It may be nearly Christmas and we may be swathed in green, red and glittering gold but the ladies in my Monday class this week requested some girlie cards. This is one of the cards that we made and it was really nice to get a break from all the seasonal colours for an hour or two.
I apologise for the quality of the picture but hope you can see the gorgeous way that the pink tissue flower ( cut using the Stampin' Up! blossom punch through 5 layers of tissue, fixed with a brad, stuck with a dimensional then just scrunched up) complements the Primrose Petals pink card and our favourite neutral Crumb Cake. The images from the Artistic Etchings stampset were stamped on Very Vanilla card (clearly my second most favourite!) using Sahara Sand and Crumb Cake, edges inked in sahara sand and the whole thing finished off with a ribbon and punched border. Have you used this stamp set yet? I have found it to be very versatile and have even used the crowns and keys in Christmas card backgrounds. it is next door to Established Elegance in the 2012-13 catalogue (pages 124 and 125) and blends with that beautifully. I have my eye on making a series of cards with a dress making theme, using thread, buttons and sewing to embellish the card. What do you think? I love taking from one medium and using it in another! And the whole dress making theme fits in with our romantic notions of Paris, high fashion and elegance. 
Maybe if I leave the card out my husband will take the hint and book a romantic weekend break in Paris for a post-Christmas treat! 
You could come and see me ;-) great card!
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