Thursday, October 27, 2011

Sunshiny Friday

Welcome to another Flourishes Friday Gang!  The Design Team is putting together some lovely inspiration for you today.  Today I have a Thank You card I made for the Pastor and Family that we stayed with in Mexico City.  They are SO dear to us.  


I was able to use the beautiful Sunflowers Set from Flourishes as well as just a part of the sentiment from the gorgeous Flourishes FLIP set this year.  I wanted to make something that had lots of warmth and vibrancy to reflect the Mexican culture.   Sorry for the bright sunshine and shadows in the photo, I had to take the pic quickly before we left on our trip.  


I went with some red tones and yellow for the flower petals in my Copic Markers, and then paired the image with the pretty papers from MME Rosy paper pack.  And then I added the pretty flower shaped button from the Rosy button accents in the store to match.   I've used some really pretty pleated Plisse Satin ribbon.  I've also used a number of Spellbinders dies, Nested Pennants, Labels Five Nestabilities, and Fair Isle Border Petites.  

And here's a picture of our wonderful friends on the day of their son's wedding.


Now head on over to see what the other awesome girls have been up to:


Hope to be back to some more regular creating and commenting next week, I'm still catching up! 

15 comments:

Tina said...

Very pretty card. Great colors and design. Very nice picture of your friends.

Tina

Dawn B. said...

This is so pretty. They must have loved receiving a beautiful card like this. Hope you had a great week.

Tammy Hershberger said...

OMGosh, I LOVE how RICH the colors are on this, Christine! GORGEOUS, gorgeous card!

Marisa said...

Gorgeous card :) Love the embossed panel behind the flower, the layered scallops and the ribbon is fabulous! I'm sure they will love receiving it. Great pic of your friends...brings back many memories of my years in Costa Rica.

Tanya said...

Wow, totally gorgeous! This stamp has been on my wish list for so long, haven't gotten it yet. I think I'm too scared I won't color it right and do it justice, lol! One of these days I'll get brave enough. Yours is just beautiful. Have a wonderful weekend. :P)

Stacy Morgan said...

Oh so rich and cool Christine. I like the dark rich colors. The happy parents looks so proud. :0) I will get back to you later today on our email. Hope you have a great weekend.

Amanda said...

Christine, this is one Beautiful and lively card!! You captured the colors very well and it turned out Gorgeous!! Love it :)

Lesley said...

Wow Christine, this is beautiful. I love the warm colours.

Barbara said...

Simply gorgeous, Christine! The colors are so rich!

dpkennedy said...

So beautiful Christine! The colors are vibrant and fun and wonderful!

Linda Carson said...

Oh that's a stunner! Beautiful colored and designed!

KarinsArtScrap said...

very beautiful card christine.

greetings karin

Susan (rainy) said...

What a beautiful, warm and wonderful card, Christine. I'm sure it will be loved by your dear friends. They look so happy and proud on their son's special day. It's always such a celebration when our children make those good and happy choices. Love it.

Sheree said...

Wow!! I love sunflowers and you have coloured this perfectly!
Hope you had a wonderful trip!

Leslie Miller said...

Your beautiful card looks exactly right for its purpose, Christine! The rich colors and texture give it a real south of the border feel. Your week sounds wonderful!