Thursday, August 4, 2011

JAI 78 and CCMC 160

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**Edited to add**
Oh my goodness! This card won at both Just Add Ink and Create with Connie And Mary this week!  I am so thrilled!  It has been a long time since I have won a challenge!  Thank you so much ladies!!!!


I have not had the chance or even the drive to make some cards for challenges in quite a while.  I think I was on burn out mode but after two weeks away from the computer, I do feel refreshed and I was inspired by the great sketch at Create with Connie and Mary and with the awesome colours at Just Add Ink.
I'll admit, I was really challenged by the sketch but I decided to go for it!  I inked up a new stamp called "School Lines" for my sentiment.  The sentiment is also from a new stamp set called "Pursuit of Happiness".  I love the sentiments in the set!

The weather is not cooperating with me today for photos, sorry they are so dark but it was worse in my craftroom!  Sometimes photos just don't work!  I actually used the new embossing folder for the background, it is all straight, chunky lines and the piece of Chocolate Chip paper is crimped.  The flower is from the set called "Growing Green" and is stamped in Black Stazon and watercoloured on watercolour paper with Not Quite Navy Ink.
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,
Lesley

22 comments:

  1. What Lesley...what an absolutely clean and classy card! Thanks for joining us this week on the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  2. Ooooh, I just love this..I had bookmarked this sketch and hope I can play with it! Your color scheme is fabulous too! And that sentiment is SO true!

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  3. Love the sentiment, and I LOVE your card, Lesley.

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  4. What a great card. Love the snipped flower and the sentiment. Thanks for playing Create with Connie & Mary!

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  5. What a fantastic card, Lesley! I love the watercolouring on the flower, The sentiment is lovely too .... I hope we get that one :)

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  6. You did a great job of combining two challenges. Very clean and simple. Serene. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge!

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  7. Your card is gorgeous Lesley! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Just Add Ink!!

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  8. This card is stunning. Love all the clean lines but you added just enough texture. I absolutely love that quote and will have that stamp set hopefully by week's end:)

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  9. This is just perfectly laid out, perfect colours and a wonderful sentiment. Thanks for playing at CCMC this week.

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  10. Lesley I love your card. Gorgeous sentiment too.

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  11. Glad you're refreshed and inspired. This is fabulous. I love the way your flower turned out! Good to see you back!

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  12. Love this classy card! You have used the challenge colours beautifully. Thanks for playing at JAI ♥

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  13. This is a beautiful card and I agree, the sentiment is great! Thanks for playing along with the colour challenge at JAI.

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  14. Gorgeous! I love the clean and crisp look of it! And I really like how you made the notebook paper! Clever! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  15. Beautiful use of the JAI challenge colours Lesley, great colouring and l love the CAS lines...Thank for playing along.

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  16. This is a great sketch and I love what you have done with it. Beautiful. Chantell

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  17. Oh, Lesley! Lovely colors together and you nailed the sketch! Love all the texture. So glad you could join us at Create with Connie & Mary!

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  18. Whoo-hoo!! Congratulations on the wins, Lesley! So well deserved :)

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  19. Lesley, it's amazing what a couple of weeks away can do, it obviously refreshed your creative mojo! This card is fabulous! It's such a wonderful sentiment and I love that you chose to highlight it in such a gorgeous fashion!
    Hugs
    Jaydee

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  20. Yowza, Lesley! Congrats on the double win!

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  21. Well I can absolutely see why you won both challenges. Great card.

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  22. Well I can absolutely see why you won both challenges. Great card.

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Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate the time you took to leave me a little stamping love!!
Lesley :)