Thursday, December 3, 2009

Cheep Talking Mercy




Another wonderful sketch by Mercy.  Believe it or not the first thing that came to mind was not a butterfly LOL!  The Butterflies Anonymous meetings must be working :D

I decided to use Cheep Talk for this card in celebration of the glorious sunshine outside today!  My card was influenced by Vicki's wonderful card seen here.  I loved the striped paper she used and the white panel.  My DP is from Making Memories and the green stripe in it matched Wild Wasabi perfectly - score!  I succumbed to the Swiss Dots folder for a bit of dimension on the white panel.and added a tiny strip of scalloped Certainly Celery on the left side to tie in with the branch colour.  Some celery ribbon and two brads finished things off.  I forgot to add the sentiment to the image before I matted it (I usually do this because that way if you goof up you only have to redo part of it) and in my haste to get the card done I smudged it - ugh!!  I really didn't want a redo so I rescued it by using my white gel pen to "cover up" some of the smudge.  It's not perfect, but it will do for now LOL!

Have a fabulous day and thanks for sharing a part of your day with me.  I greatly appreciate it :D




What's In It?
Stamps:  Cheap Talk
Paper:  Making Memories, Wild Wasabi, Rose Romance, Certainly Celery
Ink:  Certainly Celery, Pixie Pink, Apricot Appeal
Accessories:  Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Scalloped Border Punch, 1/4" Celery Grossgrain Ribbon, Brads, Dimensionals

13 comments:

Silke Ledlow said...

What no butterflies - LOL???? AWWW, but I do like the sweet Set you used..it works so perfectly for the Sketch!!! It's a beauty!!! Hugs ~S~

Dawn B. said...

A card with no butterflies is like a day with no sunshine.. this is awesome.. I love the colors.. Great job Marisa.

Maureen said...

is it Spring already? Yay!! We are having a bit of a cold snap...-8 or so here....brrr.... Love the little birdie...he fits perfectly into that circle!! Great colours for Spring!

Kathy Jones said...

This is FANTASTIC Marisa!!!! Love your colours and your fun birdie!!! You totally rocked this challenge!!!!

Unknown said...

you're cracking with up with "butterflies anonymous"! LOL! this is so fun and cheerful...it made me smile immediately! love the clean and crisp lines!

thanks for playing along with my sketch for this week...you've done a phenomenal job! :)

{{{hugs}}}
mercy

Stacy Morgan said...

Hee hee Cute title and such a darling and fresh birdie card.

TrishG said...

Beautiful colors/papers. So cheerful. Great layout. Great job

Kristina said...

Ah, I love this stamp set. Everything made with it just looks so happy and fun. And the cheery colors just made me smile the second I laid eyes on it. :)

Amy Sheffer said...

How beautiful! Love the pink and green combo!!

TannyP said...

Still going to keep attending Swiss Dots Anonymous?! =) Don't bother - they're fabulous on all your beautiful creations. Another beauty - every time I see that Cheap Talk, I just think it's so adorable! Great card!

Laural-Lee said...

Marisa, I love what you did with Mercy's sketch. That little touch of black is brilliant. Nice balance of colours.

Susan (rainy) said...

This is so sweet.. such a darling card (even without a butterfly! lol)

Joanne Gilch said...

I am not a green person but when it comes to Certainly Celery, whoa girl, stop me here!!! Love your pink and green together. Just one question---Rose Romance--is that an old SU color? It just sounds familiar!!