Monday, 21 May 2012

Dancing Tulips - The Stamp Basket

It's my turn to post on The Stamp Basket blog today, and I decided to have a play with some dies instead of a stamped image for this week's card...




Items available from The Stamp Basket
Sentiment stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink


I've used 2 separate dies for the tulips - Dancing Tulips cuts the basic tulips and leaves, and Tulip Petals cuts the flower in 4 pieces, and then you just layer them up.  I used my new Stampin' Up framelits dies (not the biggest one, this is the next size down) to cut the central shape, and drew around the die on kraft card to make the mat.  The sentiment is also Stampin' Up, stamped in Rich Cocoa memento ink.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

When I picked Dex up from nursery this afternoon, he said "I'm going to be really nice to Morgan today... and to Daddy".... "Oh, that's nice" I said "are you going to be nice to Mummy too?"... Dex thinks about it for a while... "No, I don't think so!"  Cheeky little monkey!

Have a lovely evening :o)

34 comments:

Jenny said...

These layered tulips are so much nicer than the flowers you've replaced with them, gorgeous colours and CAS design :0)
Jenny x

Debs said...

Beautiful elegant card Lisa.
You gotta love kids and what they say - don't you lol!!!
Have a fab evening.
Debs xx

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Lisa
A beautiful card and love the die
Hugs Dianne xx :)

maxine said...

A beautiful card Lisa x

Kat said...

Gorgeous card Lisa, very elegant. Love those tulips. I haven't seen that Tulip Petals die. I have the Dancing Tulips die so I may have to invest...... Mmmm that's the worst of visiting your favourite blogs....you see stuff you want (need)!

Aren't kids funny the things they come out with? What a cutie Dex is!

Kat xx

The Crafty Blonde said...

Fabulous card, love the flower die and pretty papers and colours.
Lyndsey xx

emma mitchell said...

Love the dies and colours on this GORGEOUS card.
Hugs Emma xx

Janette said...

Hi Lisa, this is gorgeous and does make a nice change form the norm...love it.xx

Louise said...

Love it! Great colours, layout & dies xx

Faye said...

Hello Lovely Lisa, how fab to 'see' you. I think your Dex and my Sweet Cheeks would get on perfectly. Are you completely sure they're not related?! As for this card. It's gorgeous. I love how the tulips have turned out and the papers are scrummy too. xx

Debs M said...

ooh great effect, gorgeous card x

Wendy said...

This is gorgeous Lisa, love the dies and fab papers.
Wendy xx

Chrissy said...

Gorgeous card Lisa, love the colours..fabulous effect.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Unknown said...

Oooh gorgeous Lisa! I've got the dancing tulips die, but didn't bother with the petals one. Now it's going on the list!

Wonderful shape to your main frame as well and love the colour combo.

Your Dex sounds just like my Emily - she told me the other day that her and daddy are nearly perfect, when I asked if I was too the reply came, no - you're OK not perfect like us!!!! Good job I love her back, ain't it ;-)

Sarah

Catherine said...

This is so pretty, love the colours.....

Claire said...

Really pretty card, love the papers and fab design. Hugs, Claire x

heidy said...

What a beautiful card Lisa!!
And was Dex nice to you too lol!!
XXX Heidy

Rachel said...

Ohhhhh....beautiful card Lisa! I love this one! Wedgie xxx

Aileen said...

Oooh I like this a lot. It's lovely to see the dies stand out. x

cardmaking bird said...

I love how you've used dies instead of a stamp, you clever thing!! Hugs, Marie xx

Jo said...

Beautiful colour combo and love the dies you've used....might have to put them on my wish list lol! Dex sounds just fab....bet he's great company!
Hugs Jo x

Jackie said...

Stunning card, love the tulips and the colours are beautiful :o)
Jackie xx

debby4000 said...

Oh gorgeous card Lisa, love what you've done with the tulips.
luv
Debby

coops said...

wow this is gorgeous lisa.really love the design and stunning diecuts ;D

xx coops xx

Craftdee said...

Very elegant, Lisa. It has a lovely, tailored feel to it. Maybe Dex thinks he's already nice to you, mmmm, maybe it just shows how confident he is of you liking him WITHOUT him having to be nice to you - more like it I'm afraid :-) Donna ☺

Donna Mosley said...

A gorgeous card Lisa, love the papers and details. Hope Dex is being nice to Mummy today. lol!

Donna x

Sally said...

Great card, love the die cut flower and colours you used. Thanks for joining us at MMCS.

Sally. xx

Sally said...

Great card, love the die cut flower and colours you used. Thanks for joining us at MMCS.

Sally. xx

Suzie McFloozy said...

What a great card - it's so serene and gentle - this would def make anyone feel better x
Thanks so much for playing along with us at MMCS & good luck x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

coldwaters2 said...

Hi Lisa this is beautiful, I really love the simplicity of the design, this has such a look of elegance, I love it.
hugs
Lorraine x

Mandy said...

Beautiful card Lisa, so elegant & pretty. I did have a chuckle at Dex lol.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
hugs Mandy xx

Anonymous said...

BEAUTIFUL!!
xx

Wendy said...

Hi Lisa, it's me again, have already left you a comment on this gorgeous card, but would like to add ...Thanks for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week.
Wendy xx

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Lisa :-) I love the tulip die cuts and colours ,, beautiful ! :-)

thanks for joining us on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-)
luv
Lols x x x