Shabby Chic And Sweet

Hi Blog friends!  A completely different style card for today's chosen piece.  Shabby chic, and really girlie too.  I picked out some background papers that have that sort of Laura Ashley feel to them (I hope that translates) to help achieve the desired shabby chic feel.  I started with a white background that I embossed with the Dainty Dots A4 embossibility folder.  It is very subtle, but gives the piece a bit of texture and interest that I just love.  I used the edge of my scissors to roughen the card, which I feel also adds to the look.  I taped down the printed papers but then used a sewing machine to add white thread sewn borders to them.  I stamped my sentiment then cut it out with the Marvellous Squares.  Once cut, I added a different die to the inside to emboss the design around my sentiment.  I wanted to add just a bit of colour to my focal element so I used another die and cutting insert in the set and cut the same flowered paper I used for  my background.  I mounted it directly around my sentiment to add a touch of interest. I utilised the cut outs from this piece and added the pieces to the corners of my card.  I used the Spiral Flower four to create a pretty rolled flower for my card.  I tied a messy bow out of seam binding and glued my flower to the centre.  I decided to add some white mats that were distressed rather than pierced to finish my card.  Although, I was really happy with the way this one turned out (would love to receive a card in this style), I think it would make a splendid card for a teenager or young girl too.  All for now, Sue x