Hi there! T.G.I.F. :) Are you ready for the weekend? I am! Temps are supposed to be back up into the 70's so I am looking forward to riding my bike and not being all bundled up. I hate when my toes get cold in the clip shoes and it seems no matter what gear I wear, the cold air seems to find it's way in :(
Today, I am Guest Designing at My Craft Spot where Kimberly sells Vintage hand dyed ribbon and baker's twine. If you are in need of either of these, I highly recommend visiting her site! I made this card using some stamps that I have had for probably at least 8 months or so and embarrassingly enough, have only kissed the ink pad once! YIKES
ALL of the images seen here are from the Crafty Secrets Sew Special stamp set and paired with Melissa Frances DP that is oh sew pretty :) I love that Vintage elegant dress form image. What inspired me to create this card was the graphic for this week's color challenge over at The Play Date Cafe.
I used a variety of inspired images from Sew Special to create the black and cream patterned paper that is directly below the dress form. The little tag was made using a S4-246 Labels Eleven die template and the pretty seam binding bow was made using Vanilla Bean Vintage crinkly ribbon Courtesy of Kimberly @ My Craft Spot.
Thanks sew much for looking~hope you have a great day! Be Sweet :)
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Sew Special
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® S5-022 Labels Ten, S5-023 Mega Ovals Large, S5-024 Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals LG, GC-001 Grand Calibur
Patterned Paper: Melissa Frances
Ribbon: Vanilla Bean Vintage crinkly ribbon Courtesy of Kimberly @ My Craft Spot.
58 Sweet Comments So Far:
So much beauty on one card! I love how you took the colors and the vintage-style of the color story and brought it ALL to this one offering...it's always lovely to see you back in The Cafe!
Stunning card, fabulous sentiment and the images work perfectly with this weeks colours. Tracy Evans x
This is one of my favourite sets ... Love how you've used it too ... so soft and pretty ...
Beautiful card!!!! I love how you made your own patterned background with stamps! Love the colors you used!
Kimberly
So pretty Mona, love the paper pattern in the bg too, looks so cute.
beautiful!
Oh Mona! Its absolutely gorgeous!! LOve that dressform image and all your yummy embellies :) Nice to see you at The Cafe :)
I am loving this one..your sewing is perfect also.
That sentiment is just wonderful.
Thanks for the inspiration
Beautiful! That dress form is fantastic, and I also love how you distressed the edges of your oval in pink. This is gorgeous!
Love these stamps Mona! so jealous that it's warm and you can go bike riding! we're stil in the deep freeze with TONS of snow!
Love the dress form and the pearl necklace! Very pretty colors, too!
Gorgeous ... love all that pink and kraft and amazing dress form image, Mona :)
Stunning card, the ribbon is perfect!
Sew beautiful Mona! That dress form image is a delight, and I love the stitching around the frame, really lovely.
Gorgeous card, Mona!!! Great use of these colors and I really love the MF paper! Beautiful!!!
Fabulous looking card! Love the soft feminine feel! Those pearls are perfect with that stamp! TFS!
What a beauty!!!! Thanks for sharing Mona!
Absolutely stunning, Mona!!!
This is gorgeous, Mona! I love everything about it. You never cease to amaze me... Thanks for sharing!
Stunning work Mona, truely inspirational
Oh, she is beautiful! Love the big pearl necklace and your stitching around the die. I really need to break down and try it. I am so scared I will mangle the image. Yours is perfect!! :)
Hugs~
Mona, it's so good to see you here in the Cafe! Glad you were able to ink up some neglected supplies for this challenge. And you brought our colors 'sew' well together (couldn't resist the pun, sorry!). THanks for playing with us this week at PDCC.
What an outstanding card, Mona! I really love your version of the colors and the gorgeous vintage touches! Wow, that stitching is unbelievable! Everything you do is breathtaking!!!
What a neat and creative card, Mona! I love the stamps and the sentiments! The pearl brads forming a necklace is so creative and that MF paper is gorgeous! Lot's of good inspiration here! Also, congrats on guest designing today; I'll have to go check out her ribbon! Tnx
Love this set so much; definitely one of my favorites! And wow, your stitching around the border is just awe inspiring! You just create gorgeous card after gorgeous card without end! Amazing!
