Hi Everyone! It's Thursday & you know that means it's time for a new color challenge at The Play Date Cafe. Sarah chose this week's pretty pastel color palette for us all to create with. Limelight Papercrafts is offering a prize of sorts, so please be sure to visit The Play Date Cafe for complete details.
I tried something new on this card! I have been inspired by all the fancy ribbon treatments that I have seen many fellow designers creating out there in blogosphere, I thought I would give one a try! I layered a piece of lace & ribbon, then stitched it on my card. My stitching is a bit crooked but with a little practice, it may improve. Like I have said before, can't be afraid to try something new :) Using one of my new fave techniques, embossing & stenciling a Spellbinders™ die template, I created the butterfly embellishment & topped it off with a hand crocheted fleurette made by my sis Tina :)
Aren't those soft tender roses that seem to be peeping through harsh, cold snow just beautiful. I have experienced this before while growing up in Buffalo, NY! We would just pray that the flowers & vegetation would survive after Mother Nature decided to drop more snow after Spring had Sprung :(
I chose to showcase this lovely sentiment from the Waltzingmouse Afternoon Tea Sentiments set in an ornate frame made using a Spellbinders™ Labels Four die as my focal point. Not so many words, but speaks volumes! Thanks for looking at my creation :)
I hope you can join along with this week's creativity challenge. After you have made your project, please head on over to The Play Date Cafe & link your post. If you post your creations in an on-line gallery, please label it PDCC32 so we won't miss them! Be sure to see what all The Play Date Cafe DT girls have created, (listed on my side bar) as well as our Guest Designer, Jen del Muro & the Limelight Papercrafts DT. I hope you come join the fun! Be Sweet!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Afternoon Tea Sentiments, Very Vintage Labels no. 10, Off Beat Backgrounds, pinkpaislee
Paper: Melissa Frances, Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger, Stampin' Up
Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-190 Labels Four, S4-110 Classic Ovals LG, S4-112 Classic Ovals SM, S4-171 Nested Butterflies, I2-1002 Butterflies Impressabilities™, W-001 The Wizard™, Melissa Frances Vintage embellishment, Prima flowers, brads, lace & ribbon from stash
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44 Sweet Comments So Far:
Absolutely stunning Mona! Love the beautiful pastel colors and crochet flower with the pin. I look forward to making a card for this weeks challenge. :)
Wohoo Mona, Those colors made one fab card!! I do love your ribbon treatment and that very pretty butterfly and flower you sis made. OH yes, the small imperfections are what makes those handmade cards such treasures!
Adorable card! Love that ribbon treatment.
Great combo of Melissa Frances and Waltzing Mouse! Your colors are so fabulous and your ribbon treatment is beautiful! Great job!
what a pretty card! love your trim treatment. very pretty. love the crown, butterfly, and flower embellies. what a sweet sentiment and i love the colors. thanks for sharing :)! have a great day! *hugs* steph :)
Beautiful vintage appeal! Love your take on the colors! Great layering and I love your lacey ribbon! So well done!
So perfect and so gorgeous, Mona! I just love your vintage style!
So very lovely again Mona ... I absolutely adore it.
Soft and beautiful! Love the embossed butterfly. The ribbon treatment is gorgeous. You have a sister who makes crocheted flowers? I need one of those. :)
Mona--this card is sooooooooooo wonderful! How do you do it? I love the soft feel and the beautiful yellow flower...the butterfly...the crown! I just love everything you make! This is FABBBBBBO! I love visiting your site:) I love the PDCC:)
You always make such beautiful cards. Love the colors we get to play with this week. Love the ribbon and lace border. Been making some little crocheted elements myself this week so I love the little fleurette on your butterfly. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Great card Mona, I love your ribbon with lace! The colors are perfect! Thanks for sharing. ~Diane
Beautiful card and love what you did with the ribbon and lace!
Lovely card, beautiful use of this weeks colors. Wonderful ribbon treatment!
Mona this is so soft and pretty! Love the fabulous lace and that butterfly!
WOW, This is wonderful.. I love those soft colors.
And your ribbon turned out wonderful..
Hope you have a simply fabulous day.
Hugs, Linda
BEAUTIFUL Mona... I LOVE the lace/ribbon treatment you did!!!
Hope your day is GREAT!
Oh so pretty Mona! the ribbon treatment is gorgeous, thanks for sharing! I so love this soft tone over at PDCC, but I am moving tomorrow, and will arrived at Vegas only next tuesday, I hope I could squeeze sometime out tonight to make one for this week challenge. not sure though. : (
Mona your cards are always so beautiful! I love how you used these soft pastel colors! Your ribbon treatment is gorgeous and I love your neat embellies! This should be in a magazine!
Gorgeous card Mona! Wow, your butterfly is do beautiful; I love your embossed stenciling technique and I love how you topped it off with that beautiful rose! Great girlie vintange stlye! Love that lace ribbon treatment too! You are so amazing!
Absolutely gorgeous, Mona! Wow!
So so gorgeous Mona!!! The touch of black make the rest of the colors pop...I love it!!! Fab design!!! Hugs ~S~
So gorgeous, Mona! Absolutely love the ruffled lace/ribbon combo!!
Mona love the pastel colors and crocheted flower...lovely..tfs....
You have created such good and pretty card! Very much love!
Mona yet another stunning card, love the pastel colors, beautifully done.
Oh Mona, I adore this card! I love the way you used these soft colors and I love that gorgeous lace-ribbon border! Your butterfly is amazing as well; nice touch with the stenciling and the rose! You are a constant source of great ideas; thanks so much!
Wow! What a spectacular card! Love that butterfly!
So cute!!! All in the card is beautiful. Great job!
Spectacular Mona - truly stunning work - you really should put all of these in a local boutique! You'd make a killing! Love the lace with ribbon, the butterfly with the flower and hat pin and that flower - super pretty!
Mona,
this is scrummy! I love your take on the color challenge! The yellow butterfly is delish! So is the pin and the roses!!!!!
Blessings,
Kim xXx
Mona you are the best! These card really shines above the rest! That ribbon treatment is gorgeous! TFS!
Mona, your card is lovely! I love how you've done that butterfly. I think I must try that technique. I'm like you, always keen to try out new things, I'm working my way through a list at the minute!
This is so pretty. I love how you pleated the ribbon and the lace and that butterfly...love it!
Beautiful ribbon treatment on this gorgeous card! I also think that your butterfly is magnificent! You never ever disappoint!
Mona--You have been very busy lately, and your cards continue to amaze me. Just beautiful and creative. Love the soft colors. The yellow shade is beautiful on that rose and the butterfly is great. I like Tina's touch as the background for that small perfect rose. So sweet. Sue M
Gorgeous card! Your ribbon treatment looks great and your butterfly and sentiment are beautiful!
Hugs and smiles
I absolutely love this card. Great butterfly, no, incredible butterfly. I really love the side ribbon treatment too! You rock, Mona!
All I can say is WOW! this card is truly fabulous! I'm lovin' that border and your beautiful butterfly!!!
Fantastic job with this beauty! As everyone else has said, you did an amazing job with that gorgeous butterfly and ribbon treatment!!! This card just screams FABULOUS!
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Mona - this is so wonderful! Girl, you truly are a queen of the ornate embellishments! So beautiful
Stuning card, Mona! I love the butterfly with the crocheted flower on it. You always come up with such great ideas. Even the stiching looks awesome to me... Just lovely!
This card really amazes me! You have such a great eye for things. Every detail is gorgeous and that butterfly is astonishing! Wow!
Mona - this is an amazing card! I love the colors, the ribbons and that gorgeous fluer de lis! Wow.
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