Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Everyday is a Gift


The challenge at the Shabby Tea Room is to make something with a tag.  I decided this was the day to use my Webster's Pages that I've been hoarding, and chose this lovely peachy one.  I stamped the Circle Doily and embossed it in white and made a paper flower with Core'dinations cardstock to center over it.  (Vanessa is so right; I want to make flowers like this for EVERY card I make!)   My tag was first stamped with a music background in a pale ink and then with the sentiment.  And I added my brand new wrinkled ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbons.  I had stamped several large butterflies to use, but I went outside and noticed many small butterflies all fluttering around our blue salvia and the effect was so charming that I decided to use small butterflies on my card, picking up the aqua color along the edge of the paper.  The beautiful beaded one was made by my friend Yvonne, and the other 2 are K&Company Susan Winget grand adhesion stickers.  I'm also entering this into the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge, to use flowers and ribbon.



Supplies: Websters Pages designer paper, Core'dinations salmon cardstock, parchment cardstock for card base, Hero Arts CG108 Circle Doily, CG222 Music Background, CL434 Just Find Me, versamark ink and white embossing powder, white pearly button, hand-made beaded butterfly, K&Company butterfly stickers, wrinkled ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbons, white twine

19 comments:

Ineke Original said...

It's beautiful! Well done!
greetings from Holland,
Ineke

Tiffany Ervin said...

Ok, this is really so savvy and stylish! Love the big flower and those Websters pages are getting to me!

Nancy said...

Seriously gorgeous artwork today, Lin! I love the wonderful vintage loveliness you've created with the Webster's Pages paper, the stamped tag, the butterflies and that amazing flower!
bless you!

Deb Hickman said...

Wow Lin,this is so pretty. I just love the Doily stamp and I too like making those flowers,they are gorgeous!

Hellemor said...

Oh, what a beauty. Love the flower and the button match perfekt. The circle doily stamp goes weel with the pp from Webster.I haven´t used that stamp a lot. Thanks for the inspiration.

Bonnie Garby said...

I love the soft look of this card. It's absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for joining our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

Rosemary said...

so pretty lin! the flower is just lovely! hard to use those beautiful websters pages papers, isn't it??

Anne said...

This is just stunning Lin- the flower is gorgeous and your stamping on the paper is perfect- love those little butterflies as well!

Barbara said...

This is a beautiful card. The colors are perfect. And I really love the sentiment!!! Well done!

Barb said...

I can see why you've been hoarding this paper, Lin. . .it's so beautiful! Love your flower and the pretty butterflies. Gorgeous card!

donna mikasa said...

Vintage loveliness! I know we'll be seeing more of those flowers!

Jacqueline said...

I love how you created that stunning flower!!

Audrey Pettit said...

wow, this is beautiful! I LOVE the Webster's Pages paper you used. It is so hard to cut into it, isn't it? ;) Your flower is just stunning, and I love the small butterflies, too. Thanks for sharing with us at TSTR.

Alice said...

beautiful soft colors, Lin! love the big flower and the butterfly is gorgeous!

ivy said...

such a beauty! love the center of your flower!

Debbie said...

Oh my, that paper flower is simply scrumptious ... thanks for sharing with us in the Tea Room :)

PapierGirl said...

Oh Lin.....so so so pretty! I would love for you to put together a tutorial on that flower -it is gorgeous..just perfect! Thanks so much for joining us this week at TSTR! :)

Suzanne C said...

Gorgeous butterflies, flower and design. Wonderful card. So elegant!

carole said...

Beautiful card, I love each detail.