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Sunday, 3 July 2011

Less is More - shades of blue


 Here is my card for this week's less is more challenge where the theme is shades of blue - right up my street! I used my ink dusters and a set of stamps from Inkylicious called Flight of dreams. I used big and juicy waterfall  for the 'dusting' and majestic blue versafine for the stamping. I love the effect with the ink dusters, and I will be practising more with them as soon as I get a bit more time.I'm also entering this into the Allsorts challenge this week where the theme is 'Free and easy'.
We had a beautiful day for our school summer fair yesterday, but when I got home I was shattered! I spent Friday evening baking cupcakes (forty five in 3 different flavours) and Saturday morning decorating them before selling them and lots of others on Saturday afternoon. It was a huge success and we raised lots of money for school. here is a photo after we'd sold a few.
Whilst I'm showing you some photos from yesterday I thought I would share with you a photo of our greenhouse on the school field.
It is made from pop bottles and bamboo canes with a wooden frame. you can find instruction of how to make one here. We have six tomato plants in there and they are doing very well! To the right you can see our raised beds - one per class. We should have a good crop of potatoes very soon, our herbs are looking  great and next year we should have some rhubarb too!
Thanks for looking!
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46 comments:

  1. PinksyDoodles3 July 2011 at 10:46

    Your card is beautiful Sally, very calming to look at.

    I'm really impressed with the greenhouse!

    Hugs, Clare x

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  2. Sandra3 July 2011 at 10:48

    Love your card, elegant. Those cupcakes look delicious and your school greenhouse is ingenious. Well done hope the Toms ripen OK.

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  3. Linby3 July 2011 at 11:18

    A beautiful card - very serene.
    Your cakes look very yummy. Someone I work with is saving bottles to make one of those houses for her allotment, never actually seen one.
    Linbyx

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  4. Netty3 July 2011 at 12:02

    Beautiful card. Yummy cupcakes and love your greenhouse. x

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  5. Zoe Tant3 July 2011 at 12:17

    Love the card and the cakes look great. Clever greenhouse that seems quite a popular pastime for schools and a great recycle project. Well done.

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  6. Margaret3 July 2011 at 12:45

    Just gorgeous!
    Margaret x

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  7. Jill3 July 2011 at 12:46

    A gorgeous CAS card. The cupcakes looks sooo yummy, can really understand that you did get in a lot of money! Great idea with the greenhouse also :)
    Have a good day Sally
    and thanks for joining Allsorts for our free and easy theme this week. Good luck
    Hugs, Jill

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  8. Sheila in Cyprus3 July 2011 at 13:23

    Stunning card (love the 'dusting), scrummy cakes and a very 'Arty' looking greenhouse. Love Sheila x
    P.S I could just eat a nice cupcake!

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  9. Loli 3 July 2011 at 13:42

    Hola Sally, fantastic design for your card, beutiful shades, so elegant card.
    Yours muffins YUMMY!!!.your greenhouse FANTASTIC GREEN IDEA!!!.
    A HUG FROM PALMA

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  10. Anita3 July 2011 at 14:10

    BEAUTIFUL CARD.

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  11. Rosemary3 July 2011 at 14:19

    gorgeous card!! (those cupcakes looked like they were so yummy!!)

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  12. Jess S3 July 2011 at 14:56

    the card is gorgeous, and those cupcakes look tasty!

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  13. Dana3 July 2011 at 15:19

    Fantastic card and the cupcakes look delicious!

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  14. Suze Bain3 July 2011 at 15:28

    Yummy cupcakes and a yummy card. Love the scene you've created. Fab. xx

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  15. Ang C3 July 2011 at 16:09

    A beautiful card


    Love the greenhouse

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  16. Lisa Jane3 July 2011 at 16:19

    Beautiful card -love the slimline shape
    And wow that Greenhouse is amazing!!
    Lisa x

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  17. Wishcraft3 July 2011 at 16:29

    Fab card - a lovely peaceful scene :o) Your cakes look yummy too! Lisa x

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  18. Suzilou3 July 2011 at 16:50

    Gorgeous card really like the stamps and oh WOW to that greenhouse what a fantastic idea have been and got the instructions for this hehe :)

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  19. Diane3 July 2011 at 17:06

    Beautiful and peaceful card!! Your cupcakes are making me hungry!

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  20. Lynne K3 July 2011 at 20:21

    Wow! Love the card! And the greenhouse. Ignoring the cakes. ;-)

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  21. Debs3 July 2011 at 20:22

    Stunning card Sally - love the background you have created.
    Your cupcakes look scrummy yummy too!
    And the greenhouse is amazing!
    Thanks for playing Free & Easy with us at Allsorts this week.
    Good luck.
    Debs xx

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  22. Vicky Hayes3 July 2011 at 20:53

    A really beautiful card Sally. You sound as if you've been VERY busy! The cakes look fabulous and well done for raising loads of money for your school. I'm really impressed with the greenhouse too and must pass on the link to the gardening club at my son's school.

