Tuesday 4 October 2011

Papertake Blog Birthday

I've got some extra special exciting news to share with you today, because I got an email at the weekend to ask if I wanted to be a guest designer for Papertake Weekly - for a whole month !!!   I cannot tell you how excited I am, and also a little bit daunted that I will be showcasing next to the oh-so-talented DT girlies.  I'd better behave myself !! LOL

Plus it is Papertake's 4th birthday today, so I get to join in with the celebrations, which is even more special.

Happy Birthday

This week Papertake are being sponsored by LOTV, and so there are some fab prizes up for grabs if you join in this week's theme.  Plus, it is an "Anything Goes" challenge (with an option to use something punched), so there really is no excuse not to join in.

I'm also excited because it has given me an opportunity to play with some a LOTV image that I don't think I've used before.  I have so many of them, that I actually didn't realise that I had this one.  LOL.

I used a border punch on the blue backing paper, and mounted it onto a pink base card. But by the time I'd added my bow, charm, flowers and image, there was not much to see of the punched border.  So I added some punched butterflies too (just for luck) and "stickled" them !!!  However, I really don't like them on there now, and wish I'd left them off.  I guess they are only small, but with the glitter I added to them, they stand out more than I wanted.  Anyways, they're on for good now because the glue has dried!

Here's my card :

Candy:
Don't forget it is the last day to enter my blog candy here!!!


Card Recipe:
I hope to see you all join in the challenge, and please pop over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog to see the other fab designs by the DT members, and join in the easy-peasy Anything Goes challenge this week.

The next stop on the Papertake Blog Hop is Sharon, so pop over and show her some love.

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Happy crafting

66 comments:

Christine L said...

Well done on your brilliant news Annette... and this is a fab card... butterflies n'all!!
Hugs
Christine x

Jacki Daniels said...

Great card love it
Jacki xx

Uta said...

What a cute card - love it!

Hugs, Uta

Lydia said...

i love the soft colours you've used xx

Larisa said...

It is so beautiful! Love the image a lot!!!

CLaire said...

I am from Papertake weekely blog hop... love your card

Ellen said...

Lovely card!

groetjes, Ellen

Shan said...

This is a darling card. Hope you are having a great week.

Hugs
Shannin

Susie Little said...

Hi,
I'm Hopping to but there's no link to the next person!
xx

Unknown said...

Congrats Annette for being a GDT at PaperTake Weekly! Oh my, such wonderful news for you:-) I love your adorable and sweet card. Love the colors and the stamp is just fab!

Christina - Pieces of Dreams said...

Beautiful card, love LOTV.
hUGS
cHRIS X

Sharon Caudle said...

WOOHOO!!! Welcome aboard for the month of October, Annette!! And what a fabulous start! This card is soooo ADORABLE!!!! Love it! Looking forward to working with you for the next month!
hugs, Sharon

Rene said...

Too stinkin' cute!!!!
Rene :D

ribenaruby said...

Super card, I love this image too, cute kitty and that little mouse wants his share of the celebratory drink. Gorgeous cloud effect. Ruby x

Bev said...

Too cute, love that little cat. Thanks for joining us at LOTV this week x

Carissa said...

Lovely card and the butterflies are adorable. Hugs, Carissa

NGCARDS said...

Beautiful work hun xxx

scrapperjulia said...

Hi, Nettie, Love your card! Looks great with the soft blues and pinks!

Dawn said...

Gorgeous card! The image is so cute and the punched border is still visible. I think the butterflies look beautiful.

Hugs, Dawn

Berry said...

This is such a sweet card very pretty and an adorable image well done on the GDT hugs Rebekah xx

Unknown said...

Lovely card hun

xx/MulleSnuttan

Anonymous said...

Well I think that PT are one lucky blog to have you as GD, I LOVE your work and love love this card so cute and pretty! and a perfect sentiment and cute charm :0) hugs me x

Tracey Manderson said...

This is just so cute! love the softeness about it, and it is just so cute!
Hugs
Tracey

sandra's crafty corner said...

fabulous card, hope you enjoyed your gdt spot at ptw, hugs sandra xxx

Lisa Cornwall said...

