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Saturday 29 May 2010

Long Fair Plaits


I've made a card for this week's Lili of the Valley Challenge, using their gorgeous stamp of a girl on a swing. I feel that I have to do something about the sheer quantity of cards that I have, last night I sat down with boxes of them and sorted them into saleable - or not. Happily there were a lot more in the first pile:). I found a couple of cards that used this image and remembered how much I like it - so here it is getting another airing! I've sent for polythene bags for cards, not sure of the best way to sell them, we shall see... Also today we went to Ikea and bought lots of lovely storage - for DH's flytying stash and for my crafting stash. So watch this space:).

The card follows Bev's pretty sketch and is fairly simple. Image is coloured with Copics and edged with Distress Inks, DPs are Papermania from an A5 pad, flower is an E-line Prima.

This card is also an entry for Paper Sundae's Favourite book/poem/fairytale challenge. I loved to read books by Monica Edwards as a child. Both her series set in Sussex and the one in Surrey featured girls with long fair plaits, though Lindsey cuts her plaits off to try to make money to fence her beloved yew tree on the farm after cattle are poisoned by it. I see this as Lindsey on her swing in the yew tree. I still have the books and they are being republished so that at last I have the set, as well as a biography of Monica Edwards, from which I learnt that the girl with the plaits is Monica's daughter, Shelley, who sat for many of the drawings in the books.

9 comments:

  1. so pretty...love that image and the colors are gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes!

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  2. Your colouring is just amazing and the layout works so perfectly! What a lovely balance of embellies and beautiful colours. Gorgeous card!
    I would have to check those books out, never heard of them.
    Good luck with selling - defo share your experiences!
    Stay strong and crafty!
    Hugs
    Annika

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  3. I love the image that you have chosen, a great job with Bev's sketch, thanks for joining us at Lilli of the Valley this time, big hugs Pops x

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  4. Great card- pretty colords and I love that sweet image! TFS

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  5. Whata great card and awesome colors!!!!

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  6. Lovely card Anne - such a sweet image. Love the colouring and flowers.

    Can't wait to see what you have done to your craft room with your new purchases!

    Hugs
    Valxx

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  7. Another darling image. Really think the purples you used are wonderful.

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  8. Great card, and I love your literary inspiration! Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes!

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  9. A beautiful card, love the papers and image you have used. A great take on our sketch this week. Thanks for joining us at LOTV this time. Hugs Christine x

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