Tuesday, March 6, 2018

say YES to the dress

or rather, say yes to a dress, because today is (apparently) national dress day, and thus we are celebrating at shopping our stash by making projects that feature-- or are inspired by-- a dress (if the latter, be sure to include a pic of the one that inspired you, k?). i went with a vintage illustration because neither my wardrobe nor my craft stash contains any dresses lol.

vintage birthday party illustration from an old, falling-apart children's book; vintage lace from my friend anna; patterned paper: echo park, glitz design, the girls' paperie; paper flower: eyelet outlet; stickers: sandy lion, recollections, susan branch, karen foster; adhesives: elmers brand gluetape, 3m foam tape, sewing machine

ok, so yeah... vintage illustration, as mentioned above; and some vintage lace from my friend anna. i diecut the illustration with one type of oval nestie and framed it with another. all my patterned paper is older, and the two smaller bits were scraps. the cluster of stickers has nothing less than 5 or 6 years old... several of the companies are sadly out of business now. that fab polka dotted flower is an older eyelet outlet one, and alas, no longer available although there are still some cool printed ones in the shop!


it's "anything goes" on the simon says stamp wednesday challenge blog this week, so i'm joining in! be sure to check out all the FAB design team creations at SOS, then come and play!

8 comments:

  1. This is a true "lauren" card, love the use of the diecuts and that image is awesome, way back when dresses were in vogue. Love the design of your card.

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  2. great layers Lauren and all those blues are fab.

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  3. This card is a great interpretation of the challenge with the vintage scene. I have no dresses in my wardrobe anymore either but this card reminds me of my childhood in a big way! Love the layering of elements indicating all the fun involved with a party!

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  4. Excellent use of upcycling a vintage book page! Your card as always, looks amazing!

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  5. Love your vintage style Birthday card. Everything just fits together perfectly. X

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  6. Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge! Beautiful colors and design. Well done!

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  7. What a fun card! It just shouts, "Birthday party!" Well done, once again, taking a bunch of bits and pieces and making a magical assemblage! You are a paper-crafting wizard!

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