Wednesday, April 30, 2014

A Soft and Shabby Hello...

Today I'm taking a break from the bright and colorful cards I've been posting recently, and sharing a soft, muted, and shabby card.

When I was peeking at the current Tic-Tac-Toe challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room, I realized I had a half-finished card sitting on my work surface that could be a perfect fit for this challenge.. in fact, it completes the tic-tac-toe board in a couple different directions (pennants/pearls/gingham and pennants/ribbon/vintage trims). :) It's been much too long since I participated in a TSTR challenge...it was time to say hello again to one of the first challenge sites I participated in!

So I got to work adding a banner to the side of the floral cluster, and some ribbon beneath it, and I ended up with a design I liked even better than the original design I was going to go with...I hope you like it, too!



On the top piece of patterned paper, I used a stencil and some crackle texture paste, then stamped a speckled pattern around the piece.

To add contrast to the soft, muted shades of the patterned papers, I added roses in complementary shades, but deeper intensities, along with some bright white...




I added a double row of the same lace across the pennant, except that one piece is tea-dyed...



Supplies:
Patterned papers:   Maja Designs Vintage Summer Basics
Dies:   Sizzix Flowers Branches & Leaves 
Stamps:   Winnie & Walter/The Big, The Bold, and The Happy ("hello");   Stampin Up! Gorgeous Grunge
Stencil:   Memory Box Honeycomb          Lace:   TheFunkieJunkie.com          Flowers:   Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls:   Recollections          Ribbon:   local craft store          Clay frame:   Martha Stewart mold and air-dry clay
Miscellaneous:   Studio 490 Crackled Texture Paste



Thanks for visiting today!







6 comments:

  1. Oh so gorgeous.. I love roses and lace!

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  2. Wow, Kathy!! Another shabby masterpiece!! Your card is so sweet and beautiful. The lucky recipient will treasure it for years to come!
    Hugs,
    Nancy

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  3. Kathy, your card is just too beautiful for words!

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  4. Kathy, your card is absolutely gorgeous! I just love shabby, shabby, shabby . . . . your design is stunning!

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  5. I just love it, all of it, every single thing and as the whole complete project, I wanna lift it if it's okey. At the moment my own blog isn't working but hope it will soon, need to upgrade a couple of things.

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