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Monday 8 August 2011

EMMA SWING.......

Morning all...!


Well hope you are all well today...We are off to Oxford today for a wee trip around the town. I haven't been there in years...well actually before my babies arrived..lol...so I am really looking forward to it :o)


And here are my babies....they don't know I have done this..hehehe


So onto my card and today I have used one of my new stamps from Lili of the Valley....and I think she will be one of my faves too...lol... I have teamed her up with some gorgeous PP papers, some pearls and a couple of roses...something I don't normally do...!

This cutie is going into the following challenges :-
Totally Gorjuss # 92 ~ Fab Sketch..!
Addicted to Stamps # 10 ~ Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes
Lili of the Valley # 108 ~ Roses


Emma Swing ~ Lili of the Valley



Close up of image



Close up of sentiment



Side View

Items Used

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers, Chalks & Prisma Pencils
Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat "Perfect Papers"
Scrim ~ Steve...!
Roses ~ Joanna Sheen
Border Punch ~ MS "Doily Lace"
Card Blank ~ Craftwork Cards
Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

So what do you think of the bigger piccies??...do you think they look OK or should I go back to the original size?...I would love to hear your feed back :o)

So that's all from me today....hope you all have a super day...and hopefully I will catch up with you all laters..depending we don't get lost..lol..


44 comments:

Debs M said...

gorgeous card, so far the sun is shining in oxford! x

Keep It Sweet and Simple said...

Terrific pic, Vicky. A handsome son and really beautiful daughter - what more could you want - you must be so proud of them ( a bit dressed up for a trip round Oxford though...ha! ha!).

Gorgeous card - I love the bigger pics.
Caroline xxx

Chrissy said...

Lovely photo of your children,well, young adults really..and a beautiful card..the colours and papers are gorgeous,love the big piccies, more to feast your eyes on...

Luv CHRISSYxx

Loopylou. said...

vicky, i love your photo hun, your children look so grown up and your emma card is just beautiful. I love the bigger piccies hun. My pooter is a laptop so bigger vicky piccies are fabulous!! hugs Lou xxx

Debbie said...

Hi Vicky...don't our babies grow up quickly. Beautiful card, such a sweet image and lovely colours. Have a wonderful day out.
Hugs Debbie x

Mary J said...

What great looking kids, Vicky - take after their mum obviously!

What a very pretty card - brilliant colouring!

tilly said...

very sweet little girl, love the layout and colours
Tilly

Janette said...

Gorgeous card Vicky, it really is just yummy.....nice pic of your children to...what will they say when they find you out..lol...hope you have a fab day too....

The bigger pics look good to me, someone was asking how to do this yesterday, mine did it all on there own, they wwent from large to small and I know I didn't touch anything...what did you do then..xx

heidy said...

Just gorgeous Vicky!
Hugs Heidy

cheryl said...

oh that is one beautiful photo hun of your babies how smart do they look,have a wonderful time too hun.
As for your card just love the soft color tones on this and your detail as ever is just stunning hugs cherylx

Unknown said...

I know when I put pics on Becky cracks up, have a fantastic day, your card is beautiful lovely image and gorgeous design.
Chris x

Whisper said...

Simply adorable am loving the DP's.

I hope your babies are ok about their photo on your blog !!, have a good day, Luv Sam x

Anita said...

Absolutely beautiful Vicky!

Amanda said...

Great card Vicky, I hope your enjoyed your trip. Lovely picture of your kids, you must be one proud mum.

Donna Mosley said...

Hi Vicky, aww! love the pic of George & Bexx, you must be so proud of them hun. Very pretty card love the pretty colour combo and of course your stunning colouring. Hope you had a great day and did'nt get lost.

Donna x

sandy's crafty bits said...

wow super card ... love the bigger size (it better for the older eyes lol ) and am loving the babies pics ... they will kill you ... well my babies would lol ... happy crafting love sandy xx

Lisa xx said...

another smashing card Vicky, great stamp which is beautifully coloured, and what a fab photo too - your daughter looks so much like you xx

Unknown said...

Hi Vicky, what a beautiful pic of your oh so grown up children - young adults now!! You must be very proud. Love your beautiful card too - stunning. Hope you had a great day out! Big pics looks great. Luv & Hugs Trish x

Wishcraft said...

Gorgeous card Vicky :o) Those papers are so pretty, love the image and layout too. Fab pic of your gorgeous children too hun! Lisa x

Ruth said...

A really lovely photo of your son and daughter! They do you proud!!
The card is "just gorgeous"...so sweet! I love the bigger photos!
Hope you had a great day shopping in Oxford..we enjoyed a couple of days there last month, Ruth x

Pop's Cards said...

