A Day at the Races!

Hello everyone! It's time for the races and everyone is bringing out their glamour and high fashion for the event.  The horses are at the starting gates and everyone is high spirited!  It's a day at the races and we'd love to see you at the Card Crafter's Circle!  The greens are trimmed, the flowers are abundant and the sound of excited horses and people alike mingle in ones' ear.
For my card I've used an image by Whoopsie Daisy (girl with parasol).  I know the hats are all the rave, but this little girl has her darling parasol to show off.  I've used some wonderful papers from American Crafts (it's the sparkly base) and Recollections.  The Stamps are from Studio G and I added some fun high gloss bubble flowers to the banner and rhinestones to her shoes.
While I was out on the trip, we drove past Ellis Park which is a huge race track so I thought you might like to see it. Here it is as seen from the highway!

This week we have a wonderful sponsor and they are offering $10 worth of digis to the winner! Click on the button below to check out the selection!

Please join us for a day at the races over at the Card Crafter's Circle! We'd love the company!

Pearls and Lace

Great to see you again! Today I have a card to share with you that I've created for the challenge over at Card Crafter's Circle! It's all about pearls and lace.  I have used this image by Di's Digi Downloads and I just love her because she is girly yet has a touch of tomboyishness about her.  That's me! As I get older and my girls love these feminine things, I am discovering that I to enjoy them.  My oldest is turning 13 in a few days and I asked what she wanted  and she said for me to take her shopping!!! I remember the times when she groaned at the thought and now, well lets just say she's growing up! Sigh.
For this card I've used some wonderful textured paper that I found at the Dollar Store.  It's a wonderful light butter colour! The pink patterned paper is from Magenta and the green paper is from K & Company.  I used crochet lace from Stampin' Up and the pearls are from Recollections and Mark Richards.  I added some flowers from my collection and then decided to add a green touch.  I don't have any greenery so I just twisted the left over stems around my pencil and voila!  There is a hidden sentiment on the left.  I punched the side with my Fiscars oval punch and then added the sentiment to it.

We would love how you use lace and pearls, it doesn't have to be a card.  Hop on over to Card Crafter's Circle so see some great inspiration! We are being sponsored by the wonderful Di's Digi Downloads and the winner will receive $10 to spend in her store!