St Luke's Charity Cards Challenge

I must confess it's taken me a while to get an idea for this challenge this month, as they want us to use patterns, stripes, dots, zigzags etc.  I decided to get the weekend out of the way, and then knuckle down to it before it's too late.
And so here is my card for this entry:

This is my first ever attempt at a Father's Day card, but these gorgeous new stamps from Lili of the Valley are so sweet I couldn't resist having a go.  I am definitely on a roll with cards for men now (two more to come that I've made recently).  The papers are by Papermania, and this colour scheme is the Blueberry Pie collection.  As you can see, I've used stripes and polka dots from the range.
I have also decided to enter this card into another spots and stripes challenge over at Mami Doodles .  Fingers crossed!
Mrs O.

Comments

  1. Tara Cardwell17 May 2011 at 15:42

    Well it looks like taking time to think about our theme paid off - this is a fabulously patterned card - I love spots and stripes together.
    Thanks for joining the fun at St Lukes Charity Card Challenge.
    Craftilicious x

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  2. Deborah Frings19 May 2011 at 05:54

    Oh how sweet is this! I love the stipes and the dots together - super. And Mr Ted is so cute!! Thanks for joining in with St Luke's Charity Card Challenge. Do play again next month!!

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  3. Stamps and Paper19 May 2011 at 18:08

    Just love your sweet card and it certainly looks great with dots and stripes just right for our challenge over at St Lukes Charity card challenge so thank you for joining us.
    Hope to see you in June.

    Anne

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  4. Lynne20 May 2011 at 21:33

    Fabulous card. I have that paper pack and the blues are gorgeous aren`t they. Thank you so much for joining us at St Lukes Charity Card Challenge. See you next month.
    Lynne xxx

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  5. Trinh27 May 2011 at 01:37

    What an adorable card! Love the colors and frame for the image. Thanks for playing in a Mami Doodles challenge!

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