This week is Tickle a Teapotter week. Usually we exchange cards where the receiver is unknown until the card arrives. Well this week, we're doing it a little differently. I hope she isn't looking at the gallery, as I would like her to be surprised, but if she is, oh well. Her mailbox is going to be inundated with cards. So I'm not going say who the recipient is, just in case.
We were supposed to do a card with polka dots. I love polka dots, but was having a difficult time with matching the black of the lace to the black of my polka dotted dp. Of course when I finished, I found the correct polka dotted dp to match the lace. Duh!
Anyhow, the flower is stamped onto vellum and fussy cut and placed on of top the ribbon and lace.
I'm always afraid of elements coming loose, especially when they sit in a cold mailbox, so the lace is hand sewn onto the pink piece. Hopefully everything has been adhered so it stays together. Now it just has to go through the mail.
This card is to say "Thank you" to a wonderful lady. To all the time she spent , her many many hours of devotion, to making this Teapot Tuesday challenge what it is, fun and so totally worthwhile!
edited to say, DUH! I didn't notice the flower petals look like hearts, thanks for the eye opener!
Date: Monday, January 28, 2013 GMT Views: 3145
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Mon, Jan 28, 2013 @ 9:14 PM
What a beautiful card, a masterpiece. Very special for a very special someone. I love that lace, I have some but only in white...never saw it in black...Must go looking for it...smile. This card is made in my favorite color combo Pink and black. so you know I really like this card!
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Registered: August 28, 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 1068
Mon, Jan 28, 2013 @ 11:52 PM
Gorgeous! You have such a talent for picking the most beautiful materials and embellishments. Your color scheme is wonderful and that lace is fantastic!
Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Tue, Jan 29, 2013 @ 1:02 AM
Wow! What an elegant, beautiful card, Jennifer! The black lace against the pink is so dramatic and very feminine - and the flower in vellum is soft and pretty....quite perfect for the teaparty with the gorgeous polka dots!
Registered: May 27, 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 12844
Tue, Jan 29, 2013 @ 3:54 AM
Ooops! I didn't know we were supposed to keep it a secret and spilled the beans in my post. This is beautiful. I love your hearts, lace, and ribbon. Very feminine.
------------------------------ Lorie McMullen aka MelodyGal Fan Club Member
Registered: July 20, 2007 Location: Fergus, Ontario, Canada Posts: 52606
Tue, Jan 29, 2013 @ 4:44 AM
Beautiful! I love the black and white dp and the polka dot ribbon divides it from the beautiful black lace so it looks perfectly matched. I love that vellum flower and the flourish too.
------------------------------ Ina
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31238
Tue, Jan 29, 2013 @ 4:50 AM
Jennifer, you stole my heart! That vellum piece with the pretty ribbon and gorgeous black lace........simply beautiful! What a warm card for that special person who will be on the receiving end~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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