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Hello!

Some of you that are on Facebook may have seen this picture of my creative process...


That led to this:


I was inspired by the current retrosketch:


That challenge site is quickly becoming my fav!  I always love their sketches and inspiration!

I used my highly neglected Pink Paislee Nantucket collection and topped it off with a SRM sentiment.

Comments

Riet said…
What a gorgeous card Amy.

Hugs Riet.xx
Dora said…
Beautiful card, love the pink:):)
yyam said…
Oooooh......soooo pretty! Love the pink! :)
itsallrosi said…
love the process :) and a great card!
jessica said…
Beautiful card Amy!!
BTW~ you won some ribbon over on my blog :)
Email me your address and I will ship it out!!
Lynn said…
So soft and feminine Amy!
Jessi Fogan said…
You call that a mess? Is that a challenge? lol :)
Love the gorgeous floral paper, the rounded corners (quickly becoming a fave with me!) and those awesome embellies at the bottom!
LOL to your craft process photo!! LOVE IT!!!! And loving that card!! LOVEEEEEEEEEE the pink, the half hexagon and the pearls!!!!
Sherry Eckblad said…
Love how the card turned out Amy and I too am a big fan of their sketches.
Annette Allen said…
aww this came out so pretty...i love the gold pearls...so pretty.
Jingle said…
Very pretty card!
Angi Barrs said…
Beautiful creation! :)
Mona Pendleton said…
lovely card Amy! Great choice of patterned paper ;)
Tammy said…
Such a sweet card. Love the soft colors. You rock!
Sylvia said…
Beautiful card, Amy, I love the colors and the papers you used! Have a beautiful day!
*Alison* said…
Beautiful.. LOVE your little yellow element at the bottom. hugs!
Jen said…
i agree about retro sketches...they rock!! and i love this card!! super fun!!
Emily Leiphart said…
This is gorgeous, Amy! I love the pink patterns and that little yellow piece of chipboard!
Angie Tieman said…
Very pretty! You could link it to the CAS-ual Fridays pink challenge too! :)

ps Love your process photo, glad I'm not the only one who pulls out a lot of 'stuff'!
wendipooh13 said…
ohhhh soo pretty!!! LOVE the colors!!!
Chunyuan said…
love how you used the pink color and the yellow chipboard peeking out.
Aimes said…
Pretty in pink, girlie! Your creative process seems similar to mine....shame I don't every seem to find the time to pick up the stuff from the floor when I've finished LOL!
Hugs!
x
Kara Lynne said…
Such pretty papers! That is a wonderful sketch to highlight them too.
Courtney K said…
what a pretty card Amy - so feminine!
Rose said…
what! all that mess for one card?? never happens to me!! LOL :)

super pretty card girlfriend :)

off to spend a day at my craft table as soon as i get caught up on my reader :)
xiumaiyuki said…
I love this card.... everything about it!!
Emily Keaton said…
This is gorgeous, Amy! I picked up some PP Nantucket digital items recently and can't wait to use them, especially now that I've seen this lovely creation of yours!
Karen B. said…
Fun to see your creative process, and oh my goodness, the half hexagon is the most clever thing ever!
Trinh said…
The end result was worth it! This is beautiful.
Jocelyn Olson said…
Now that I have caffeine in my system, I can properly comment. ha ha The Nantucket papers are so gorgeous--love the way you put them together for the sketch. The little stitching and pop of yellow are so fab!
Jackie Rockwell said…
The pink patterned papers are beautiful! I'm loving the little yellow tab too!!! So glad you joined us in this week's RetroSketch challenge Amy!
Unknown said…
great take on the challenge! beautiful card...and very similar creative process to mine! ;)
Alice said…
those colors are so yummy! beautiful card, Amy!
Lynnda said…
Gorgeous card Sista!!!! Love this!!! Hugs...xoxo
Anonymous said…
Those papers are wonderful!! Love the buttons and pearls!
Michelle said…
So sweet! That floral paper is fab.
jen said…
What a fabby creation- so glad your process is similar to mine... happy sigh to see that nantucket being used to perfection!