Hi sweetie, this is just gorgeous, great colours too, thanks for joining us at Lili of the Valley this week, your babies are gorgeous too big hugs Pops x x x

Lee said...

Hee hee you naughty mum you will get told off.Your babies are Stunning just like mum n dad.Love your truly Gorgeous card,fab colouring as always.Stunning design,cute image.Hugs xxx

Jeni said...

Beautiful card Vicky! Such a darling image, beautifully colored. Love your little sentiment tag. ~jeni :)

Anonymous said...

Hi Vicky,
What a gorgeous proud mummy photo; a handsome son and beautiful daughter! Hope you had a lovely day.

Your card is stunning - just perfect! I like the larger photos. xx

Pink Dandelion said...

Beautiful card, really cute image coloured perfectly. Love the sketch too. Fab piccy of your babies. Debs xx

Kathleen said...

Fabulous card, so cute and such cute babies too. lol
Hope you had a good day out.

Kath x

Louise said...

Fabulous card, I love your colors and coloring. Thanks for joining us at Papertake Weekly
Louise

coops said...

stunning card vicky.i love the soft colours and beautiful image and design :D
great photo of your kids hun and love your bigger pics ;D

xx coops xx

Wendy said...

Absolutely beautiful Vicky,love it.
Fab photo of your Babies,don't they grow up quick.
Wendy xx

♥Gemma♥ said...

Hiya Sweetie

The bigger pics look brillaint as we can see more of those beauty's you have created...your lotv card is stunning, love all the layers & lush papers too :D

Love the pic of you little babies sweetie!
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Teresa said...

Stunning card Vicky, I hope you had a lovely time at Oxford, I lived there for 10yrs back in the 70's my hubby was born there (that's where we met) then our daughter was born in the John Radcliffe Hospital. Oh how the years have flown by....
Thanks for joining us at ATS Anything goes challenge,
hugs Teresa xx

Carole of Brum said...

Hi vicky, your kids are gorgeous, you must be very proud. Hope you enjoyed oxford.

Your card is gorgeous - I love how you can make the scrim look good on a girls card as well as a boy's card. Did you leave Steve enough left over for his own needs? lol. CoB

marilynprestonn said...

I just love this little sweetie pie on your card. Well colored and love the country look too. Thank you for stopping my blog. That was quite nice of you. I will put your candy on my sidebar because you are so kind. :)Peggy

Sue B said...

Aww this is SO cute Vicky! Love the image and the papers are stunning! The Roses and pearls look perfect! Really gorgeous card!
Lovely photo of your children, they are very good looking!!
I didn't notice your photos were bigger but thought I could see them better!!! I'm blind as a bat sometimes LOL. but is good that they didn't look too big or anything. You can just see them better! I likey!
Hope you enjoyed Oxford
Hugs Sue xx

Unknown said...

Hi Vicky, love the photo of your children, they look so grown up and I love your card, it is so pretty. The colours and image you used are beautiful xxx

Jules said...

Gosh Vicky .. .. you know how to live dangerously .. .. posting piccies of your babies!!! Just you wait until they find out!! LOL!!!

Loving your card as always Vicky and I am a fan of the big pictures .. .. they look great.

Love Jules xx

Unknown said...

Hello lovely.
Gorgeous card. So beautiful colors and absurd details. I like it very much.
Thank you for playing with us this week PTWC.
Hugs August GDT, Marika

Nadell said...

Gorgeous card. Love the soft colors. Thanks for joining us at ATSC.

Hugs Nadell

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Fab pic of your babies and gorgeous card. Love the pink and blue and loving the embellies too. The bigger the better with pics I think. So happy I changd my template so I can have bigger pics. Thanks for all your lovely comments and thanks for playing at TG. Marianne x

Jeannie said...

Hi there! I adore this card and the sentiment! I get a lot of things from Pink Petticoat as well, but I can't seem to find where this one is. You noted that it was part of the Perfect Papers set, but I'm just not seeing it. If you could let me know, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Kat said...

Gorgeous card Vicky. Love that image, really pretty colours, DP and embellishments.

Great pic of your children. Isn't it funny how they suddenly grow up before you know what's happened.

Kat xx

craftymum said...

A super card. thank you for playing with us at TG this week
hugs Sarah x

♥Gry said...

Hi!
Your card is gorgeous! ♥
Lovely details!!

Hugs, Gry

arjette said...

Your card looks awesome, sooo beautifull!!!
Thanks for joining us at ATSC!!!

gr. arjette.