Friday, September 16, 2011

How Sweet it is at CAS-ual Fridays


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It's a new day and a new challenge over at


This week, the challenge is to make
Clean and Simple
Mini-Cards.  
I LoVe anything miniature!
I toyed with the idea of making gift tags,
but I couldn't resist picking up this beautiful
stamp from Layers of Color.

I received this beautiful set of stamps as
a gift from my friend Nina Brackett
and it's simply....gorgeous.


The challenge calls for cards 4" x 4" or smaller.
I 'adjusted' and sort of split the difference so I
could fit this beautiful image on to the card,
so mine measures 4 1/4" x 3 3/4".

This card reminds me of the bees that make
their way in to each bloom of the flowers on
my patio.  As summer draws to a close
(and for the past 2 nights, the pots have come in due to frost advisories)
I will miss the days of watching nature do
what it's supposed to do.
We are very happy to welcome another
new sponsor to the Break Room at

I hope you'll come play...my fellow
'Girl Fridays' have created quite a gallery
of inspiration for you.

Thanks for stopping by...and thank you
in advance for leaving a little love
here at The Open Window...from my heart to yours!


Project Recipe: 
Stamps:  'Honeysweet' by Layers of Color
Inks:   Tuxedo Black by Memento from A Muse Studio
Copic Markers 
Tools:  Marvy XL Circle Punch
Embellishments: Stickles in 'Crystal'





11 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is BEAUTIFUL! I loveeeee the vibrant colors and that bee! :):):):):):):):):):):)

Laura Kirste Campbell said...

I too love the vibrancy! Fantastic!

Keri Lee Sereika said...

Very bright and cheerful Julie! Thanks for including the size...I was wondering how big it was. :) I haven't blogged yet today so I just may hop over to CAS-ual Fridays and do this today. :D TGIF!!!

Laura Davis said...

This card is fab Julie! I love that bee :)
Laura

Lindsey said...

So much to like about this card -- the main image panel looks perfect, and I love that green and white background, too!

Lisa Lara said...

BEE-utiful Julie. I love your bee with the pulled up wings. Can't wait to play this week. I love small cards.

Donna B. said...

Such a beautiful card!! Love your coloring!!

Marlena M. said...

Such a beautiful card, Julie. ;)

Lisa Elton said...

I absolutely love this Julie! The colors are fabulous and the bee with it's dimensional wings is superb! Thanks so much for sharing this little beauty!!!

Anonymous said...

Buzzin' by to say hi! Your bee is beeee-autiful! Love the fun bright colors and the dimension on his wings is just fabulous :)

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