Saturday, January 23, 2010

A Very Vintage Valentine, OCC DT Challenge Card



It's Saturday and that means another challenge at Our Creative Corner. This week, Jocelyn Turner, our January host has come up with a sweet sketch for us to follow. I saw her pretty sketch with the sentiment image as a heart and it started me off in the direction of a Valentine's Day card. I seem to be favoring pink and chocolate brown lately so when I picked the pink DP, I automatically gravitated towards brown. I browsed through my computer files of vintage images I had saved and came up with this pretty little Victorian miss surrounded by pink roses. It was a freebie from Heidi's wonderful blog Sabby Chic Papirskatter.



The pink DP is from last year's SU Bella Birds, the solid pink is Pink Pirouette. I stamped the edge in Close to Cocoa with a pretty flourish stamp from Waltzing Mouse Stamps, then roughed up the edges with my scissors and sponged them pretty good with Close to Cocoa. A row of straight stitching finished it off.



I used a couple of Spellbinder dies plus a Fiskar's edge punch on the inside. The inside sentiment is computer generated.



I used another handmade paper flower with a pretty Memory Makers brad on the inside (it's going to be a lumpy sort of card). The leaves are a Sizzlets die I got from SU.

Please hop over to Our Creative Corner and see what the rest of the design team came up with for Jocelyn's sketch. And if you get time, drop by their blogs and see what else they've been up to lately. It's sure to inspire you!

Also, this card is having a blast playing in the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge - Hearts & Flowers
Crazy for Challenges - Pretty in Pink
Stamp Simply #123 - Very Vintage
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pretty Pink Papertake
Crafty Creations - Valentine's or Love
Nutty Nutshells Challenge #7 - Pink and Brown



Update: This card was featured on Card of the Week.

31 comments:

Tasha said...

Beautiful crd i love the detailing and the gorgeous colours
love tasha xx

Anneke klerks said...

BEAUTYFUL!!!!!!!!

anneke

Hanne said...

Love this card Linda! Your cards are so special. I love the colors and all the beautiful details!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Hanne

Anonymous said...

What a great resource!

Christine said...

A work of art Linda!

Janiel/ janny said...

Oh Linda this is STUNNING!!!! What a beautiful vintage card!!
LOVE IT!!
hugs, Janiel

LorettaL said...

I just love your vintage style!!! Another beauty here, Linda.

Joycelyn Pelkey said...

*sigh* It's just so beautiful!!! THat flower on the inside is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!! Wow!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh Linda Linda Linda this card is sooooo beautiful! I can't decide whether I love the inside or the front more....just gorgeous! I'd love to see a tutorial of the flower inside:) Have a great weekend:)

Wendy J. said...

My my this is lovely! Great job, Linda!

Saskia said...

Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations with your LOVELY work!

Greetings, Saskia :)

CarlaKH said...

wow.. this is just amazing. beautiful!

Lisa said...

Hi Linda, Wow such a beautiful vintage card!

Thanks for joining us at Allsorts.

Lisa x

Debs said...

Hi Linda
WOW - this is simply stunning. So much detail - I love it.
Thanks for sharing it with us at Allsorts this week.
Take care
Debs xxx

cheryl said...

wow hun this is totally brilliant wow gorjus colurs and detail great style too hugs cheryl xxxxx

Tammy Hershberger said...

What a beautifully Vintage creation! Glad you joined us for Stamp Simply this week!

Davi said...

OH My this is fabulous!! Love it!!!

Rose said...

your card is stunning!! love the vintage look and all your details, thanks for joining us on crafty creations this week :)

Silke Ledlow said...

WOW - Linda - you do vintage and shabby chic so fabulously!!! This card is another perfect example!!! I love it!!! Hugs ~S~

Edith said...

What a darling card, Linda. I love all the beautiful details:)

Jennifer Meyer said...

Another gorgeous card Linda! I LOVE the vintage design, beautiful colors and detail - WOW! Thanks for sharing the inside of your cards with us - amazing inside & out!

Hugs, Jennifer :)

Juls said...

Just stunning! Love your use of ribbon, and the handmade flower!! Hugs Juls

Anonymous said...

Absolutely stunning Linda ! What's not to love ! Sue C x

Linda said...

OMG this is beautiful. You put so much love into it and it turn out wonderful.

Justine said...

WOW, I am so glad you left me a comment so that I could come over and check out your amazing ART. You are so TALENTED. This card is fantastic. I can't wait to browse through the rest.

Annette Bowes said...

This card is just beautiful, love all the lovely detail, the inside is as beautiful as the outside, just gorgeous, take carex:)

Liz Williams said...

Linda, I love your beautiful vintage Valentine. Every element is just gorgeous. Thanks for playing along with the Belli Challenge.

Unknown said...

You're card ROCKS!!! Great job with the challenge and I especially love that you even finished off the inside. FABULOUS!!!

Debbie said...

Stunning! Thanks for playing with us over at the belli challenge blog!

Chrissy D said...

Gorgeous! Love the vintage card! Thanks for playing in the Belli Challenge! Love this sketch!

tiggertastic said...

Yes i am still on your blog lol, i can't tear myself away from clicking on new makes

Sarah x

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