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3.3.17

Shaped Card - Kitten with Flowers

Shaped Card
Hi friends, this card combines a lot of things I love...die cutting, handmade flowers and experimenting!!
The experiment is my baby steps into coloring stamps! The little kitten with flowers is a clear stamp from Crafty Sentiments I had won way back in 2011[see post] but only now worked up the courage to showcase in a card!
Handmade Flowers
 This card has an array of handmade flowers and here are the dies I used to make them.
  • Yellow Foam Flower :Cheery Lynn  Sunflower die using Daisy Flower Tutorial 
  • Purple Rose : Spellbinders Rose Creations  using Easy Rose Tutorial 
  • Pink Foam Rose : Spellbinders Bauble Blossoms 1
  • Tiny Rose : Cheery Lynn  Miniature Rose using techniques similar to this Punchcraft Rose Tutorial 
  • Magnolia : Spellbinders Magnolia die
  • Leaves : Heartfelt creations Classic Leaf stamp and die, Heartfelt Creations Botanical Wings die stamp and die
Crackle background and handmade roses
 I used a pretty paper from Lemoncraft and added some stenciling with Platinum crackle paste on one corner.
Handmade Rose
 The cute little teapot is a metal charm and so is the little bucket hanging from under the flowers!
Handmade Flowers
The cute kitten was colored with zig watercolor brush-pens and though awash with imperfections I talked myself into using it on this card!
I am not a  natural as far as coloring skills go but slowly trying to actively work up the patience to color stamps and build up the courage to blog my amateur attempts !!

For my blogger friends who like to color...do share with me which are your favorite coloring media....
Supplies : Dies :  Marianne Anja Border ,Joy Crafts 6002-0251[Butterfly Border], Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, Spellbinders Elegant Ovals, Spellbinders Floral Ovals,Spellbinders Bauble Blossoms 1,Spellbinders Rose Creations  , Spellbinders Magnolia ,Cheery Lynn  Miniature Rose,
Misc : Dress my Craft Papers, Dress my Craft sparkling dust
Papers : Lemoncraft Dreamy Mornings,Flowers made using  Dress my Craft Papers

52 comments:

  1. Valerija3/3/17

    Oh! This is just precious! Love the details.
    Valerija xx

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  2. Sindhu3/3/17

    Beautiful card with gorgeous flowers Sonia...

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  3. Migdalia3/3/17

    The kitten image is just precious!! I love all of the beautiful flowers. Gorgeous card!!
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia
    Crafting With Creative M

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  4. SD pooja3/3/17

    lovely card with an adorable image :) I love watercolors .

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  5. Chrissy3/3/17

    Gorgeous card Sonia and well done you on your colouring which is fabulous by the way..the little kitty is so pretty and the flowers and details are wonderful..I use inexpensive [cheap] markers and simple colouring pencils when I go into my happy place...

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  6. Litasha Gandhi3/3/17

    Wonderful card... love those handmade flowers.

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  7. Sue's Crafty Corner3/3/17

    Such a beautiful card Dr Sonia, I love the cute stamp you've used. I have just become your newest follower. Thank you for taking part in my blog candy give away.

    Sue xx

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  8. loz3/3/17

    Gorgeous Kitty card Sonia..Loz

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  9. Darlene 4/3/17

    Just gorgeous Dr. Sonia! Love your design and those flowers are beautiful! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Think Spring’ challenge! We hope you’ll come back often.

    Darlene
    DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop in for a visit!

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  10. Alice (scrAPpamondo)4/3/17

    Adorable kitty, and you coloured her so well! Love the stencil paste added to the beautiful paper and the shape of your card! Your fablous flowers always make me blowing up... they are wonderful!
    I like all the colours mediums, but for stamps I prefer alcohol markers, they are more easy for me, because they give me more control. I would like try watercolouring with distress inks, too, but I think it's more difficult.
    Hugs

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  11. jimlynn4/3/17

    Doesn't look like to me you need any practice at all on your coloring. It's beautiful and so is this gorgeous card!
    I usually use Copics or colored pencils for my coloring. I'm terrible with watercolors and never can get it to look good.
    Lynn

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  12. Carol S.4/3/17

    Cute image and love the flowers. Gorgeous card. Hugs, Carol S.xx

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  13. Lori Kobular4/3/17

    Such a beautiful spring card! I love the cat and your flowers are gorgeous! Love that teapot charm! Thanks for playing along with us at DL.ART Challenges!

