Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Lacy Love

The challenge at Perfect Sentiments this week is to use the photo they provided (you can see it at the bottom right of this post) to inspire your card. When I saw the picture the first thing I was drawn to was the pattern of the tablecloth. That was my inspiration and the basis for this card. I didn't use any of the colors or much else, but I just loved the look of the those lacy flowers on the tablecloth. To create my card I used Wild Card to cut the scalloped card, using the blackout feature. I then put small black brads in each of the scallops. I cut the black lacy doily from Paper Lace at 4." I then cut it again out of red at 3." I cut the shadow feature for it out of white at 3" and out of black at 3 1/4." I covered the red doily in red glitter then adhered all those pieces together. I pop-dotted that part to the card. I then tied some black ribbon in a bow and added it to the card. I covered a heart shaped button with red glitter and added it to the bow. It took me forever to decided on what I wanted to use for my sentiment. I knew I wanted to use "love you" or some derivation of that, I just didn't know what cartridge I wanted to use for it. I finally settled on Opposites Attract. I really liked the look of using both fonts. Then I went back and forth trying to decide which one to put in front, but I finally decided to put the "love" in front. The "love" is cut using the regular font at 1." I covered it in red glitter. The "you" is cut using the opposite font. I adhered the "love" onto the "you" and pop-dotted the whole thing to the card. All the elements really give it a great texture and a lot of dimension. I love how it turned out.I made this for the following challenges:


20 comments:

  1. you did a wonderful job on this card it very eye catching. thanks for joining us again at the perfect sentiment have a wonderful week.

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  2. I love everything about this card! TFS!

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  3. This is gorgeous, truly gorgeous.

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  4. This is a wonderful interpretation of the challenge!!


    Thanks for sharing!
    -Kemma, CookingWithCricut Design Team
    mykemmacards.blogspot.com

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  5. What a beautiful and stunning card! Love it!!

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  6. I love it....you've just inspired me....need to start on my card for the challenge...thank you!

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  7. I've always loved black, red, and white together. Looks so elegant. Great job on the challenge. Thanks for playing along at Perfect Sentiment.

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  8. Incredible interpretation of the inspiration photo. Fantastic card!! So glad you were able to join us at The Perfect Sentiment!!

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  9. Gorgeous card! Love all the layers and the glitter. :) Thanks for joining us this week at The Perfect Sentiment.

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  10. Lovely card! Color combo and shape are awesome! Thanks for joining us at the Perfect Sentiment!

    Jessi
    Become a follower of my blog for a chance to win Spellbinders!

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  11. Awesome card. I also use wild card cartridge alot to make some great cards. Thanks for sharing you card with us at The Perfect Sentiment.

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  12. Stunning card. I love red, white, and black together. You did a fabulous job with this card. TFS and thanks for playing with us this week at Cooking With Cricut.
    ~Madison CWC DT funkycards.blogspot.com

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  13. and i love your card paula. thanks for sharing with us at whimwednesdays :)

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  14. Love the colors, the shape and how you brought it all together into one spectacular card. Thanks for playing with us Perfect Sentiment.

    PS.... I live in Maple Grove! Small world.

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  15. Wow your card is spot on for tablecloth pattern! Thanks for playing along this week with the Perfect Sentiment!

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  16. Awesome card, Paula! Love all the glitter and the use of the differnet fonts. Thanks so much for linking up at Cooking With Cricut this week.

    ~ Jen, CWC Design Team

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  17. This is SUCH a pretty card! I love the bright red/glitter with the black and white and the way you did the sentiment. Thanks for joining us at Cooking with Cricut this week!
    Hugs,
    Heather P :)

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  18. This card is stunning!. I love the colors and the layers and, well, just everything about it. Thanks for sharing at CWC.
    Hugs,
    Larelyn

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  19. Simply gorgeous, Paula! L.O.V.E. this card! Smiles, Jill

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  20. What a beautiful card. I love the shape and the glitter. Thanks for playing with us this week at Whimsical Wednesdays, hope you come back and play in our new challenge next week.

    michelle (WW-DT)
    http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

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