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Friendship Flowers 54

Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 2:55 AM | Spellbinders , Taylored Expressions

Hi there! Hope you are all have a wonderful week so far! My hubby and I met my son for lunch at one of my favorite Thai restaurants - Malee's on Main. They serve up some tasty dishes EVERY TIME! I LOVE their food so much that I have even taken cooking classes there where they shared the recipe for their secret sauce! YUMMY :) Have you taken cooking classes at a restaurant before?

I am here to share this card I made featuring Taylored Expressions Friendship Blooms set:

I inked up the leafy branch image then followed by stamping several lil' red flowers. Using a combination of S4-249 Big Scalloped Circles LG & S4-250 Big Scalloped Circles SM, I made a three dimensional flower.

For sketch inspiration, I played along with this week's Sweet Sunday sketch challenge:

That's all I have for today. Thanks for looking - Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Friendship Blooms
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® LF-124 Grand Scalloped Circles, LF-114 Grand Circles, S4-249 Big Scalloped Circles LG, S4-250 Big Scalloped Circles SM, S4-123 Flying Beauties, GC-001 Grand Calibur
Paper: Thrift Shop

54 Sweet Comments So Far:

Lindsay 1 said...: This is lovely! I love the details and the leaf stamp!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 3:41 AM
Wendy ten Hove 2 said...: Hi Mona,

This card is beautiful! I love the sketch as well and it's very pretty how you interpreted it! Love the colors and that sentiment is so wonderful! Very pretty!

Hugs, Wendy; Reply January 5, 2011 at 3:57 AM
bibbi 3 said...: So sweet! :); Reply January 5, 2011 at 4:25 AM
Stella 4 said...: Another card and I can look at it for hours. There we go again :)
The colors are so soft and sweet and I love that flower stamp. Your embellishments are perfect :); Reply January 5, 2011 at 4:27 AM
Cindy Haffner 5 said...: BEAUTIFUL Mona!!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 5:37 AM
Ros 6 said...: Beautiful card Mona ... it's sweet soft and pretty and so very cheerful ... enjoy your cookery course ... sounds fun; Reply January 5, 2011 at 5:41 AM
Emily Keaton 7 said...: Delightful, Mona! Thanks for the great eye candy this morning. :); Reply January 5, 2011 at 6:08 AM
1CardCreator 8 said...: Beautiful card Mona! ~Diane; Reply January 5, 2011 at 6:23 AM
Laurie 9 said...: Mona this has to be one of my favorites! I do love this card! The combo of the pink and red and green is so pretty! I love the focal point and the sentiment! Just beautiful!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 6:44 AM
Unknown 10 said...: Just beautiful, Mona! Love the 3D flower and sweet butterfly accents!

I love it when restaurants have cooking classes and share their recipes (esp when it is something you love!)!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 7:35 AM
Unknown 11 said...: Ahhh, this is so sweet and pretty. I love the soft colors..

I have never taken a cooking class, But I would love to. I love to cook. I just love to sit in early in the morning drinking coffee and reading my cookbooks.. Hope you have a nice day!!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 7:55 AM
Davi 12 said...: I love this beautiful card. The soft colors and flowers are just wonderful!!:) I do love to cook and I'v taken and given cooking classes. I've made several cookbooks for family and friends.; Reply January 5, 2011 at 8:11 AM
BethieJ 13 said...: BEAUTIFUL Mona.. just BEAUTIFUL!!! YUM I LOVE Thai . I am taking my son to our favorite place on Friday!(would LOVE to take a cooking class there). So cant wait! UM is it REALLY only 38 there? That is our rainy cold temp! I had visions of nothing but SUN in AZ! :)
I hope you had a WONDERFUL Holiday!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Marge 14 said...: Pretty card, Mona!!! Sitting here sipping my coffee, trying to warm up these many near-freezing mornings lately! Stay warm!!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 8:47 AM
Monique 15 said...: Beautiful card Mona :); Reply January 5, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Nancy L 16 said...: Gorgeous card Mona!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Pammy 17 said...: Mona, great job with this beautiful card! I love Taylor's stamp here and, as usual, you PP choice is perfect!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Susan Machale 18 said...: Soooooo very pretty, Mona! I'll have to check out TE stamps...; Reply January 5, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Dawnll 19 said...: This is so beautiful and the colors are so soft...just lovely.
I haven't taken a class at a restaurant in a long time- it is so fun to learn new dishes and how to use different foods.; Reply January 5, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Laural 20 said...: Mona what a cute sweet card! I love the colors of your papers and the beautiful paper flower and butterfly! Great inspiration as usual!! TFS!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Kelly 21 said...: Beautiful little card, Mona! That seam binding is so soft and elegant and I love the paper flower with the pearl! Very nice stamp from TE too! Yummy! I love Thai food! I would love to take a Thai cooking class!!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Irene Logan 22 said...: Gorgeous paper and colors! I'm headed over to Taylored Expressions right now!!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Savannah O'Gwynn 23 said...: OH MY--another fabulous creation, Mona! LOVE LOVE LOVE these soft colors;) FAB!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Emily Taylor 24 said...: Mona, do you ever create something ugly??? :) This is such a beautiful card! Love that TE stamp you used and matched so well with that gorgeous BG paper! TFS!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Pami 25 said...: Hi Mona, this is so beautiful. I love all your subtle colours, and I just love the flower and butterfly. So pretty. Pami x; Reply January 5, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Christy Haverhill 26 said...: Very pretty card, Mona! Love the colors and I really love Thai food! Yum yum!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Heather Rogers 27 said...: So very sweet Mona! I just saw this paper on another bloggers post and was thinking I needed to use this pretty floral print and here it is again. It must be a sign. LOL The stamp looks so much like that DP. Love the little butterfly too.
You know I can't cook...maybe I need to take cooking lessons. :); Reply January 5, 2011 at 4:16 PM
Sherri Everett Thompson 28 said...: What a beautiful card, Mona! I love all of your little details-especially the sheet music butterflies. They are just the perfect touch!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Caroline Moore 29 said...: Great job as usual! I was over at the TE site today and now I'm excited to give her stamps a try! Thanks for the inspiration!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Cynthia Perkins 30 said...: What a gorgeous vintage beauty, Mona! I really love your butterfly and flower not to mention that beautiful PP and sweet TE stamp! Oh, well, I guess I just love everything about it! TFS!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Susan Roarke 31 said...: Gorgeous care, Mona! Very inspiring!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Carrie 32 said...: Mona, I love this card! Great BG paper that matches that TE stamp so perfectly! Great job! I love Thai food too!!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM
~* steph :) *~ 33 said...: oo, i love thai food :)!!! what a super sweet and pretty card, mona! love it! makes me smile. thanks for sharing and have a wonderful nite! *hugs* steph :); Reply January 5, 2011 at 5:43 PM
MeredithS 34 said...: Yes, I love Thai food very much too! You usually inspire my card making but you've just inspired me to do Thai takeout tonight!!! Your card is so gorgeous, Mona!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 6:14 PM
Meredith MacRitchie 35 said...: Hahaha... as I was scrolling down to comment, I saw someone say, "Mona, do you ever create anything ugly?" I had to laugh!!!

