Best Wishes...

Today's wedding themed card isn't quite as elaborate as Wednesday's, but it's just as elegant. It would make a wonderful anniversary card, too, don't you think?  The colors are more subdued, but the details are all there.  I used a large rectangular label die, but cut only the bottom edge with it...it made a fun and different detail on the bottom edge...

A simple trio of paper roses sitting on a couple white seam binding bows and white paper leaves are highlighted with a pearl and silver stick pin.  They're all sitting on top of a white felt doily...

...and the simple sentiment block accented with pearl trios...

Supplies:

Patterned papers:  Echo Park Melody of Life collection      Crocheted lace:  Venus Ribbon/Jay Co.

Dies:  Spellbinders Grand Labels 23 (bottom edge), Labels 10;  My Favorite Things Decorative Doily Duo

Edge Punch:  Fiskars Threading Water      Sentiment stamp  Papertrey Ink

Pearls:  Recollections      Leaves:  Prima      Roses:  Wild Orchid Crafts  

Handcrafted stick pin      Hug Snug seam binding

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today...I hope you have a wonderful weekend. (And for my U.S. friends in states that participate in Daylight Savings Time...don't forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night!)

Remember This Time...

Monday's challenge card, with its white theme, got me thinking of wedding cards, so today's and Friday's cards will be dedicated to that theme.

Today's card is filled with bling and lacy accents, and made up in happy shades of coral and aqua...with a timeless sentiment printed across the bottom of the decorative edge. The large white heart doily is topped with two heart diecuts, each one centered over a silhouette image of a bride and groom. The silhouette image was printed onto white cardstock (from a true type font named SomeSilhous) before die cutting both hearts.  The smaller heart is adhered to the larger with foam tape and centered so the image continues to the larger heart beneath it.

Two fluffy aqua seam binding bows are topped with a small spray of white fabric flowers, and an embellished Maya Road heart stick pin...

Pearl and crystal flourishes in the shape of branches and leaves cover the layers of paper and crocheted lace...

Supplies:

Patterned papers:  Echo Park This & That/Graceful collection (pink);  My Minds Eye Stella Rose/Hazel collection (aqua);  Basic Grey Out of Print collection (text prints)

Dies:  Spellbinders Classic Scallop Edgeabilities;  Xyron Shapez/Heart      Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart Doily Lace

Paper doily:  BeeAltered on Etsy      Crocheted laces:  TheFunkieJunkie.com      Stick pin:  Maya Road

Pearls & crystals:  Recollections and Prima     White flowers:  local craft store      Hug Snug seam binding     

Thanks for visiting today!

TSTR-Frame It

I'm honored to have been asked to be the Guest Designer over at The Shabby Tea Room for the month of March. Tracey is hosting the challenge this week - to use white, with only one other color, and include a frame in our design. I loved making my all-white cards a while back, so adding only one other color is another fun twist...and a frame, too...I couldn't wait to get started.

I used foam tape to "stack" the different layers I used on the front, and the end result turned out that the whole card front became the "frame"...not just the fancy square frame diecut I started with. And believe it or not, there's not a single flower on this card...gasp...I know...but I'm not sick or anything...I just wanted to see if I could do it. LOL

Here's my card for Tracey's challenge...

...and here's the inspiration photo to go along with the challenge...lots of inspiration here, especially for a shabby-chic-style fan like me. The feathery wreath on the chair is what inspired me to use the white fringe trim sewn into a circle beneath the butterfly...

I shabbied up the edges of the little sentiment tag to match the edges of the layers on the card front, and ran the pearl and crystal stick pin through it to act as a "memo pin"...

There are no flowers on the card, but I did use die cut leafy branches with a touch of glitter in two of the diagonal corners...

Supplies:

Dies:  Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares, Classic Squares Small, Classic Squares Large;  

Sizzix Flowers, Branches and Leaves

Cuttlebug Geometric Rings embossing folder      Fringe trim:  Frogfeathers on Etsy

Sentiment stamp:  Paper Sweeties      Butterfly:  local scrapbook store

Pearls:  Recollections      Handcrafted stick pin

Thanks for visiting today...I hope your week is starting with a smile!

Make a Wish...

