Hi everyone! Today's card is probably one of the easiest cards to make as I let the decorative paper do all the work for this one. I selected a couple of papers with vintage styling to use (I think they were both My Minds Eye, but I am not positive about it, sorry). I cut a larger background out of a peach toned decorative paper, then found a coordinating paper with a beautiful rose and music pattern to it for the inner background. I decided to let the corner roses to do the work and add interest to the card this time rather than stamping or embossing. I stamped the
Justrite stamp from the Live, Love, Laugh set on to the same paper as the outer background. I stamped my sentiment inside the framed stamp and then cut it out with the coordinating
Vintage Labels Two die. I coloured the striped area with
distress markers and mounted it on foam in the centre of my background. Using a bit of leftover paper from the outer background, I tore circles of varying sizes to create flowers. I used a
Tattered Rose distress ink on the torn edges. I crumpled them a bit, then glued two or three together to form my flower. I added a
flatback pearl in the centre of each one and mounted them around my focal element. I added a messy bow tied from
chalk coloured seam binding which I spritzed and scrunched for a more shabby chic vintage look. I topped my bow with one more flower and added a
pearl swirl spray to the opposite corners as accents. I finished the card with a double black mat. Finished dimensions are 6" x 7" in size.
Time for the Sunday Comment Game winners to be announced. This weeks winners are:
Theresa Pace!!!
Kiraneries!!!
Floss!!!
Congratulations all! Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize. All for now, Sue x
125 comments:
A very shabby chic card today. Congratulations to the winners.
Hi Sue,
Lovely card sweetie, & congratulations to this week's winners, Hugs, Vick x
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Beautiful Sue!
I love the way you have used papers today. They are so very pretty and have a lovely vintage feel to them.
Crafty Hugs
Heather xx
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Morning
A really lovely card. Another idea I'll be trying.
Lisa x
Hi sue
Not sure if I like this one as much but it's lovely the papers are really interesting make a card in minutes thank you for all the ideas you give us crafters look forward to Mondays card
GM Sue - very vintage today. Don't think I've ever seen a card from you with so much pattern on - think I like it though. Happy Sunday all.
Rgs
Clare W
Morning Sue
thank you another idea of using up papers some too nice to usw lol.
take care Kitty congrats to winners.
Love, love, love this! I live the vintage influence and the colours used.
Thank you for the inspiration
Raineysheep x
morning Sue
A beautiful and wonderous gift today reminding us that we all have papers in our boxes that we possibly haven't seen for ages and that they make beautiful backgrounds.
The colouring and format may be simple but are gentle and victorian in feel and I defy anyone not to love receiving today's gift with that very very true sentiment.
Janet x
Morning Sue
WOW that a stunner, a shabby chic -love it. Congrats to the winders
Hugs
Carol x
Great card Sue.
Morning Sue, a beautiful vintage
feel card today lovely papers, I'm sure
we all have loads a great idea for
using them up.
Nancyd xx
What a great shabby chic card, love the papers and those flowers are very effective. Congratulations to the winners xx
Another grat card today. Very shabby chic. Congrats to the winners hugs Sonia x
Morning Sue, I love the shabby chic look to this card, I have so many papers like this in my stash, now I know what I am going to do with them! Love Jean xxx
Beautiful card Sue. Can't go wrong with roses and I love the stripes on the justrite stamp too xx
Good morning Sue
Another beautiful card I love the background paper so much this makes for an elegant look with a sprinkle of serenity for me.
Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Margaret corgi owner
Morning Sue, another fab card today and love the chubby chic look. We have sun again today - yipeeee .
Have a great day.
Love June
xxx
Ps
Congratulations to the winners xx
Hi Sue
Gorgeous card love the papers and colours so pretty.
Congratulations to all the winner's
Hugs Annx without an "e"
Hi Sue,
Not your usual type of card, but very pretty, don't do vintage myself but I love the effect you have achieved here, may even give it a go.
