quilting

My BFF has a new granddaughter so I made a card for her. The challenge at As You See It is a Recipe for a Pastel Celebration and it seemed ideal to combine the card with this challenge. Before I start these recipe challenges I write down the required elements lest I forget one and then cross them off as I go.

Corrected lampshade version. I simply couldn’t stand the harsh lines.

I was testing out a new StampinUP EF to ensure I had it the right way up and used the scrap pink piece for the test. Rather than waste it I added it to the card front as a background wallpaper for the rest. The window die is from Art Impressions and I backed it with some paper that looks like sky before popping it up as you see. Then I set about building the dresser to go beside the window. Basically I hand cut all of the pieces and glued them together. The sentiment is from MFT and was stamped in pink then heat embossed, after which, I rounded two of the corners before popping up with foam tape. The dresser drawers were also popped up with foam tape and I used two stickers from Doodlebug Design that I’ve had for quite a while. I used some valentine paper scraps to make a lamp shade and have the edge of a blanket falling from the drawer. To make the shade I used a scalloped circle die from Sizzix and then cut by hand. I wanted it to look pleated so I hand drew the lines, but it would have been better had I used a glitter pen as the black is a bit harsh. And the lamp base was a scrap that I’d saved and could finally use. Drawer pulls are gems from my stash. Twine is from my stash and I tied a small bow and hung from top of window adding the tiny heart that was a fallout from that space. Also used twine to look as if the butterfly is hanging.

Apart from the harsh lines I’m not unhappy with this card and I think my friend will love it even with a small mistake. Thanks so much for stopping by, you are appreciated more than you know.

Last year I created some background panels by using up some of my scraps. This piece used here is one of those panels. Inkspirational is looking for pretty quilts, so I took a background die and put it through the machine. This particular die (don’t know the brand) has never cut that well, particularly on thicker paper so I decided to use it as a pattern to look as if quilt stitched and I added the center pieces separately. My original thinking was to punch out the pieces and back the panel with another colour, but the poor cutting didn’t allow for that. The whale was stamped and die cut using an older Hero Arts kit and to attach it I die cut the center out of the patterned piece backed the whale with foam tape. I wanted it to look as if it was stitched into the quilt like you see those puffy sections on real quilts so I popped it back in place before attaching it all together onto the card front. I added the splashes and used an incentive stamp set from GKD for the sentiment. This I heat embossed in silver and die cut using some unbranded banner dies.

This will be a nice addition to my masculine card file as I have a few masculine birthdays coming up soon. I also have to make a card for my hubby whose 75th birthday is in early February. Not sure what I shall do yet. Any ideas gratefully received, lol.

Thanks for popping in to take a look. I really appreciate it.