Monday 11 March 2013

The perfect pear

Hello sweet bloggers,

This is a card I made this morning after really pushing myself. The image is a stamp from Hampton Art and it has been coloured with water colour pencils. The printed paper was won two years ago in Terry's blog candy. The sponging on the paper below the image was done by Zeenya (my older one) in the good old days when she used to love card making. The flowers are from my stash as is the ribbon. The leaf at the bottom left is a pressed leaf which has sentimental value as I picked it up while walking in a park in France !!! I have to add that I do like this card and the colours on it.


I am going to enter this in the following challenges:
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - bring on spring (lots of flowers)
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/ - spring has sprung
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ - sketch

Hope you are having a good week...

Catch you later.

Love,

Monica 

22 comments:

Mihaela said...

So pretty card, love it!

Jean said...

This is really pretty Monica, I love the pretty background paper and the flowers match so well.
Jean x

sara said...

Love your card sooo pretty.

Unknown said...

Wonderful card, really made me smile .Great colors and layout. I saw your card on Make it Monday txx

jimlynn said...

Monica, this is so elegant and stunning. LOVE that sponging and Zeenya needs to take up the craft again. Very pretty coloring on the pears and love the leaf you added! So beautiful.
Lynn

Do What You Love said...

Hello dear Monica! I love all your cards because they are all so different and unique - you really know how to place your embellishments and give each card special value. This is so cute with the pears! I adore the sponging by Zeenya - she did a marvelous job! Love the added leaf that you found in Paris - VERY nice! ;-)

Helen said...

oh, so pretty!

Doreen said...

Gorgeous card,I love the image and fab colours.xxx

Laura said...

This is a perfect card,I love the perfect pairs and the perfect sponging on the paper,Your daughter did a really good job! TFS

loz said...

Beautiful card and coloring Monica. Visited from MIM for a closer look..Loz

1CardCreator said...

Great card Monica, sure this will sell quickly too! ~Diane

Carolyn said...

Great card Monica. The paper goes so well with the pears.....keep up the good work.

Carolyn

Merry said...

Shame that kids grow out of cardmaking with their mums, I do live in hope that my daughter may return to it in about ten years. :-) I liked how this card came together. Lots of memories for you

Donna Ellis said...

Gosh, Monica, this is gorgeous! (the shading looks great!) I like the designer paper and the image is absolutely PERFECT! I have not seen it before. So glad you shared it. That "French" leaf certainly maintained its color! A happy unique card for sure! hugs, de

Chrissy said...

Fabulous card Monica, love the papers, and the image and colouring is terrific.
Thanks for sharing with us at Make it Monday..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

So pretty!!!! Love the image with the pears!!!!
The flowers are a great touch too!!!

Andrea W said...

Delightful card! I love the soft colors and cute pears. I found you at Make It Monday.

Sol said...

WOW.. such a simple stamp.. and you have managed to make this Gorgeous Card.. FAB Colors.. and Beautiful Design! :o)
Thank you for joining us at ATSC! Hugs Sol

Julia said...

I saw your beautiful creation on Make It Monday and had to visit and take a closer look. Gorgeous! TFS!

My entries is #214.

I would love to have you visit my blog,  My Art... Healing The Soul and become a follower.

Hugs,

Julia

whimsical whispers said...

Great card, love the simplisity of it. I saw your card on Make it Monday Xxx

Linda Breedlove said...

This is so gorgeous... love the soft colors of the papers along with your pear image... beautiful flowers!!! I saw your card on Make It Monday.

Rosemary said...

What a beautiful card, the coloring is so soft and gentle, works wonderfully for the sentiment. I also love that you included something so dear to you in the pressed leaf, isn't it wonderful to have a craft that can be so heartfelt? Thank you for sharing it with us at Opus Gluei, it's perfect (or should that be pear-fect? LOL). I'm sorry I didn't comment sooner, I've had ongoing computer issues...argh...