Saturday 17 March 2012

Waltzingmouse blog party - Green/St Patricks/Irish

Next Blog Party on the 17th 


Welcome to this months Waltzingmouse blog party, and I was pleased that this time we had the option of just being green, as last year I really struggled with the St Pats theme!!!
Knowing that my FAVOURITE colour is green made this challenge super easy, plus my favourite stamps are trees/leaves/naturals!
I brought out my favourite waltzingmouse stamps, Teeny trees, and got stamping in various shades of green. I started by stamping the card base with the green concentric circles in a lovely pearlised green ink. Next I set about doing my tree scene, and used 3 different shades of green ink with the 3 basic tree shapes. The tree trunks were stamped in walnut stain distress ink. Two little birdies were sat in the middle tree as I am making this card for some friends how have recently moved. I used two of the teeny trees sentiments here and masked them to say Happy Home  - ('happy thanksgiving' and 'come home').
I used my lovely scalloped edgeabilities to add a little extra circley goodness to the card! I hope you like my take on Green, using both green colours, and a green theme (trees!). For a list of all the people taking part head over to the main waltzingmouse blog!

25 comments:

  1. Oh these trees are so lovely and soft, such pretty shades.
    Happy partying!

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  2. such a pretty card and very spring-y too.

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  3. what a cute design with the circles background and the pretty trees! love how you created the sentiment you wanted out of 2 stamps!

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  4. This is such a fun design...great idea to layer those circles, and those stamped circles look fabulous as your background! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

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  5. Sweet shades of green - subtle, beautiful card - I love this set too x

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  6. Very cleaver idea to use the scallops that way. Good way to use another sentiment also. Such a sweet card.

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  7. Isn't Teeny Trees just a fabulous set?
    I don't blame you for it being a fave!
    What fabby use of it too...
    love the scallops...
    and how you used 2 sentiments to make the one...
    your friends will appreciate this so much! :)

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  8. So sweet! And I love the way you customized your sentiment (love doing that)!

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  9. Great design! Love all the layered scalloped edges.

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  10. So adorable!! Love the combination of stamps you used on this card.

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  11. Cute and clever sentiment idea!

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  12. What a sweet spring scene...it really DID look like that at our house today...it was over 70 degrees! Love the soft greens and the little birdies chirping in the trees! A great little sentiment that you created, too, I have to remember that one!

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  13. Cute card! Those teeny trees are so sweet!

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  14. This is so soft and springy! I love the way you've nestled the birds in the centre tree! Your sentiment construction is so clever - I love getting ideas on how to make my stamps go further! Happy St. Patrick's Day! :0)

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  15. Aren't you clever using one of the tree pieces to make your own background. I love how your choice of matting echoes the circles on the background.

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  16. love your layered scallops, what a striking design element!

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  17. A beautifully clean and simple design - I adore those trees! And I think the sentiment is fab!

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  18. Love the scallops and circles bordering the delightful focal point. Such a wonderful spring card!

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  19. WONDERFUL card with my fave stamps!!! LOVE it!
    Will try BBC 2 as soon as I come home - thanks!

    Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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  20. Your card is great! Love the patterned background and those tiny trees! Super card for the party!

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  21. Cracking card Bumblebee!! fabby to have you playing along with us!! Green is my favourite colour also!!

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  22. Great card! Glad you could jump on the green theme :) I love your fresh green trees, believe it or not, our trees around here are actually starting to bud! Thanks for joining us for this month's WMS blog party!

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  23. Just catching up with the cards I missed while out of town--sorry for the delay! This is a wonderful entry for the WMS blog party! Love the little trees and the various shades of green!

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  24. What beautiful trees! Sorry this is so late, one of those weeks last week!

    Chris L.

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