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Saturday 30 July 2011

All Natural Thank You

Today I'm in my usual place in front of the TV, but I'm not getting much done as there is chaos all around me in the form of the four legged variety.My sisters dogs have landed!!

Over at Less is More the challenge is 'Feeling Fruity', and the only thing I could think of was the pear in SU All Natural.

So for this really quick card I started with a cream square card from my stash and stamped a pear in Always Artichoke in the bottom left corner. I then masked it and stamped another one lying down about 1 1/2cm to its right, and then masked this one as well, so another pear could be stamped behind both of these pears. I added 2 little leaves which are from the Lovely as a Tree set, and coloured the fruits with water colour pencils and an aqua painter. Once dry I added some shadows under the fruit in brown water colour pencil and smudged it, then lastly added the Thank You sentiment in AArtichoke.

Here's the finished card, very sweet and simple I think ( just like me !!?), and the BS hasn't been used at all in this one which is a miracle for me!


I'm amazed that the sentiment from this set still looks okay when stamped, my darling dog, Monty, had decided that the wooden block looked good enough to eat, so he did!! He ate every bit of it except the tooth marked gnawed red rubber letters, but I did a quick rescue job and mounted it on some Eazi- mount and now use it with an acrylic block. This is the first time I've used this sentiment for ages, and I'm glad that I was able to save it from its awful fate as I like the font of the letters.

Thanks for dropping by, and I hope to show you something else later.

31 comments:

  1. This fabulous, I love how you have arranged the pears!
    Brilliant!
    Thanks so much for joining us.
    Chrissie
    Lady LIM
    "Less is More"

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  2. Hi Bev, another gorgous card :) Sandra H

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  3. Mmm - looks good enough to eat (rather like the sentiment looked to Monty!)

    Kathyk

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  4. Hi Bev
    Love it ....fabulous Pear....Lol
    hugs
    sylvie
    xxx

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  5. This is gorgeous and enlarged could be a fabulous watercolour painting for the wall, love it.

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  6. This is a lovely card! I think the pears look fabulous.

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  7. This is just terrific Bev
    Perfect for us
    Thanks so much

    Diva LIM
    "Less is More"

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  8. Your pears are fabulous! LOVE how you've layered them and the colors could be more perfect! My card is here

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  9. The pears look gorgeous - love the way you stamped one lying on its side. Hope you've enjoyed your day among the pack! Dear old Monty probably wanted chocolate - I've been known to eat some very strange things when the chocolate urge strikes! Vx

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  10. Great card!!!!! Simpel but beautiful,

    grtz,Sarina

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  11. Gorgeous card, perfect colouring altogether wonderful XOXO Zoe

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  12. A simply elegant card ,love the colors and the way the pears have been arranged x

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  13. Great masking and you've coloured it beautifully. A super card. xx

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  14. Perfect pears, I just love this card :O) Viv xx

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  15. Fabulous card, your pears are just perfect
    Beryl x

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  16. This is a great card. You've masked and arranged the pears just perfectly.

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  17. Soft and artsy feel to it. Love it! ;)

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  18. Beautiful card and such fabulous colouring xx

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  19. Beautiful card love this pear stamp Dxx

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  20. Super card and brillant colouring. I shall have to practice more.

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  21. Love the way you have used one stamp and arraigned all 3 pears, great positioning, lovely colouring and the tiny leaves are great.

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  22. Good rescue job with your stamp. Love the arrangement of pears. x

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  23. Delightful image, I love the sketchy feel. I've lost a couple of stamps to the mutt too...so annoying :)
    Jenny x

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  24. Lovely card, like how the pears are arranged
    http://janetscraftycreations.blogspot.com/

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  25. What a pretty card!! LOVE how you stamped the pears...wonderful placement and masking...simply lovely card:)!!

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  26. Lovely card, great masking and layering. Jean x

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  27. Great card. I love how you did the pears!

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