Friendships...CR84FN52#2 ~ Cupcake's Creations

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Mona Pendleton | Saturday, April 21, 2012 @ 8:55 PM | CR84FN , Donna Salazar , My Favorite Things

Hi there! Welcome to the second week of the CR84FN52 Color Challenge! Thanks to all who have entered thus far - so many pretty projects to admire :) You still have a week to play!

I pulled out one of my favorite MFT stamp sets: Sew Nifty and Donna Salazar's pretty Botanique DP and here is what I came up with:

I love MFT Sew Nifty Stamp set because it is full of a combination of pretty images and sentiments. I inked up the beautiful sewing machine image and paired it with a sweet sentiment:

For sketch inspiration, I played along with the current My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge:

Thanks so much for visiting! Please be sure to visit the CR84FN site for COMPLETE information and the entire CR84FN DT for some AMAZING inspiration: Suzanne Czosek, Deborah Frings, Heather Jensen, Sue Lelli, Andrea Mathews, Pauline Pollington, Lisa Somerville and Shannon White. Be Sweet :)

45 Sweet Comments So Far:

Gale Evans said...: Wow this is so beautiful!!! Love the sewing theme!!! These colors rock!! Thanks for sharing!!!; Reply April 21, 2012 at 8:57 PM
~Tammy~ said...: Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!!!; Reply April 21, 2012 at 9:11 PM
Lori said...: So beautiful, Mona! Love the sentiment! It fits so well! TFS!; Reply April 21, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Tumbleweed said...: Sweet and very elegant, Mona! I love the sewing machine with this sweet sentiment! The lace trim is gorgeous too!; Reply April 21, 2012 at 11:38 PM
Pauline said...: So very pretty Mona, love the retro sewing machine image, and the peep of pretty lace!; Reply April 21, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Fiona said...: Amazing and very beautiful, Mona! Love the sewing machine and the lovely sentiment!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 12:24 AM
Deb Hickman said...: Gorgeous card, love the vintage sewing machine.xxx; Reply April 22, 2012 at 2:07 AM
Cassi said...: what a beautiful card, i love the layers and am especially drawn to your sewn sentiment panel!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 6:46 AM
sandi said...: Oh wow I love this, love the wording as well....perfect!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 7:35 AM
Karla said...: Beautiful card and perfect sentiment! I just love these colors!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Alison said...: This is so beautiful! Love the vintage sewing machine and the apropos sentiment!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Mara Campbell said...: What a lovely color combo!! I love that big tied ribbon bow and it's a great sentiment!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Mirna said...: Beautiful vintage card!!! Love the sewing machine and these fab colors! The sentiment matches so perfectly! Great job!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Carole said...: Outstanding card Mona, and I adore the ribbon. Just super! Hope you are enjoying your Sunday.; Reply April 22, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Suzanne C said...: Elegant! Lovely sentiment paired with the vintage sewing machine. Love that paper!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Jody Morrow said...: Your card is absolutely gorgeous!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Kate said...: Awesome, Mona! That vintage sewing machine is so fitting with this beautiful sentiment! Love it!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Kelly said...: Love that stamp and the sentiment, Mona! The lace trim and three buttons are beautiful as well!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Shirley said...: OMGosh, Mona, this is awesome. I have really missed your art!~~~ Love the design and the sentiment too!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Betty Wright said...: This is sew awesome, Mona! LOL! Could not resist be punny! Seriously, though, love the card and these fabulous colors! I need to get back into playing along with blog challenges! My hand is better so I should be able to try and comment from time to time. Love the touch of dainty lace peeking out from the side! Lovely card!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 2:46 PM
GinaB said...: Love your card, Mona! Such an elegant vintage creation! Love the sewing machine with this sweet sentiment! A beautiful thought! TFS!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Cynthia said...: I absolutely love this sentiment and the sewing machine! Bravo! Great combination, Mona!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Ashley said...: Another stunning creation, Mona!!!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Lisa Elton said...: This is a pretty little sewing machine stamp Mona! Love your buttons and lace trim.; Reply April 22, 2012 at 6:54 PM
Mary Reidel said...: Such a pretty card, Mona! I love how you tied the sentiment so perfectly to the image! Great use of these gorgeous colors too!; Reply April 22, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Unknown said...: So soft, pretty and beautiful. Those buttons are the perfect touch..

Hugs~; Reply April 22, 2012 at 6:58 PM
Becky said...: This is so soft and beautiful! The sentiment is so perfect with the design of your card.; Reply April 22, 2012 at 7:03 PM
JGoedes said...: Very beautiful, Mona! Lovely mix of stamps; they fit together so perfectly! Hope you have a wonderful upcoming week!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 12:43 AM
Kelly S. said...: Oh BEAUTIFUL, Mona! Your stitching is amazing...suits that sentiment to a T :)! The buttons and lace are the perfect finishing touch!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 3:50 AM
Jan Hirsch said...: So beautiful, Mona!!! Love the gorgeous DP and the neat sewing machine stamp and sentiment!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 6:17 AM
BethieJ said...: Mona this is just LOVELY!!!! That sewing machine stamp is so cute!!!
Hope you had a GREAT weekend and have a WONDERFUL week!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 7:10 AM
Julia Young said...: Fabulous card, Mona!!! Very inspiring!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Kat Hill said...: Very cool sewing machine and sentiment! Love your colors so much!!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Yvonne Dalhammer said...: Love your card, Mona! Such a gorgeous color combo and I love the unique sewing stamp and perfectly matching sentiment! This is very inspiring!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 11:56 AM
JennyGerber said...: What a neat card, Mona! Love that sentiment!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Carlie said...: This is such a beautiful card!!! Wow! The lace border and the bow are gorgeous! Love the sewing machine and the sweet sentiment! Great job!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Heather Rogers said...: Sew pretty! Love the feminine paper. :)

Hugs~; Reply April 23, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Davi said...: Beautiful Mona,,,love the pretty dps and lace with that fun sewing machine!!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Cynthia Tomlinson said...: Mona, fabulous card! Love the sentiment; so dear! Elegant color palate!; Reply April 23, 2012 at 9:36 PM
Kerry said...: The sentiment and the sewing machine image are absolutely perfectly fitting! Wow!; Reply April 24, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Stacey Pembroke said...: Awesome card, Mona! Love how you paired this lovely sentiment with the gorgeous sewing machine image! Very elegant and inspiring!; Reply April 24, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Sue Lelli said...: Mona, I LOVE that stamp set and all of your PERFECT stitching! Really pretty paper and FAB bow!; Reply April 24, 2012 at 8:13 PM
Angi Barrs said...: Love that sweet sentiment!; Reply April 25, 2012 at 5:36 AM
Heidi said...: Sweet card, Mona! Great colours!; Reply April 25, 2012 at 6:20 AM
Ros said...: This is so pretty ... I love the colours and your choice os papers; Reply April 28, 2012 at 3:22 AM