I'm still recovering from my asthma troubles, so some quiet crafting is doing me some good, keeping me in one spot for a change! It's nice to be home for more than a few days at a time, that's for sure. Hopefully, my course of antibiotics will sort me out, and I'll be right as rain in a few days.
This week, I decided to look through my Paper Artsy stamps. I had several plates that I hadn't even cut out, shame on me. The haberdashery plates are absolutely gorgeous, and I decided to use some of those to make a 6" x 6" card. I stamped some of the images onto a sheet of Prima Ledger paper in a soft pinky brown, and then stuck these onto thin card before cutting them out. I did this so that I could curve them a bit for added dimension when I stuck them onto the finished card. I added a bit of Tattered Rose or Old Paper Distress Ink to the images, then edged them with Vintage Photo. I stamped several images onto a piece of green paper from the same paper stack, using Coffee Archival ink, and also stamped a dressmaker's pattern using Old Paper, so that it appears like a ghost stamp on the background. I embossed a phrase using Wow embossing powder, and used the same EP for the scissors image, and the stand part of a TH dressmaker's dummy. I rubbed Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the top of the Dressmaker's dummy afterwards to age the appearance. I like this colour combination, and will use it again. I added some gathered lace to the base of the bodice before attaching it to the card. I continued the lace theme by adding a scrap of cotton lace to the base of my card.
9 comments:
Stunning card, such a beautifully detailied design.
Sorry to hear you have been unwell, I hope you feel loads better soon and that you have a good weekend
Sue
I do hope you improve with both the antibiotics & the rest. Buzz looks like she likes having you & your stash about too.
Your gold embossing with the ghosted background plus the soft pink & the brown stamping is a delightful combination. The dimension of that ruffled frill along the bodice is gorgeous & I love the idea of being able to shape the bodice by gluing the paper onto some cardstock (I'll have to remember that tip).
I've managed a Forgotten Friday offering HERE
Paula (PEP)
Love the vintage look of this card and that your Paper Artsy stamps have had an airing - we all seem to be guilty of buying stamps and then sometimes not actually using them. Hope you continue to feel better with the meds and rest times.
I've managed a card for Forgotten Friday - it is here
Hope you're soon feeling a lot better, this card is a joy to look at, I really love it. You've made a great job of it.
Hugs Alison x x
A beautiful card Judith, with a lovely vintage feel to it. I hate to think how long I've had the stamps that I've used for my contribution this week.
Sue x
Gorgeous card with all your detail & colour choices. I've finally managed to have something for your Forgotten Friday' :) You can find it here
http://papercreationsbyshirley.blogspot.ca/2012/08/life-is-beautiful.html
I need to figure out how to properly add a link on a comment, Shirleyx
Love your cards hun and the kitty sunbathing i have 2 that do that xx and that puppy is sooooo gorjuss. xxx Nicky
A really gorgeous card, I hope you feel better soon and I loved the photo of your cat, mine always seems to prefer laying in amongst my crafty stash given half a chance
Lindsay xx
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