Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Hello!! This is my FIRST ever blog waltz, how exciting!! The Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz theme is the colors of summer... BLUE and GREEN (any shades you like!!) I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. So without further ado, here's my creation!!
I decided to make a large tag shaped card, handy and pretty to attach to a gift! I went for a fairly soft palette of blue green, petrol blue and a soft turquoise blue, well it kinda all blends together! The green base card is from the Mariposa Stack DCWV, the dotty paper is The Thrift Shop (October Afternoon) and the pretty floral paper is a gorgeous digi paper from a set called Girlfriends by Nicole and Mari (Sugarplum Paperie) at The Digichick.
Of course I used some of the very beautiful Victorian Fripperie set by Waltzingmouse stamps (my favorite stamp set!!) to stamp along the bottom of the card in green. I used a little more of the digi paper to make the little circle tag and I stamped the circle and sentiment in the same green. I ran a little stitching around the edges of the card on the sewing machine.
To add a little extra something, I sponged the edges with some Creative Inspirations Paint in Sage, it softens the edges nicely and catches the light nicely (It always goes well with a bit of satin ribbon too). I didn't have any blue lace (who does?) so I painted some white lace with a bit of Sky Blue Creative Inspirations Paint, turned out pretty.
The flower I made from some plain green fabric (from my mom's stash!), it's a Kanzashi flower, I have used them on my cards before. They're not too hard to make once you've made a couple. I have a book 'Kanzashi in Bloom' by Diane Gilleland, there are great tutorials in it for all different styles of kanzashi flower but there are some good video tutorials online too! I backed mine with a little circle of card to make it easier to attach to the card. The buttons are from my 'big bag o' buttons'! I did paint the top button with Sky Blue around the rim.
I layered some lace, blue organza and a bit of blue embroidery thread behind the flower. Ok, I didn't intend to have such a long post, I just got carried away! Enjoy the rest of the blog waltz!!
Waltzingmouse Stamps July Blog Waltz - List
Supplies:
Card/paper: Mariposa Stack DCWV, The Thrift Shop (October Afternoon), floral digi paper from the Girlfriends kit by Nicole and Mari (Sugarplum Paperie) at The Digichick
Stamps: Victorian Fripperie by Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Versa Magic Tea Leaves
Other: Creative Inspirations Paint in Sage and Sky Blue, hole punch, blue embroidery thread, petrol blue satin ribbon, pale blue organza ribbon, selection of lace, sewing machine, green fabric, buttons.
* Ok, I found a tutorial that looks pretty good at 'Cut out and keep', here's the link *
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Great job, glad to hear someone else was hopping along on their first waltz too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag! lots of detail.....love your hand made flower....must look into those. Enjoy the hop.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love your tag. Those papers are a beautiful shade of green. Gorgeous stamps and the flower you made is fantastic. Any chance of a tutorial??!! LOL
ReplyDeleteVery nice tag, love how you made the flower!
ReplyDeleteOutstanding, Clare. Love that beautiful flower and your lovely shades of green really bring this tag to life.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is just gorgeous!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beutiful creation...and I'll search for those K------ flowers too...this flower is wonderful. The colours are simply great.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first time participating too! Wow, your tag is simply stunning. I love the monochromatic-ness of this and your flower. I took some time to browse your blog and am amazed, inspired...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Claire! Such a gorgeous tag and that flower is too lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour tag and flower are so beautiful. I have to go do research on the tutorial on how to make that fabulous flower. One more thing to add to my crafty knowledge!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag! Thanks for the info on the Kanzashi flowers. Must have a go at them. Yours is so gorgeous. thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful tag card!! Your flower is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tag- I love the pretty colors, love the stitching and love the lace and flower you added.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your tag Clare! what a wonderful look! your flower is so pretty - have to check out that Kansashi technique! I love how you stamped the fripperie along the bottom and your lovely ribbons. So glad you waltzed with us today!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your first Waltz! This is a gorgeous tag, just lovely! The flower is wonderful...I've got to check out the technique now!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful tag and the use of the stamps look as though they were already on the paper. thw flower is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors! that is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe colors you chose are beautiful and I love the flower! I just looked at a tutorial and they do not look easy! Great job!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! I am now following you, because your work is so gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteClare, this is absolutely gorgeous in every way! All your fine details make this a very special tag/card. And I'm definitely going to give those flowers a try!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful tag. And your fabric flower is just gorgeous! So lovely!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I LOVE the flower. And I just love the Fippery border too!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing
LOVELY! So pretty...everything is just perfect about it! Love the flower you made! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI love it !! the flower is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOhhhh....so LOVELY!!! It's a work of art! Great job:) that flower is fabulous!!!!TFS
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful creation. That flower is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI think the color combination is beautiful! Love the flower--it looks hard to make.
ReplyDeletePerfectly beautiful! I've never heard of Kanzashi flowers before but I'm certainly going to look them up after the hop. Thanks so much for sharing your lovely project.
ReplyDeleteenjoying the blog waltz, thanks for all the comments! The flower is not too hard to make, once you've made one it gets easier. Each petal is a square of fabric, folded similar to origami, ironing the folds keeps the lines crisp. Each petal is then strung together with a needle and thread, tied at the end and then a circle of fabric is glued to the back to stabilize it. You can top it off with a button or whatever you like. I know pictures would help. I'll try and find a tutorial and post a link.
ReplyDeletethat flower is so hot. thanks for sharing your source and your technique. and it does look like a challenge to make. you haven't seen me with a needle and thread yet... ;)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely love how this all came together and your tag idea is brilliant.
OK, now i need to make this flower! lol, your tag is simply gorgeous!! Thank you so much for waltzing with us @ Waltzingmouse Stamps!
ReplyDeleteLove your greens and blues, and that awesome flower! Thanks for posting the link to the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this card! I've been hearing a lot about these Kanzashi blooms. Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow?!
ReplyDeleteTFS your gorgeous card :)
This is just simply all kinds of beautiful. Thanks for the link to the flower how-to.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! Love this!
ReplyDeleteVery cool flower!!! This is such an awesome creation. Love it!
ReplyDeleteOMG, you made that flower!!!! This is so stunning, you must show us all how to do it - Please
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!! And that flower is to die for!
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow!! I love everything about this card/tag. You are one creative lady.
ReplyDeleteLovely tag and an even more beautiful flower - thanks for sharing a new technique!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous tag card! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic tag, Clare! All the details really make it outstanding. I'm so glad you were able to waltz with us this month!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful, and that flower is STUNNING!!!
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