Wednesday, February 9, 2011

PURPLE "AVIARY" BIRTHDAY

A lovely friend celebrated her birthday recently, and (cardinal sin amongst cardmakers - or, do we just put too much pressure on ourselves??) I wasn't organised enough to have made her a card in time.  Sorry, Rach!  Hope you like the card now that you have it :)

I really loved a card made by Michelle Mummery; see the second one in her blog post here.  I've CASEd the design, putting my own spin on it.  Thanks for the inspiration, Michelle! I've gone for a slightly vintage-y look with this card, using Crumb Cake and Perfect Plum as the main colours, with Elegant Eggplant accents.  I don't know if it's clear in the photo, but I have stamped the vine image from the Vintage Vogue stamp set on the main Very Vanilla panel - I stamped it off first, to give a subtle impression.  LOVE these colours together; what do you think??

Stamps: Aviary, Vintage Vogue, On Your Birthday
Card: Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant
DSP: Perfect Plum Patterns Designer Series Paper
Ink: Crumb Cake and Elegant Eggplant stampin' pads, Perfect Plum stampin' pad and marker
Other: Chantilly Crochet Trim, Word Window Punch, Birds and Blooms sizzlits die, Neutrals buttons, mini glue dot, Basic Pearls, Stamp-a-ma-jig, sponge dauber

8 comments:

  1. Love the colour combo Christine and the "ageing" of the very vanilla. Great card

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  2. Love this one. That VV panel looks terrific.

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  3. All I can say is WOW!! this is stunning, love everything...Have to put this one in the case file!! 3 posts in one day you have been a busy little bee haven't you, we love it!
    Tammy

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  4. Colours together are FABO!!!! TFS Cheers Donna Zammit

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  5. Great colour combo Christine. Love the little lace touch on the bird cage.

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  6. Now this makes me want to break out my purples!! It is just wonderful Christine :) Love it!

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  7. The vine looks fantastic on your feature panel Christine! LOVE the colours & great design.

    So maybe cardmakers are a bit like tradies, ie., the builder's home is never finished, etc.!! :)

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