Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Lemon and Lavender

Time for a colour challenge on Simon Says Stamps Challenge and you can probably guess which colours by the title of my post or even by my card. I've used the fabulous papers from Prima Sweet Fairy and my image is a Penny Black Slapstick call For Goodness Sake both available from Simon Says Stamps.


My large butterfly is the Magnolia Doo Hickey die along with the swirl, the centre paper I've run throught the cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and the flowers are Martha Stewart Cornflower punch with  a circle punch for the centres.
All finished with pearls, ribbons and a few smaller butterflies from an old punch.
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Both my parents are in their eighties and the health has slowly been failing so much so you worry when the phone rings, yesterday I had a call to say my Dad was taken poorly and was at the hospital. At one point we were told he would be coming home and the next he's been admitted to a ward and is on oxygen. Hopefully today  we might find out what the problem is and arrange for Mum to go into to respite because she can't manage on her own so giving time for Dad to rest and recover.

54 comments:

Caroline said...

Debby what a gorgeous card. I love it! I do hope your Dad gets better soon. xxx

Pauline said...

Beautiful Debby, I love the sweet image, and the ornate butterfly is gorgeous.

Cathy said...

Gorgeous card Debby, love the butterflies.
I hope your Dad makes a speedy recovery.
hugs
Cathy xx

Moon Starr said...

Lovely Debby - my favourite colour! I like the flowers made with the cornflower punch, I'd not thought of doing them that way - ta!

Chrissy said...

Beautiful colour combo Debby,fabulous flowers and the image is gorgeous.Love her pearls down the front of her jacket ...very cool.
Hope your Dad starts improving, so sorry to hear that he's ill.
Suppose it's our turn to worry about our parents now as they have done it for us all our lives...
Luv CHRISSYxx

Mandy said...

Hi Debby,
I love this colour combo and your card is fabulous,sweet image....I fully understand about having elderly parents as you know,I care for both of mine who are also in their 80's...Hope your Dad starts to feeling better real quick....Oh are you going to the stamp show at Newbury this year????....
Mandy x

Sara H said...

I´m sorry to hear about your dad, hopefully everything will be ok.
Your card is absolutly amazing.
hugs

Mervi said...

Hi, Debby, one gorgeous card again;-))m

Riet said...

So gorgeous card Debby,I love the image and the colours.

Hugs Riet.xx

Laila said...

Wow, it's lovely. Just ordered that butterfly for myself. It's so pretty, and can't wait to get it..

Hugs Laila

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Elly P said...

A beautiful card Debby and I love those two colours together...think I have to play catchup!!..lol

hugs
Elly P
x x

Anita said...

Ooh this is gorgeous and in one of my favorite colours too!
All the best with your dad, I hope he recovers very soon, so your parents can be re-united.
xoxo Anita

marjolein said...

Hi Debby, You made again a great card. Lov the colors. The butterfly is fabulous.
I hope that everything is going to be ok with your dad. wishing you strenght from holland.
hugs Marjolein.

Doreen said...

Love the colours on this beauty Debby.xxx

Sharon said...

Another beautiful creation Debby, will have to get that MS floral punch. Looks fabulous. Good luck with the folks... yes, trying times when they get ill. Thinking of you, hugs Sharon x

Juls said...

sweet card .. Love the little pearls on her jacket!!! Hugs Juls

coops said...

gorgeous card debby.the colours combo is beautiful and great image and design.
sending get well wishes for your dad.

xx coops xx

G Peplow said...

Hi Debby, Beautiful card, love the lilac and lemon conbination:0) Sorry to hear that your Father is in hospital, it's such a worry when our families are unwell, hugs Gay xxx

Corine van der Zee said...

Beautiful, love what you did with the colorcombo and beautiful details!

Hugs Corine

Archies Mum said...

Lovely colour combo and am so loving the butterfly die you've used. Sorry to hear about your dad, hope he gets better soon.