Such a lovely card, Mona! Love the sweet dress form and sentiment.. (and all the pink)!!
Oh this is so pretty!
Hey my friend! Hope you had a wonderful warm day :) Stunning card!!! Love the stitching around the oval and that GORGEOUS stamp!
Mona, this is so gorgeous! Great job inspiring us!
Such a gorgeous card with darling dress form! Beautiful colors and very sweet sentiment...love it!!!
GORGEOUS Mona!!! LOVE how the black zig zag stiching frames the beautiful images!!! Lucky girl to be able to bike outside....I am STUCK on the trainer from Oct to April!!! Thanks for joining us at the Play Date Cafe :)
WOWZER WOW I love this...dressmaker forms are my fav and this one is really beautiful and of course all of your wonderful embellies make it perfect!
WOW, Mona your stitching is just off the charts! What a fabulous card! I love that dress form and the pearl "necklace"! Wonderful sentiment too!
beautiful card, mona! love that crafty secrets stamp! wonderful papers and colors. thanks for sharing and have a great weekend! *hugs* steph :)
Love the colours here and the beautiful dress form stamp! Brilliant idea to make that pearl necklace from the brads! Have a relaxing weekend!
Beautiful card, Mona! This is the epitome of vintage and your wonderful style! It's always such a pleasure to visit here! Thanks for the inspiration!
absolutely gorgeous!
Gorgeous card Mona and I love that dress form and sentiment! The images work so well with the challenge colors! Wonderful job!
Unbelievably gorgeous Mona!
Love the MF paper you used and I really love that dress form stamp! I love how you dressed her up in pearls! Brilliant!
Stunning stitching around the frame, WOW! You must have the steadiest hand ever; just perfection! I'm glad you pulled out that old stamp, it is so beautiful and dressed up so nicely with the lovely pearl brads! Beautiful colors too!
Mona, I'm so jealous of your weather! I sick of snow!!! Maybe I could move next door and learn from the master!!!! Your card is magnificent! I really love that dressmaker form stamp! It's neat how you added the "pearl necklace"! Another inspiring design! Thanks!
I love the sewing theme for this beautiful card, Mona. That dress form is lovely, as is your pretty lace and seam binding. :)
Fabulous card, Mona! Your stitching around the border is just amazing! I also love that stamp! Glad you "found" it!
This is GORGEOUS, Mona! Love that dress form image, and I can't believe your stitching, if it ain't straight I can't do it lol! Fabulous work as always!
Love this stamp that you used! So vintage and works so well with the MF paper you used! I must buy that! Yum!
So very beautiful Mona! I really love that seam binding. I went over to Kimberly's store and saw all the pretty colors she has!
Shabby Chic & Gorgeous. Love it. :)
This is great! That paper is perfect for the inspiration photo! Beautiful job as always! TFS!
Mona, stunning card with gorgeous stamped image and fabulous sentiments! Perfect take on the colors!
This is sew cute, Love the added pearls!
I think I missed this masterpiece; how the heck did that happen? It's pure beauty..sigh....
Gorgeous card, Mona! I really love your take on the colors and the gorgeous vintage touches! And your stitching is fabulous! How do you do it?
Love this dress form stamp and I love how you gave her such a nice pearl necklace! So creative! Gorgeous card as usual, Mona! Wow!
Beautiful, feminine card, Mona...one thing though, I would LOVE to know how you sew in a circle so perfectly. Is it just practice, practice or is there some trick? Whatever it is, it's gorgeous. Glad to "see" you over in the Cafe!
STUNNING, beautiful and feminine. What a creation!!! :-)
Oh, Mona! You never cease to amaze me! This is simply gorgeous! LOVE every, sweet, little element you've used to create such a beautiful design, especially that fantastic sentiment! Thank you so much for playing along with us, this week, in the Cafe!
Hey Mona, your card is gorgeous! I especially love that pearl necklace. Great to see you back again at The Cafe.
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