not only is it a flat-out great sketch... (well, duh! 2S4Y doesn't do tat, now do they?!) ...as soon as i saw it, i knew that i wanted the card base to be a transparency, with the rectangular panel on the inside, and the "spine" and embellishments on the outside. and believe it or not, i stuck to my very first idea the whole way through!
(transparency: hambly; paper & diecuts: k&co madeline; journaling block: k&co amy butler; rub-on sentiment: autumn leaves; pearls and gems: kaiser; inks: colorbox; embroidery floss: dmc; adhesives: tombow mono runner, 3m foam tape)one of the many things to love about k&co's madeline collection is that both the papers and the diecuts are double-sided, and thus the perfect choice for clear cards. just in case you thought i had forsaken hand-stitching now that i am machine-ready, au contraire! i love *BOTH*...and pretty equally, i think; in this case the soft colors seemed to cry out for the extra texture of embroidery floss. i used all 6 strands for a nice thick look and i think it's the perfect accent for the scallops and around the sentiment. (plus there is something so soothing about sitting for half an hour and handstitching, dontcha think?!)
here's a picture that shows a little better which bits are where. i've grouped the flowers and the sentiment pretty closely together in order to have a little "coverage" on the inside when the card is closed. that way i can write a my greeting (it's almost certainly a birthday card, but i like to hedge my bets!) and sign my name without it showing from the outside!
Your card is wonderful! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI bow down to you oh Princess Lauren...You cut into that gorgeous Hambly transparency...your card absolutely rocks the 2s4y sketch...wowza girlie...
ReplyDeleteoh its lovely. really pretty - the recipient will feel most treasured when they get this creation!
ReplyDeleteand now on that soothing 1/2 hour of hand sewing... i gotta pair of pants that need hemming....i'm jumping in the car right now so i may share the soothing aspects of this task :-) (can you tell i hate hemming? i've sewn drapes, the most ornate halloween costumes imagineable and have sewn on veritable REAMS of paper... but i detest hemming :-)) ... i should be there by 1ish...;-)
Absolutely AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteThat's the coolest transparency EVER!! PERFECT colours and PERFECT embellishments :) LOVE it.
stunning!! love your use of the clear base!! one of my favorite color combinations!
ReplyDeleteI initially tried vellum in the sketch but couldn't make it work ... you obviously rocked it with the transparency. ♥ every single detail.
ReplyDeleteWow this is beautiful! Thanks for playing at 2S4Y!
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WOWZA, once again, missy! I may now NEED to try this transparency thing. Yes, i do believe I must. Next week. :-)
ReplyDeleteWell when you do soft and pretty, you do it beautifully. Love the transparency and thanks for the heads up about the K&C doublesided thing. Lovely weekend to you.
ReplyDeleteYou totally rock the transparency cards. I want to try this, but I have difficulty visualizing haow to cover up adhesive on the back side. Beautiful card, Miss L :)
ReplyDeletePretty, pretty PRETTY WONDERFUL!
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simply gorgeous card, Lauren. and i totally agree with the soothing hand stitching part!
ReplyDeleteGood golly miss molly, this is GORGEOUS!!! Love the printed transparency mixed with those papers and the stitching is the absolute perfect touch of texture! Stunning!
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I LOVE THIS! Its so pretty. So very Lauren. I swear how is Caardvarks going to handle not having you the card master on there. I'm already missing your stuff on there so much. But if that means you'll do the weekly 2sketches more well.. then that'd be cool too! Gorgeous girlie!!!
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