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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Flower Pot Shaped Thank You Card

Created this Flower Pot shaped
Thank You card using Freshly 
Picked Cricut cartridge.

Used Kraft cardstock as base for
shaped card. Used core'dinations
cardstock: green & 2 shades of yellow.
 
Used Tim Holtz Distress Ink on
the flower pot to make the Kraft
paper look more like a clay pot.

Used a ribbon from an Easter Lindt
chocolate bunny. Bought the Lindt
chocolate in an after Easter sale 50% 
off.

Used one of the cut out pieces from
the flower to stamp the Thanks 
sentiment on.
















Ribbon recycled/reused from an 
Easter  Lindt chocolate bunny.
















buttons: 2 yellow flower shaped - for center of flowers

Cricut cartridge:
Freshly Picked 4" Flower3

embossing: Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl embossing folder

ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black
Tim Holtz evergreen bough - used on the green leaves cardstock
Tim Holtz wild honey - used on the Kraft paper to make the flower pot look more like a clay pot

paper:
core'dinations - green & 2 shades of yellow (all scrap pieces)
Kraft cardstock

ribbon: recycled/reused from Lindt chocolate bunny

stamp: K Andrew Winged Things - Thanks 


Entering this into the following challenge:

2 Sisters 4/14-20  Challenge #87 ~ Flowers
Anything Goes unlim 17th ent 4/3-15 Challenge 64 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W - (ends Apr-24) 4/11-24 unlim 2nd entry Spring/Summer colours
Craft Us Crazy Mother's Day and/or flowers lim 3 1st entry 4/12-25 

Crafty Creations - #165 flower power 4/11-17

Craft Your Passion lim 3 2nd entry 4/9-15

Challenge 105 ~ Shaped Cards

Crafty Purple Frog - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) 4/5-17 unlim 5th entry Let's get distressed


Creative Card Crew lim 3 2nd entry 4/10-22  #8 Kraft

Crop Stop unlim 1st entry 4/12-18
CropStop-Bows and Buttons
Cute Card Thursday - C5 - 4/12-18 Spring flowers



APRIL 12, 2012***THURSDAY***DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY....*** 

 Drunken Stampers 1st entry 4/7-20

Drunken Stampers Challenge #86 ~ You’re a krafty one!

Hiding in My Craftroom 4/14-21
HIMCR #42 - Super Scraps Saturday

Kraft Journal unlim 2nd entry 4/9-15  Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet: April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge

Little Scrap Pieces 4/14-20  Winner and New Challenge Use a Flower

Milk Coffee Ch lim 3 2nd entry 4/12-
Prairie Fairy Fridays 76: anything goes unlim 14th ent 4/6-18
Scrapalicious - C5, F, 1E - April showers 4/11-24
Simon Says Stamp - april showers bring spring flowers 4/11-17 unlim 1st entry
Simon Says Stamp & Show  used Tim Holtz ink on the Kraft paper flower pot to make it look more like a clay pot  unlim 4th entry 4/9-15  Simon Says Stamp and Show a Lord Tim Technique!
Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E - 4/11-22 2nd entry recycle, reuse, renew - a Lindt Easter chocolate bunny ribbon  

Stuck On U Sketches unlim 3rd entry 4/6-19

April 6- Die Cut challenge "Spring is in the air!"

That Craft Place unlim 4th ent 4/1-14  Challenge 8 All about Spring...

The Pink Elephant unlim  2nd entry 4/9-15

The Pink Elephant - TPE 143

Our theme this week is:
Flowers

 Twisted Tuesday - lim 3 2nd entry 4/10-15  I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, Use Flowers, Twist: No Roses or Rosettes

 Use It Tuesday unlim ent 9th entry 4/9-20  Challenge #29: Anything Goes


    44 comments:

    1. this is such a bright and happy card... I love it...thanks so much for sharing with us at The Kraft Journal this week!

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    2. This is one of my very favorite types of card and you did a wonderful job with it!! Soooo cute! Thanks for playing along over at Twisted Tuesdays! :)

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    3. Wow.. really beautiful! Such fun bright colors and such detail. tfs!

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    4. Melissa the central button is awesome-- such a unique shape!

      Cheers
      Sonia
      cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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    5. Wow - lovely use of this ribbon from your tasty little bunny. Thanks for playing along with The Sisterhood of Crafters for our Recycle challenge!

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    6. This is darling, Melissa. Lovely flowers and that recycled ribbon is perfect. Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion this week.
      Hugz,
      Cathy Lee

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    7. I love your flower pot card! Great ribbon. Thank you for playing at twisted Tuesdays! :)

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    8. The flower pot card is really cute and I love the Lindy bunny! Yum!!!

