Fiber Bubble: Penguin Poppies

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Penguin Poppies

The challenge at {PIN}spirational is a photo with penguins (or penguinies as friend Mary Lee's granddaughter refers to aquatic flightless birds). I was given the task of selecting any digital image from Aurora Wings one of the generous sponsors for this challenge at {PIN}. A definite perk of being on the design team! I decided to go with the colors in the penguin photo for inspiration and went with her lovely hydrangeas. You just never know where inspiration will pop from!

Friends
~Base card - coral card stock
~Layer of We R Memory Keepers Anthologie design paper
~ Strip of coordinating We R Memory Keepers Anthologie design paper
~Sentiment stamped on Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags 2
~Digital image of hydrangeas from Aurora Wings - colored with Copics and SU Watercolor Wonder, highlighted with SU Crystal Effects
~Two pearls colored with Sharpie
Challenges
{PIN}spirational - photo inspiration
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Squirrel and the Fox - new stuff (new digi)

14 comments:

jimlynnJanuary 21, 2014 at 10:26 AM
Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! Love it.
Lynn
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NanceJanuary 21, 2014 at 11:33 PM
Beautiful card, Nancy! I love those flowers! Have a great week! Nance (fellow DT)
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crafty-stamperJanuary 22, 2014 at 4:40 PM
Great card love the flower image and sentiment-thanks for joining us at OSAAT
Carol DT x
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Gloria Shirr (purpleglo)January 22, 2014 at 7:10 PM
Gorgeous card Nancy! I love it. Love the colors and your coloring is fabulous.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful creation with us at The Squirrel and The Fox.

I am your newest follower and would love to have you follow my blog also.
Hope to see you again next challenge. Have a wonderful week! Hugs, Gloria DT

http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com
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Ingrid MasonJanuary 23, 2014 at 5:26 AM
Oh my word Nancy, your colouring of the hydrangeas is totally awesome ....They look so natural and very beautiful. The natural colours of your papers and beautiful sentiment make this a very special Friendship card.

Thank you for sharing this lovely card in our challenge this week. Ingrid xx ( OSAAT Team )
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HazelJanuary 23, 2014 at 9:26 AM
A beautiful card with a wonderfully coloured image. A super layout too. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT. Hazel x
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KatelynJanuary 23, 2014 at 4:31 PM
Gorgeous card! I love the colours!
Artsy-Arts
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Today's Beautiful Moments - Tracey FehrJanuary 23, 2014 at 7:03 PM
Nancy...this is gorgeous! Your coloring is stunning.
Hugs,
Tracey
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ZellaJanuary 25, 2014 at 2:15 PM
Nancy - absolutely beautiful coloring!!!!
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Jennie - The Crafty WifeJanuary 25, 2014 at 5:00 PM
What a lovely card for a special friend. The images at Aurora wings are beautiful and this is no exception. It's been beautifully coloured too. Thank you for joining us at OSAAT. Jennie x
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TraceyJanuary 25, 2014 at 5:34 PM
Beautiful card Nancy! I love how you coloured the hydrangeas, so very pretty. Thanks for playing along with us this week at OSAAT, hope to see you back again soon.
Hugs, Tracey (DT)
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WynnJanuary 26, 2014 at 5:29 AM
Great card and a wonderful sentiment Nancy. Those hydrangeas are so realistic. Hugs Wynn xx
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MarinaJanuary 26, 2014 at 2:12 PM
Such a very pretty card - love the colourful hydrangeas and the die cut around the sentiment. Marina
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Jeanette (Forest Ranger) January 28, 2014 at 7:03 AM
Those flowers are gorgeous, as is your card!
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