Fab 'n' Funky ~ Lovely Ladies

Hey there my lovely blog buddies. I have been caught up in school holiday mode, entertaining the kids, so crafting has taken a back seat. So much so, that I almost forgot (again) that I was due to post my new DT creation for Fab 'n' Funky today! But fortunately the grey matter still has a little fire in it and I remember last night, with time enough to pull a creation together today. Good thing the kids are back at school! LOL. I've some thinking/creating space! Our wonderful sponsor this week is Crafts & Me and I LOVE their images. So I was delighted to be working with this gorgeous image from their artist Morgan Fitzsimons for my creation. Perfect actually, as I just discovered one of our school mum's has her 40th birthday today, so if I work quickly, I'll be able to give it to her!

I've beavered away today colouring this stunning image by Morgan Fitzsimons called Sophie. I just love that wistful look on her face and that beautiful dress! I am imagining that this is guipure lace on a stunning evening gown, so I've coloured it up to look like it is sheer organza in a soft pink on the arms and lower back. Did you get that? Or does it just look like a tattoo?!! I was originally going to do it in pale blue, which would have conveyed this better, but then chose these delish Bello Pastello papers from Danish brand Riddersholm Designs and had to do it in Pink! So the sheer organza is only slightly pinker than the skin tone. So I wonder if my plan worked?

I'm just back from dropping this off to my neighbour. Her little girl goes to school with my Zac and they're great friends. So he walked with me to deliver the card and she was delighted, as it's actually her 40th birthday today, so this make was well timed. I chose to use a diecut of a viewfinder image disc and a couple of strips of photo negative diecuts too, as her hubby is a film maker, so I thought this would tie in nicely. It's also a reference to the years passed and memories made when one reaches the ripe old age of 40!!

I stamped a birthday wish onto a sweet tag and popped it into its matching vellum pocket, added a black organza ribbon and popped it behind the top right corner on the card. The pretty card shape is of course my newest Go Kreate die Frilly #7. I was so chuffed to get this for my birthday. I've wanted it for ages, but it's been out of stock whenever I've previously tried to buy it. So this was a lovely birthday treat and I'm really enjoying using it.

I've added some delish flowers to this card, which don't show up well in the photo as they're mostly black, but they're lush in reality! The large bloom with the pearly centre is a Flourish With A Bling flower and the felt roses and organza rose are from an Antipodean craft brand called Rosie's Studio. I tucked some pink resin roses in the mix to soften the black and a couple of strands of pearls to tie it all together. Simples!

What would a fortieth birthday card be without a reminder of that big number right?! So I added a sparkly silver 40 which I cut from silver glitter cardstock and popped a pretty butterfly in the bottom right corner to finish off the card. This was from the Etsy artisan Angelica I mentioned in one of my previous blogposts. Her store is called Angelica's Little Scrap Shop. These butterflies are handmade and just so pretty. One final shot of the card in a different light.

Our theme this week is 'Lovely Ladies' chosen by our own lovely lady ~ hostess Pat. I'm sure you'll agree this Crafts & Me image sure is lovely, so it was sweet to be able to give it to my school mama friend on such a special day for her. I hope you'll come and join us with your own 'Lovely Ladies' creation and I can't wait to see how you interpret the theme. I'll be back again soon with my next crafty adventure, in the meantime, head to the Fab 'n' Funky blog and check out what my awesomely talented teamies have been up to. Their creations are stunning! Big hugs, Wends xoxo

Challenge Entries:
The Paper Shelter: #292 ~ Flowers
Crafts & Me: May ~ Anything Goes
Pile It On: #129 ~ Interactive or Birthday
Lemon Shortbread: #40 ~ Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs: May ~ Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge: #154 ~ Anything Goes
Passion For Promakers: #393 ~ Make It Bloom

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon: Time To Celebrate (40th Birthday Celebration)
The Sisterhood of Crafters: The Letter B ~ Butterfly, Black, Blooms, Back, Beautiful

Update: I made the Top 5 at Passion For Promarkers and so did my lovely teamie Wendy. Congrats to you too hunny. Yay us!