His little chubby hands reached down and ever so gently he snipped one dandelion from the ground in a field of what seemed to be thousands. There must have been something special about the one he chose. He then cautiously walked over to his mama and handed her his precious gift, the biggest smile and leftover spaghettios dominating his face. "Here Mama, for You..."
Aah, I've received many a bouquets from my little ones, but that first weed will forever be my favorite...I printed a dandelion poem in script on some cream paper to provide a background for the two dandelions and mounted the panel onto kraft adding just a few embellishments and details along the way.
Thank you for the bottom of my heart to everyone that voted, and cast their vote my way for the last round of Papercraft's Gallery Idol Competition! The butterflies sure where turnin' last night and this morning I woke extra early to discover I moved on in the competition. It continues to be a bittersweet journey, I am so fortunate to have met some talented ladies that I can now call friends. I couldn't have cracked the top 10 without your encouragement and kind words, thank you!
Supplies Used: Cardstock: Very Vanilla (Stampin Up) Kraft (The Paper Co.) Stamps: You're Dandy (Practicing Creativity Designs), {insert name here-can't remember} (Stampin Up) Ink: Walnut Distress (Ranger), Pearls in Sunflower (Queen & Co.), Hemp Twine
So beautiful I love the Kraft!!!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous!! love that you used the dandelion poem-its perfect!
ReplyDeleteLove your card Karen.. love that dandelion stamp and congrats for moving on in the contest.. U deserve it! big hugs xo
ReplyDeleteLet me start by saying...WOOT WOOT!!! I'm doing the happy dance for you my friend...
ReplyDeleteP.S. Love your card for today and the story...sooo sweet:)
Happy Friday!!!
Beautiful card and congrats to you!!!
ReplyDeleteI like everything: flowers, Kraft, string ...
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful.
Hooray, Karen!!! Congrats. :) You've earned it! And beautiful card today!
ReplyDeleteWow girl you've been rocking some PCD stamps lately! I so love this one with the pearl centers!
ReplyDeleteI think we always cherish every one of those flowers or weeds, or leaves, or whatever it is our dear children want to give us because we know its from their heart.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making the Top 10. Awesome work!!! And looks like you're getting some very lovely Thrift Shop goodies coming your way.... well you know how I feel about October Afternoon at the moment... LOVE IT. What a great prize!!
This is lovely Karen! The combination of dandelions with the script in the background and the twine is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Karen! When I saw your guy card, I knew you'd be moving up!
ReplyDeleteWoot Woot! That's my girl, way to go Karen! You know you have a huge cheering section over here.
ReplyDeleteOh and yes...love today's card as well. It's Kraft, monochromatic, and has twine. Duh, of course I love it. LOL
Whoo Hoo! Congrats girl! I am doing the cabbage patch dance move (80's style) for you!!
ReplyDeleteFirst this card is fab as always. Secondly, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I was so excited to see your card there. So glad it was at the top of the list so that it was immediately known! I'm so thrilled for you.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Karen! I love this card!!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I love the clean design and the pearls in the center of the dandelions.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on moving on in the contest!
Pretty card! Congrats on making it to the next round!
ReplyDeleteGo Karen, Go Karen, Go Karen...
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS on making Top 10!!!!!! I was so thrilled to see you in that bunch! Love this dandelion card, too---the earthy colors and elements are so pretty!!!
Whoooohoooo! Congrats, Kiddo! So happy for you ... and so proud of you, too! You're gonna win this thing, I tells ya!
ReplyDeleteLove the dandelion card ... such a rustic and comfy-home feel, kwim?!?
Have a great weekend, Sweetie!
Congrats, so very exciting! Can't wait to see what you create for the next round. Lovely weed story. I've got a few of those too, it's great to stop and remember those precious moments.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Karen - your card was great and you deserve that spot in the top 10. I will be rooting for you!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful simple card, Karen!!! big congrats on making the Top10!!! so excited for you and looking forward to see your card for the next round!! =) have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteYippee!!! I'm so proud of you! Your card was so deserving - so I'm not a bit surprised! Hooray!!!
ReplyDeleteThis one, oh My! This one is amazing, too! How can you continue to surprise and inspire so completely? It must be magic! The sweet story about your DS and his first flower for you - I remember those days with my DD and it made me feel so close to her. Thank you! I love it!
Another great card! simple and perfect.
ReplyDeleteYou so deserve to keep moving on! Can't wait to see what is up next :>)
I love this card, great combo, yummy kraft ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely card. Perfectly simple. I love it!
ReplyDeleteHuge congrats to you on moving on to the next round in GI! Sending lots of mojo your way!! :)
Lovely card Karen! Congratulations to you on making the Gallery Idol 2010 top 10, can't wait to see what you create for the next round!
ReplyDeleteGood job on Gallery Idol!
ReplyDeleteNow, this card is just soooo cute. I adore how you mirrored the dandelions with the pieces of hemp twine.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Seriously, I don't get tired of shouting that on your blog! :) Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteAnd this sweet card & that sweet memory make my heart full....
This card is right up my alley! So earthy and CAS. I love it and congrats on moving along in the gallery idol! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you in your Gallery Idol success! Can't wait to see what you do next :) Love this card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the simplicity!
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