Jan is our hostess for this month's Tickle a Teapotter challenge when we send our cards to each other, and her Lacy Loveliness challenge can be found HERE.
If you know anyone who would enjoy receiving a card shower for support, encouragement or celebration, see the very bottom of the first post in the challenge thread for details of how to contact Jacqueline.
I started out by stamping my lace in white on kraft - and decided not to emboss it, for a softer look. Instead I just distressed the edges.
My poppy circle was stamped on watercolou rpaper and coloured with Inktense pencils, then sponged a bit over the background. There are Stickles all round the edge. The bird and banner are from PurpleOnion, but I excised the Thank You sentiment and used one from TCP instead. Also coloured with Inktense pencils, Enamel Accents for the red berries and SN clear glitter on the foliage. It's curved with some foam tape to raise the centre.
I added two strips of lace and a small piece of ball chain in between them, lying on my desk as a trimming from another project.
I added photo corners cut from a tomato paste tube and embossed in two corners, and flourishes in the other two. This was fun to make - thanks for an inspiring challenge, Jan.
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Wed, Oct 31, 2018 @ 10:13 AM
Oh, this is just a feast for the eyes, Sabrina. Love all the little details you listed to create such a wonderful card. I am now in love with that little bird! The recycling of the tomato paste tube looks wonderful and so unique. I like the stickles you painted around your lacy circle. Fantastic card!
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Wed, Oct 31, 2018 @ 6:20 PM
Love how the lace background came out. Funnily enough, when I first saw it I assumed it was kraft ink stamped on white. It's fun to see the different lacy elements and the use of two totally different corner pieces is a fun and surprising twist.
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Wed, Oct 31, 2018 @ 10:57 PM
Hi Sabrina...what a super card...I LOVE every aspect of it, Gorgeous flower in the lacy border, and such a sweet bird....hope its announcing spring just around the corner....lol...maybe winter will forget to come first?...
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Fri, Nov 02, 2018 @ 1:17 PM
So many marvelous details, Sabrina! Love the embossed photo corners and the lacy bg, beautiful on kraft cs. Pretty combination of images and a beautiful card!
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Sat, Nov 03, 2018 @ 8:27 PM
So,so many pretty details, and I know you know which I would see and LOVE first....he-he what a cute lil birdy singing us a sweet melody. I think it is so neat how you use different things on your cards and recycled, like the tomato paste corners....clever....it shows you had fun so neat....TFs....:0)
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