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Monday, February 16, 2009

A Dose Of Spring

Today was such a perfect day in my neck of the woods. The sun was shining, the "boys" (AKA DH and DS) were out shooting hoops and DD was tooling around on her scooter. Well, with a little spring in my heart I turned out this fun card. I even used a bit of watercolor which was fresh on my mind since my card Friday.

I stamped with my Palette Noir and then began to color using watercolor pencils and then blending with a blender pen. Scribble on the color and then blend it in! That's about it! Papers are a mix of Crate Paper and Basic Grey Urban Prairie. The "tag" was done with two sizes of oval Stampin' Up punches. Add some sheer ribbon and a fun scalloped edge and... voila - Done!

Here's a close up... I love this new stamp set from Flourishes - Signs of Spring. It was just released Friday and it will - for sure- be one of my spring time faves!

Hope you have a happy Monday! The kiddos are off school so I will be trying to cook up some fun!

See you back here soon!
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26 comments:

  1. Paula's ponderingsFebruary 16, 2009 at 1:13 AM

    Thats a very pretty card, a great reminder that spring is just around the corner!

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  2. NorineFebruary 16, 2009 at 5:52 AM

    what a pretty card very springy(is that a word LOL)
    Hugs
    Norine

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  3. Robin KirkpatrickFebruary 16, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    Beautiful card, Julie. That is a great stamp and you colored it so well. Great paper combo. Glad to hear you're getting some nice spring weather!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2009 at 6:39 AM

    Very pretty card! Think it goes very nicely with your very kind heart and genereous soul. Hope your project gets lots of kids adopted, Julie.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    How adorable this stamp is and your coloring is amazing...makes the sun wanna come out :)

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  6. Stacy MorganFebruary 16, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    So springy and pretty Julie. Wonderful coloring! Enjoy your day!

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  7. The Rubber MaidFebruary 16, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    I love this card..the colors are all perfectly matched and the DP is so adorable. Very nice coloring
    too. Mom

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    Julie ~ Check out my blog when you get a chance, so you can see what your sweet mother sent me!!

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  9. UnknownFebruary 16, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    What a beautiful card! I love the colors you chose, and your fabulous coloring!

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  10. ElenaFebruary 16, 2009 at 3:06 PM

    Wow! This card is so elegant! And coloring is amazing!

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  11. DeniseFebruary 16, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    Very pretty, love the coloring.

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  12. Darlene February 16, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    This is such an uplifting card!! You can send some of that sunshine my way, LOL. Awesome coloring and I really like this image ... I'll have to check out their new releases!!

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  13. JenniferFebruary 16, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    Sooooo pretty and spring-like! I love it.

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    very very cool! wonderful coloring and the card looks like an envelope- that's it, i should make one just like that but envelope, hmmm?

    dude....
    Lovely

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  15. Laura DavisFebruary 16, 2009 at 10:23 PM

    Beautiful Julie!
    Laura

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2009 at 12:33 AM

    So beautiful Julie! Your coloring is fantastic!

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  17. LeAnneFebruary 17, 2009 at 6:01 AM

    So sweet, love that BG paper and the image is perfect for spring!
    LeAnne

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  18. Scrapping DonnaFebruary 17, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    This is really nice. I love your colouring. Spring feels like it is here as well.

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  19. JanineFebruary 17, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    Hey Julie !!! Gorgeous card... just what we need right about now..
    Yesterday was Family Day here in Ontario so had a great day just relaxing with the boys...

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    Julie, this is so sweet, that papers are fabulous, so perfect for Spring.

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  21. Bev J.February 17, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Beautiful card and wonderful coloring. tfs

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  22. "Kirby" (KrB)February 17, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    This is a gorgeous card, Julie. I love your coloring, and the DP is awesome. I'm sooo getting hooked on Basic Grey's papers, and I love this new Flourishes set. I'm sure I'll be purchasing it this week-end. :)

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  23. Melisa WaldorfFebruary 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM

    Hi Julie. I subscribe to your blog and love your stuff. This card is absolutely beautiful!!

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    Super card, Julie. I love all those fresh colors!

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  25. BeccaFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    just gorgeous Julie..I love the colours and the design adorable.

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  26. Joan FrickerFebruary 18, 2009 at 4:19 AM

    Beautiful card!!!! I love the colors. Sure makes me think spring will soon be here!

    Joan

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Thanks so much for leaving me some love in the form of a comment - it makes me smile!