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    9. Another super cute creation!!

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    10. Great card! Super cute flowers.

      Be blesssed, Beckie

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    11. Love the card! I save all the ribbons off everything too! Thanks for joining us at The Sisterhood of Crafters. : )

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    12. Cute Paula!
      I so totally pull ribbons and such off of anything
      I can! LOL!
      This is great!

      ~Leah

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    13. Such an adorable card I like the flower shaped centers.
      Thanks for joining my DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY CHALLENGE.
      DIANA L.
      http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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    14. Wow this is stunning, I love the colours, just gorgeous, thanks for joining our challenge at Anything goes, hope to see you again soon, Gaynor DT xx

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    15. This is so pretty! I would have never guessed that the ribbon came off of a Lindt chocolate bunny! :) Maybe I should have bought one (just for the ribbon) ;)! Great way to recycle an item!
      Amy
      redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com

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    16. THis is really cute, love what you did with the flower pot! I'm so glad you could join us at the Kraft Journal!

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    17. Hey Melissa - love your pot of flowers...
      Thanks for playing along in MCS ribbon challenge and good luck!

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    18. Love it! I am inspired everytime I stop by:)

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    19. This is just gorgeous, Melissa!! I love the pretty flowers! And the recycled ribbon is so fabulous :)

      Lisa
      A Mermaid's Crafts

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    20. Such pretty flowers! Great way to recycle that fun ribbon!
      Carri~abusybee
      www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

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    21. Cute card!! I save ribbon off of things we get too and reuse them.
      Thanks for joining us at HIMCR!
      Angela
      HIMCR DT

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    22. Great job ... such a cute creation! Isn't it fun to be able to reuse those little 'gems' that come on other things. This ribbon looks great! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood ‘RECYCLE, REUSE, RENEW’ challenge and please come back again soon!
      Darlene
      one of the 'Sistahs'
      DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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    23. Adorable shaped card! I love these flower pot cards- I might need to give this a try!! :)Amy

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    24. Very pretty, love your flowers. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

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    25. Such a sweet card, love your colours and pretty flowers, thanks for joining us at craft your passion, hugs, Sarah x

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    26. Super cute flower pot card! Love how you recycled your ribbon too, great idea! Thanks for playing along with us at Twisted Tuesdays!

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    27. Hi Melissa thanks so much for joining my challenge with your beautiful flower pot. Wonderful design and delightful bunch of flowers! Karen

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    28. What a lovely card! Great job of re-using the ribbon, too!
      Evelyn

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    29. Fabulous card! Thank you for playing along at The Crafty Purple Frog! Good Luck xx

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    30. Fabulous creation - love the flowers you added to the flowerpot, so pretty. Thanks for the inspiration and joining us for our "Spring/Summer Color Challenge" at Aud Sentiments!

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    31. Great card, so bright and cheery. Thanks for joining us this week at Milkcoffee Challenge.
      Lyndsey xx

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    32. Great card! Thanks for joining our CropStop Bows and Buttons Challenge.

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    33. Clevery idea! Thanks for joining us at the Drunken Stampers!

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    34. Lovely flower pot card! Love that you reused the ribbon from the chocolate bunny. Thanks for joining us at CropStop!

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    35. Super cute.Love the colors and flowers.Thanks for joining us at Milk coffee stamps challenge.

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    36. Perfect Spring card....great design:)
      Thanks 4 joining us at SOUS:)!

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    37. Wonderful flower pot card and that recycled ribbon from the YUMMY choco bunny is excellent! :)

      Thank you SO much for joining us at Craft Us Crazy for our challenge.
      Best of luck to you and we hope to see you again next time too!
      Hugs,
      Lisa xx

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    38. Cute card! Thanks for joining us at The Kraft Journal!

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    39. How adorable! I love the bright, cheerful, spring-like feel to it. :-) Thanks for joining us at Drunken Stampers this week!

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    40. Great Shape Card & I like the embossing of the flowers! Thanks for joining us at HIMCR DT AJ!

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    41. Awesome shape card. Thank you for sharing and JOining in at HIMCR. Hugs, Velma

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    42. This is really cute...love how you have repurposed the ribbon...makes me want to look for things I can repurpose! Thank you for playing along with us at Creative Card Crew!

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    43. This is SO CUTE! Thanks for playing along at Use It Tuesday!

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    44. Great card, I love the flowerpot and the recycled ribbon!!! Thanks for playing along with us at Drunken Stampers!!

      PS I am in love with the picture of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow that your daughter made...lots of artistic talents in your family!

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