{Pam's 50th Wedding Anniversary}
My dear friend Pam and her darling husband are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on 3 November and to honour this Pam is hosting a 50th Challenge with some lovely DigiStamps4Joy images up for grabs. All you have to do is to create a card celebrating any 50th event and link it up over at her challenge here.
I have created this easel card for Pam's 50th Anniversary using a Bugaboo image. The butterflies were cropped from the original image and then scaled up, printed and coloured with H2O's and dry chalks.
Here's the wording which is on the inside:
Of all the joys in a long and happy life, there’s none so precious as the love between husband and wife. May your years ahead
be blessed with a wonderful journey.
HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY!
Here's some photos of the severe hail storm we had this Tuesday afternoon here at our home in Fourways, Johannesburg. Some hail stones were the size of golf balls. We did fear for our home's windows, but fortunately not damage even the indigenous garden survived quite well.
Once again I would like to link this creation up with the following challenges:
- Delightful Challenges: Delightful Stitching (Faux)
- Simply Create: Anything Goes
- Brown Sugar: Anything Goes
- Inspire me Fridays: Anything Goes
- Stamping for the Weekend: Anything Goes
- Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
- Corrosive: Know When to Fold 'Em
- Lady Anne's: Anything Goes
- Make it Monday: Anything Goes
- Paper Playtime: Anything Goes
- The Old Back Porch Week 43: Anything Goes
- Just Keep on Creating: Anything Goes
- Anything Goes: Anything Goes
- LEJ: Anything Goes
- Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
- Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes
- Pumpy's 50th Challenge: A creation celebrating a 50th
- Crafts and Me: Bling
- Flutter By Wednesdays: Anything Goes with Butterflies
- Creative Draft Challenges2: Special Occasion (50th Wedding Anniversary)
Wow...what a stunning easel card you made for your friends 50th anniversary.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the size of those hail stones. So happy that you didn't experience any damage.
Desire, This is so beautiful. Thanks for entering, and to think the original is standing right next to my PC and I keep looking at it. My maid said that lady can make much better cards than you. I am sure that is true!!!!
ReplyDeleteI was so excited about the card that I forgot to mention the storm, luckily you were not out running in it.xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's a stunner. Wonderful images all around and the cut out butterflies are simply gorgeous. And wow for the hail stones - they are gigantic! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful, beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful job for such a wonderful event. Thanks for joining us at TTCRD.
ReplyDeleteSome serious hailstone there Desiree, I think so many places have had adverse weather connected to Sandy.
ReplyDeleteOur daughter is in NY, arrived just before the sort along with other teachers and 64 children in tow, thankfully we are back in touch and they are all OK.
I absolutely love your card, butterflies and agapanthus can't fail to please.
B x
This is beautiful,love the image....fab design.xxx
ReplyDeleteWOW this is gorgeous Desire! I absolutely love the color combo and your gorgeous details!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you didn't have any hail damage!
Hugs, Tammy
Stunning card Desire. I love the design and the gorgeous colours.
ReplyDeletehugs Sue
Oh this is such a cute card! Thanks for joining us this week at Creative Craft Challenges. NancyD
ReplyDeleteP.S. That is some hail!
Stunning card, love those butterflies!
ReplyDeletewhat a stunning butterfly card thanks for sharing with us at fbw.
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing creation Desire!!! I love the butterflies and the beautiful colour scheme you have used.
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Linda xxxx
Gorgeous card Desire!! I saw this on MIM. I love all those beautiful butterflies!! The coloring is fabulous!! I have that stamp and was wondering what I could do with it. Thanks for the great idea of coloring it. Take a look at my first center step card when you get time and let me know what you think of it. You had some large hail there, didn't you? Have a wonderful day!! Hugs, Gloria
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Beautiful easel card and gorgeous image and loved what you have done with the butterflies -can't believe the size of those hailstones!!!
ReplyDeleteCarol x
wow stunning card Desire, beautiful made.
