My dear friend Michelle, celebrated her 50th Birthday on Friday, 15 June and I made this tealight card for her. As you can see, there are candles inside, but I replaced the candles with chocolates and also included a Spa gift voucher. Michelle, I hope the card met with your approval and that you will enjoy the Spa treatment.
The cute kitties were a new digi release over at DS4J a week ago and you can find it here. The Design Team could choose a new release image to create with to be published with the launch of the new images - and this was my choice. I chose the design papers so as to incorporate some mauve/lilac into the colour combo as this is Michelle's favourite colour (she is even a bit fanatic about it). Helen, you will probably recognise the Basic Grey paper you so generously (with loads of other design papers) posted to me after receiving my card creation you so loved - thanks Helen.
The sentiment was a freebie somewhere on the net:
Would love to try my hand at the following challenges:
- Outlawz: Paper a la Mode (Saturday Challenge): Anything but a Card
- Corrosive #151: Feeling Punchy (2nd entry)
- Great Impressions #4: Die Cuts and/or Punches (punches were used to create the paper flower embellishments with)
- Craft Cardmakers #70: No cards, ATC's or Tags
- Kreative Stempelfreunde #53: Birthday
- Lexi's Creations #67: Happy Birthday
- Craft Room: Furry Four Legged Family
- Scrap Creations: Celebration
- Ladybug Crafts #62: Big Birthday
- Sassy Cheryl's #119: Birthday Celebration
- Fresh Brewed #100: Anything Goes
- Inky Impressions: Celebration
- The Paper Shelter #68: Anything Goes
- Robyn's Fetish #112: Anything Goes
- Tammy's Scrapin Corner #15: Ribbons or Bows
- Papertake Weekly: Bing0 (Ribbon/Free/Blooms)
WOW! FAB card/candle box! Such gorgeous layering of fab papers and the image is simply lovely!!! Beautiful text inside too, bet your friend was thrilled!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creation Desire! I love the colors and that awesome kitty image!
ReplyDeleteTammy x
Dit is baie mooi Desire, wil nog probeer om die Card/Candle box ook te maak. Veral met die sjokkies in. Mmmmm, kan net lekker wees.
ReplyDeleteGeniet jou naweek!
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Rachelle
very beautiful desire, also beautiful made.
ReplyDeletegreetings karin
hey QUEEN OF CHALLENGES!!!! this is gorgeous! love that sentiment and i love those copper brads too. the colors are marvelous. heck... love the whole thing! i KNOW your friend is gonna love it too!
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A lovely card box, really great gift. Hope you had a super weekend.
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Absolutely fabulous.
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Hi Desire! Your projects are just amazing, i love your work! Did you see my post in regards to the winner of the berry71blue blog hop? please contact me.
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Channa
I think this is an awesome gift idea, and a really special card for a friend! :)
ReplyDeleteLove those elegant kitties and gorgeous 3d elements too hun!
Brilliant colouring and papers too hun!
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xxalisonxx
This is beautiful Desire! I'm sure your friend loved it!
ReplyDeletefab cool card, love those cats, thanks for sharing at craft room challenge, debi x
ReplyDeleteGreat gift idea! Love it! Thanks for joining the challenge at Great Impressions Stamps!
ReplyDeleteWOW..this is fabulous. Love the box card and the image and colours used are wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us at the Craft Room challenge this fortnight. Good Luck! Suzanne x
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card. perfect for the 50th birthday. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing in the Sassy Cheryl's Birthday challenge this week.
Really magnificent, Desire!
ReplyDeleteNanaConnie Tammy's Scrapin' Corner DT
wonderful
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kym DT
Love the colours you have used - very striking - beautifully - thanks for playing at inky impressions this week hugs - Judith x
ReplyDeletePerfectly SWEET and LOVELY!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely box card -the image is gorgeous and the colours work beautifully together!! I also love the message on the inside!! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers!! Cxx
ReplyDeleteWow Desire - this is wonderful. Firstly what a great idea for a gift. I also love your DPs, the wonderful cats image (lovely colours!) and also the verse inside the card ... all these make this a card that will be treasured.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in the fun at Lexi's Creations with our "Happy Birthday" challenge. Helen x (DT)
Lovely gift box for your friend, how lucky is she. Thank you for sharing with us at Craft-Room Challenge XOXO Zoe
ReplyDeleteWow Desire its fantastic and such a beautiful sentiment too darlin, did you use a template for the box etc, Love that and have been wondering how people made them, huggies June xxx
ReplyDeleteDesire, this is wonderful. I love it. Thanks for joining us this week at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. joann sassy raggedy
ReplyDeleteThis is Gorgeous. Who would not love this. Wow you are awesome but we allready knew that lol.
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At Tammy's Scrapin Corner.
I hope to see you enter next week!!
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Love your card with the tealights, great idea. Thanks for joining us at Inky Impressions.
ReplyDeleteKerry
This is a fabulous project. Thank you for joining us at Inky Impressions. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteoh wow this is simply stunning oh love the image,and the papers,you used,and as for the detail well its just fantastic bet she loves it too bits,hugs Cherylxxxxx
ReplyDeleteReally nice work! Love how you made this as 2 for 1...card and a gift!!
ReplyDeleteDesire this is fabulous and such a neat treasure for your friend, thanks for joining us at Inky Impressions. Joey x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Tea light card and your punched flowers are lovely. Thanks for joining us at Corrosive Challenges :)
ReplyDeleteoh wow. that's SO AWESOME!!! thank you for joining us at fresh brewed designs. :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely awesome - so special having something like this made just for me, in the colours that I like and the spa voucher and chocolates all included. Thank you so much Desire (and Conroy) for my lovely birthday gift that I will treasure forever♥
ReplyDeleteThis is truly stunning!!! What a special and wonderful gift of the heart.
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Heather D.
www.freshbreweddesigns.com
A beautiful creation, Desire, lovely tealight card actually chocolates and spa-card ;)
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Nina x
WOW WOW WOW what an AWESOME design!!! Your friend will be soooooooo happy to receive this!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creation Desire! I love the colors and lovely kitty image.
ReplyDeletehugs, Helena
Wakka, wakka. xxxx
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea, I love your gift box I'm sure your friend will be delighted. Thanks for joining us at Craft Room Challenge and good luck. Julia xx
ReplyDeleteA perfect box card! Thanks for sharing with us at Kreative Stampsfriends hugs Sabine
ReplyDeleteWow!! Stunning!! Love all the details!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining Robyn's Fetish this week! xx Lilia DT
This is so pretty! WOW! I am glad you are on our DTeam! Welcome! Thanks so much for joining us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner.
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Kim
aaaaaaaaaw, isn't that cool?!! What a wonderful idea and it is a true stunner!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Alessandra
I really like the style of this card and all those copper embellisments.
ReplyDeleteWow that is quite some card! I'm sure that it met with Michelle's approval completely!!
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome card for your wonderful friend. I have never seen anything like it.
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