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  14. Mrs A.4/3/17

    Your colouring is lovely and kitty looks perfectly at home amongst your gorgeous handmade flowers. I'm not a natural with colouring. I find it so hard to work out light source and where it will be casting shadows. If I do colour I like Promarkers as they have a nice bullet nib one end. I much prefer to work with water colours and love using the Marvy Le PLume II water based ink pens. Again they have a very, very fine nib perfect for drawing in the outlines and then a lovely soft paint brush shape the other end. You will find the right medium for yourself through trial and error. Hugs Mrs A.

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  15. Lisa4/3/17

    Oh wow, this is so gorgeous!! I love all the techniques you used!! The crackle stencil paste looks amazing!! The flowers are stunning!! I love the sweet kitty and the border dies you used!! This is spectacular, my friend!! I love, love it!! Thanks so much for playing along at DL.ART!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  16. Sunshine HoneyBee4/3/17

    You certainly have made some wonderful creations using that die. Especially like the flowers. Your flowers remind me of the wonderful flowers we have at the plant nursery I'm working part-time at.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  17. Donna Ellis4/3/17

    How darling, Sonia! Beautiful colorful flowers, and delightful card! XOXO

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  18. aussie aNNie4/3/17

    Doc, this is absolutely gorgeous...love your work.xx[aNNie]

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  19. Radhika4/3/17

    Woww soo cute.. :)

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  20. DIANA L.4/3/17

    Your flowers are just fabulous I love all the sparkle you have added. wonderful design to.
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes MARCH Linky Challenge. Have a blessed day Sorry I have not been around much a lot illness and bad weather going around I hope to visit you more now that things are settling down.
    DIANA L.

    DL.ART DESIGN TEAM MEMBER
    DL.ART crinkle ribbon
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com
    http://dianamlarson.ctmh.com

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  21. Debra K.4/3/17

    Gorgeous card! Your colouring of the kitten is wonderful, I can't believe it's your first attempt! You've created a fabulous garden of handcrafted flowers, they look as good as bought ones. Great choice of dies that work so well together.
    My favourite colouring medium is Copic alcohol pens but I'm just trying Prismacolor Pencils out at the moment. Debra x

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  22. Crafting Queen4/3/17

    Another stunning creation.

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  23. Diane4/3/17

    Wow...I do love this gorgeous card and you made all your flowers, WOW, so stunningly beautiful!! I use Copics most of the time but I have lots of other coloring tools, just not enough time to use them, kind of sad..lol!! Thank you fro joining our challenge at Double D!

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  24. Tracy4/3/17

    You did a wonderful coloring job. The kitten is precious. Love all your handmade flowers. Hugs!

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  25. Julie Tucker-Wolek4/3/17

    This is gorgeous! LOVING the flowers and that kitty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  26. Inkyfingers4/3/17

    What an amazing confection! I love your handmade flowers and the image is so cute!
    Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM and I hope you will join us again soon.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  27. K M Meena Herale4/3/17

    Wow, what a stunning card.

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  28. Sylvia 5/3/17

    Gorgeous Spring card.Love the beautiful colours and the pretty flowers.

    Gr, Sylvia x

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  29. Kathy Krug5/3/17

    Beautiful design and I love all the sweet image. So glad that you linked up with us Double D and hoe you will join us often.
    Kathy
    DD DT

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  30. Pam5/3/17

    Love the adorable kitty and all your beautiful handmade flowers!
    Pam
    scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

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  31. Monica5/3/17

    Hi Sonia, hope you are well. Your card is stunning and I love the frame and the flowers and the charm is super cute.

