Shabby Chic Thinking of You
Hi readers! Happy Sunday to you! Today I’m pleased to welcome Wanda Guess as a guest on our blog today with a gorgeous and bright shabby chic card featuring some lovely elements from Taylored Expressions! Please be sure to leave Wanda a kind comment for sharing this with us today!
Enjoy!
This card is a shabby chic creation, full of lots of textures and colors. I used several Taylored Expressions Dies and the beautiful Taylored Expression Sheet Music Embossing Folder. I started with a cream card base and gently inked the edges with a sponge dauber and some Antique Linen Distress Ink.
Next I placed my patterned papers down on the right edge of the card. I ran the Sheet Music Embossing Folder through my Big Shot on some cream cardstock. After I trimmed it down, I also inked the edges with Antique Linen ink. If you take your sponge dauber and run it gently over the embossed images it gives a little more depth. I used some Ripe Persimmon Distress ink mixed with water on my water brush to flick drops of color onto the panel. Then I set that aside to dry. I stamped my sentiment in rich brown ink and trimmed it to size for the bottom of my card.
Then I had fun using the butterfly dies and the postage stamp die to create my focal point. When I was done, I die cut the Shade Tree Cutting Plate from green paper and trimmed off the leaves to use as a little background color under my butterflies. As a final touch I used some pretty gold Doodlebug Sprinkles in the centers of my butterflies.
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Great colours
super cute card, love the layers
I’m glad to see the shabby chic trend is still going strong. Such a pretty card!
What a GORGEOUS card! I love the papers, fun layering and beautiful embossing! The butterflies are beautiful and just love the overall design!
Sherrie K
Beautiful texture and layering!
This is absolutely stunning! The colors, the patters, the layers, the butterfly – all of it -stunning!
I love all of the layering done on this card. It is really a nice shabby chic card.
Very beautiful card!! Love the details and embossing!
What a beautiful card! Love the shabby-chic design.
I like the style of the card! Beautiful!
Such a pretty card Wanda! I love all the pretty layers and especially the embossed and distressed layer with the persimmon flecks.
Beautiful! Love the layers and colors!
So cute! Love the layers of paper, so nice!~kim
I like the combination of embossing and patterned paper.
fabulous shabby chic card. . .
I am always so amazed at your talented designers.
Very nice. Love how all the bits coordinate.
Such lovely layers on this card! I love the embossed music background and your use of the Distress Ink to bring out the texture.
Absolutely gorgeous card!!
Shabby chic is right up my alley.
Very pretty card!
This card just makes me smile–love all the layers & elements!
Such a beauty!
Fabulous card! Love all the different layers.
Hugs,
Snoopy :D
The colors on this card are just fantastic. This is one of those cards that would definitely make the recipient feel loved!!
This is the kind of Shabby Chic card I could make. It doesn’t seem as overwhelming but it’s beautiful!
Awesome texture and layers and loving the beautiful soft colours. What a cheerful card!
Beautiful card! I love the sheet music embossing folder.
Such a pretty card! I love butterflies!
The card is beautiful!
Lovely card
Gorgeous card ..love the layers !
Wow!! Love the pretty card- the colors, layers and dies cuts are all great!!
So beautiful. I love all of the color and texture. Great card.
Wonderful card! I just love how the sheet music die cut background looks with pattern papers!
I love all the layers and textures
I love this card so cute!
Gorgeous card with happy bright color.
Thanks for the great idea.
This has always been one of my favorite color combinations. Great card. TFS
awesome card on my way to make one thanx
beautiful card!! :)
Gorgeous shabby card! x
Love all the layers, especially the sheet music embossed one!
Gorgeous cards. If I were to venture into the realm of Shabby chic, this would be the type of card I would like to make, since it still has a fairly clean look.
This has got to be the most cheerful and beautiful card I have seen yet! Beautiful job Wanda keep um coming!
So pretty!
Love all the layers on this one.
Beautiful layers.
FABULOUS card Wanda!!!
LOVE your die cuts, dimension and delicate detail of the music notes & stitched border!!!
So fresh! Lovely :)