Saturday, 6 August 2011

My Beautiful Girl...

... is 9 today! So after getting back from our holiday in Yorkshire yesterday, unpacking, shopping, cooking, and a drop off and pick up from a party, I was finally able to sit down and create a card for her.

I have taken my inspiration from Waltzingmouse Stamps CASE challenge this week, and I have chosen to CASE Sandie Dunne's gorgeous card HERE.

It was hard to choose, as all the have produced some stunning inspiration for us this week.

So here's my take:



I have used a pearlescent card base, and mounted some patterned paper onto a separate piece, then mounted this onto some lilac vellum.



I have stamped the dress form and embossed in black onto some silver grey linen effect card from Papermania, then paper pieced the bodice and frill with some lilac vellum.

Added the sentiment in silver embossing powder, and used a MS punch on the sentiment strip. Added some twine and gems, and a couple of green tinted roses and leaves to finish.

She loves it!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Waltzingmouse CASE competition

CR84FN

Papertake Weekly

Fun With Shapes and More

Charisma Cardz - Bingo - flowers, gems, circles.

Now the birthday girl wants to open her presents, bye for now!

Pauline xx

20 comments:

Deborah Frings said...

Wishing your Birthday girl a very Happy Day - this card is just beautiful. Enjoy yourselves!

Lana said...

Wow! This is sooo beautifully rich, Pauline! Love the color combination and words on background! So happy you're back! :)


Thank you so much for your sweet words! :)
xx

Scrappy Scatty said...

What a lovely card
thank you for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week
Love Jan
xx

Lisa Elton said...

This is very pretty Paulina,wish your girl a happy birthday from me!

Cathy Weber said...

This is such a pretty card, love the colors and the pearlescent mat. Your little girl will love it, so trendy.

Jeanne J. said...

Pauline, Happy Birthday to your beautiful girl! Great card - lots of glam here - bet she loves it!! I love the lavender and silver, the embossing, the pearls and gems to make it extra special!

Anonymous said...

Grat card Pauline - the shimmer of the pearlescent card and pearl accents is gorgeous ;)
Hope you're feeling refreshed after that Yorkshire air (so beautiful!), and the birthday girl is enjoying her day of course, Rx

Kim S said...

The dress form is a gorgeous stamp and you have used it so well with all of that pearlescence.

Sasha said...

Wish your daughter A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! from me, Pauline.

I'm not surprised she loved your card...it's gorgeous! So pretty and girlie. Love your choice of colours, too.

Hope you're not too worn out. Travelling back from Yorkshire yesterday, and then having to do all you have today. You must be shattered! Take it easy and do a bit of crafting - LOL!

Stempeltiger said...

Such a gorgeous card Pauline!
Love the beautiful colours.
Lovely pearls and sweet twine.
Thanks for joining us a Fun with Shapes and more.
Hugs, Swantje

Mona Pendleton said...

Oh so pretty Pauline! Love the elegant WM dress form and blinged scalloped border! Thanks for joining along with the WM CASE challenge :)

Oscar said...

Beautiful card, I so love and need that stamp set! Hope you had a fab holiday and your daughter a wonderful birthday x

Mona Pendleton said...

Hi Pauline! Back to thank you for joining along with CR84FN :)

Tosha Leyendekker said...

This is beautiful Pauline!! Love what you've done with the dress form!!

Sue Lelli said...

Pauline, I sure this BEAUTIFUL card is just one of many things you spoiled your girl with! LOVE the dress form and those FAB flowers and the words in the background! GORGEOUS card! Tell your daughter Happy Birthday! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

Colleen Dietrich said...

What a grown up card for your 9 YO! It's beautiful, and features my fave color: purple. Is that her fave color too? Happy Birthday to your DD! (I have a 9 YO girl as well, but soon to be 10)

Julia Aston said...

A wonderful card for thee birthday girl Pauline! The leaves and flowers look so pretty on this!

Clare Brown said...

such a pretty card, goodluck at Charisma this week.

hugs Clare x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Fabulous card,love the colours

Beverly Montez said...

Pauline
Your card is beautimous!
Lilac vellum--yummmm
And the image is wonderful!
XO
Beverly