Thursday 9 December 2010

My dear Edwin

Good evening, sorry I haven't been around for a few days but I have came down with this nasty, horrid flu bug that has had me in bed I have just managed to get up today and have a bite to eat.  I also wanted to share with you a card that I made at the weekend and with one thing and another haven't been able to post it.  

Another thing happened yesterday, the sink in the bathroom was blocked and wouldn't drain.  To cut a long story short.. the pipe outside was metal and had frozen the water inside.  Andrew replaced the pipe and we thought that was that until my daughter went for a shower....  it was raining inside the house pouring out of the celling rose in the kitchen.  Then Andrew was connecting the new pipe outside he had loosened the drain pipe under the shower.  We have had to cut a hole in the bathroom floor to fix it but thank goodness its fixed now.. What a handy hubby I have....
Anyway I always seem to babel.. On to my card
I haven't made many Edwin cards for a while, he was looking very lonely in the draw . He turned out quite well.  
I used Basic Grey papers for a change and got my sewing machine out for the edges.  Lilly of the Valley sentiment stamp, Magnolia stamps, MD flower die, brad and spacers.  I used shrink plastic to make the little pears and stampin up buttons.
 The sentiment stamp on the base is from Whimsy stamps and the lace is from 
crafty feelings  Jayne has a sale on at the moment with up to 40% off. 
 Copic Colours 
Skin & Hair
E11, 21, 00. R20
E37, 35, 33
Jumper & Socks
YG95, 93, 91
Trousers
E79, 74, 71, 70
Present
YG95 and Blender YR32 with blender Y28

~xox~

~xox~

And at long last my birthday present arrived, my own personalized stamp from Whimsy stamps.  Isn't it gorgeous just love it soooo much.. I have decorated the back of the easel card for my stamp..


Thanks for stopping by, if you have chance please stop my Ellephantastic challenge blog the next challenge starts on Saturday but you still have a bit of time to enter before this challenge finishes. 
Entering this card into the following challenges ~ 


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25 comments:

sue said...

hope you are feeling much better now, cutie edwin, mind you he looks quite masterful sat down like that lol x sue x

Rachel Hope said...

So sweet! Wonderful colors!!! Thanks for playing along at Cupcake Inspirations this week!

~Rachel Hope

Mandy said...

Hi Tamara, firstly I hope you feel 100% again soon. It's a really nasty bug, my hubby has been in bed for the last three days and hasn't been able to eat a thing. A sign that he's not well at all!!

Secondly, what a gorgeous card, love the layout, colours infact everything about it!

Thank you for joining us at Let's Craft and Create and sharing you wonderful project.

Mandy

Courtney said...

This is stunning Tamara!! Thanks for joining us at Penny's. Good Luck and Merry Christmas!

Courtney~

Davi said...

Beautiful CARD!! Love all the elements. Thanks for sharing it with us at TT this week.

Julye said...

What a fab card, you should do more Edwins, hope you don't have any more inside rain storms, funny how often one job leads to another too. Thanks for joining us at Penny's and have a great Christmas.

Lynne Forsythe said...

Girl.....you know how to color...the shading of Edwin is just AMAZING!!! Love your card!!

thanks for playing along with the Teamies at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge Blog!!!

Sarah said...

Ooohhh I love this card Tamara, the colours and details are just gorgeous. Thank you for joining us at Craft Your Days Away for my Texture challenge, good luck xxx

Rleen said...

Awesome card! I love the cute image and the colors!
Thank you for joining us at the Whoopsi Daisy this week challenge. Hope to see you again next week.
Hugs, Rleen

Love crafts forever said...

How gorgeous this card is, love it. Thanks for playing at Whoopsi Daisy.
Hugs Nataliya.

Cazro said...

A lovley card. I particually like the background papers and the fabulous green flower. Thanks for adding Tuesday Taggers to your list of challenges. Caz

Heidi said...

Wonderful!
Love the colours:)
Hope you're feeling better now Tamara. Take care!
Hugs, Heidi:)

Giò said...

Such a beautiful card!! The papers and your colouring are fantastic.
Thanks for joining us at Basic Grey challenge.
Hugs, Giò

Liz said...

Wow spent some time on ur blog fab blog great cards thanks for playing with CYDA

PLEASE RETURN SOON

Liz xxxxxxxxxxx

Audrey Ernst (hippieaud) said...

WOW, your detail work is simply amazing! You have put so much gorgeous embellies on this card and your coloring is fabulous. So glad to have you join us at WHOOPSI DAISY challenge this week. I am now one of your followers:)

papertrails leaver said...

Magnificent card! You put so much detail into every aspect of your work. Thank for joining us at Penny's for Merry Christmas challenge. :-) Amy

Marlou McAlees said...

gorgeous card :)

Lisa said...

Fabulous card.Your colouring is superb and just love all the details.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion :D
Lisa x

corinne said...

very nice ! thank you for joining us on our blog. good luck !

Lorraine A said...

gorgeous card :) such an adorable image and the papers and embellies are perfect :-)

thanks for joining us on the ABC Christmas Challenge :-)
luv
Lols x x x

Unknown said...

Gorgeous!!! :)

Dorte said...

Tamara I love your Edwin card, so many details. Thank you for sharing your creation with us at ABC Christmas Challenge this time and good luck.
hugs Dorte

My name is Wynneth said...

Cute! Thanks for joining us on CCT this week.
hugs
wynneth
x

Kiki said...

Wow, this is gorgeous! So many lovely details - great job!

Thanks so much for sharing with us at SAM.

Hugs, Kiki

Vanja said...

Beautiful card! Fantastic layout.
Thank you for joining us at CCT! :)

Hugs, Vanja

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