The Shabby Tea Room #126 - Soft Neutrals, Birthday Card

Good Day To You ALL,
Today I thought I would join in at The Shabby Tea Room #126 - Soft Neutrals. I have not entered in ages and the birthday card I made for a dear girlfriend fit the bill. I began with Kraft paper in a square card shape with a beautiful scalloped fold-over flap. I ran some 'brown bag' ink over a cuttlebug folder and then embossed the front panel of the card.

I found a vintage postcard on 'Graphics Fairy', - what a great site this is! I cut some cream/rose patterned paper with an edge punch (ek) and a swirl punch (Tim Holtz) to add in behind the postcard. Then I tied some jute string around the postcard.

I used my Spellbinders to cut out the petals and then folded and inked them to create the beautiful rose and bud. I also added some liquid glass (not quite dry in my photo) for dew drop effects.

I found some buttons to glue on and some pink fibre to use to make a wrap-around closure. Of course, you can't forget the lace - the final touch of vintage goodness!

I hope you are all having a creative day. Stop by to say hello anytime!
Wanda

Friendship Card - Spicy Supply Challenge - Ribbon

Good day friends!

I was at a girlfriends house for crop day and this was one of the projects I completed. I am very pleased with this creation. They are some of my favorite colors. I put some vellum through my cuttlebug to make a textured background behind the banner.

For the stamp I daubed on the teal and darker turquoise ink and then put on a bit of chocolate brown. Then I embossed this with clear embossing powder. I just love the way the colors blended.

The friendship title is a resistible chipboard from Close To My Heart. Using the same 3 colors as on the stamp I daubed all over the piece to get a nice marbled effect. I put teal ribbon on and thought it was a bit too powerful so I layered a white fibre ribbon over top (same as on the banner).

This one will go in my stash for someone special to receive. I also want to enter it into a competition 'Ribbon' Gingersnap Creations Blog on http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2012/01/gc134-spicy-supply-challenge-ribbon.html . Please send along your comments. I would love to hear from you.