Welcome. I hope you are having a good first weekend of the year! Me, I'm doing good. {smile} I don't know if it is the 'freedom' I feel, now that my craft room is clean and organized, or I simply found some mojo. Either way, I will take it!
I visited a favorite sketch challenge blog site this week, Cardabilites, and finally got a chance to sit down at my crafting desk, and whip up a card. Ok, I don't really 'whip-up' a card. For those who know me, a 'fast' made card still takes me an hour or so. This one, a bit longer. I wanted to use some pattern papers I had already cut. So, I dug through my scrap box to find: colors that I liked, pattern that went together, and papers that made me smile. Simple process, really. Now, I just needed to sit and put it all together. And that is not always so easy. Three hearts later, and two different blossom centers, I found created what works for me.
To start, the sketch looks easy to work with. Use a doily, add a blossom, and you have your two circle elements. Well, that isn't exactly the direction I went.
Recipe: The card base is crumb cake by Stampin'Up!. The first text matt is from Melissa Frances. The next blue matt is a pattern paper I received as part of a prize from playing along with the lovely ladies over @ Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge. The pink main panel is the only piece of this pattern paper from Bazzill I have left. I sponged the edges with crumb cake classic ink, by Stampin' Up!, adhered them together and then did a purposefully 'sloppy' machine stitch. I went around the card twice.
My first circle element is a doily. The doily was cut with a doily die, by Paper Trey Ink, using glitter paper by, Stampin' Up!. The second circle element is a circle {smile}. I used a white text, aqua pattern paper I think is from Carta Bella. (It's another scrap piece.) I used a die to cut this 2" circle. For the cluster in the second circle element, I built my piece. I cut a heart shape from some cream felted wool. I used a retired heart die, by Stampin' Up! I cut the same heart shape from some silver polka dot vellum card stock. The flower shape was cut with another retired die, by Stampin' Up! I used a small scrap piece of another pattern paper from the collection by Bazzill. The smaller blossom was cut with the same retired die, by Stampin' Up!, but I used some aqua mist felted wool, by Paper Trey Ink. I ran this circle collage through my sewing machine, using a simple stitch.
I tied some cream twine through a cream vintage button, both by Paper Trey Ink. I used hot glue to attach the button. The leaves were made with a scrap of green pattern paper from Nostalgia.
I added a scrap piece of cream crochet trim, by Paper Studio. I didn't have a long enough piece to wrap around the card front. But after 'playing' with this trim, I found I really like how it doesn't cover the card front.
I didn't add blossoms and banner for my sentiment. Instead, I made a multi-loop bow with 1/4" silk ribbon, by Paper Trey Ink. I also cut a tag from Whisper White card stock, by Stampin' Up!. I used the tiny tag die, by Paper Trey Ink. I stamped my tag with two sentiments from the same stamp set, by Stampin' Up!. This set has been retired for over 6 years. I sponged the edges of the tag with more crumb cake classic ink.
And finally, to give my card a more feminine feel, I added a collection of white half faux pearls and clear rhinestones.
I originally set out to make a St. Valentine's Day card. So, that is why the sentiment is 'XO's For You'. This card will be for sale in my Easy shop, HERE. I hope you enjoy the rest of your first weekend this year. I am off to the kitchen to make some fresh bread. Nothing fancy, just white bread. But it makes the house smell wonderful! and it tastes amazing! I'll post a photo on my InstaGram page, HERE.
3 comments:
Super card...I appreciate the detailed procedure described :-) Thank you for joining us at the Cardabilities.
Lovely card, thank you for joining us at Cardabilities :)
Hi I love your card, thank you for using our sketch at Cardabilities. x
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