Thursday, April 7, 2011

DP2 Challenge ~ How Does Your Garden Grow


So! Today's card was a conglomeration of kinds. I saw a really cool card on Doreen's blog where she utilized a fence as the front of her card and just thought it was the most awesomist thing. She has a pattern on there too. I adjusted her pattern  somewhat  to fit my card and image requirements, but the inspiration is hers. . And as it turned out,  this project is perfect for this week's theme at Mo's Digital Pencil:
How Does Your Garden Grow
I grabbed my scraps and made a stitched landscape for the view beyond the fence which was quite fun!
The fence I used for a board to write a message on later.


And the lovely Mo Manning image below, colored with Prismacolors:
OOps! OMGoodness! I forgot to color the hinges! How did that happen?
You don't see that, ok? lol


So I hope you can play along with us!
I would like to play with:
Amber's Crafts and Things: Use a new technique (fence card)
Creative Cottage: white space (the fence)
A Spoonful Of Sugar: Tons Of Texture
Going Grey with Scrap Creations: Pick three flowers/buttons/ribbons
The Stamping Boutique: Handmade flowers
Happily Scrappin: Shaped card (does this count??)
Heart to Heart: Spring has Sprung
There's magic in the air: Lets use flowers
Crazy Challenge: Just add flowers






50 comments:

Saskia said...

Lovely card!

dj1952 said...

Awwwwwwwww. This is adorable. I've looked at this image several times to buy, but have never gotten around to it. You did a lovely job. And I love the "stitched" hills beyond the fence. (I've also wanted to open a fence or door, but there again...) Hugs, dj

petra,s cards said...

ooohhhoooo this is gorgeous!!! i love the way you made the background!!!
xx petra

cheryl said...

oh this is just stunning hun,that background is just amazing hugs cheyrl xxxx

heidy said...

Wow Awesome card Dorcas!
Hugs Heidy

Debbie said...

Adorable Dorcas. I love this image, not sure If i have seen you use it b4 or someone else. Mo's digi images are one of my favorites, I just love them. What gorgeous colouring and the fence is genius. Debbiexx

Dawn B. said...

I have a garden gate like this for my spot.. Although it doesn't keep the slugs out.. Love this card. Great job.

Tine said...

Hi Dorcas. Love the fence but I love your brown coloured one more! Fabulous colouring.
Tine :)

Marianne Reijgersberg said...

Oh how gorgeous is this gardenfence with an image with gardenfence.
You coloring is again Fabulous. Love how you stitched the inside.
Hugs Marianne

Dana said...

What an adorable scene you've created!! This inside is just a gorgeous as the front!
Hugs~
Dana

Ulina / Apricot Bubbles said...

Hi Dorcas!
This card is genius!
When I saw only the first picture I didn´t fully understand what´s the secret of this card - the 2nd picture lifted the secret about the design -> fabulous idea!
It´s really an eycatcher!!!
Hugs,
Uli
(LOVE your landscape!!!)

Stef H said...

fabulous dahling! absolutely fabulous! thank you so much for joining us at HAPPILEIGH'S this week.

hugs :)

Jane said...

Oh my goodness Dorcas, this is absolutely beautiful ~ Jane

Dotty Jo said...

Sweeeeet! Jo x

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

This is great! Very crafty! I love the fence and how it looks like wood. Also love the stitched hills. It is perfect how it opens up and the scene is there. You keep doing different things which is awesome. I am in a crafting rut right now. Would not have noticed the hinges. What compels us to share the flaws with the world? I have to if I notice something. Anyway, colored or uncolored it is great!

Linda Wescott said...

Adore the image, your stitched background is just fabulous - the fence front is wonderful, just a dream of a card again. Thanks for joining us at Amber's Crafts and Stuff's New Technique challenge this week, hope you see you back again. Hugs lin

Kelly Schelske said...

Totally love this Dorcas!! Love the fences!!

Anniebee said...

This really is a cute idea! You executed it very well too! The image is lovely, as is the coloring and the stitched landscape is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing your new technique with us this week at Amber's Crafts and Stuff.

Anne

Happileigh Scrappin' said...