Gorgeous card. Thomas is just so cute. Love your colours. Just having a papertake weekly hop. Great fun. Well done on being GTD xx

Jani said...

adorable card!
And thanks for the great hop!
Happy Blogoversary to all of you!

Debs M said...

gorgoeus card, love the colours and image x

Inkypinkydelights said...

Hi, This is gorgeous! I have always liked this image! Love your choice of colours! Judy x

Mummylade said...

This is so cute Annette. Thank you so much for entering my flower challenge at Allsorts this week and good luck!

Theresa's Studio said...

Lovely Card!!!

Deb said...

beautiful card Annette, congratulations on your GD spot!
Many thanks for joining us at Cute Card Thursday for our animal crackers Challenge this week!
have a great day, Debxx

Lorraine said...

Your card is really gorgeous xx

Becky said...

So adorable. love that LOTV image.
Becky x

Simone said...

Happy Birthday to you all PTW girls!
Your card is too cute! I love that image and the sweet little bow and the charms and flowers! Awesome!
Simone

Anne said...

What a cute card and perfect image for celebrating the Papertake 4th birthday:)
Anne
x

Lena Katrine said...

A great "button-card"! Beautiful image and colurs! Thanks for playing along with us at LOTV this time :)
Hugs, Lena K

Anonymous said...

Such a cute card, love it
Lindsay xx

Sandy said...

A beautiful card, love the soft colours, and such a cute image, great colouring, am visiting via Papertake Blog Hop,
Sandy

zehra said...

This is an awesome card, lovely coloring

Shirley-Anne said...

Hi Annette, Youre the first of my hopping for Papertake Birthday challenge week .
Now I happen to like the addition of the butterflys on your stunning card .
hugs Shirley-anne

Marjorie said...

Congratulations on your lovely news, I bet you are really excited..enjoy!!
Your card is so lovely hun, love the pastel colours and your colouring is lovely. Happy birthday Papertake!!
Hugs,
Marjorie
xx

Debs said...

Super cute card Netty.
Congrats on GDT post - fab news.
Thanks for a fab fun blog hop.
Happy Birthday Papertake Weekly!
Debs xx

Karen McAlpine said...

Sooo sweet. Like how you used the die cut and added the flowers.

Bunnyfreak said...

Love how you did the clouds and the coloring work.

Renae said...

Cute Card

Daisychain said...

So sweet, love it. Hugs Christine x

Sarahshandmadecardsx said...

Gorgeous card - love that image and the colours you have used. Gret blog hop. Sarahxx

Shirley N said...

Your image is so sweet, beautiful card!

Anne said...

oh he's cute as a button, love the soft pastel colours on this card
Anne x

Joey said...

Beautiful card Annette, love the softness of those colours. Joey x

coops said...

stunning card annette.your colours and details are beautiful and i love the sweet image ;D

xx coops xx

Unknown said...

This is adorable Annette, the colours are so pretty and soo soft, love it xxx

Heidi Brawley said...

omg your card is sooo adorable! love it!
Hugs, Heidi

Stempelkobold said...

What a lovely card! Have a great weekend, Dominique

Kat said...

Gorgeous card Annette, I love that sweet image.

Kat x

Becky Dunham said...

This card is absolutely adorable Annette! I have a confession - I did not even seen the butterflies until you talked about them :) I was too busy looking at that cute image - I love LOTV and sadly I don't own any. Thanks for sharing this cute creation.

rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

JLJ Designs said...

Sweet card! I love the colors.

Jen

Cor* said...

A sweet card indeed. Funny how we lose track of what we have and what we don't! Fantastic job.

mgoll88 said...

What an Wonderful Card!
The image is very cute and all this lovely details... great work!!

LG
Michaela

Dorte said...

Hi Annette!
Lovely Birthday card with some pretty colours and a sweet LOTV image.
hugs Dorte

Unknown said...

Aww, I love that LOTV image! Gorgeous creation :)

Emma

mags said...

Beautiful card and such a lovely image. Well done on the GDT post. x

Helen said...

Awww...such a cute card!
Helen x

fionalawlor said...

Gorgeous card! This stamp is sooo cute and you have coloured it so beautifully :O)
Fiona L x

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Supersweet! Love the image!

Melanie said...

Great card! I love that cute image...