Saturday, December 19, 2009

Happy Birthday

Today my dear and amazingly talented SIL Lisette is celebrating her 40th birthday. She and her hubby will be spending the weekend in Paris. I am sure they will have a wonderful time together. Congrats, Lisette!

My card for Lisette turned out quite simple, and I am not completely satisfied. Something was 'wrong' with this card and I couldn't tell what it was. When editing the picture I realized the punched border should have had the same width as the checked paper instead of the same width as the flower paper. It's a little detail, but it's the reason why I am not really happy with the card.



And a close-up of the gorgeous blue pearl swirl by Zva Creative.



Supplies: Zva Creative: Pearl Swirl PE-02-CB-131 Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper (kraft), Papertrey Ink (vintage cream) Patterned paper: October Afternoon Report Card Button, ribbon, twine, ink: Papertrey Ink Rub-ons: Melissa Frances Tools: Sizzix Bigz XL die Scallop Card, Martha Stewart Flower Bed deep edger punch, sewing machine

Have a wonderful weekend!

24 comments:

Marinette-Scraptherapie said...

superbe, comme toutes tes cartes d'ailleurs, bravo Ingrid
Bon week-end
Marinette

Unknown said...

How cute! Very beautiful cards one can be given on his/her birthday. Cool.
Plastic Card

Lenet said...

mooi weer ingrid!

Floortje said...

Ik vind 'm toch weer prachtig! Wel grappig dat ook jij, in je eigen ogen dan..., nog wel eens een foutje maakt, terwijl er zoveel mensen (waaronder ik) denken dat je de kaarten zo uit je mouw schudt!
Fijn weekend, x Floortje

Ellen said...

Gefeliciteerd Ingrid, met je schoonzus!
Ze zal ongetwijfels heel blij zijn met deze (misschien niet perfecte maar wel heel mooie) kaart.....

Groetjes Ellen

Anita said...

Ondanks het kleine 'foutje' in jouw ogen een hele mooie kaart. Een echte Ingrid.
Fijne feestdagen toegewenst

Groetjes Anita

Ted said...

Ingrid, this is such a beautiful card! I would never have noticed the so-called flaw unless you mentioned it. :) I love the ribbon and button combo!

Linda W said...

Beautiful card, Ingrid. I love the little eyelet border. It looks like a little apron! Very trendy and quite adorable. We are always are worst critics. I'm positive your SIL will love it!

Karin said...

Oh, that pearl swirl is beautiful! She will love this card!

Unknown said...

You are very talented!! beautiful..

Peet said...

ohh, zooo mooi Ingrid!!!

Simone said...

This is a great card and I do not really understand your concern but understand it in such way that I am also most of the time am really critical about my work!

Hanneke van der Linde said...

Ik vind je kaart helemaal mooi, maar kan me je puntje wel voorstellen.... denk dat we allemnaal kritisch op ons werk zijn, toch? ;-)

xoxo

Romy said...

Hier kun je echt wel tevreden mee zijn: het is een prachtige kaart en de geponste border is maar een klein detail:) Heel mooi gedaan!

Diane Jaquay said...

This is so beautiful Ingrid! I love the colors you used, and the pearl accents, and the scalloped edge of the card, everything about this is just LOVELY!!!

Marga said...

Prachtige kaart. Mooi papier zeg, wow!!

Nicky said...

mooie kaart ingrid

Kay said...

Ingrid, I know she will love this card! The blue pearls are absolutely gorgeous! I think everything looks perfect!! ♥♥ Kay

Lisette Gibbons said...

Je kaart lag te wachten op de mat toen we zondag thuiskwamen. Hij is erg leuk geworden. xox

Zafran ali said...

Amazing!You are so clever & so talented I like it your great work,I would like you say Happy Birthday.

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Anonymous said...

Lovely card :) to express your care and love...
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MissusMege said...

Such a beautiful birthday card...I'd be delighted to get a card like that for my birthday! :) x

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Pam Speidel said...

Saw this on Pinterest Ingrid and *love* it! Such beautiful designer paper, embellishments and layout too! Perfect! I "pinned" it to my "Better Than Hallmark" board. :)