I loved the banter last night about a possible color combo! Yeah for lovely lilac!!! And it didn't take me long to decide to use Paper Bag Studios friends image for my colors.
I chose to paper piece the girls dresses...stamping the main image onto GP white cs with Heritage Ink (timeless sepia) and embossing in clear. I used the SU colors and inked the pretty in pink with a white polka dot. The two layers were cut using the rectangle nestabilities and the edges rounded. I placed this panel onto white cs that had been run through the CuttleBug with the swiss dot embossing folder. I added the transparent pink ribbon with daisies on it and fiddled with the tails.
Though these girls are elementary school age, they remind me of 8th grade home ec...we were to sew an A-line sheath dress with a zipper in the back. I chose a lime (certainly celery) green with small daisies all over fabric. I remember the zipper was 22 inches long and somehow I got the front caught in the back and had to use the ripper...tore a hole in the front...ugly...but I found a daisy brooch and told everyone, "well that was how I designed it!" Some things never change, do they! And that saying is the truth...call your best friend today and let her know that you are better because of HER...I know I'm going to! Thanks for your comments.
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Registered: February 1, 2005 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 37720
Tue, May 06, 2008 @ 4:55 PM
I love your card and your story sure hit home!!! I hadn't thought about 8th grade home ec class in decades!! I loved the sewing but hated the egg salad!! Your image is adorable and I love how you did the dresses...I get to be the one in pink!!!
Registered: August 8, 2006 Location: Roseville CA Posts: 18519
Tue, May 06, 2008 @ 4:55 PM
great job with this stamp -- i've wanted to buy it but haven't (yet?). love these unexpected colors with it! i thought it was colored until i saw your note about paper piecing.
and that sweet pink daisy ribbon, so tender.
my best friend just joined SU! as a demo and i think i WILL call her! thanks for the nudge. i am actually sending her one of the peony cards that i made (uh, that would be NINE of them, could not stop LOL!).
Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Tue, May 06, 2008 @ 6:41 PM
Thanks for this treasure, Susan, and thanks for the heartwarming story! My sister did something similar... was hemming a skirt and accidentally caught some of the skirt in the hem, and didn't have the heart to take out the hem so she cut a hole in her skirt... unfortnately I don't think she was able to cover it with a daisy! I remember daisies were my passion in the 60s and 70s, I loved sewing them on everything! So your ribbon brings back memories! Love this nostalgic card and great sentiment!
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Tue, May 06, 2008 @ 7:08 PM
I love this... from the cuttlebugged dots, to the wonderful image to the fabulous ribbon you used.
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