My inspiration for this week’s sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is my wish for spring to get here.  It’s a fun pocket sketch and the possibilities are endless.  Since I wanted my card to say spring I decided on a shabby chic card with the colors of the digital Spring Vintage DSP.  I also took inspiration from Tara Bilbao’s quilled roses.  She has a great instructional video on her blog on how to make them.  My third inspiration came fromAnn Schach’s Nature Walk card.  It’s a wonderfully distressed card and since I wanted my card to be shabby chic I started to think peeling wallpaper so I decided to incorporate her distressed look for my card.
I am also entering my card in PPA’s Vintage challenge. Â Hop on over to get inspired.
I first printed the Spring Vintage DSP pattern with the kraft background and flowers. Â The dotted DSP for the pocket is from the Jolly Holly DSP and the edges are distressed and sponged with Soft Suede. Â I embossed a Melon Mambo layer with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder then tore the layer and sponged with Soft Suede. I made the roses and embellished them with Dazzling Diamonds. Â Some of the roses I also lightly sponged with Soft Suede before the Dazzling Diamonds. Â I embellished the pocket with the Victoria Crochet trim and also the Scallop Trim border. Â I also added pearls to the top of the pocket and on the Scallop Trim border. Â My sentiment background is colored with SU markers, stamped off once for a lighter background. Â The ‘friends’ is from the Tiny Tags stamp set and ‘friends’ is heat embossed in gold and attached with a Vintage brad. Â Please join us for this week’s challenge. Â We would love to see your take on this sketch.
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Shabby Chic Spring card
Card Size: 4.25″ w x 5.50″h
Stamp Sets: Tiny Tags
Paper: CS: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, DSP: Â Digital Download Spring Vintage, Jolly Holly
Ink: Classic Ink Soft Suede, Versamark, Rose Red and Old Olive markers
Card Accessories: Scallop Trim border punch, Medium Jewelry punch, Victoria Crochet Trim, Vintage brad, Dazzling Diamonds, Basic pearls, sponge dauber, Dimensionals
Technique: Stamping, Embossing
Filed under: Friendship, Sketch Challenge, Spring | Tagged: distressed, friendship, medium jewelry punch, Shabby Chic, spring, spring vintage, Tiny Tags |
Gorgeous, such a great idea and those roses are beautiful!!!!
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Wow! This is just truly beautiful….very nice work & tfs!!!
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Love your feminine version of the pocket!
Robbie
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OMG what a beautiful card!!! Don’t you love being able to print your paper? The flowers are great. Your combo of papers is outstanding! TFS
Joan!!!
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Love the colors and details in your very pretty vintage-y card! Thanks for playing along with us at PPA this week.
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Gen, that color combo is stunning! I love, love LOVE those quilled flowers and the beautiful lace trim. The gold embossed sentiment is a fabulous touch, too. This is perfectly shabby chic! 🙂
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Gen I love your card this week. You did an awesome job creating the vintage look. The roses are awesome!
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I love those gorgeous roses! Beautiful card!
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This is absolutely breathtaking!!!! I love it!! I will be featuring this card on My Crafty Picks #4 on 2-20-11. If you wish to decline please email me at trbauer@insightbb.com
Thanks!
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Wowzers! Simply Stunning, Gen! I LOVE IT!
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Another beautifully created card — Gen, this are is awesome.
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Another beautifully created card — Gen, this is awesome.
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Genny, The dazzling diamonds on the flowers is brilliant. I keep forgetting I can print paper out. You are so good at that and using your resources. Gorgeous card!
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This is just too cute! Love your roses.
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Loved your project so much I featured it on my Sunday Favorites blog post. Thanks for the amazing inspiration!!
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