Wednesday, June 27, 2012

celebrate life.

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.

Posted by ~amy~ at 12:00 AM
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40 comments:

  1. RietJune 27, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    What a gorgeous card Amy.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  2. DoraJune 27, 2012 at 1:22 AM

    Beautiful card, love the pink:):)

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  3. yyamJune 27, 2012 at 1:47 AM

    Oooooh......soooo pretty! Love the pink! :)

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  4. Laura O'DonnellJune 27, 2012 at 3:21 AM

    love the process :) and a great card!

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  5. jessicaJune 27, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    Beautiful card Amy!!
    BTW~ you won some ribbon over on my blog :)
    Email me your address and I will ship it out!!

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  6. LynnJune 27, 2012 at 3:32 AM

    So soft and feminine Amy!

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  7. onecraftymamaJune 27, 2012 at 3:34 AM

    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!

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  8. Julie Tucker-WolekJune 27, 2012 at 5:00 AM

    LOL to your craft process photo!! LOVE IT!!!! And loving that card!! LOVEEEEEEEEEE the pink, the half hexagon and the pearls!!!!

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  9. Sherry EckbladJune 27, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    Love how the card turned out Amy and I too am a big fan of their sketches.

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  10. LaurelJune 27, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    Very pretty!

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  11. AnnetteJune 27, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    aww this came out so pretty...i love the gold pearls...so pretty.

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  12. JingleJune 27, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    Very pretty card!

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  13. AngiJune 27, 2012 at 5:51 AM

    Beautiful creation! :)

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  14. Mona L. PendletonJune 27, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    lovely card Amy! Great choice of patterned paper ;)

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  15. Laura B.June 27, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    Love it!

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  16. TammyJune 27, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    Such a sweet card. Love the soft colors. You rock!

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  17. MichelleJune 27, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    LOVE IT!!!

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  18. SylviaJune 27, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    Beautiful card, Amy, I love the colors and the papers you used! Have a beautiful day!

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  19. *Alison*June 27, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    Beautiful.. LOVE your little yellow element at the bottom. hugs!

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  20. JenJune 27, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    i agree about retro sketches...they rock!! and i love this card!! super fun!!

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  21. Emily LeiphartJune 27, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    This is gorgeous, Amy! I love the pink patterns and that little yellow piece of chipboard!

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  22. Angie TiemanJune 27, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    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'!

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  23. wendipooh13June 27, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    ohhhh soo pretty!!! LOVE the colors!!!

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  24. ChunyuanJune 27, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    love how you used the pink color and the yellow chipboard peeking out.

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  25. AimesJune 27, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    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

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  26. Kara LynneJune 27, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    Such pretty papers! That is a wonderful sketch to highlight them too.

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  27. Courtney KJune 27, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    what a pretty card Amy - so feminine!

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  28. RoseJune 27, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    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 :)

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  29. xiumaiyukiJune 27, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    I love this card.... everything about it!!

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  30. Emily KeatonJune 27, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    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!

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  31. Karen B.June 27, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    Fun to see your creative process, and oh my goodness, the half hexagon is the most clever thing ever!

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  32. TrinhJune 27, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    The end result was worth it! This is beautiful.

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  33. Jocelyn OlsonJune 27, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    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!

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  34. Jackie RockwellJune 28, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    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!

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  35. BarbJune 28, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    great take on the challenge! beautiful card...and very similar creative process to mine! ;)

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  36. Alice WertzJune 28, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    those colors are so yummy! beautiful card, Amy!

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  37. LynndaJune 28, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    Gorgeous card Sista!!!! Love this!!! Hugs...xoxo

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  38. AnonymousJune 29, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Those papers are wonderful!! Love the buttons and pearls!

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  39. MichelleJune 30, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    So sweet! That floral paper is fab.

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  40. jenJuly 4, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    What a fabby creation- so glad your process is similar to mine... happy sigh to see that nantucket being used to perfection!

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Cheers,
~amy~

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