Absolutely adorable image. Love the card shape so cute. Glad you could join us at Happileigh Scrappin' this week.

Pat said...

Dorcas, hunny, you've done it again!! I have to tell ya, I love, love, loved your card when I saw it on Mo's Challenge Blog...but now that I can appreciate that the fence is the front of the card...OMG! I love it even more. I definitely have get some Prismacolor Pencil tips from you! I love your work, sweetie!! Hugs. Pat

Stacy said...

Oh my goodness this is so precious! I can not believe how cute that fence is! Very cool! And that image is just so sweet and your coloring is out of this world! Thank you for sharing this beautiful card with us at Fresh Brewed Challenges!

Karen Day said...

A beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at H2H :o)

Georgia Ehrmann said...

Dorca,
It is definitely a shaped card and a beautiful one at that! Thank you for playing at Happileigh Scrappin'. We hope to see you back again next week!
Hugs,
Georgia

Anonymous said...

soooo cute, wish our garden would grow, :)

Cathy said...

Dorcas, this is wonderful. Love the fence opening up to the inside of the card. Wonderful challenge, so fun, Thanks!!!

Peggy said...

I love this stamp. Great job with the fence in the background. Thanks for playing with us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

Debbie Carriere said...

Beautiful card, Dorcas!! Love your coloring. Thanks for playing at H2H!

Miss Molly said...

Love your picket fence!!

Glad you could join us at Happileigh Scrappin'!

Miranda said...

awesome card Dorcas, love the idea with the fence, it's very cute
thanks for joining the TSB challenge
hugs
Miranda

Linda Anderson said...

Wow, this is stunning!! So creative!!! Thanks for joining us at the Freshly Brewed flowers challenge.

Linda

Natasha said...

Adorable. I've never heard of a fence card. Thanks for playing along at Amber's Crafts and Stuff.

Natasha
Crafting Pal - www.amberscraftsandstuff.com

Elaine L. said...

Wow, the inside of this card is such a pretty surprise. Love the fence and those sweet little daisies, too!

Melinda Everitt said...

Such a pretty card! Thanks for joining us at H2H!

Lisa Stenz said...

Cute card. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at H2H! *Ɯ*

Hristovica said...

It is very beautiful and original. Thank you for participating in The Crazy Challenge. Hugs

MiamiKel said...

How absolutely delightful! Such a vision you had with this card! Thanks for joing the FBD challenge blog this week!

Randi Th. said...

As always: Lovely card!
-hugs

Patti P. said...

This has to be one of my favorite cards ever....you are so creative. So glad you played at TMITA/PCC this week so that I could see your work and find your blog.

Mary said...

Your card is beautiful but please remember that entries for H2H must include Close To My Heart products!

Corina said...

Very pretty card! Thanks for sharing with H2H!

Star said...

What a fabulous idea! I love the gate, and the image is just gorgeous! Thank you for joining us at Happileigh Scrappin'!

Suzie McFloozy said...

Beautiful creation - I love your take on this fab sketch x
Thanks for joining in with our last creative cottage challenge x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Wendy said...

What a fabulous card!!! Your colors is superb and the design...FABULOUS!!! Thanks so much for playing along with Skipping Stones Design!! I hope you have a chance to play along this week!!!

April said...

OMgoodness....this is a fantastic card!! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about it! Thanks so much for joining TSB challenge!

Heidi Brawley said...

AWE!!!! Your card is amazing!!!! I love this digi so much!
~Heidi Brawley

The Crazy Crafting Lady said...

The gate card works so great with that image!

Thank you for trying out a new technique this week and sharing it with us at Amber's Crafts and Stuff.

~*~Amber~*~
www.amberscraftsandstuff.com

Jingle said...

Beautiful card! I love the fence! So pretty! Thanks for joining us at SSD!

~amy~ said...

This is wonderfully creative! Thanks for joining us over at Skipping Stones Design!

April said...

Hey...it's April from TSB...don't right click on the Top 3 image....just regular click on it and it takes you to another page and you can "save image as". Hope this helps!!!

Shirley G said...

This is the cutest card I have seen in awhile. I just love the idea of how it is put together. Gonna have to CASE it. TFS

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