SC227 Happiness Always

Hello Everyone!! I hope everyone has a great weekend. We are camping right now and I am not home so I am sure I am having a good time!! Now that the hecticness of packing is over, it is time to sit back relax and let Scott do all the cooking!! Hee! Hee! One of my very favorite parts of camping is that Scott helps with the cooking!!

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Today I would like to share a card I made for Wednesday's SC227 sketch challenge this past Wednesday. It took me minimal time to make but I really like how it turned out!

I like to play around with the stiches on the sewing machine once in a while and this is one of the stiches I came up with! I love how it frames the image. This was such a fun sketch!! The stamps are from Happy Harmony and Thoughts and Prayers. The pink dp for the butterfly and the back narrow panel is Bella Birds. I dry embossed the background with Swiss Dots and used my favorite EK Success punch on the border of my image panel.

What do you think?

Card Recipe:

stamps: Happy Harmony, Thoughts and Prayers

Paper: Bella Birds, White and pink piroette CS

Accessories: Offray pink ribbon, Hodgepodge hardware, sewing machine, swiss dots embossing folder, pretty in pink and sage shadow ink for image, EK Success Border Punch.

Thanks for stopping by again today and for your comments. I so appreciate your comments. If you do stop by, please leave a comment so I can return the favor and visit your blog upon my return! Have a great rest of the weekend!

33 comments:

Cassie said...: This is beautiful, Chris. Your stitching is such a great touch ;D; May 8, 2009 at 11:50 AM
stampinfrog said...: Beautiful card Chris! Love the embossing and the stitches are Fabulous!
Hugs,Connie; May 8, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Danielle said...: Wow Chris, this is beautiful! I love the soft pink and white colour combo and your stitching and additional details are just fab! Hope you're having fun camping!!
Hugs, Danielle; May 8, 2009 at 12:18 PM
coldwaters2 said...: Chris this is stunning what a beautiful pureness it has about it I love it. Hope you are enjoying you camping trip.

Hugs
Lorraine x; May 8, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Danni said...: I hope you are having a wonderful time camping!
This is such a beautiful card, I just love it!; May 8, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Crystal said...: Chris this is absolutely beautiful, wow love the colors the layout and the hardware is perfect!!!; May 8, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Tina said...: I am always in awe of your cards. This is fabulous.; May 8, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Riet said...: Wowwwww Chris,what a beautiful card,l love the colour.

Hugs Riet.x; May 8, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Nikki Fairbairn said...: Such an elegant card Chris and so pretty, Have a wonderful weekend, Big Hugs, Nikki x; May 8, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Ann Kranitz said...: Wow Chris, this is so soft and beautiful!! I hope you are having a blast camping. Stay dry!!; May 8, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Stef H said...: Your cards take my breath away. They are sooooo gorgeous I do not have words to describe what they do to me. This is soooo beautiful.

Hope your weekend is fun, fun, fun and Happy Mother's Day.

Hugs,; May 8, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Oma said...: Wow! This card is gorgeous!; May 8, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Jacquel said...: Wow! This is awesome Chris...love the colors and the sketch! great work as always and I hope you have a great weekend!!!; May 8, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Connie M. said...: This is so soft and stunning, Chris! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!; May 8, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Susan (peebsmama) said...: Truly lovely! The decorative stitching is such a great accent.; May 8, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Angella D. Crockett said...: Oh, my! My jaw just hit the floor....this is soooooooo beautiful! Chris, you are AWESOME!!; May 8, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Stamp and Smile said...: Hope you are having fun camping Chris!! This card is ADORABLE!!! SO soft, sweet and elegant... fabulous embellies! Happy Mother's Day!! Smiles... :); May 8, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Kelley said...: A beautiful, beautiful card!!!; May 9, 2009 at 1:08 AM
Kathy Jones said...: I LOVE this card, so soft, so elegant....so perfect!!! Hope you enjoy your camping!!! :); May 9, 2009 at 1:43 AM
Cheryl said...: Such and elegant card,love the gorgeous stitching!!!
xx; May 9, 2009 at 2:29 AM
Maria Matter said...: lol, I'm sure if your hubby is doing all the cooking during your camping trip, you are having a good time!
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love that stitching! Wowzer!

Blessings, Maria; May 9, 2009 at 2:50 AM
Alex said...: WOW: This card is so delicate and beautiful. Love the detail of the stitching, you've done a great job with this card!

Thanks for sharing, hope you're enjoying the camping.

Alex from England x; May 9, 2009 at 4:42 AM
Nicola said...: Wow Chris this is sensational, a true picture of sheer beauty.
Love your soft tones and fantastic detail. Wow !
Hugs,
Nicola -x-; May 9, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Michelle said...: What do I think? UMMMM AWESOME!! Absolutely beautiful!! I REALLY like it...into the inspiration file it goes!!; May 9, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Sue McMahon said...: Beautiful, Chris!; May 9, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Ann said...: This is absolutely gorgeous!; May 9, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Lorraine A said...: Gorgeous card Chris ! Simply Stunning !!

Thanks for joining my blog candy and good luck !
Lorraine x; May 9, 2009 at 11:54 PM
Saskia said...: So beautiful and elegant!!!

Greetings,
Saskia; May 10, 2009 at 5:03 AM
Amy Sheffer said...: Could this BE any more gorgeous?!?! I think not! You amaze me!!; May 10, 2009 at 8:08 PM
bsgstamps4fun: Barb Gault said...: Perfect design and lovely colors!; May 11, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Anonymous said...: So very soft and beautiful!! Love that stitched frame! That's amazing!!; May 11, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Doris said...: WOW! Stunning card!; May 11, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Traumhaft schöne Karte, sehr sehr edel!
Ich bin begeistert.
LG Andrea; May 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM