Friday 13 June 2014

Thinking of You ... 2



Hello to all my visitors on this gorgeous Friday and finally I have made a card - it's been 2 weeks .
Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Stamps, Dies, EFs, etc.)
I definitely wanted to play along at House of Cards and their End of Term Blog Hop...please click to their blog site and play along. I love the inspirational photo; the rustic kind of feel and of course I love flowers. I created the basket with a embossing folder, die cut the daisies, made and painted my chair with balsa wood and mounted my sentiment on cork...the balsa wood and cork are my 'never before used schtuff' for Darnells challenge #1 Anything Goes- who is encouraging one to use up 'schtuff' we have stashed away and forgotten about. I know my pile of paper and cards stock is huge and I have many 'bits' I've bought to use and then put aside...like my cork. I started a few years back with a New Years Resolution to 'stop saving bits for a special occasion card'... get on and use it now.
Hope you've had a great week and looking forward to a special weekend, Thanks for taking a  Robyn
PS My card was a hit...I love it too Top Winner

24 comments:

  1. Very pretty card! I especially love the basket! :)

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  2. Goodness, you have such talent, Robyn! If I didn't know better, I'd think you went outside and took a picture of your white-washed fence with a rustic daisy plant hanger on it! (I know it's a chair, but at first glance I thought it was a planter box.)

    It's a great take on the HoC challenge and I so appreciate that you also linked it up to my NBUS Challenge!

    I'm not really encouraging folks not to buy any more schtuff (don't want the lovely stamp companies mad at me!), so much as it's a reminder to occasionally pull out and use that schtuff that's been stuck away and forgotten about! It's been nice to see that I'm not only in doing that and I appreciate your support!

    Have a great day! Hugs, Darnell

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  3. Robyn, this is STUNNING! LOVE the beautiful rhinestone studded daisies, the fabulous texture, and your beautiful use of what you already have! :) Thanks for joining our blog hop at House of Cards!:) HUGS and have a great day! Mynn xx

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  4. LOL, you sound like me saving it for a special card. Love this one, definitely a special card, the basket is so beautifully distressed! ~Diane

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  5. Wow!! This is fabulous Robyn!! So very creative ... Perfect for the challenges!

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  6. What a beautiful bouquet of daisies, Robyn! I love the rustic look of this card!

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  7. This card definitely meets the challenge and it is beautiful as well!! Love the hanging 2 under the thinking of you!! So cute!! Very great card!

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  8. Beautifully created card Robyn. Love the paneled look and the basket of daisies.

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  9. Hi Robyn,
    Perfection. I love the little chair peeking out of the background and your basket is incredible. Great take on the inspiration.
    Thanks for joining us at HOC
    Ang HOC DT

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  10. Oh how sweet! Love your take on the inspiration photo! Thanks for joining us at House of Cards!

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  11. Robyn I love how you incorporated so many textures from the inspiration photo. This is a gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at House of Cards challenge blog.

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  12. Perfect take of from the inspiration photo. Well done! Thanks for joing us at HOC Blog Hop.

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  13. beautiful flower basket, love the look of the white wood, wonderful card!!

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  14. Your interpretation of the inspiration photo is spot on Robyn - perfect! I love the textures, the pretty daisies and the rustic feel you added! I really love that you created the chair and basket yourself - we can rely on an abundance of die cuts these days - and it's lovely to see crafty 'made' items!
    Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful card with us at HOC! Ruth x

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  15. Wow! Your take on the inspiration photo is spot on!! I love those daisies, one of my favorite flowers. I also love the wood paper you used for the background and your textured container for the daisies. I love the way you did your sentiment-to clever!! Yea, I really love this card. lol Hugs, Brenda

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  16. Wow, your creation is made in perfection! This is the photo.....in much better!
    I love the so real look of the wood and these gorgeous daisies, ...even a numeral is to see!! Really great!
    Thank you so much for playing with us at House of Cards.
    Good luck
    Rosi x

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  17. This is absolutely perfect, Robyn! What a fantastic take on the inspiration pic! LOVE that basket of daisies to bits!

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  18. Wow this is stunning Robyn it does reflect the inspiration photo so well. I just pinned it. Love the distressed texture and feel. Gorgeous

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  19. What a pretty card for the NBUS challenge! I have a whole pile of NBUS too and so I joined this fun challenge. I am now a follower of your blog and would love it if you visited my blog and became a follower too. http://karenskreativekards.blogspot.com/

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  20. Your card is absolutely perfect for the inspiration photo - and it's perfect anyway! SO very beautiful!
    Lynn

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  21. This is really beautiful. It caught my eye when I was looking at the NBUS challenge. I works so well for the photo inspiration. Beautiful!

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  22. I had to pop back and congratulate you on the win at House of Cards for your awesome card, Robyn!! Hugs, Darnell

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  23. First glance I knew it was a winner...congratulations.

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  24. Robyn - what a GORGEOUS work of art!! I knew it was a winner (how could it not be!) Congrats on the well-deserved win!

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Thank you for taking the time to comment, all encouragement and inspiration is very welcome. May your day be a happy and extra special one, cheers Robyn