I LOVE the DP you used, and this card is just downright pretty.

You inspired me - I found the Melissa Frances bingo cards at my LSS today, and while I have no idea what I will do with them, I thought of your project, and splurged! :); Reply January 5, 2011 at 7:25 PM
Anne Tussing 36 said...: Very pretty! Love the musical butterfly!!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Suzanne C 37 said...: So beautiful soft and shabby chic. Love looking at your compositions!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Kirsty Vittetoe 38 said...: Simply beautiful Mona, thanks for being such a great inspiration!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 8:33 PM
Andrea M 39 said...: Perfectly fantastic Mona!!! Another stunning creation :)
I have not taken cooking lessons at a restaurant but it sounds wonderful. Perhaps it would encourage me to like cooking a bit more LOL!!! My hubby actually does most of the cooking in our household - if it were up to me, we'd likely have the microwave special most nights!!! Sad, but totally true!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 9:09 PM
Mara Campbell 40 said...: So pretty Mona! I love that big half circle in the sketch, you did a great job with it. I've never taken cooking lessons but it sounds like fun. I would love to do something like that!; Reply January 5, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Millicent Forester 41 said...: Very sweet card! Love the colours and your paper butterfly and flower!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Constance 42 said...: Love the gorgeous PP you used! It's so perfect with that gorgeous stamp! Bravo, Mona!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 1:25 AM
Heidi 43 said...: Such a very beautiful card! Your really make these TE stamps looks so desirable!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 1:26 AM
Gale Evans 44 said...: Fabulous card! I love the stamp and sentiment! Funny thing about Thai, I always ask for spicy and end up regretting it everytime! It's just so yummy!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 1:33 AM
Tumbleweed 45 said...: Perfect matching stamp and papers! Your designs are so gorgeous, Mona! I get so many great ideas from you! Thanks so much!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 1:36 AM
HeatherCz 46 said...: Such a pretty card with beautiful paper embellishments! I really love how you matched the PP to the beautiful TE stamp!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 6:56 AM
Mirna 47 said...: Gorgeous card, Mona! Love those stamps! Love the colors! I love it all! I also love Thai food! Curries are my favorite but not too hot!!!! Have a great day!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 7:01 AM
Pauline 48 said...: Such a pretty card, love the beautiful sentiment! I have to get some of that paper! xx; Reply January 6, 2011 at 10:54 AM
BevL 49 said...: Love the gorgeous bg paper with the beautiful TE stamp! Simply beautiful!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Lora DeJardins 50 said...: Fabulous card, Mona! Taylor is so proud right now!!!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Sharnee Torrents 51 said...: WOW 50 comments!! Mate feel the love!! but no wonder, look at this card! It's devine, it's beautiful ,amazing, stunning, gorgeous, WOW OH WOW!!!!! I love it and if Karen hand picked them it'd be the TOP PICK for sure!!! LOVE IT Mona!!! AMAZING!!!!!!
Smiles SHarnee :); Reply January 6, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Chris 52 said...: Wow, Mona, this card is really very beautiful and I love the bg paper you used! It works so perfectly with the stamp! Great job!; Reply January 6, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Isabel Jett 53 said...: Gorgeous card!!!! Love that stamp!; Reply January 7, 2011 at 8:49 AM
Silvia 54 said...: This is so adorable, Mona! I have always admired your ability to create those beautiful focal points using stamps and dimentionals such as the flower and the buttefly. This is just perfect!!!!; Reply January 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM