Thursday, April 8, 2010

Best Wishes

This week's The Shabby Tea Room challenge is "Embrace the White"---"create a card or project using mainly white or cream and one other subtle color." Here is the inspiration photo.

Although I don't decorate in this style (picture black cat fur on that white sofa), I've always loved the idea of decorating in shades of cream and white. What a calm atmosphere those rooms project!
It is important when decorating this way to use different shades and textures to give the room warmth, so  I applied this principle to my card.


I used a white card base with layer of cream cs I ran through the Cuttlebug with PTI's Picninc impression plate. The white doily was stamped with a vintage script in Tea Dye ink, and the edges inked. I also added a couple of butterflies in Spring Moss. The sentiment from Crafty Secrets Card Sentiments was cut with a ribbon label die . I would have loved to have used some of the trendy crinkled seam binding ribbon or some  wide satin ribbon for more elegance, but since I had neither, I decided to add a more rustic element with cream twill.  I used the Peony Spellbinders die  and Dawn McVey's video for the flower. After putting the flower together, I added a little glue and glitter to the edges.
I like the mixing of different elements--yep, I'm the one wearing strings of pearls  and multiple lockets with her t-shirt and  jeans!


Supplies:
Stamps:Card Sentiments(Crafty Secrets);Notary, Garden Gate(Prima)
Ink: Tea Dye Distressed Ink(Ranger), Spring Moss(PTI)
Paper: Vintage Cream(PTI), white(Georgia Pacific)
Other: Peony Nestabilities, Ribbon Labels(Spellbinders);Picnic Impression plate(PTI);twill ribbon(Wrights); glitter(Martha Stewart)

9 comments:

  1. Simply beautiful ... I especially {heart} that handmade paper flower! Great job! Thanks for joining us in the Tea Room this week. I hope to see you again next Monday to give the new challenge a try :)

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  2. So elegant and pretty! Love that flower. I'm going to have to go check out the video.
    Thanks for playing along with us at The Shabby Tea Room.

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  3. This card is so beautiful and elegant. I love the softness of it. The green butterflies on the center of the doily are just the right amount of color too.

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  4. Cammie, this is just gorgeous! Love how you stamped the doily and used just a touch of green. Your flower is beautiful and the sentiment font adds just the right touch.

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  5. Very pretty. Loving that flower too!

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  6. My cat would blend in nicely with that sofa!! :-)
    Your card is absolutely beautiful!

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  7. So pretty! Great take on the challenge.

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