Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Embossed Flower

I love the combination of kraft with white and neutral colors. So I heat embossed my flower with white embossing powder and used beige/white patterned papers from Maja Design.
I machine stitched with white glitter thread around both the inner and outer squares - it really adds some nice sparkle to the card, too bad it can be seen in the photo.
I added some cheese cloth behind the inner square for texture.
The sentiment is made with letter stickers and means "good luck".
I didn't want the card to have too much embellishments, keeping the design rather clean, so I punched out 3 butterflies from kraft paper to fill out some of the empty space

This card is for these challenges:
1) 'ABC' Challenges - #21 Bring on the Flowers
2) Crafty Boots - Flowers
3) Creative Creations Challenge Blog - Things with the letter B (butterflies)
4) Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - Favorite color with Kraft
5) Make My Monday - Monochrome
6) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
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29 comments:

  1. Mynn xxMarch 19, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    Absolutely GORGEOUS, Pia! LOVE your sweet color scheme and images and I really must get some gauze to play with! Thanks for joining us at MMM! :)

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  2. PeanutMarch 19, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Absolutely scrumptious, Pia! Lovely and delicate.
    I apologise for not visiting sooner… been poorly all weekend. I miss seeing your beautiful projects.
    xxx Asha
    Sunny Summer Crafts

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  3. LaineMarch 19, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    Your cards are so elegant and stylish and are a joy to behold.
    Laine
    xx

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  4. chrissy xxMarch 19, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    It really is GORgeous! What a FABulous design Pia.
    LOve it.
    Chrissyxx

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  5. Flutterby TrinaMarch 19, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    beautiful - I love how CAS the finish is! Thanks for joining us at Creative Creations Challenges with out 'B' challenge - remember you can enter up to three times! Good Luck and hope to see you again soon :) x

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  6. Patricia St MartinMarch 19, 2013 at 6:04 PM

    Wonderful card love the neutral colors your embossed roses are so pretty.
    Patricia

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  7. scrappymo!March 19, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    Gorgeous! I love the tone on tone look to this and the cheesecloth really gives some lovely texture!
    Off to catch up on your posts I have missed.

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  8. CarolynMarch 19, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    What a lovely card!!! This is my kind of card.....soft colours and all.
    I saw this card on MIM and had to take a closer look and glad I did.
    Carolyn

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  9. SueMarch 19, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    This is stunning Pia. I love the soft neutral colours. The white embossed image is gorgeous and your layout is fabulous too.
    Sue xx

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  10. Lau WMarch 19, 2013 at 8:43 PM

    Oh so lovely ! Superb card Pia, very pretty !
    xxx

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  11. CorinnaMarch 19, 2013 at 9:05 PM

    Kraft and white- i love the paper you have used.
    This is georgeous!
    Corinna

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  12. cotnobMarch 19, 2013 at 11:52 PM

    This is gorgeous Pia, I love your embossed flower and great design - another fabulous card.
    Pauline
    x

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  13. Dee's Craft RoomMarch 20, 2013 at 2:22 AM

    Very pretty card, the roses and butterflies look amazing on the neutral background you have created. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  14. ShelbyMarch 20, 2013 at 5:51 AM

    The combination looks fantastic and love how you've embossed the flower! Wonderful card

    Shelby

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  15. UnknownMarch 20, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    Fab card with different combinations, love it coz it is different./x
    follow you on bloglovin...

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  16. KraftyKoolKatMarch 20, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    What a fabulous layout and colour scheme.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  17. MarliesMarch 20, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    A beautiful elegant card. I love kraft with lots of colours but never tried it with white. It looks realy great, thanks for the idea! hugs, Marlies

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  18. Laura Mackie Stampin' Up!March 20, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    Beautiful card, thank you for joining us this week at Make My Monday, Laura x

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  19. Meihsia LiuMarch 20, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    What a fabulous card, Pia. Love the beautiful colors you used. ^_^

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  20. ChrissyMarch 21, 2013 at 2:58 AM

    This is just beautiful Pia..love the colours and gorgeous flower..

    Thanks for sharing with us at Make it Monday..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  21. UnknownMarch 21, 2013 at 4:16 AM

    Very pretty Pia!!! Love the colors and the image. :) Thanks for joining us at Make It Monday.

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  22. UnknownMarch 21, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    This is a lovely card Pia i love the colour tones they work really.Thanks for joining us at Creative Creations Challenges this week and hope to see more of your creations soon. Anita x

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  23. JacquelineMarch 21, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    Thanks for joining in our CAS - Monotone challenge this week at MMM - your card is lovely - Jacqueline xx

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  24. Pat KMarch 21, 2013 at 12:29 PM

    Gorgeous card Pia. Beautiful tones and I love the embossed flowers and sentiment. Pat K x

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  25. Sue B March 22, 2013 at 11:28 PM

    Oh Wow! this is gorgeous Pia! I love the earthy colours with the Kraft.. and the cheesecloth texture and stitching looks fab!! :-)
    Big hugs
    Sue xx

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  26. ♥Jan♥March 23, 2013 at 11:22 PM

    Kraft and white are such a gorgeous color combo ! Thanks for playing along with us this week at The Kraft Journal !!

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  27. Danielle VincentMarch 24, 2013 at 4:54 AM

    Oh Pia - this is so very beautiful. I love the white on the Kraft paper - its so soft and lovely! A gorgeous creation and I'm so glad that you shared it with us this week at ABC Challenges.

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  28. SkyeMarch 24, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    A very pretty feminine card. Love the white and kraft combo. Lovely design paper, that will go on my wishlist.

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  29. Decosse's Dynamite DoodlesApril 17, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    Love all the subtleties going on here. Very pretty Pia.

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