Monday, October 22, 2012

Across The Miles

Hi Everybody,

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.  The weather here in Florida has been incredibly beautiful the last couple of days.  It's been either hot, rainy, or both.  To say the least,  it's nice to have some cooler weather with lots of sunshine.

I started this card last Thursday, but only had a little time each day to work on it.  The good news is, I got to go work a couple of days (as an apprentice groomer) with a young girl I've been anxious to learn from.  I was so excited, I could hardly contain myself.  The not so good news is, one of my little dogs as been diagnosed with diabetes, and getting him back and forth to the vets has been time consuming.  He is doing better, and we are praying that he continues to improve.

I titled this card "Across The Miles", and did not add a sentiment to it, because I will be trying to help a very good friend raise money to adopt a precious little girl.  I hope to be telling you all about her in the very near future.

The stamp is called "You've Got Mail".  I used promarkers, and wanted to try and give the mailbox a weathered/vintage look (I hope I succeeded).  I made the little roses out of some yellow ribbon, that I first partly colored to imitate fall roses.  I used hot glue and thread to attach them to the card.  I'm not sure why, but the flowers on the right are not lavender as they appear to be in this photo..weird...lol  The papers are called "Homestead", and I cut out the design around the image, and on the coordinating paper behind the image.  I made the postage stamp tag in Paint Shop Pro, using a dingbat font called "Penmanship Birds".

I hope you like the card, and thanks for stopping by.


I will be entering this card in the following challenges:




22 comments:

JustYolie said...

Such a sweet card. Thank you Judy for stopping by my blog over the weekend. :)

WeirdCat said...

Gorgeous card and fab colouring
Ruth x

Pam said...

Judy,

Love your card. I think you definitely achieved your goal of vintage. Those little roses - Wow!

I saw your card on Make It Monday.

:) Pam

Penny said...

Judy, your card is beautiful! Love the coloring of the image, your die cuts, papers, sentiment, cording, and those fab little flowers! Great design! Thank you for sharing this with us at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge! Hope to see you again soon! :^)
Hugs, Penny

Penny said...

Judy, I meant to add that I hope your pup gets well soon! :^)
Hugs again, Penny

Faye said...

Beautiful card and coloring. Visiting from MIM..faye

ahlers5 said...

Absolutely love the aged coloring on the mailbox...beautiful! Sorry to hear about your pup. Hopefully, he'll be well with medication.

Stampalicious said...

it looks great, I always loved this image!
well we have a snow storm here right now so you enjoy your nice warm and sunny weather for me!! hugs, martina

tellana said...

So beutiful! I like that stringed tag and those small fabric roses on image!
Hugs,
Liva

NanaConnie said...

Gorgeous card and lovely image, Judy! Really incredible coloring.

KraftyKoolKat said...

Another awesome card Judy. You know I love the image but you have yet a gain coloured it superbly. So sorry to hear about your baby. I hope he is okay on any medication they give him and it helps.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Beautiful card, fab colouring of the image and I like the papers.
Kevin xx

Tammy said...

Beautiful card and wonderful colors and coloring! Glad you are enjoying your new job! Hope you pup improves.

Pat K said...

Lovely card with a cute image. Thanks for joining us at Fashionista. xx

Carol Ric said...

very pretty and colored beautifully! I found you on the Outlawz challenge blog. Here is my site.
http://happyexpressions.blogspot.com

Kimberly said...

Oh how stunning...love the image and you coloured it perfectly...thanks so much for the lovely comment on my blog...and yes i'll be doing another video soon....i'm just in the middle of preparing for two craft shows...one this weekend and the next..then i can sit back and get more done...would love some ideas on what to colour...www.justwordz.ca

Christina - Pieces of Dreams said...

Beautiful card. The colouring is wonderful and the image is so cute.
Thank's for joining us at Stamptacular Sundays this week, hope you play next week too.
Hugs
Chris x

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

So beautiful and elegant, a lovely image, beautiful layout and gorgeous papers
Lindsay xx

Julies Crafty Creations said...

Gorgeous card, thanks for joining in with our Anything Goes challenge over at Fashionista and good luck
Julie x
My blog
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Riette said...

Hi! Thank you for visiting my blog and joining up :). I love this card's coloring and vintage look. So lovely!

Laurian said...

Such a beautiful card Judy, you are one talented gal!

I found you at the Outlawz and now I'm following you!

http://lauralcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Hugs

Laurian

Bettina L. said...

This is beautiful Judy. Love your colouring and the design with the diecut, distressing and ticket too. Have a beautiful evening. Hugs Bettina xx

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