Good morning sweet peeps and a very happy Sunday to you - I hope that you are all having a fab weekend : )
It’s time for another ‘Lovely Lili’ challenge over at The Ribbon Girl blog and our challenge is a lovely one indeed because it's all about saying
Thank You
It’s always nice to say thank you I think – if only some people in our village would remember this when you let them through even if it is your right of way - (ooh it is one of my pet hates!!).
We have 2 fab prizes for you -
A LOTV stamp of your choice
and a £10 voucher towards a spending spree at The Ribbon Girl
I think you may be surprised at my card today because it was one I did when I fiddling with the shabby chic /vintage thing a few weeks ago and here …
... it is.
And not an image in sight!!! .
One of the designers whose cards I just adore is Klaudia and my card here was inspired by a card that she did.
So I must say thank you to her first for the inspiration I have gotten from looking at her beautiful work xxx
The papers I used are the gorgeous Lili of The Valley Antebellum and I inked and distressed them to within an inch of their lives.
They can take it lol!!
The sentiment is from the LOTV Set 58 - Pretty Grungy - Good Times set.
I stamped it straight onto the paper and then punched it out.
It looks like it is at a very dodgy angle in this pic but it isn't IRL – it’s just how it looked from the angle I took the pic!!
I used a mixture of home made paper flowers which I made using Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and others which I got from Mary at The Ribbon Girl.
The flowers from Mary are -
Tiny Pink Rosebuds, White Starburst Stamen, Pink / Pale Pink Beaded Berries, White Beaded Twirl, 10mm Pink Open Rose, White Floribunda Rose, Floribunda Roses Raspberry Ripple, Darjeeling White Blossom Flower, White Kort & Godt Chrysanth, Rolled Paper Flowers - Ivory Roses Kort & Godt.
I also used White Seam Binding which I dyed using a Cosmic Shimmer spray.
I spritzed it with the spray then scrunched it up and left it to dry and it dried all lovely and crinkly.
I also used 12mm White Cotton Lace and White Tulle.
The leaves are Tim Holtz Bigz Garden Greens and I die cut them from white card then used some Distress inks and Cosmic Shimmer spray on them so that they looked a bit variegated.
I was quite pleased with how this turned out and it’s given me the confidence to try another card like this s0 watch this space!!
I think I can see an improvement from my last attempt which I’m happy about.
Right I'm off to do some more colouring - I can’t say what of just yet but it is seasonal, ho ho ho (hee hee heeee).
Then I have to finish, nay start, the grey wicker heart wall hanging thingie which I bought months ago for our bedroom wall.
It needs a bit of tarting up with some floral what nots and ribbon or lace then it can be hung up.
Dicky Mint is at work today and I did my housework (yawwwwwn) yesterday so that I can have a whole day to craft. Well, that's the plan but Sod’s law that it won’t pan out like that – it never does : 0)
Have a great day whatever you are doing and huggiest of hugs to all xxx
