:20

    What a Gorgeous card!! Love the soft colors and that lovely image you used!! Thanks for joining us at DCD this week!
    Gerda
    http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

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  18. Dangina Martinez31 January 2013 at 18:38

    Such a sweet card and embellishments. Thank you for joining us here at Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge this time around. We are so happy you could join us and hope to see you again.
    Good Luck, Dangina

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  19. Anne31 January 2013 at 22:57

    It's gorgeous Kim, very pretty.
    Anne x

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  20. mixamatoasties1 February 2013 at 08:19

    Gorgeous card Kim. Love the little wooden seahorse and that image.... I might need that image, she's lovely.

    Susan xx

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  21. Jenny L1 February 2013 at 08:20

    Hi Kim,
    what a fabulous card and stamped image. So perfectly designed too. Love the colours used.
    yes real girly.
    Have a wonderful crafty day.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  22. Holly AKA KopyKat1 February 2013 at 21:52

    So super cute and I love your great card design! Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!

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  23. Ceal4 February 2013 at 18:57

    sweet card! thanks for sharing with us this week at Loves Rubberstamps. ope to see you again soon!

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  24. Sylvia4 February 2013 at 20:29

    Beautiful card, love the colours and the LOTV stamp.

    Sylv x

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

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