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Saturday 10 October 2009

Shabby Chic - I think?


This is a card I made last night while Hubby was away. I have used a "Leanne Ellis" Stamp from "Sugar Nellie", she has been stamped using "Adirondack - Latte" and I have coloured by just using The Adirondack ink and My water brush, and I have used my Whisper pens to colour the pink of the rose, and also to create the swirl background using a "heidi Swapp" stamp. The embossed background has been created using a cuttlebug plate, then inked over with the Adirondack ink and then Lightly sanded. I have then used some fibres and some Prima flowers.

When I colored it I had made the rose to dark, and it didn't look right so I tried to soften the look by colouring over it using a "Viva Pearl Pen - cream" I think it worked quite well..then I used silicone glue to put the flowers down and that ended up showing through so I used the pearl pen to disguise that too..Think It has been quite a happy accident because I quite like the look of it.

I plan to enter this into 7 challenges:

Crafty Creations - All shades of pale
Rosie Dee's - Brown&Cream with a cherry on top
Stamp Something - Brown with one other colour
ABC - Embossing
365 days (Thursdays challenge) - 5 things on one card..They are

1- Sheet of card (other than the cardstock) that I used in different ways,one part embossed and the other I stamped the background
2-Fibres
3-Flowers
4-Fabric leaves
5-Adhesive pearls

Crafty Cardmakers - ribbons and fibres

Pile it on - 3 dimensional ..The image has been matted on 3d foam, then the girl has been cut out and used with 3d foam also the flowers add dimension


40 comments:

  1. Good to see you back!!!
    7 challenges with one card that has to be a record!!!!!
    Oh but Love the card...........

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  2. This really is fabulous Juls - I love the shabby chic and those pretty, muted colours!
    Hugs Tara xx

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  3. Lovely card, so sweet!

    Thanks for joining us at Rosie-D's Challenge! Good luck!

    Saskia :)

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  4. Oh how lovely - just so beautiful! Thanks for playing at Crafty Creations! Cheers Claire x

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  5. Me again...Also thanks for entering the Crafty Creations Challenge! :)

    Saskia :)

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  6. Super "pale and interesting" card! Great combo of challenges too!
    Thanks for playing along at PIO this week.

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  7. I love you managed to make your 'happy accidents' into such a lovely card.

    Thanks for joining us at Rosie-D's this week. Hope to see you again soon.

    Rosie
    x

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  8. OH i love the paleness of the colors!! SO SO SOFT and shabby chic!! LOVE IT!!!!
    have a great weekend, janny

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  9. Beautiful shabby chic card-your background is amazing!
    Fab work,
    Love Sarita xx

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  10. Hi Juls, I love the soft colours and gorgeous texture on this card.
    Well done on entering so many challenges.
    Clare x

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  11. This is so pretty Juls. Soft and pretty. And certainly very chic.

    Kat xx

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  12. Lovely make. Thanks for joining us on CCC this week. Hugs, Jaime

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  13. This is stunning , I love the distressed and shabby chic look at the moment too
    Hugs Susie xx

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  14. stunning card Juls, love the soft colours thanks so much for visiting my blog and for your lovely comments hugs Jill xx

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  15. Hi Juls,

    Great card to come back with. Very pale and interesting. Love the effects you have got and good luck with all the challenges.

    Hugs Ali x

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  16. I just love the muted colours of this card,Ruth x

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  17. I really love your style your work is amazing x

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  18. This is beautiful ... such subtle colours ... great work!

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  19. a beautiful card, the soft colours are gorgeous,xx

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  20. love the soft colurs on this its gorgoues love cheryl xxxxx

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  21. This is absolutely adorable I love her!
    Your coloring is wonderful and your design and detail amazing.

    Thank you for playing along with Pile It On! this week.

    Jennifer PIO

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  22. Hi Juls,
    What a beautiful card. I love the subtle colouring. Your description of how it was done shows just how much work was involved. It's so well done.
    Hugs,
    Fiona x

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  23. Morning Julia

    What a very elegant card and beautiful soft colours.

    Thank you for joining us at Rosie D's this week.

    B x

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  24. fab embossing

    Thanks for joining us this week on ABC :)

    Hugs Jane x

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  25. Great card. I love the soft colours.

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  26. loving the colour combo it looks fab, def shabby chic. Thanks for joining in at crafty cardmakers. Jenny

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  27. Absolutely gorgeous! It's so hard for me to do a monotone card. You've definitely knocked this one out of the park!

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  28. Beautiful card!
    Thanks for joining us at the ABC Challenge!
    Helen x

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  29. A beautiful, delicate card.
    Beryl xx

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  30. cute cards! Thanks for joining us with the ABC challenge Samantha :0)

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  31. Beautiful card, love the soft colours.
    luv
    Debby

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  32. Wow great card for 7! challenges, you did a great job!

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  33. What a wonderful card! Love the softness of it all. Thanks for playing along with us at Stamp Something Challenge this week.

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  34. Lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations Challenge.
    Magda :)

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  35. Delightfully shabby chic!!! I love it!!
    smiles,Deena

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  36. What a great card I love this artists images they are brilliant! Beth

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  37. i truly enjoy all your art , but i think this is my favorite card of yours.. i dont know exactly what it is...theres just such a sweetness about it that i keep going back to look .
    thanks for sharing with us at craftycreations.
    and also for visitng and leaving such kind comments on my blog. have a lovely day :) shelly

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  38. Another stunning card, love the soft and shabby look.
    Hugs Emma x

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  39. stunning !!! thank you for joining us at crafty cardmakers xx

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  40. Such a pretty card Juls, very soft look to it and the fibres are fab. Thanks for joining us at crafty cardmakers x

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