St Luke's Hospice Challenge

Good morning everyone, let's see if this works! Here is my card for the St Luke's Hospice challenge:
I'm so glad I've found this blog. They are raising money for a hospice in Sheffield, not very far away from us at all, and it's because of this that I've decided to pluck up the courage to have a go at my very first challenge blog.

The theme is 'Say it with Flowers', which I think I have done, don't you? The stamps are from Pink Petticoat, but they were free with Simply Cards and Papercraft (rapidly becoming my favourite magazine). I didn't have any matching backing paper, so I got out the little daisy stamp and stamped all over a piece of card, so I could colour them with Promarkers and they'd match the little toppers exactly. The blue border was just plain card coloured with a blue Promarker too, so that matches as well. The ribbon was just a piece of green from my stash, but it worked a treat. The wording says, 'A little note... to say thanks.'

Now I have to work out all the technicalities of uploading this to their blog. I may be a lot greyer by the end of today, but it will have been worth it.

Enjoy the sunshine everyone!

Mrs O.

Comments

  1. Tara Cardwell19 April 2011 at 09:46

    What a lovely card - we're do honoured you chose our little challenge to be the first you entered and what a great job you did too! Colouring your matting paper with promarkers to match your toppers is such a clever idea - why have I never thought of it before???
    Thanks for joing us at St Luke's Charity Card Challenge - hope you'll be back to play agian in our next challenge in May :-)
    Craftilicious x

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  2. Michelle19 April 2011 at 14:04

    Such a pretty card. The stamped images are really sweet - I've got those stamps as well, just not used them yet. I've also got the floral papers in your previous post. I can see we share the same taste in magazines! x x

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  3. Jean19 April 2011 at 20:25

    Very pretty. Glad you entered.

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  4. Kim Owens20 April 2011 at 12:25

    You did a wonderful job and I love your result!!! Your commentary is an absolute riot! :) xoxo, Kim

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  5. Stamps and Paper20 April 2011 at 13:47

    A lovely card everything blends in so beautifully, love how you have matted and layered your little flowers in the vases...thank you for joining in our first challenge over at St Lukes Charity card challenge and we hope yo see you back again next month....

    Anne

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  6. Sarn20 April 2011 at 16:00

    Great idea to stamp a matching background to your focal flowers! I must remember that! LOL!
    Lovely card and congrats on mastering blogland.
    Hugs, Sandra

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  7. Deborah Frings21 April 2011 at 13:50

    So glad you took the plunge and entered our challenge. Your card is just super. I love all things by Pink Petticoat and these stamps are so versatile. And I like the backing paper you made too. Thanks for playing along with our first St Luke's Charity Card Challenge; I do hope you'll join us again next month!

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  8. Lynne23 April 2011 at 18:13

    Really lovely card. Thank you so much for joining us at St Lukes Charity Cards Challenge. See you next month.
    Lynne xxx

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