ReplyDeletegreetings karin
So very stunning! I love what you have done with the butterflies. So very stunning! Happy Anniversary to Pam too!
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Georgia
P.S. So glad your windows and plants survived the hailstorm! We are use to such storms in our part of the world but I am sure they aren't the "norm" for you all!
Wow, some hailstorm! Those are no fun!
ReplyDeleteLove your card, Desire! It is awesome! Fabulous design, beautiful image, 'flies, papers, & colors! :^)
Hugs, Penny
A beautiful card, thank you for joining in at LEJ Designs; good luck. Vee xx
ReplyDeleteI'm so in love with this card, all fitts together, love the blue and the butterflies....
ReplyDeletehugs Amanda
Wow Desire what a beautiful card, and always in yur own wonderful style loveit, and the photos are gorgeous too, big hugies June xxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful Desire a absolutely gorgeous easel card love the butterflies ans the colours you've used
ReplyDeleteBettyxxx
Wonderful card, Desire, such a work of art, and what amazing storm pictures
ReplyDeleteHugs Alex
This is gorgeous Desire. Beautiful colours and layout. I wouldn't like to be out in those hail stones. Ouch!!!
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Cathy
xxxxx
Amazing card! Love your details and the lovely colors. Hail can be very scary. The weather is very strange. We have hurricanes and you have hail. I hope there was no damage. Thanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, beautiful image and that blue is just marvelous. Lovely indeed. Thanks for your visit and lovely comments. Hugs
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ReplyDeleteThat is a stunning card! and I'm so surprised to see we're practically neighbors!! I live in Wilgeheuwel :D
stunning butterflies, thanks for joining SC
ReplyDeleteWow, what a stunning card just so gorgeous, love the color and love those Butterfly's. I am a new follower too xx
ReplyDeleteYou've made such a beautiful card for your friend's wedding anniversary. I like the blue color scheme, and all those butterflies are so decorative!
ReplyDeletesaw your card on MIM its beautiful and I do love easel cards,lovely colours and I love the butterflies and gosh those hail stones are massive I have never seen anything like it !! ..x #127
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Desire, just love those Butterflies and pretty blues. Came from MIM and thanks for dropping by earlier. Carolxx
ReplyDeleteThis card is beautiful. Love the colours you have used. What a great idea to use three butterflies to keep the easel part up, love it. Cheers FiLoMa
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, love the stamp also. I have it!
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oh, I'm glad that your home has no too serious damage, poor plants they had to bear the hail unprotected! It's amazing and scary how strong the nature can hit us all.
Hugs, Alessandra
Beautiful card! Gorgeous shades of blue! Really pretty. Thanks for joining in at LEJ Designs this week! Good luck xx
ReplyDeleteOkay, I was just about to say that you could send those butterflies here since it's so cold outside and I'm missing seeing them fluttering around, but then I see your lovely hail storm...good grief. I can only imagine how loud and scary that must have been! So happy all faired well. :)
ReplyDeleteYour card is so stunning and I love the animation and movement of it all.
Thank you so much for taking the time to link up your talent and creative ideas with us at Make It Monday!
Happy Crafting...
Lisa xx
Wow, what a pretty card! Perfect for Make it Monday.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping by my blog and leaving your lovely comments. Wedgie xxx
GORGEOUS!! That is quite the hail storm!!~
ReplyDeletevery beautiful!!!!!
ReplyDeletelove the popped butterflies!!!!
tfs:)
What superb dimension Thanks for playing at SFTW hugs Rebekah xx
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Desire. I love the beautiful butterflies and the blue theme. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteDesire, your beautiful butterflies look fabulous on this pretty anniversary card. So glad to see your entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps digi team's "Bling It Up" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose
ReplyDeleteThis is soooooo pretty!! Your hail photos are amazing!!! So sorry for your garden but you say it fared quite well - yay! Gorgeous pics tho!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fabulous card I love it. I also think your photos are great.x
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