Ruffles are a girl's best friend! Welcome. I am creating for the Shabby Tea Room today. I have won a guest designer spot with these fabulously ladies this week, for my win, posted here. I have been a fan of this challenge team for quite a few years. I have played along with them from time to time. But this year has been a wonderful year for me. I have found direction in my paper crafting. I have also found more time to craft. Which has allowed me to express my passion in this craft. I truly love the whole process of paper crafting. And it gives me pleasure, when I see my final product. Which, I'm sure alot of you can relate to.
This week, over @ the Shabby Tea Room the ladies have a wonderfully inspiring photo and challenge.
they also ask that you use: pink, green, ruffles and ribbon. Sounds easy, sounds pretty, and I hope it is delightful {smile}. So, use this gorgeous inspirational photo, the requirements, and CREATE!
Using pink, green, ribbon, and ruffles, this is what I created. I hope you find it beautiful. I'm pretty happy with this card. At first glance, you can see, this card is 'clean and simple' for me. I love layers, I love lots of embellishments. So, when I saw this inspirational photo, I knew that I wanted to keep it 'simple'.
To start, I used a lovely pink polka dot floral pattern paper and a vintage green houndstooth pattern paper. To help add some interest and requirement, I created a box pleat with the text paper. But I wanted to add some softness. So, I did a quick rouching with a cream grosgrain ribbon. Then wrapped some pale pink crinkled seam binding around the card front. I'm a super fan of multi-loop bow, so I added one, and I distressed a floral button to the center of the bow.
I love shabby/vintage type paper prints, embellishments and trim. To keep with the whole over-all look, I added a strip of vintage floral tickets to the side of the card front. I fussy cut this strip of tickets and sponged crumb cake classic ink along all the cut edges.
Personally, I cherish family and friends, and at times I think I'm a hopeless romantic. So, this great stamp set, Love Lives Here, from Paper Trey Ink, is a wonderful collection of sentiment stamps. The sentiment stamp that I used on the label, is one of my favorite. To stay with the theme and sentiment, I added a resin heart, from Melissa Frances.
I machine stitched a border around the whole card. I think this little addition adds some home-made character.
At a quick glance, this card looks simple. But with a second look, you'll see the added feminine touches, the touches of softness, and the sweetness of a home-spun quality. I know that I, along with this fabulous design team, over @ the Shabby Tea Room would love to see what you create!
love this card? you can purchase it, in my Etsy shop, here
