I'm late to the party - the week just got away from me - but I really wanted to participate in the April 2014 PTI Blog Hop
The theme this month is embroidery
Not only was I late - but then it took me 2 hours to finally get this simple design done! It went through 5 renditions - I started out wanting to use my new button stacks dies - but nothing was working the way I wanted it. And finally - I ended up using two very old PTI sets - the sentiment is from In Bloom and the flowers are from Little Lady!
I also used the Make It Monday technique of water splatter over ink - and I love how it came out - I was going for the look of aged linen and I think I got it - I sponged Pumice Stone ink over Fine Linen cardstock then splattered water over it, blotted the extra water up and went over it with my hot gun.
I was going for this kind of embroidery look
Now I'm off to check out all the embroidered loveliness linked up over at Nichole's blog! And I'm also off to eat a late supper! (have to get that stamping done before cooking!)
Stamps: In Bloom, Little Lady - PTI
Paper: white, Fine Linen - PTI
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Ranger Distress Pumice Stone, Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord, Mustard Seed
Accessories: water, heat gun.
19 comments:
I can relate to ALL you went through to make one card, but I have to tell you it was definitely worth all the time you spent...this card is absolutely gorgeous!! I love how your background came out and how well it makes your soft and subtle flowers "pop"! Really, really beautiful card! :0)
Pretty card! Love the water splatter.
Lovely outcome, Julia, worth all the effort. It ended up with such depth! The flowers have a vintage feel, and the sentiment fits perfectly!
what a beautiful card.. loving all those flowers..
Love the soft muted tones. Looks like vintage embroidery! Great card, Julia!
Julia, I just love the inspiration photo you chose and your card is a lovely interpretation!
Such a FUN Card!! I LOVE the Design!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
So so pretty!!!
Julia, this is gorgeous! I love that splattered background in grey.
This is beautiful Julia, lovely background technique.
Julia, this card was definitely worth the effort. I love the spatter with the muted colors. I would love to have linen fabric with your colors and design for some home decorating.
I think it was worth the extra time, Julia (but don't ya hate that?!?!) It really turned out perfectly lovely!!!
well, this is definitely a winner! I love the look and it's fun to see how you were inspired!
So pretty Julia. Love the look and the technique you used... worth the hours!
So pretty Julia. Love the look and the technique you used... worth the hours!
oooh, so soft and gorgeous, Julia! I hear you on the multiple tries ... that's totally me : ) Glad you stuck with it, great results here!
Absolutely lovely! Your picks were great! I have many attempts most of the time!! LOL
Really pretty card - the flowers over the soft background are beautiful!
Wow...this is gorgeous. Love those fabulous flowers, what a an amazing card for this challenge.
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