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Debby, I like the image, colours combo, the flowers and that beautiful butterfly,
sending get well wishes to you Dad.
Kevin xx

NGCARDS said...

Gorgeous card, love these colours xxx

Sandra said...

Gorgeous new cards Debby. Love it all.

Hugs and kisses Paula

XxJULESxX said...

oh stunning card Debby!!!! i love the flowers you make!

Sue said...

Hi hun
a gorgeous card, luv this colour combo, awesome colouring, pretty papers & embelies, lovely design, sue,x

Brenda Brown said...

Beautiful colours Debby, you have mixed them so well together to make a perfect card.
I know how difficult it is when one of your parents is ill and in hospital, I hope your Dad is better very soon.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Christine L said...

Lovin the lemon and lilac theme of your card Debby - very nice!
Hope your Dad is feeling better soon... so sorry to hear he's in hospital.
Hugs
Christine x

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Debby :-) the image is very cute and the papers and embellies are fab ,, I love the punches and dies you used ,, lovely :-)

luv
Lols x x x

Trudy said...

Hi Debby, Beautiful card! Such a pretty colour combo and adorable image.
Hugs Trudy

Tammi said...

Debby your card is gorgeous, one of my favorite color combos! Sorry to hear about your dad, I wish him well. ~hugs

Claire said...

A very pretty card hun - love the lemon and lavender together. Hugs, Claire x

Angie said...

Hi Debby wonderful card love the fab colours they work really well together
Hugs Angie x

Barbara said...

Hi Debby,
your card looks very cute.
I love the colorcombo.
Hugs Babsi

Renkata said...

Debby, such an awesome card.
Love the cute butterflies.

Mik said...

I love the butterfly and flowers. Great job!

Elly said...

A gorgeous card Debby, love the colors.

hugs, Elly

Stamps and Paper said...

Adorable card Debby love the new MS flower punch.

Anne

Heather said...

This is gorgeous Debby, the image is absolutely adorable and I love the soft gentle colours and beautiful details.
Sorry your Dad is ill and I do hope he is soon much better.
hugs
Heather xx

coldwaters2 said...

Oh Debby this is one of my most favourite images she looks stunning in those colours, I am in love with the butterflies, wow, a stunning card.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Debbie said...

Love those colors together..

hugs
Debbie

Wendy said...

Absolutely gorgeous Debby,love it.
Wendy xx

Donna Mosley said...

A very pretty card Debby, I love these colours together and a very cute image. Sorry to hear about your Dad hun, hope he feels better very soon. Hugs.

Donna x

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous colour combo and beautiful card!
Helen x

Kathleen said...

And don't they go so well together, love it.

Kath x

D K Crafts said...

Hi Debby. Love the colour combo on this card. Adorable image and beautiful detail. Sorry to hear your dad is in hospital, wshing him a speedy recovery and hope your mum gets sorted with respite care too. Take Care. Donna

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

Your work continues to inspire, Debby!! I love the swirls around the flowers and the pearls are beautiful

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Melodie said...

And again such a fabolous creation.
Great compliment for you.
Hugs
Melodie

Nina said...

Wooaaw, so wonderful!! Love the purole and yellow and a beautiful motiv.

Have a nice day :)
Hugs, Nina.

Lisa said...

Hi Debby, Gorgeous card! I love this colour combo and adorable image.

Sorry to hear about your dad ... hope he is on the mend soon.

Lisa x

Tasha said...

Im sorry to hear about your father, i hope he is feeling better?
Your card i fabulous, great colours and the flourish and flowers are really lovely. The butterfly is beautiful, i love that die
love tasha xx

melsanford said...

Beautiful card! The flowers and butterflies are lovely :-) Love 'n' hugs, Mel xx

Mrs.B said...

Debby this is so sweet. Love the colours.
Avril x

Anita said...

Beautiful card. I really love that color combo,

Liz's creative corner said...

Hi Debby as you can see I'm trying to catch up, love your card hunny, fab use of the colours, hope your parents are doing better, hugs Liz xx