Monday 21 April 2008

A shabby rose card - with a new ribbon use thrown in!


First an announcement: Alison and I held a prize draw at the papercraft show yesterday and, at the end of the day, drew a winner. The winner is Mrs L. Winfield and I’ll be posting her prize of a fabulous Stampin’ Up!® stamp set today.

Now for details of the card, which is the one I demonstrated yesterday. It was quite a complicated (and messy) card to demonstrate at a tiny table but people seemed to like it. Either that or they were just being polite!

First I wheeled along the bottom of the card with the Watercolour Vine wheel, using the Mellow Moss cartridge. As this is a paler colour than the cardstock (Always Artichoke) it’s left a very subtle image.

Next I used the direct-to-paper technique to ink up the edges of the card, and used scissors to rough up the bottom edge of the card to give it a shabby chic look. To give the card a bit of lift, I attached a narrow strip of Rose Red cardstock behind the distressed edge.

I stamped the main image with Roses in Winter. It’s a two-step stamp set and, to make the first impression paler, I “stamped off” on scrap paper first. Again I inked and distressed the edges of the cardstock. Please click here for more about the techniques used on this card.

Here's the bonus use of ribbon: the ribbon goes all the way round the card and is joined behind the image. I threaded a piece of Hodgepodge Hardware® on to the ribbon before joining it then threaded a short piece of ribbon through the ribbon that goes over the top of the hardware and tied a simple knot.

I added the layered image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and, finally, as the hardware is loose on the ribbon, I slid it along so that it was exactly where I wanted it.

Stamps: Roses in Winter (p47), Watercolour Vine wheel (p89)
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss (cartridge)
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware® - Pewter, ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – Always Artichoke, Stampin’ Around® Jumbo Handle (p83)

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10 comments:

  1. Pretty card and the distressing looks good.

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  2. So, so pretty! I'm sad RIW is gone for those of us in the US.

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  3. Roses in Winter is such a pretty set! It goes perfectly with the shabby look. Beautiful, Helen!

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  4. Gorgeous! Love your shabby rose and the way you used the ribbon!!!

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  5. That is beautiful! I love 2-step stamping. SU has stuck awesome stuff!!

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  6. Lovely card. Isn't it funny that the winner of your prize has the word 'win' in her name?! Bet she was thrilled! CC

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  7. LOVE that rose! Your card and its colors set it off beautifully

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  8. Totally gorgeous card. Great colors, beautiful rose, and clever use of the ribbon.

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  9. This is soo pretty and one of my all time fave stamp sets ;o)
    TFS~

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  10. Wonderful card! The distressing looks awesome with this timeless rose!

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