August 17, 2010

A Waltzingmouse Blog Hop!



Good Morning!!


I'm here to share another quickie post with you today.  It's the 17th of the month, so that of course, means it is time for another Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz!  This is my second month playing along.  This month's challenge was to make something vintage/shabby chic.  This is a TOUGH style for me.  I think in general, I'm a fairly CAS stamper, so to go with distressing, and vintage, definitely not my usual.  I did find that Victorian Frippery helped though.

 
I used the fabulous border image from the set to make the large panel on the card front -- I think it looks kind of like old wallpaper, no?  I added some sweet blush and tea dye to the edges of the panel, added some faux stitching, and trimmed it with a bit of lace trim, and made a fun ruffled ribbon treatment, just pinching as I stuck it down to some scor-tape, on the front of my card.

Finished it with the Merci sentiment, and I'm good to go...perhaps not the fanciest, or shabbiest, but all in all, I think for being out of my comfort zone, not so bad!!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you all have a great day!!





Supplies:
Stamps: Victorian Fripperie (WMS)
Ink: Brilliance Chocolate, Sweet Blush (PTI) vintage touch ink (PTI)
Paper: Kraft, Shimmery White
Accessories: lace trim, sweet blush satin ribbon, piercer

21 comments:

Pauline said...

Beuatiful, love the lace and ruffled ribbon.

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Lovely, glad to hear I'm not the only CAS girl who wasn't sure how to go about making a shabby/vintage card.

Clare said...

very pretty, love the colors!

Julia Aston said...

Love the frippery and the ruffled ribbon! Great CAS design on this!

anya said...

Very soft and pretty! I love that your lace mimics the pattern from Victorian Frippery! So glad you could waltz with us again!

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty in pink Tracey! Simply gorgeous! Love the ribbon treatment! Thanks for joining along in the WM Waltz :)

Laurie Marmon said...

Great the you tried out the vintage/shabby theme. It's a tough one for those of us that don't do it often, isn't it? But yet fun at the same time to try something new. Your card looks great!

Joanne Gilch said...

yes, it does look like old wallpaper...you asked...right? The lace trim is perfect.

Latisha said...

I love that lace and ribbon ruffle!

Helen Berry said...

Such a soft and gorgeous card. I am in love with that lace trim. Perfectly pretty vintage design x

B said...

Love the ruffled ribbon and the frippery! :)

Cammie said...

I love your card! The stamped panel is perfect for a vintage card as the other details you've included!

Kelly S. said...

Love the pink background you made and the lovely border! So pretty!

Charmaine Stack said...

This is so pretty. I would not have thought to put those colours together but they really are perfect. Well done!

Antje said...

Love your colours - great CAS card!

Ren-Yi said...

had the same struggled w/ this theme. but you pulled through just fine. love your bg stamping w/ victorian fripperie and the lace trim. you get to give yourself a pat on the back.

Heidi said...

This is so pretty! The lace is a great touch.

Vera said...

Love the ruffled ribbon! Very pretty card!

Lisa Hjulberg said...

I love the stitching!

Lee said...

This is simply stunning!

Pam W. said...

OH.MY.GOODNESS.! This is so pretty. I LOVE the ruffled ribbon - it just jumps out at you. I am so going to try that.

Great work!