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Friday, 18 March 2011

...St Patrick's Day blog waltz!

 Good evening and a very happy St Patrick's Day to you wherever you are!!! It's nearly over here in Ireland an besides my St Pat's Day Blog waltz card, I have a few images of the day for you.


We were home late and the pic of my card is awful - I'll try to take a better one tomorrow with deets of the card, but it's pretty simple - the large label design from Vintage Labels 18 and the shamrock from Celtic Heritage feature.

We went to watch the parade in Downpatrick - which as you may guess from the name has a special link to the Saint Himself for it is believed to be his final resting place - the 5th pic down shows the marker stone of where the Saint is believed to be buried.

The parade started with St Pat himself... bare feet and all...and let me tell you, it may be spring in your heart but the streets of Downpatrick were cold today!!!



 

A few of the participants.





 This is the site where St Patrick is believed to be resting is in the church yard at Down Cathedral.

 
Down Cathedral - here's a link to a site about the cathedral.



Sunset in Ireland this evening, St Patrick's Day, March 17th 2011. View from Minerstown road towards the Mourne mountains. About 8 miles from Downpatrick.


Nighty night - I'm looking forward to getting round the waltz tomorrow! If you played along - Thank you!!! If you didn't, there's always next month!!!
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26 comments:

  1. Melissa18 March 2011 at 00:20

    What a lovely card and thanks for sharing your photos from the day. I really enjoyed seeing a bit of Ireland!

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  2. Mona Pendleton18 March 2011 at 00:32

    Happy St. Patrick's Day Claire! Your card is GORGEOUS! Love the vibrant green and stunning labels! Fab photos!

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  3. Carly18 March 2011 at 00:49

    Gorgeous card and that parade looked like so much fun!! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

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  4. Julia Aston18 March 2011 at 00:50

    wonderful photos Claire! thanks for giving us all a little bit of Ireland this evening!

    Love your card too! the layered labels look lovely!

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  5. Niki Estes18 March 2011 at 01:09

    What a great card, Claire! I love how you used the label stamps! Looks like a fun parade. Ireland has so much wonderful history to soak in. Happy St Patrick's day!

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  6. Karen B.18 March 2011 at 02:48

    Beautiful card! Your depiction of the parade is grand!

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  7. Kelly S.18 March 2011 at 03:02

    Oh what a gorgeous card, Claire! Love the black background making those bright greens pop! And those parade pictures look like so much fun...but the cathedral, gasp! How lucky to live in Ireland on this special day!

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  8. melliott3118 March 2011 at 03:20

    Thanks for sharing such a special day to many!

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  9. Ren-Yi18 March 2011 at 04:32

    Happy St. Patrick's Day to you too! I'm so excited that you got to waltz along with us and thank you for sharing your day's events with us. As usual a stunning card with great color combo ideas! :)

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  10. Crafty Math Chick18 March 2011 at 05:25

    I think this looks terrific Claire! Thanks for sharing all those parade pictures of your St. Patrick's Day with us!

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  11. Helen L18 March 2011 at 06:52

    Lovely card, and I love the photos you shared! You always seem to have the most fantastic sunset photos: love them :-) they make me miss the sunsets I grew up seeing, looking towards the San Francisco Bay. Happy St. Patty's day!!

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  12. Laurie Marmon18 March 2011 at 07:06

    What wonderful photos Claire! And I'm so happy to see your card. Glad you had some time to be crafty! Sounds like a fun day with the family. Thanks for sharing the pics with your stamping friends too. :)

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  13. Deborah Frings18 March 2011 at 07:49

    Happy St Patrick's Day Claire - the card is just gorgeous! Love the greens and those label stamps are stunning. Great parade photos - hope you had a fab day!

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  14. Antje18 March 2011 at 08:06

    Great Claire how you layered all the frames - very impressive!
    ... and thanks for the pics, it gives me (as a complete not knowing anything about St Patrick) a nice impression.

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  15. Wendy ten Hove18 March 2011 at 08:37

    Can still see the card is a beauty, Claire! Love the layout! And so nice to see the photos! Oeh, that poor guy on the bare feet... hope he was pampered coming home! Ha ha! Wishing you a lovely day!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  16. Cyndie18 March 2011 at 10:00

    What a cool layout for this card! I never think to rotate the labels like that--will have to try it. I enjoyed your photos of the day, especially that gorgeous sunset. Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Melodie18 March 2011 at 10:00

    Beautiful card, Claire ... love the embossing, wonderful labels and layout, and the colours are just gorgeous. Really fun pictures ... glad you all had such a good day! Warmest wishes x

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  18. Joanne Gilch18 March 2011 at 11:13

    The pics are wonderful, thank you! Your card is amazing, mixing some old with new sets....love it!

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  19. LaurieJ18 March 2011 at 12:46

    Lovely card, Claire! I love how you layered the labels. And thanks for sharing your wonderful photos. Down Cathedral looks so beautiful. And the photo of the sunset is stunning. Ah, the beauty of nature.

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  20. Cassie_lu18 March 2011 at 18:26

    the card is stunning and I really love the colors you chose for it.

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  21. Deirdre18 March 2011 at 20:43

    Looks like you had a great day. Beautiful card and photos. Happy St Patrick's Day to you and yours.

    Loved seeing the shout out for WMS on Moxie Fab World. Congrats.

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  22. Lisa Hjulberg18 March 2011 at 20:47

    Amazing card, of course! The artist shows her work the BEST! And I would give anything to see that parade in person! Some day!!!

    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  23. Sandie18 March 2011 at 21:03

    Fabulous card Claire!! And thank you for sharing those wonderful pictures with us.

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  24. A Consuming Passion19 March 2011 at 12:41

    Just waltzing through after a couple of days away! Your card is perfection love the mix of stamps. What great photos too the march looks amazing but that sunset is out of this world!

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  25. jen19 March 2011 at 19:43

    Your card is STUNNING!!! Really & truly! Thank you so much for the generous downloads so that I could play along too!
    Looks like a wonderful celebration!!!

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  26. Pauline19 March 2011 at 19:57

    Fab phots Claire, the cathedral looks lovely. Awesome card too, the label looks fabulous, and what a beautiful end to the day you had there.

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