I had a win over at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge this morning with a Top 3 Mouse Award with THIS card, it really made my day!
So onto today's offering, it's been 3 days in the making as I got a bit stuck with the colours, then wasn't sure about a layout, so I had to keep sleeping on it, LOL! I had made the main stamped label panel on Thursday, then didn't know what to do with it - several ideas ended up in my scrap box to be used another day. I'm still not happy with this card, I feel it's a bit bottom heavy, but hindsight is a wonderful thing!
I followed the colour inspiration from The Play Date Cafe, they scared me a bit, but this is a New Year and I am trying things that are out of my comfort zone.
So here is what I eventually finished with!
The card base is cream card edged with Memento London fog. I stamped a fun image by Hampton Art Stamps and paper pieced the dresses using gorgeous My Minds Eye papers Ooh La La!, then coloured and shaded the background and dresses with Promarkers Cool Grey 1, Warm Grey 2, Warm Grey 4 and Soft Lime.
Cut label using my nesties Labels 4, and cut another one in MME patterned paper to layer it onto.
Then using my Cuttlebug, embossed the Birds and Swirls folder onto some shimmery green card, and punched the edges using a Martha Stewart deep scallop punch. Layered this onto some MME paper also edged with the scallop punch.
I then wrapped some green bakers twine around the bottom edge and tied a bow, then threaded some green chiffon with some beads through the bow and stuck to the back - this took me a very long time!! It was a bit of a fiddle, but I was determined to use the beads lol!
Stamped the sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps and hand cut out, adhered it together, added some pearls and dew drops and voila! Thought I had better stop there, this card seems a bit fussy to me, which is a bit ironic as I had started out with a CAS card in mind! Oh well, I may go and make another one!
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
The Play Date Cafe
Simply Create Challenge
Thanks for looking, have a great weekend!
Pauline x
22 comments:
What a pretty card Pauline! Perfect for a fashionista :) Lovin' all the handbags and dressforms!
What a great card Pauline! Your images are great, and I love the combo of the twine and ribbon with the beads at the bottom - worth the effort I think :) Thanks for playing at the PDCC this week!
I think it's rather lovely! The body forms are great, and I like the twine (where did you get it?).
And thanks for your comment on my Star card - much apprecitated.
Eeeek...I have that stamp and I could never make it look that good! I love what you've done with it. It's just beautiful.
So great how you've picked fun patterns to paper piece those dresses with. I love the addition of your beads at the bottom too. Thank you so much for playing at the Play Date Cafe.
Love the fun patterns and cool paper piecing! Great card! Glad you shared it with us at The Play Date Cafe!
Love these paper pieced dress forms Pauline! great job with this color challenge!
Congrats on being a Top Mouse! It was so fun to see your card over there right after I had visited your blog ;). This card is just perfect for our color story! I adore your paper piecing, and those beads are the perfect, finishing touch. So, glad you determined to use them. Thanks so much for playing with us in the Cafe.
Congrats on your win! Fun card...love the image and all the fun details!
I cannot believe the FAB card you made with that color combo! GENIUS! LOVE the dress forms on that shiny green embossed background! LOVE the beads on the chiffon! Tedius according to you but Oh so worth it!
Fabulous card! Love all the dress forms and the fun bags! The beads are just the perfect touch! And congrats on being a top mouse!
Congratulations! You deserve it! Lots of variation and TLC in your lovely card x
Congratulations on being a Top Mouse; so well deserved, And I think you made yourself another winner; this is gorgeous. I love the dressforms!
I love the label you made for the sentiment and the beads, very creative!
Oops sorry, I hadn't finished!! Trying again... This is total GORGEOUSNESS Pauline! I love the way you've used our colours and your colouring is fab! Thanks for playing along with us at the Cafe again this week :)
How cool is that, wait.. I don't know what to start with, to congrats you with that winner card, oh, totally gorgeous, I knew it, I knew it, right?
and this is another cutie! totally adorable, those dress form... too cute!
Funny design!
Thanks for join us at SC,hope to see you again.:)
~hugs~darling Ho~
wow! this is truly gorgeous!
Tons of fabulous detail on this card Pauline. Love the colors you chose too. Very modern.
I am totally LOViN' the Edward photo to the right. I just got sucked into the whole Twilight movies. I do mean SUCKED too. Oh my goodness. I can't wait for the new ones to come out. ;)
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Heather
Oh, Pauline, there's so much detail for the eye to see here! Love your details on the clothes. The pearls are beautiful too. Pearls always catch my eye. Glad you played with us again this week at the Cafe!
This is wonderful! Love all the details you added. And the coloring & paper piecing on the image is just fantastic! Thanks for joining us at The Play Date Cafe this week!
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