Charlie is back and my how his garden is growing!
This cute little card is for a long distance friend who is taking a trip out to see me. She loves Charlie, so it fits too.
I sewed around each sun square on the DP, and it really helped to make those squares stand out.
Thanks for looking!
SUPPLIES:
* ALL CD STAMPS USED: Charlie Gardens
* CS and PAPERS: Flair designs Dp Hit the beach, watercolor, summer sun, really rust, certainly celery
* INK: Brilliance black, really rust, creamy caramel, close to cocoa, bashful blue, certainly celery
* ACCESS and EMBELLISHMENTS: sewing machine, celery twill, basic grey buttons, jute string from www.cdstamps.com, waterbrush, snips
* COLORING MEDIUM: watercolor on watercolor paper
* SPECIAL TECHNIQUES: paper piecing
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 @ 9:36 PM
OMGosh Laurie, this is adorable. I love your sewed around bg squares. Love the gardening Charlie. That wheel barrow is just too dang cute. Wonderful card here! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Sun, May 03, 2009 @ 7:56 PM
Laurie~ I love this image! So sweet and fresh. Love the sentiment too. I love how you stitch on your cards- it makes it so much more special. Great job!
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: February 6, 2008 Location: Northern Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Posts: 5495
Sun, May 03, 2009 @ 8:56 PM
Hi Laurie! I love, love, love, love, love this! LOL Great paper with a great idea to stitch around each square and so cute for the Charlie Garden theme...your coloring in this is great, as usual and now, I'm thinking that I need this set???
------------------------------ Linda's Blog: My Little Yellow Cottage "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;
for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5
Registered: November 17, 2006 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia Posts: 52798
Sun, May 24, 2009 @ 3:26 PM
Laurie, love the gardening Charlie Horse....amazing colouring.... love your colour combo and sun dp... Fabulous stitching on the card... As you know I love to sew on my cards as well.... wonderful design.. Really like the button and ribbon embellishments. tfs