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  32. Peanut5/3/17

    Super sweet card. Love the floral additions. So very pretty.
    x Asha

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  33. katieo6/3/17

    Fantastic. I love the way you colored the sweet kitty. The shape of the card is so pretty annd the sparkly flowers are gorgeous. You put so many details into your projects. It is so fun to see what your newest creation is

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  34. Teresa Arsenault6/3/17

    Beautiful card. I love the gorgeous texture in the background. hugs, Teresa

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  35. Priyanka Mathur7/3/17

    Wow! Gorgeous and cute card! I love the details and your colouring, kitty is so cute!

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  36. Kirsty Vittetoe7/3/17

    OH wow, beautiful cards with beautiful layers!

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  37. HappyMomentzz by Sharada Dilip8/3/17

    This is super cute love the cutie kitten and Im currently addicted to copics :)

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  38. Nandini8/3/17

    Amazing card Sonia. Love the background and the pretty blooms. Thank you for joining us at the ATSM challenges. All the best. Nandini, DT

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  39. Berina RGA9/3/17

    Such a beautiful card Sonia!! Love the flowers you have made! Gorgeous!! Your coloring is very pretty! Love the soft colors you have used!

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  40. scrappymo!10/3/17

    Hi Sonia
    Your card is beautiful! Your colouring is so pretty and I think you have done a marvelous job of finding the light and shadow that is not something that \i am very good at. i struggle with colouring i used to use copics but have got into coloured pencil crayons lately. Have even coloured with chalk!
    Your flowers are so amazing, So many different types and all so beautiful.

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  41. Karen P10/3/17

    Sonia this is stunning! You shouldn't be nervous of colouring hun because the kitten looks great. I do understand though, my colouring is not always as good as it should be and it takes me quite a bit of time these days as I struggling not to just blob on the colour but include light and shade too lol! You would never guess that your flowers are home made as they look better than WOC flowers, I own quite a few of them so I know. Thank you so much for the lovely comment on my crackled heart, it means a lot xx

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  42. Alex11/3/17

    Sweeeeeeeeeeet Card. Just love it. You have created a amazing spring Card.
    Your project would fits with our challenge #3 (spring) at Do-Al(l) Kreatives! I like to invite you to play with us.

    Hugs
    Alex
    *DT + Admin* Do-Al(l) Kreatives
    Alex' Kreative Seite

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  43. Amelia Breytenbach12/3/17

    This is such a stunning card! Love the gorgeous image & fabulous dies. Your floral array is just perfect! Thanks for sharing with us at Double "D" Challenge.
    Amelia (DT Double "D" Challenges)

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  44. cotnob13/3/17

    A stunning card Sonia, fabulous die cut details and sweet image - beautifully embellished.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  45. yyam13/3/17

    Awww...this is so sweet. Really love that frame diecut..so pretty!

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  46. DIANA L.14/3/17

    Beautiful, love those sweet flowers. The kitty is too cute. Thank you for joining my DL.ART March LINKY CHALLENGE. DIANA L.

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  47. Ally14/3/17

    Really gorgeous card with fabby details and wonderful layout! Love it, Sweets!
    xxx, Ally

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  48. Unknown16/3/17

    Thank you so much for the idea.. Beautiful work as always...

    If any one can take out a second out of their busy schedules, please check my blog https://www.heartydiaries.blogspot.com

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  49. Faith A at Daffodil Cards17/3/17

    So VERY VERY pretty, a lovely image shown off with the dies and your 3D work.
    Faith
    x

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  50. Catie Cuddles1/4/17

    How beautiful. Love the die cuts and layers.
    Thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper challenge. I'm a bit late popping round everyone's blog this month... but at least it is still March!
    Happy crafting!
    Catherine (DT) x

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  51. Suchi10/4/17

    You can use intricate dies so well Sonia! I admire that a lot!! This card is one of such beauties! :)
    Hugs xx

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  52. Kathy18/4/17

    Lovely! Perfect coloring of that cute kitty! Thank you for participating in the 7th - 30 day coloring challenge!!!

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