Shabby Tea Room Week #4

I missed the last one, but this week--after two sittings--I finally made a card for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge..."Embrace the White"



Here's what I came up with. This silhouette stamp reminds me so much of me and my brother when we were little. I swear this could have been us from the shape of his head to my pigtails.

To stamp the main image I sponged the colors on the stamp to give a soft, aged look. And that little bow/tie thing I've seen all over the internet and surprisingly--it's not hard to do. Especially if my assistant (Little d) holds the ribbon for me!



I really want to do something along these lines for the baby's announcement, but I will have to keep it simple since I need 50 of them. I love the idea of a vintage cream card with a little hint of blue and a baby boy silhouette.

By the way, CTMH's Veranda paper is one of my favorites ever. So beautiful! Thanks for stopping by!



Details: all CTMH unless noted
Paper: vanilla cream cs, Veranda B&T
Ink: Juniper, Desert Sand, Creme Brulee
Stamps: Buttoned Together, November Word Puzzle, silhouette (from HL)
Other: creme brulee ribbon, white hemp, sponge dauber, edge distressor, button(stash)

Easter Joy

Do you realize it's almost Easter? We survived a nasty cold wet winter and our reward is SPRING! The Shabby Tea Room has another challenge this week to use spring for inspiration, and I immediately thought of Easter eggs. It also challenged us to use stitching on our project.

I hope you can see the white stitched border. I thought about coloring it with a marker, but I had worked so long to get this card just right that I hated to screw it up at the last minute.

Here's something else I just learned. You can use the landscape setting on your camera to make the background look fuzzy while the foreground is crisp. Love that!!

I also incorporated the Mojo Sketch this week.

In case you were interested in how I did the eggs; I stamped the solid background in second generating ink. I stamped the pattern on top in second generation Desert Sand. Then I used a sponge dauber to ink a shaded area in the colored ink and then used another dauber to make a slight shadow with the Desert Sand. Oh and the ribbon slide has another egg pattern stamped on it to create that faux wood grain.

Thanks for stopping by!

Details: All CTMH unless noted

Paper: colonial white cs, vanilla cream cs, bamboo textured cs

Ink: sorbet, sweet leaf, creme brulee, desert sand

Stamps: Easter Eggs, Soul Mates---for sentiment

Other: ribbon, ribbon slide, finishing files, sanding block, sponge dauber, sewing machine and thread.

A brand new challenge! (second post today)

I recently stumbled across a new challenge called The Shabby Tea Room. I am so excited about this challenge. It uses photo inspiration. This week it's "Elegant Shabby" and the colors are pink, red, cream, brown and green. Tricky--but just look at the photo!



I couldn't wait to get started on this one. Gingham and crackled wood? Love it! In fact I would love to try the faux wood technique with cream ink if I can just remember where I saw that technique... {ETA: Here's Diana Gibb's Faux Wood Technique}

Anyway here's my card.



And I guess Little d could sense my excitement because she really wanted to play along today. We worked together. She used my stack of inks to choose the colors and materials for her card. I love that we can share this hobby!



Now go stop by that blog and check it out!

Details: CTMH unless noted
Paper: all from my stash!
Ink: garden green, desert sand
Stamps: Puns from the Past (SU!), Fringed Phrases
Other: edge distresser, sponge daubers, gingham ribbon (HL) vintage button (estate sale) hemp cord, stipple brush, foam squares (HL)