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  23. Fleur3 July 2011 at 20:59

    A stunning card, I love the greenhouse too
    Thank you so much for entering our challenge at ALLSORTS this week, good luck & hope you’ll join us again!
    Hugz Fleur xXx

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  24. GinaA3 July 2011 at 21:28

    wonderfull scene, love the way the trees give a depth of field.

    The greenhouse is so interesting, will have a look at how to make one but I am rubbish with plants.

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  25. Teresa3 July 2011 at 21:50

    Gorgeous card and yummy cakes too.
    Teresa xx

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  26. Faith A at Daffodil Cards3 July 2011 at 22:34

    This is a fabulous card, love it, must show hubby the greenhouse, it would save £3oo lol

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  27. Carola Bartz4 July 2011 at 05:42

    Such a beautiful card, Sally. The shades of blue are gorgeous and there is a very special calm and peaceful mood about the scene.

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  28. Bea4 July 2011 at 05:45

    Love your card - it is really lovely
    PS what a great greenhouse - certainly eco friendy

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  29. brenda4 July 2011 at 07:44

    I'm rather late getting here Sally, but what a great post, as well as your lovely card, those cupcakes loook yum and am going to call the o/h to show him that greenhouse.

    Thank you for sharing your card with us at Allsorts this week and good luck.

    B x

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  30. Jules4 July 2011 at 08:17

    Hi Sal

    What a beautiful card .. . loving what you have done here very much.

    Scrummy cakes and I am well impressed with the bottle greenhouse. What a great idea!! That really is recycling at its best.

    Love Jules xx

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  31. Mandi4 July 2011 at 09:40

    Beautiful card, love the tall design. The cakes look rather yummy too!
    Thank you very much
    Diva LIM
    "Less is More"

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  32. Jenny4 July 2011 at 17:40

    Fantastic card Sally, lovely scene...especially like the floiage right in the foreground :)
    The bottle greenhouse is brilliant...so much safer and cheaper for a school to have :)
    Jenny x

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  33. craftimamma4 July 2011 at 18:47

    Love your card Sally. You are getting on very well with those Ink Dusters. Er, I bought mine on the same day and haven't even tried them yet!

    Those gorgeous cupcakes are making my mouth water they look so scrummy and I too think the greenhouse is brilliant. The garden is looking great altogether.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  34. Nicola4 July 2011 at 20:39

    Great card with a fab image, those cakes look delicious and what a fantastic idea for a greenhouse! Thanks for joining us at Allsorts this week and good luck!
    Love Nicola xxx

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  35. Diane4 July 2011 at 21:39

    Wow! Beautiful card, yummy cupcakes and brilliant idea or greenhouse!! xx

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  36. Zoechaos4 July 2011 at 22:40

    that greenhouse is fascinating wonderful project. love your blue dusted card Just playing catch up here. Enjoy this weather XOXO Zoe

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  37. Theresa5 July 2011 at 01:41

    What a beautiful card. Love the scene.

    I got lost in your greenhouse photo...how cool is that. Thanks for sharing.

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  38. Kathyk5 July 2011 at 05:58

    Beautiful card (am envious of your inkdusters too) and fab looking cupcakes too - mmmmmm

    Kathyk

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  39. Dolly Daydreams5 July 2011 at 08:29

    What a lot of cupcakes !!! They look very scrummy indeed. As for your card so beautiful really think you rocked this challenge the shades are gorgeous.

    Marie

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  40. Susan5 July 2011 at 15:35

    Beautiful scene you've created on the card, Sally! Love it! The cupcakes look so yummy...sure does make me hungry! LOL! My Card

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  41. Angelnorth5 July 2011 at 19:49

    Your tall slim card is serene and elegant-looking - lovely job!

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  42. SYLVIA-ANNE6 July 2011 at 09:20

    Love the tranquil scene you've created on this beautiful card Sally and I really like the DL shape too.
    You are so good at baking cupcakes too - well done for helping to raise all that money for school. As for the greenhouse - how amazing is that! "Growing your own" is a great thing for children to get into - we (well hubby actually!)have an allotment and there's nothing quite like freshly picked veg.
    Hugs, Sylvia x

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  43. Lesley Edmonds6 July 2011 at 10:18

    Wow what an amazing greenhouse - so eco friendly!!
    Love your blue!!

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  44. lisa6 July 2011 at 22:08

    Love your blue card, Sally. Those Inkylicious stamps are gorgeous aren't they.
    What a lot of cupcakes, I'm not surprised they went down a storm, they look delicious.
    Your pop bottle greenhouse is amazing. The kids love growing stuff don't they.
    Hugs Lisax

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  45. Hannah7 July 2011 at 20:55

    Sally, that card is beautiful, gorgeous scene, perfect in those blues :) That greenhouse is just so super as well :)

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  46. Angela Weimer8 July 2011 at 22:33

    A fab card and those cupcakes look scrumptious. That greenhouse is such a unique idea. Love it. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. Angela

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