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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

enjoy...

I needed a card for a dear friend who is retiring in a few weeks - the staff at her school are doing a card shower for her. 


Since I didn't have anything that said "retirement", I put the "enjoy" on the front of the card and then wrote "your retirement" on the inside.  The PTI Bold Blossoms were watercolored with my Zigs.  Used Pico Embellisher for the little black dots (and the dot for the "j" on the die cut - lost it somewhere on my desk).  Added some flourishes in PTI sweet blush.  Black enamel dot in the center of the large flower finished it off.  I also decorated the envelope and wrote her name using Concord & 9th's Sophisticated Script.

Am entering this in PTI's Make It Monday.

Thanks for stopping by and your kind comments.

17 comments:

  1. Beautiful job on the watercolor. Pretty colors and a fun way to "enjoy" her retirement.

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  2. Gorgeous coloring on your flowers - so great with the black "enjoy", Betty!!

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  3. Oooooh, gorgeous bright bold colors on your blooms Betty! 'Enjoy' is perfect for the retiring friend. And thanks for the head's up on posting to the challenge!

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  4. Oh what a gorgeous card, Betty, & perfect for a retirement card!

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  5. Lovely - what a great card for retirement, super blossoms and love the flourishes too!

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  6. A perfect retirement card and so lovely too! Fabulous water coloring Betty!! :0)

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  7. A perfect sentiment for a retirement card! So beautifully done Betty!

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  8. It's lovely Betty, and perfect alternative to retirement (in fact - I think it is even better than "retirement")!

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  9. Beautifully done card! I love the flowers and the color tones! So very pretty!

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  10. Such a beautiful card for your dear friend

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  11. So very pretty! The coloring on the flowers looks gorgeous! Love the black dots and the beautiful envelope!

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  12. Really gorgeous card, Betty! Your watercolored flowers are beautiful, and I love how you added the soft pink flourishes! I can't wait until they're back in stock :) I'm sure your friend is going to love this lovely card!
    This week, the challenge at Addicted to Stamps is 'Make Your Mark', which includes watercoloring...hope you'll consider adding this beauty to the gallery: http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.ru/2016/05/challenge-192-make-your-mark.html

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  13. Stunning! I love your creativity of using Enjoy! Retirement should be enjoyed for sure. Thank you for sharing.

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  14. Betty, I love those colors and they are just so perfectly placed.

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  15. Beautiful, Betty! Now I think I "need" Sophisticated Scripts.

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