Congrats to the winners.
Have a good day.
Lydia
X
A different style of card today and I love the matching dies and stamps. The patterned papers can help to make a very quick card and a very pretty one too. Enjoy your weekend Sue.
YvonneMayxx
Hi Sue, loving the shabby chic vintage look today, a really great card for any occasion. Love Sam xxx
Lovely card Love the papers Congrats to winners
Charming card! A bit vintage and quite romantic, I love it.
Hi Sue,
Anne Crawford said it all: Charming and I love it.
The papers are beautiful.
Hugs, Rose
Lovely card Sue X Happy Crafting
Just beautiful Sue
Congratulations to todays winners
xx Sandra
A different style today Sue and lovely it is. Background papers are gorgeous.x
Morning Sue,
Lovely vintage card with a rosy glow.
Erica x
Good Morning Sue,
I love this card. You give me the confidence to try other things. Again, I would never have thought of stamping on patterned card/paper, I always use plain. This looks so good.
Congratulations to the winners, have a lovely Sunday.
Love
Jo x
Morning Sue wow what a great card i love the paper that you have used. Congratulations to all todays winners. Take care sue xx
Debs A
Very shabby chic styled creation. Definitely beautiful and I love the color scheme.
Hugs,
Eemeli
Dear Sue I know you said this is an easy card but absolutely love the whole shabby chic look! Take Care Love Michelle S xxx
A fabulous and beautiful card love the papers used. Sarah h
Hi Sue,
Loving the shabby chic look, one I've not yet mastered, but will have another go at. Thanks for the inspiration.
Donna Jones
Good Morning Sue,
Another Stunning creation. I love everything about this beautiful card.
Have a Great Day
Patricia xxx
Hi Sue
Love this card. The papers are gorgeous. this a really nice interesting change.
Audrey x
A very pretty card. This is making me think about all those lovely vintage style papers that are sitting in my box waiting to see the light of day! Thank you for yet more great ideas. x
Love the papers you have used, makes for a beautiful easy card for us to make, thanks Sue
What a lovely antique-y looking card, Sue, unusual for you - saved from too much prettiness by the black mats. And WOT no pricking??!
Just beautiful.
'P' in Wales
Lovely card and beautiful papers Sue. The sentiment is lovely - not one I've seen before. Congrats to the winners this week. Pat x
LOvely card Sue congrats to the winners
Have a great weekend xx hazel
pretty papers and lovely card,take care,x.
Morning Sue
A very vintage feel today. Love the flowers good use of scrap.
Congrats to all the winners.
TFS
Hugs
Amanda x
Hi Sue, a lovely change of pace with the gentle subtleness of this card. I also seem to be making lots of "shabby" flowers from left over paper lately!! love from Jackie D
Morning Sue,
Love the vintage look. The elements and colours go so well together. X
love this shabby chic look. hugs x
Beautiful papers making a different but beautiful card.
Love this very vintage looking.
Hugs n stuff
Carol B
Hi Sue,
Beautiful, love the gentle vintage look to this card and the colours are just perfect, thank you x
Gorgeous, love the vintage papers and they make a nice change. Maddy x
Hi Sue
Very different card for you, shabby chic and vintage. Lovely colours and the paper are beautiful. Love the flowers - yours always look lovely, when I try to make these they just look a mess lol.
Hi Sue
Love the card and sentiment
Congratulations to the winners
Happy crafting Tina x
Hi sue
Very pretty, I love the shabby chic look and the papers are so lovely.
Love Jan x x
Hi Sue,Pretty papers,lovely card.When I try to tear flowers,they just look like torn card.lol. Yours look pretty. Jackie. x
A great card Sue. Keep forgetting about the papers I have stashed away!
Hi Sue,
What a fab way to use backing papers. I have several that I have struggled to use as part of the designs are so large - now I know. Thanks for sharing.
Beverley W
Very famine and frilly, ho la la.
