It's Saturday, and that means that its time for another creative challenge @ Our Creative Corner. Marcy, is our hostess this week, and she wants us to design a card/project that is inspired by a frilly Easter bonnet. In that, use elements that you would put onto your own bonnet, such as lace, flowers, pearls, etc. I have to admit, that I was at a bit of a loss on this one. So, I set out to make an Easter card, and add frilly stuff to it: lace, flowers, pearls, etc.
The talented ladies over @ the Vintage Cafe Card Challenge, ask that you create a vintage inspired paper craft item that has pearls.
So, with this task at hand, I set off to my craft room, and mix and matched this and that, embossed, sprayed, and sponged.
So, with this task at hand, I set off to my craft room, and mix and matched this and that, embossed, sprayed, and sponged.
Here is what I created:
I just love how all of this came together. The pattern papers are from Prima. They are from a 6" x 6" pad, so that's why the patterns are small in scale. The vanilla card stock between them, was run through an embossing folder to give it some texture and visual interest. I sponged it with crumb cake classic ink.
The buttons are from the Spring Vintage Collection, and I used a cream linen thread to tie through the button holes. The 'circles' that the buttons sit on, are actually floral images that were heat embossed with pink vintage embossing powder. I used the Raining Flowers stamp set for those small bud images. The 'label' piece the bunny is sitting on, was heat embossed with the same embossing powder. I used the Four Frames stamp set to create the 'label'. The Easter bunny was stamped in Jet Black Staz-On onto shimmer white paper. I used an aqua painter and Pretty in Pink and Pear Pizzazz re-inkers, to water color this image.
I stamped the sentiment in Black ink onto a vanilla piece of card stock and used my photo corner punch to create the banner piece ends. I ran some silver glitter paper through my butterfly die to create the various sized butterflies.
As for the fibers that run through my card, I used a gold shimmer mess as my first layer. I then added some white crochet trim onto of that. I sprayed my vanilla seam binding with a shimmer paint and then wadded it up. I wanted it to look crinkled.
For my bow, I made a multi-loop bow with my crinkled seam binding, and some pink taffeta ribbon. I then added this 'bow' to the body of a larger butterfly. The butterfly was added to the center of a fabric blossom. I hot glued a small paper blossom to the center of the multi-loop bow.
As for my pearls, I added cream colored pearls to the sentiment banner. I added white colored pearls to the butterfly bodies.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by and take a look at what I have been working on. I always love to hear from you. Have a safe and fun Easter. I hope you all find the 'golden egg'.
