Monday, March 7, 2016

(Sorta Shabby) Chic Birthday

I absolutely love script backgrounds--L.O.V.E!  I took a piece of leftover cream watercolor paper and stamped the script using Distress Ink and randomly splattered the same.  Still a bit too un-vintage.  What to do?  Fire!  I used a grill lighter to roast the edges all around.  Squee!  I wish I had done this over a sink just in case since the fire moved so quickly once it got going.  Background:  check!  Safety:  need a lesson from Smokey the Bear.

Next I colored up one of my current favorite stamps (thanks, Tonya!; the hostess code is 9HZBDHKP).  I used an 80lb paper when coloring so adhered another layer using Scor-Tape to make it nice and sturdy.  Then I fussy cut the lot out.  Focal image:  check!

I had a tough time deciding on the sentiment and its placement.  I settled on a seal of sorts with gold text which reminds me of seal wax.  I mounted the flower on foam tape, hiding the blah end of the seal banner.  Birthday card:  check!

The Details:  Stampin' Up Birthday Blooms, Papertrey Ink Mixed Messages and kraft cardstock, Inkadinkado Script, Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Versamark, Ranger gold embossing powder, Recollections 110lb black and white cardstock, Artist's Loft 140lb cold press watercolor paper, Hammermill 80lb color copy cardstock, Scor-Tape, Copic R00, R39, R43, R46, YG11, YG17, YG51, YG63, YG67, G29

I'm entering this is Shopping Our Stash #241 White Out, Allsorts #353 International Women's Day,  Seize the Birthday Anything Goes, Try it on Tuesdays Feminine and Fancy

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12 comments:

  1. sirkkisMarch 7, 2016 at 12:34 PM

    Beautiful card with elegant design. The script background looks great.
    Thank you for joining us at TioT.

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  2. KathleenMarch 7, 2016 at 12:36 PM

    Great background, I would not have dared to set it on fire, with my luck the whole house would have gone up in flames.
    Lovely flower image and great fussy cutting.
    Thank you for joining our International Woman's Day challenge this week at Allsorts.

    Kath

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  3. NancyMarch 7, 2016 at 1:36 PM

    Toni, you do beautiful work and this card is NO exception! Really lovely! So glad you linked up with us over at Seize the Birthday and hope to see you in the gallery again soon!

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  4. ~amy~March 7, 2016 at 3:18 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  5. froebelsternchenMarch 8, 2016 at 1:14 AM

    Fabulous project! Thank you for joining us at
    TRY IT ON TUESDAY

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  6. DonnaMarch 8, 2016 at 7:20 AM

    Love that script background and the pretty bright flower! Thanks for playing along with us at SHOPPING OUR STASH for our "White Out" challenge!

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  7. MerviMarch 8, 2016 at 7:37 AM

    Lovely card!
    Thank you so much for sharing at Allsorts "International Women's Day.
    Have a happy day;-))m

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  8. IngridMarch 8, 2016 at 7:54 AM

    OMG....I just LOVE your card. Glad you didn't burn yourself my friend! Being a fire chiefs daughter....I would have gotten yelled at no matter how old I am....lol. The things we do for art! Great card. :)

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  9. IngridMarch 9, 2016 at 2:29 AM

    OMG....I just LOVE your card. Glad you didn't burn yourself my friend! Being a fire chiefs daughter....I would have gotten yelled at no matter how old I am....lol. The things we do for art! Great card. :)

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  10. My name is Erika.March 9, 2016 at 5:44 AM

    I'm with you, I love script backgrounds. You did a great job burning the edge. It really finishes off your lovely card. Thanks for linking it up TIOT.

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  11. LollMarch 9, 2016 at 9:41 AM

    GORGEOUS! Love that pretty stamp set and you have coloured those blooms to perfection --- great copic skills, Toni! Love the script background and the burnt edges really do make it look vintage. Glad you didn't have any mishaps this time, but being near water when playing with fire and paper is a good idea for future. :) xx

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  12. pearshapedcraftingMarch 11, 2016 at 5:14 AM

    Fabulous card Toni! Love the image but that script stamp is really lovely (can't resist a script stamp!) Thank you for joining us at Try It On Tuesday! Chrisx

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