Special Delivery

 Hi bloggers!  This one is "special delivery" for Patricia H. as she has specially requested it.  It's a kind of grown up vintage sort of baby card, but I love the way it turned out.  I picked out some vintage looking papers from my stash to use on the background and distressed the edges a bit with my scissors.  I added a panel of large newsprint paper (which was the back of the spotty paper I used.  Then I added a square of smaller newsprint which is from our Teresa Collins paper pads.  I used a bead of Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue around it and added some Iced Snow to it.  Next I stamped the pram (from the Bundle Of Joy stamp set by Justrite) in Walnut Stain distress ink and used a wet paintbrush to pull in some of the colour to shade it a bit.  I cut it out with an oval die and added it atop a Lacy Oval die cut in blush card.  I stamped the pram again on a separate piece of milk card and coloured and cut out just the bow and added it on top of the original with some foam mounting.  I tied some flesh coloured seam binding around the card before adding my focal element, then added a messy bow to the side.  I used some natural jute twine to add a small bow on top of it then finished it with an antique button and two handmade stick pins.  I stamped my sentiment and matching frame using a coffee Archival and cut them out with the Vintage Labels Five die set from Justrite Stamps. I used Spun Sugar to highlight it slightly while still in the die.  I added it the the lower corner of my card with mounting foam.  Using the cream felt from the Blossom felt pack, I cut several small Vintage Florets flowers and layered them up.  I used Spun Sugar distress ink once again to edge the flowers to give them just a hint of colour.  The lighter colours of the felt take the ink nicely/  I added a cream flatback pearl to each of the flower centres and scattered them across my card.  I finished the card with a pearl swirl in the upper corner and a double milk mat with a pierced inner layer.  A lot going on but this one just sings to me!  I hope you like it too.  Finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x 8 1/4" in size.

The winner of the 2013 Orphan cards is:

Trudy Aylott!!!

Congratulations!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your cards!  All for now, Sue x