Jane xx
Hello Sue, A beautiful card, love the shabby chic look. Your flowers always look gorgeous, think I need to practice more with mine. The papers are lovely.
Congrats to the lucky winners.
Have a great day everyone.
Hugs June xxx
Beautiful Sue, love the vintage look on this one, beautiful use of some beautiful papers.
Love & Hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Morning Sue.
This card is right up my street, I love pretty papers.
Love Jackie C XXX
Morning Sue,
Gorgeous card this morning and great to see an idea of how to use all those papers we have in the back of our stash. Congratulations to the winners.
Love Sheila xx
Very pretty card today ,i love those colours .crafty hugs Rachel x
Morning Sue, An amazing card today, the vintage feel of it.
Love Rosemarie Fishlock xx
Morning Sue, lovely card and papers. Emma
Fabulous card Sue, gorgeous colours and design, Kate x
Hi Sue
what a stunning vintage looking card and i must say one of my favs. congrats to the winners.. hugs sarah xx
Morning Sue, love the shabby chic look, the card is super, must look out my forgotten papers. Take care, Jess x.
Congrats to this weeks winners.
Good Morning Sue
I do love the vintage look that you've created with this card by using shabby chic-type papers. Super card. Hope you enjoy the rest of your day
Margaret A
Hi Sue, lovely shabby chic card today andI love the papers. Got to give it to you Sue you make every card sing! Congrats to all the winners.
ValCxx
Very vintage ,very nice
Congrats to the winners
Elaine H X
Hi Sue, a gorgeous vintage looking card using lovely papers. Away on holiday in caravan in sunny Dorset so I will email you tonight when hubby puts the generator on and I can use my laptop.
Hello Sue,
Beautiful vintage looking card love the sentiment.
Congratulations to the winners.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend, Love Brenda Lel xxx
I like this card Sue it's different, easier than your usual cards love Jean Z xxx
I like this design but I wish my pc showed the true colours! On my screen I see dull muddy beige so I just have to imagine how pretty this.
Such a pretty card today, Sue. It's gorgeous. Must look out for papers like that and you have used them to perfection (as usual!). Know of several friends who would love a card like this and I know that I would enjoy making it too. The sentiment is super too!
Anne from Leighton Buzzard
What a change to have patterned papers as your focal point today. I have these stamps so I can feel another play day coming on. Thanks for the inspiration. xx
Hi Sue
Lovely use of papers on this card Sue. I love the vintage look of today's card. Congrats to all the winners.
Good morning Sue and everyone.
Pretty card but not a style I go for as I would end up making it look more shabby than chic lol!
Love the sentiment and congratulations to the winners. x
Hi Sue,
Lovely card. Congrats to the winners. Happy Sunday everyone.
Much love,
Shirley T. xxx
What a lovely, unusual and true sentiment on a fab card. Xx
Morning,
A very busy card which I rather like! Love the papers you have used.
Gail Cx
Sue, love this card! The sentiment is lovely and you've picked out the colours from the background card beautifully. Nice to see a patterned paper card - gives me THE inspiration to use up some of my stash! Jean
what lovely papers, really like them. lovely card too and the sentiment is very apt. cherylx
Good morning Sue
Late posting today must have had a senior moment because I thought I had lol. I adore the paper you've used I have some similar papers but I keep pulling them out then putting back for another time. I bet I am not the only one to do that. Today's card is beautiful congratulations to all the winners.
Hugs x
Heather T
Oooh I have to say this is gorgeous, I love the colours and papers. Really really pretty and right up my street - lol.
Congratulations to the winners.
Big hugs to you Sue.
Hugs Sue Pxxx
Good Afternoon Sue. Lovely card and papers, in fact everything about it is beautiful.
Love Val x
Hello Sue. Really like the vintage shabby chic look, such a stylish card.xx
great use of background papers making a very shabby chic looking card..
Congratulations to all this weeks winners x
Hi Sue
Like this card.
