Monday, March 9, 2015

A Nod to Marybeth

I am a huge fan of Marybeth!  She's so thoughtful and encouraging, and her style is classic!  The colors at the Color Throwdown Challenge reminded me of Marybeth's card over at the Tag You're It! challenge.  I thought it would make a great combination:
Flowers and leaves from PTI's Doodlie Do were heat embossed in white on PTI Pure Poppy and PTI Hawaiian Shores cardstock along with some navy and khaki scraps I had in my stash.  This would've been a great time to have the matching dies, but alas, they are still on the wish list!  The tag sentiments are from PTI's Mega Mixed Messages. I used Lifestyle Crafts' Lattice to emboss the background.

I am excited to play over at the following challenges:
Tag You're It! Challenge #16             Color Throwdown: ctd332       Virginia's View Challenge #13:  All Things Embossed

                


Thanks so much for coming over to visit!  I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Kara Lynne

46 comments:

  1. Wow, this is a real stunner!

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  2. So bright and beautiful Kara Lynne!

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  3. You fussy cut the flowers yourself???? Geesh; you need these dies; your cutting is perfect! I love this card; stunning!

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  4. Lots of layers and textures… so fabulous!

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  5. What a great card! Love the white embossing on the colored cardstock. Very classy! Thanks for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown!

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  6. Gorgeous card - love the colors and your card design is awesome, Kara!

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  7. Love the white embossing on colored cardstock!! Love these images and fabulous fussy cutting!! So happy you played along at CTD!

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  8. fabulous take on all the challenges, kara... love the white embossing on the colored cardstock... so very striking!

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  9. What a wonderful tribute to Marybeth. I agree that she is a sweetheart, and I have had the good fortune to meet her several times and craft together, too. Love how that Doodlie Do set looks white embossed on those bold colors. Don't know why I have never tried them that way. And, love how you did all your little sentiments.

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  10. Wow Kara! What a wonderful tribute and gorgeous card! All those heat embossed images look amazing!

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  11. WOW Kara Lynne!! This card looks stunning!!! Love the colors, embossing and gorgeous blooms! Great work!

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  12. Very striking card!! The bold colors and awesome flowers really are a wonderful combo ;)

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  13. Thank you Kara for your sweet words. You know I am a hug fan of yours and we are both fans of Green
    Bay !!!!!! :) I can't beleive you fussy cut all those leaves and flowers. Your card is gorgeous! I can't wait to just sit and play all day with those stamps,you have inspired me again. I'm happy you played along at TYI!

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  14. Oh my gosh I just saw the title.....now I might be blushing......

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  15. WOW...you nailed it! Gorgeous Gorgeous!!!

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  16. What a beautiful, bright and cheery card Kara and I love how you mixed the sentiments up. I am in awe od your cutting skills - I thought they had been die cut!
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  17. What a beautiful, bright and cheery card Kara and I love how you mixed the sentiments up. I am in awe od your cutting skills - I thought they had been die cut!
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  18. Wow!! This is GORGEOUS!! The colors and the layout is just mind blowing!! Fabulous card!!!

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  19. Fabulous card! gonna have to CASE this layout! Stunning!

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  20. Wow!! Kara you take on the colours is fantastic!! Absolutely fabulous card!

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  21. Beautiful big embossed flowers in lovely color! Wonderful tags and love the embossed background, too!

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  22. Kara this is gorgeous! And I love Marybeth's style too! You both inspire me each time I visit! Love these bright colors! Love the doodle doo flowers! This set is on my wish list! :)

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  23. Love this gorgeous, bold color combo, and the stamps you chose are perfect, fabulous card!

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  24. Kara Lynne your design is gorgeous and embossing is flawless--wow. I really thought I could live life without Doodlie Do until now! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Tag You're it!

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  25. So pretty, love the bold colors. Just became a follower.

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  26. So strikingly beautiful Kara!
    I have these stamps but would never have thought of this!
    Thank You! Very inspiring indeed!!

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  27. This is sooo pretty especially with the white embossing....love the divided sentiment on the tags, too!!! Thanks for joining us for the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!

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  28. OOhhh this is awesome love, love it. Those colors really pop fromm the screen. Great take on the challenge over at TAG you're it thanks for joining us.

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  29. Wow! Stunning colour palette! Beautiful layout. Love the bright bold flowers. Stunning. Hugs, Jayne x

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  30. Kara, this is stunning! What a fitting tribute to Marybeth too! She truly is a sweet person from the inside out. I have this set and always struggle with using it. I never would have thought of this. I'm pinning your beautiful card for future inspiration.

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  31. Stunning card with the right balance of colours, Kara Lynn! Lovely flower arrangement and love how you put the trio tags together!

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  32. Such a 'wow' factor here, Kara Lynne! I have this PTI set, but did not realize it has dies to go along. Sure makes for a neater card! Love all the white embossing on the leaves and flowers.

    P.S., I am also a big fan of Marybeth's. Talent galore, and kindness and compassion to boot. :)

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  33. This is amazing! Love the bright colors, embossing and wonderful stamps and cuts! Eye candy!

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  34. Wow, you've given me a whole new ideas for those stamps... what a fun take on Mary Beth's card, thanks for joining us at Tag You're It Challenge. (And thinking of you b/c I'm still sleep deprived, but at least finished with a few of my to do's).

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  35. Kara, your take is phenomenal!!!!! Love all the lovely layers!!!!

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  36. wooooww Kara....this is FUNTASTIC ADORABLE and STUUNIIIINGGG
    love that vibrant red and blue and kraft
    ooh dear you are on the HIT with this card..
    this is a winner card for me
    hugs, Monika

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  37. WOW...is right! Kara, this just so amazing, really stunning. And what a fabulous card inspired by Marybeth. Now I need this set!

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  38. Congrats on you win over at :Tag You're It!

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  39. When you finished this card, did you stare at it for a good long while, grin gleefully, and then pat your genius self on the back once or twice? Because that's what I would have done. This is going all over my Pinterest account because it is GORGEOUS!

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  40. Congratulations on the well-deserved win from TYI, Kara Lynne! I just love how you've come back so strong and just look at all this love!! Hugs, Darnell

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  41. Congratulations on the well-deserved win from TYI, Kara Lynne! I just love how you've come back so strong and just look at all this love!! Hugs, Darnell

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  42. LOVE this bold and beautiful card Kara! Great design! Hazel xx

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  43. WOOHOO! Congrats with your win at TYI, Kara Lynn! So well deserved!

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  44. WOOHOO! Congrats with your win at TYI, Kara Lynn! So well deserved!

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