Happy Wednesday!
This week LeAnne has created a sketch for The Paper Players Challenge #60.
For my card, I used Lovely Lilac CS & ink and Flowers for You DSP:
The ‘faux fabric’ flowers were created with 1 1/4″ and 1″ circles (click here to see Carolina’s video). I spritzed them with Champagne Shimmer Mist and used glitter brads for the centers. As the sentiment is a clear stamp (PTI’s In Bloom), I curved it a bit on the block so it would follow the oval (Spellbinders’ Classic Ovals Large and Classic Scalloped Ovals Large). To finish off the card, I used sheer, shimmery ribbon (M’s), a Recollections Pearl Brad, Sizzlet Swirls (Old Olive), and a few pearls.
As I am ‘bow challenged,’ I am quite proud of this bow. But, I must share my five-attempts to make it! I have seen a few tutorials on making bows by wrapping a brad around looped ribbon. Looked easy–ha! My first attempt I didn’t flatten the prongs all the way. My second attempt and the loops slipped out of my fingers before I could tighten the prongs. Attempts three and four involved tying the bow first with baker’s twine, but the knot kept slipping. I wasn’t about to give up yet, oh no. On the fifth attempt I was able to tie the bow with the baker’s twine and then add the pretty pearl brad!
Thanks for stopping by (and you can now stop laughing at my bow story!).
This is a beautiful card, Lisa! I LOVE that gorgeous bow and the faux fabric flowers! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!
What a wonderful card. I like the colors you used. Your bow is great, I really like it. ( I guess I would need more than just 5 attempts to get a bow like that)
Diana
This is beautiful! I love the colors…love the flowers and such a pretty bow! Thanks for playing with the Paper Players this week!
Lisa, das ist eine ganz zauberhafte Karte! Die Farben passen alle so harmonisch zusammen.
Deine Schleife sieht fantastisch aus! Für diese 3-fach-Schleife hätte ich wahrscheinlich mehr als 5 Versuche gebraucht.
Wünsche euch einen schönen Donnerstag und liebe Grüße
Regina
SO pretty and great colours! Love the flowers. Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!
What a great take on this week's sketch and I LOVE those flowers. Thanks for playing with The Paper Players this week.
Lisa, this is beautiful! Your flowers are gorgeous and I love how you curved the sentiment! Thanks for playing with my sketch this week at the Paper Players!
I think it's a great bow! (I tend to be "bow challenged" myself. I sometimes spend over an hour tying just one bow! Thanks for visiting my blog for the Flourishes Customer Appreciation Blog Hop. I hope you'll visit again soon. Good luck in the contest!
What a pretty bow! I especially like how you tweaked the design to fit the oval.
Super cute card!
Your card is adorable Lisa! Love the soft, color palette you went with and your flowers turned out perfect!!!