In the Pink Challenge #56 - Luscious Lace

Time for a new challenge at In the Pink. This week we are challenging you to use some of that luscious lace you've got in your stash. As usual, your card or project must be predominantly pink and this time you need to add a piece of lace.

For my card, I decided to go the shabby chic route. I used some retired CTMH patterned paper (one of my favorites that I have been hoarding) and a beautiful die cut from Heartfelt Creations. I added some pearls, ribbon and a large flower and sponged the edges with some gesso and pink ink.

Now it's your turn to show us your pink and lace. I look forward to seeing what you make.

Products Used:
Paper - Rustic Cream, CTMH (retired)
Ink - Blush
Heartfelt Creations Scalloped Posy die, ribbon, Want2Scrap Pearls, flower, gesso, lace

Fairy Alyce in Shabby Chic

I am waaaaay out of my box with this card. As you know, I am usually a clean and simple kind of girl but I do like to experiment every now and again to see what I am capable of and I thought I would give shabby chic a try again. This is for the June challenge on the Kit and Clowder Ning site. You do have to be a member of the site but it's free and there is lots of eye candy on the site and wealth of coloring information and classes for beginners and intermediate colorists.

The image is a commission from the Stamping Chef done specially for Alyce. I colored her with copics and painted the background with some Twinkling H2Os. I used my copics to add color to a white pearl flourish to match my project. I distressed the edges of my cardstock and patterned paper and painted a little gesso on the patterned paper to tone down the color. I also painted some onto the flowers and then went along the edges with some Vintage Photo distress ink. I also added a little cheese cloth in a couple of areas with iridescent medium. I added some salmon colored pearl drops to the wings with a Viva Pearl Pen.

I have to say I am pretty pleased with how this came out since I colored the image before I even had an idea of what kind of project I had in mind or even what color paper I was going to use. I am also entering this into the Stamping Chef Anything Goes Challenge.

Copic Key:

Products Used:
Stamp Set - The Stamping Chef Alyce (digi)
Paper - Rustic Cream, Sweet Blus, DCWV
Ink - Vintage Photo
Gesso, Iridescent medium, Twinkling H2Os, Want2Scrap pearl flourish, Prima flowers, rosette trim, Wilton doily, cheese cloth, edge dsitresser, Salmon Viva Pearl Pen, Copic markers

Flower Soft - Theatre Cards Topper

Today I have a project to show you that had me stepping out of my CAS box into what I consider Shabby Chic or maybe even Vintage.

I used one of the new downloads from Flower Soft for my focal point. The Theatre Cards are tiny works of art that you can use to make some really unique projects. I chose to print out the toppers and cut them out using two different Spellbinders dies and then layered them for a 3D decoupage effect.

I hope you will check out the Flower Soft Facebook Page to see all you can do with these downloads.

I will be entering this into the Want2Scrap Time to Create Challenge and the Shabby Tea Room Pink Party Challenge. Be sure to check them out.

Products Used:
Flower Soft Theatre Cards and Toppers download
Paper - Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream and MMe Madison Avenue
Ink - CTMH Chocolate
Kool Tak Decoupage 3D, Labels 18, Circles Nestabilities, Want2Scrap pearl flourishes, seam binding, adhesive lace border, Swiss Dots embossing folder, grommet