There's just one more "redecorated" card to share this week, and next week we're on to all new creations. :)

I liked this card when I first made it, but when I pulled it from the basket after some time, it looked a bit dull. So for its "makeover," I brightened and shabbied it up some by carefully adding dry brushed white paint around the edges, and adding cheesecloth and tulle to the base for the flower. When that was done, I realized I wanted to soften the center of the large pink rose from the single large pearl that originally sat there....and here's how it turned out...

After removing the single pearl from the center of the shabby pink cabbage rose, I added a tea-dyed fabric flower, two rosebuds, a couple tiny paper roses, and for contrast, a larger dark mauve rose for the center.  After I added a pearl and crystal embellished stick pink, it looked complete...

I have no idea of the source/manufacturer of the chipboard vine...it was a piece of raw chipboard in my supply stash.  I inked it with Distress Ink, and coated it with clear coarse glitter...

Supplies:

Patterned papers:  K&Co Life's Journey collection      Crystal & pearl flourishes:  Prima

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Two and Lacey Circles      Shabby fabric rose:  Frogfeathers on Etsy

Sentiment stamp:  Papertrey Ink      Seed pearls:  Recollections      Hug Snug seam binding

Handcrafted stick pin      Miscellaneous:  cheesecloth, tea-dyed fabric flower, chipboard vine

Thanks so much for visiting today...I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

 


 

You Make Me Smile...

Today's card, like Monday's, is another "re-embellished" card from the stash basket.  The lace and floral cluster on the left side is all new...as is the little memo pin with the added sentiment tag that ties into the sentiment stamped directly onto the card front. This card was a bit more of a challenge, but I knew as soon as I pulled it out of the basket that I wanted to add more dimension and color to the laces on the left side, so with lots of gentle "coaxing" I was able to remove the original pieces on the left side and replace them...

From the bottom, the cluster is a piece of tea-dyed wide cotton lace, gathered into a circle, then a pretty aqua shabby fabric rose, a looped hemp trim formed into a circle, a crystal-embellished flower applique, and finally three tiny paper roses...a small pearl flourish and a sentiment tag in a memo pin were added to the side and top of the cluster...

Supplies:

Patterned papers:  Crate Paper Portrait collection (floral);  BoBunny Gabrielle collection (butterfly)

Wide scalloped lace:  FieldsOfDreams on Etsy      Shabby aqua fabric flower:  Frogfeathers on Etsy  

Mini roses:  Wild Orchid Crafts      Crocheted applique, cotton laces:  local craft stores

Pearls:  Recollections      Tim Holtz Memo Pin

Thanks for popping in for a visit...I appreciate it!

Hope Your Day is Fabulous...

Happy Monday, everyone.  I hope you had a fun (or relaxing, whichever you needed the most) weekend. :)

You know that saying "everything old is new again?"  In a way, sometimes that applies to my cards.  I make a lot of cards, and some go in the mail fairly quickly...some are sold in the Etsy store...and some go into the "stash" (a basket of completed cards to be sent out at a later date) when I get in the groove and make up several in advance.  And sometimes, those cards in the "stash" are still sitting there months later, because I came up with a different idea for the person and occasion they were originally created for.  Recently, I dipped into the stash basket, pulled some of those unused cards, and "redecorated" them, changing the embellishments a bit to give them a new look.  This can be a delicate process, since I use hot glue to attach a lot of my embellishments...but with some careful snipping with the tips of the scissors, and some creative arrangements to cover any papers that might pull apart the wrong way, this can be as much fun as making the card from scratch.

Not too many changes were made to this card.  The florals and seed pearls were added to brighten it up, and the lace and cheesecloth add a shabby touch that wasn't there before...

After adding a small piece of scrunched cheesecloth and a couple paper leaves, a small spray of colorful tiny roses were wound around the edges of the sentiment block, a small snippet of sheer embroidered ribbon was tucked beneath the spray, and a little spiral pearl wire added to complement the two pearl flourishes...

The sentiment block and the larger die cut beneath it are both backed with lightweight chipboard and adhered to the card with foam tape to add more dimension...

Supplies:

Patterned papers:  Basic Grey Kioshi collection      Punch:  Martha Stewart Cherish PATP

Dies:  Sizzix/Tim Holtz Styled Labels;  Spellbinders Labels 10

Pearls and paper leaves:  Prima      Sentiment stamp:  Papertrey Ink      Mini roses:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Crocheted lace:  local craft store      Sheer embroidered ribbon:  TheFunkieJunkie.com

Thanks for visiting today...I hope your week is starting with a smile!