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Monday 1 February 2010

Wings of Hope


Whimsy Stamps have recently launched a stunning set of stamps of carousel horses that I coveted. However, even better, they have produced a one-off digital carousel horse that is available almost instantly and, of course, costs less. All of this sounds like a good reason to buy the stamp, but the most important one of all is that the stamp is a fundraiser with all proceeds going to the Red Cross Haiti Relief. You can buy the image here.

I've followed Jeanette's sketch from this week's Friday Sketcher's Challenge, which is a great one for a large image like this. I'm entering this week's Cupcake Craft Challenge, which is four-legged and furry and also Basic Grey's Animals Challenge.

My carousel horse is coloured with Copics as well as lots of Diamond and Gold Stickles, the edges of the image are sponged with Dusty Concord Distress Ink. The gorgeous background papers are Basic Grey Wisteria, a pad I got for my birthday and haven't broken into until today. I used the first Martha Stewart punch I ever bought on the border, which is called Flourish and the gold embossed sentiment is from Elusive Images.

18 comments:

  1. this card is a show-stopper! it's truly gorgeous....love these carousel horses but your card is my all time fav of this stamp!! wow!

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  2. Absolutely beautiful! Love the glittery wings. Such a good cause too.

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  3. lovely card - the sarkly wings look great
    Thanks for joining us at Cupcake this week
    Hugs
    Victoria
    x

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  4. I love the way the font of the sentiment mimics the shape of the wings of the horse....Great job putting those two together, Ann.

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  5. Anne this is lovely and that horse is stunning. I love carousel horses collected several carousel horse figurines years ago.

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  6. Gorgeous- and thanks for the link- I am off to support the cause....!

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  7. this is soooooo pretty! love the colours!
    hugs

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  8. ooooh this is so pretty! Thanks for the info on the link & will be stopping by. So glad that it will benefit the Haiti relief efforts.

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  9. Beautiful card! I love the image and sentiment! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake!
    Hugs Shelly ;)

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  10. I have this digi, too, but have yet to get it inky. your card is most def inspiring me! so beautiful! and you are also using some of my fave BG papers!!! :)

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  11. What a stunning card. Love that image and all the glitter!

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  12. Your card is so elegant, love it !

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  13. P.S. Thanks again for the link- bought mine last night- such a pretty image!

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  14. Hi Anne, what a perfect card for our challenge! The image is so cute and your papers are gorgeous. Thanks for joining us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  15. Such a beautiful card and fantastic image! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake this week :) Donna x

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  16. WOw this is just amazing! So pretty. What a fabulous card!

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