Best Wishes
Julie Bee
Shabby chic, I'm not sure about this one. Although it is a lovely card, it is not exactly something that I would do. I still get inspiration from looking at all the cards that you do Sue. Hugs, Jen xx
Krafty Keepsakes
Hi Sue great way to use papers as a background,love the flowers,and I never think of spraying the ribbon to scrunch it.
Smiles
Ita
A very different card today Sue. But still lovely.
Lovely card here as usual, even I have to admit, that the papers you´ve used here isn´t exactly my style, but I still love the lay out in the card very much and the stamp is awesome.
Really pretty papers Sue, and love the sentiment.
Thanks Susan
Gorgeous,victorian type card Sue, Love the papers especially the music/rose and of course the beautiful sentiment! Congratulations to all the winners! Enjoy your prizes! Wonderful! xx Love Karen xx
love this card.
fab card,love the papers so pretty.Congrats to winners enjoy your gift.Laura O
Hi Sue, I love it !! This card is superb, love everything about it, especially the torn flowers and the truly pretty papers.
Congratulations to the Winners.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Hi Sue i love this card its stunning
the way you have done the background is lovely. have a good week .Hugs Lynda xx
Interesting card today, I love that sentiment.
Gorgeous Card Sue!
I love the papers you've used on this one, very pretty with a lovely vintage feel.
Congratulations to the winners.
Happy Crafting!!! :) X X
Hi Sue,
What a card!! very shabby chic/ vintage feel about this one different again, love it.
Alison B. x
Gorgeous card and love the vintage look. Hugs, Carol s.xx
Great card Sue, and the background paper is so pretty
Great card
Hi Sue,
Very different from your usual type of card. I do like using pretty papers, so nice to see one on your blog too, especially on such a great card.
Janice W
a very pretty card today Sue, love these papers and design
Vie
x
Hi Sue
Sometimes less is more! Fab card.
Sandy
Yet another beauty!
Mol x
A luvly card and a fab way to show us how to utilise our stash of papers - which I for one overlook these days as I always go for a SB die or two (or three) xx GailT xx
Very pretty papers on a stunning card.
So gorgeous, love the shabby chic look
Hi Sue, I absolutely love this card, everything about it is FAB :) xxx
Loving the papers used today Sue, love the vintage feel as well as the colours. Well done on another great card Kathy xxx
beautifull
Hi Sue. A gorgeous card. Love all of it. Congrats to the winners. Take care.
Love this vintage look.Fabulous sentiment too.
Helen Bx
HI SUE
FABULOUS CARD AND LOVE THE JUST RIGHT STAMPS.
CONGRATS TO WINNERS.
BORN AGAIN SPELLBINDER
NADINE HUG XXX
Hi Sue
Love this beautifully girlie card in peaches and pinks.
The striped stamp threw me a bit as it looked skewed like an eye illusion but I think it's my eyes being tired!
The background papers you have used are so very pretty I think I'd need two of each so I had one set to just look at and admire and use the other set! The distress inks are on my list of things to get they are great. I love both the frame stamp and the sentiment stamp.
I'm enjoying stamping again now I have my craft dragon flexi press as its improved my stamping 100% so I've been making stamped images for cards and colouring them in the evenings ready to mat and layer and put on a card. I've made a few Christmas cards using my older stamps.
Back to your card - I just wanted to say its beautiful. I love the torn edged flowers with the pearls in, the bow is just right for this look of card you have made.
Thank you for all your inspiring posts.
Hugs x from Katie-Louise sweetlove
Sorry forgot to say congrats to all the winners this Sunday
Hugs
From Katie-Louise sweetlove
Gorgeous Card, so pretty and I love everything about it, so inspirational, tfs :)
Hi Sue, sorry I'm late commenting on Sunday's card , I was travelling home to France. Fabulous card with a vintage look. Thanks
Hugs
Jean D
I think this has a real french feel to it.
Diane from Glasgow
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