Sunday, May 13, 2012

DD#2: STAMPIN' UP!'S ESTABLISHED ELEGANCE

Tonight my darling boys teamed up and washed and dried the dishes, without undue argument (virtually unheard of in our house), so I could spend some Mother's Day time in my craft room.

I have made a card for Dynamic Duos #2 challenge, which is to use these two soft colours together:






I started off by inking up my Established Elegance stamp set - one of those sets I just HAD to buy, but which has sat largely unloved on my shelf.  I really like the images stamped in these colours, and teamed with Very Vanilla. 






After I'd finished stamping, and assembling the layers, I sprayed the entire front panel with Frost White shimmer paint.  Here's a close-up shot:





Stamps: Established Elegance, Bring On The Cake, En Francais
Card: Very Vanilla, Pool Party
DSP: Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper
Ink: So Saffron and Pool Party stampin' pads, Jet Black Staz-on inkpad
Other: Pool Party seam binding, Frost White shimmer paint (mixed with Isocol to make shimmer spray), Labels Collection Framelits, Neutrals brad, 1/2 " circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, sponge daubers, Basic Pearls, Eyelet border punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, mini glue dots





ETA:  Lovely news - I was awarded an Honourable Mention over at Dynamic Duos for this card!




18 comments:

  1. Your card is so feminine and pretty! Lovely images and patterns!

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  2. What an elegant card! I love the pearls you added!
    I am so glad you joiuned us at Dynamic Duos,
    Anni!

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  3. What beautiful soft colours. Love that spritz of sparkle at the end. I do so love your layering too.

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  4. Oh Christine, WOW this is just perfect in every way.

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  5. Gorgeous, I love the addition of the shimmer paint. Thanks for playing with us at Dynamic Duos.

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  6. This is so pretty, Christine. Love the pearls and shimmer.

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  7. Christine - you've created a gorgeous vintagey card with those colours (thanks for the inspiration to use brighter colours for vintage!) I love the frame you've added to the dressmakers model as well as the shimmer and pearls. Love it!

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  8. Your card is gorgeous!! Love the shimmer :)

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  9. Hi Christine. I'm glad you had a little bit of 'me' time on Mother's Day to produce such a stunning card. Thanks for playing along at Dynamic Duos.

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  10. So very pretty! Lovely to see vintage with more colour Christine and the little pearls look so sweet on the dress form, it's a beautiful card.xxx

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  11. What a beautiful way to give love to this set Christine. Absolutely STUNNING! Hugs :)

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  12. Christine, a real stunner! Delightful use of the colours and your finishing touches add to your beautiful card.

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  13. What a lovely feminine card Christine and the font on your sentiment is so pretty! Thanks for playing along with us at Dynamic Duos!

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  14. Christine, this is so pretty. A great use of the colour combo and the shimmer looks great. I'm sorry I can't keep up with my commenting on your posts - you're in the crafting 'zone', lol!

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  15. Gorgeous, Christine! Love the shimmer and pretty pearls accents! Your card is full of gorgeous detail! So glad you joined us this week at Dynamic Duos! :)

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  16. Oh Christine - I loved this card when I saw it and now that I received it for my birthday I love it even more!!! Thank you so much - this card is sooooo my style - you made my day!

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  17. Congratulations Christine, on being awarded with an Honourable Mention and you are now a Dynamic Darling!!! Your beautiful card was gorgeous!! Excellent Work

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