Sep 29 2009
Handmade Embellishments!
Happy Tuesday! I hope y’all had a good weekend. I’m actually a little confused on my days and wished one of my friends a happy birthday when her birthday isn’t for a few days. Oh well, it’s a little early is all! I’ve also had to pull my capris out of the closet . . . It’s just a tad too chilly for shorts. I refuse to put jeans on because I know I’ll be back in my shorts next week (it only needs to be about 68° and I’m good). My phone just said it was 58° here.
I have a couple of projects setting on my desk waiting for me to decide exactly what I’m going to do with them. One of them is a cigar box that I’ve decided to keep store-bought cards in. Sometimes when out and I see a card that literally tickles my funny bone, I go ahead and purchase it to have for future reference. I’m still working on trying to fill in the engraving and I also need to decide on paper. I’m in trouble because a 12” piece of designer paper is about 2” too small. I might need to break into the wallpaper books I picked up at that yard sale.
The card that I was working on and couldn’t decide what to do with is my project for today. There’s a challenge in the Crafty Secrets’ Forum on Splitcoaststampers, to use a handmade embellishment. This is exactly what this card needed and I just had to finish it and take part in the challenge!
The image was water colored with Tombow Markers and matted on Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Circles. I had already sewn the lace to the card, and decided to use the same lace for my embellishment. I basted along the length of the lace, pulled the thread tight and then tied it off in a circle. The button was threaded down through the back of the card and tied tight to keep it down. All the paper was sponged with Old Paper Distress Ink.
- Stamps: Vintage Christmas from Crafty Secrets
- Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Prism Island Mist Light and Medium; Memory Box Dewfrost
- Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Old Paper Distress
- Accessories: Spellbinders S4-224 Snowflake Borderabilities – Petite, S4-121 Scalloped Circles – Large, S4-116 Classic Circles – Small, and S4-114 Classic Circles – Large; Papertrey Rustic Cream Button Twine, Vintage Cream Satin Ribbon and Vintage Buttons; Ranger Matte Accents; Foam Tape; Tsukineko Sponge Daubers; Sewing Machine; Lace
I hope y’all have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
OMG!! You are totally freaking me out! Talk about being on the same wavelength. I had no idea there was any kind of Crafty Secrets challenge, let alone what it was. Can you guess what I worked on last night??? My FIRST EVER Crafty Secrets card and I made a lace flower for it too!!! That is just way too coincidental!!! By the way, yours is beautiful….my favorite colors!!!
Great lace embellishment. I have so much old lace and trim and buttons left over from my sewing days. I love to try to use in on my cards now.
Great card Sherry!
Hi Sherry! Just saw your comment on my blog–sorry about the flour! Funny thing was I spelled it “flower”, too & discovered it later–so I was laughing about that! Do you have allergies? My sister-in-law has an amazing Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe I could get if you’d like–let me know!
And, of course, your card is amazing! Love those colors together & your coloring of the image is fabulous!
This is beautiful, Sherry….that is the cutest baby image and your flower turned out gorgeous!!!! Tooo funny about Bronie’s flower….your brain cells are on the same wave length, for sure!!!!
just as sweet as can be!!!
Love your handmade embellishment. May have
to drag out the lace and do one myself. Thanks
for the idea. The card is beautiful.
Sherry, I’m sorry you are having a bad day and wish you the best. You sure created a beautiful card. I love the lace rosette behind the button. You always do such beautiful work! {{{{{{{{{ Sherry }}}}}}}}}}}
Very pretty Sherry- these colors are so perfect fro this card! I have to dig out some of the old lace I have hidden in my sewing box and let them see the light of day! Thanks for the inspiration.
ok….This is a card I could NEVER make….seriously!! WAAAAAYYYY to much of that “sewing” thing going on (but it WORKs for you!!)…just adorable (does BAD do adorable??! hehe)
Fabulous lace embellishment Sherry, adorable card!! Love the colors!!
too cute image and love your lace flower!
[…] I created this on Monday evening and was saving it to post today. Well, on Tuesday I visited Sherry’s blog and was astounded at what I found. A card using a Crafty Secrets image of a cute little girl and […]
I totally adore this card Sherry, as it took me back to my childhood seeing that precious face on your creation. I grew up with the *real* figurines that have these adorable faces via your stamped “Vintage Christmas”……I believe they are called, “Snow Babies”. My Mom still has them lined against the front window of our cottage up North, with the Snow Babies on sleds, skies, sitting in a sleigh, all bundled up in their fur trimmed snow suits and boots
The thing that I always remember about these Snow Babies, is the rough-crusty texture these figurines had all over them. When I was younger it reminded me of crystal sugar, but now in my stamping years, it totally reminds me of one of my favorite embellishments that you and Anna use … “Vintage Glass Glitter” from the Art Institute 
Thanks for taking me back a few years and allowing me to remember how I use to play with them - Very Carefully HA! - then dust them every week and put them back in the window.
A lovely Blast From My Past 