It's time for another PTI Blog Hop! This month we were to pick a creation by a Design Team Member and put our own spin on it!
So with awe and a little trepidation...I chose THIS CARD by the lovely Melissa Phillips! When you scroll down (past the "Out for Publication" icons, YAY!)...you will see a sweet little card featuring Take Three: Spring with bunnies and pom-pom tails, and a side panel featuring Background Basics: Tin Types.
Here is my card:
It might be the most detailed card that I have ever made...and it's heavy, too...hee! I had ink everywhere when I was done. I must have answered the phone in the middle of this project, because I noticed purple streaks on it later in the day! For my card, I kept Melissa's general layout (except moving the buttons to the top), pastel colors, and used Background Basics: Tin Types on the side.
The violets from Year of the Flower: Violets stamp set were stamped on watercolor paper with Stazon Timber Brown and then I sponged them with various Tim Holtz Distress Inks. If you don't have this set, you NEED to get it! I almost never purchase flower sets, and I am SO glad that I did! I was afraid I couldn't color them correctly, but SPONGING them? Now THAT I can do. It is the equivalent of scribbling with a sponge! The side panel is Background Basics: Tin Types (LOVE) with White Opal Liquid Pearl Centers (more LOVE). Melissa always puts snip-its and scraps of her favorite things on every card. I used a snip of my fave turquoise mini ric-rac and some vintage white buttons collected from a garage sale!
I chose the sentiment because Melissa shows us in her posts that "Every day is a gift." She talks so lovingly about her daughter and her family, she makes the gloomiest, "sleet-iest" day sound just perfect, and you can just smell the delicious recipes she is baking in her kitchen as she describes them. I truly love visiting her blog, and whether you are a stamper or not, every visit will leave you with the biggest smile on your face and a warm feeling in your heart! Thanks for inspiring us in so many ways, Melissa Phillips!
Supplies:
Stamps: Year of the Flower: Violets, PTI, Background Basics: Tin Types, PTI, sentiment from Everyday Button Bits, PTI, Weave Backgrounder, Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream cardstock, watercolor paper
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress inks (Broken China, Mulled Lavender, Concord Grape, Tea Dye), Stampin Up Retired Bliss Blue, Stazon Timber Brown, yellow marker, PTI Tea Dye Duo
Other: White Opal Liquid Pearls, Stickles, vintage white buttons, mini turquoise ric rac, PTI's Lavender Moon Grosgrain Ribbon, sponge daubers, dimensionals
60 comments:
Very pretty card!! I love the beautiful ribbon! Great job with the challenge!
♥Lea
Ooh- pretty! I really love the way you colored the flowers- they're just gorgeous! I also love the liquid pearls (makes me want to go grab my Tin Type set and CASE it!)
Oooh, I love that row of buttons and your bow is awesoem!
Beautiful card! Love the different shades of the violets!
So pretty!! I love everything about this card.
I love how the center violet has a bit more purple and sets off the ribbon. Well done!
I love this - your flowers came out so pretty!!
I love the depth of your flowers. Nice work!
The violets are so pretty! You did such a great job on the challenge!
Very pretty! Nicely done!
I chose Melissa as well. You did a great job, I love all the purples and the new background!
Oh my goodness this card is just BEAUTIFUL!! It is so soft and romantic. I love your choice of sentiment too. You did a wonderful job with this challenge!!
WOW, G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S in every way!!!
Beautiful card.....Loved the colors :)
So, so pretty! The detail on your card is glorious. Love your blog!
This is so GORGEOUS! I adore Melissa's work but her style is hard for me to recreate; you've done a marvelous job of it!
So pretty.
What a great tribute to Melissa! I think you're the first one I've seen doing a Melissa card. I love her work too but Im waaaaayyy intimidated to even imitate, lol!! Beautiful card!
Great idea to sponge the flowers. And I love your background treatment. Too cool!
I absolutely love the liquid pearls. I've been thinking a lot about using the pearls with this set lately, but now that I've seen it I know it has to happen! Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing!
Wow, this card is amazing! I love the buttons and liquid pearl you added. This is so detailed and gorgeous! ♥♥ Kay
Its gorgeous!
Beautiful. Great job with the card. :)
beautiful card!
Beautiful card! I love Melissas style.
Those violets are simply beautiful. I'll have to give sponging a try!
Very pretty - love the pearl detail!
Your card is beautiful and your coloring is great ....... oh so pretty!!!
So pretty! I love that you used the pearl accents throughout the background, too!
Very, very pretty!! Love all the little details :)
Wow! Beautiful!
Lovely flowers, and the dot in the middle...so cute !!!
You did a really, really good job sponging the violets. They look so true to life!
Beautiful card!! You did a great job with the inspiration!:)
This is a beautiful card and tribute to Melissa!
Pretty card! So you sponged the flowers?! They look fabulous! A great tribute to Melissa Phillips, too.
LOVE it!
Liquid pearls is an awesome touch. Pleasant colors. Very Melissa Phillips! Well done.
Very pretty. I like the cluster of flowers.
Lovely! Your sponging worked beautifully. And I like the pearl on the background. Way to make it your own!
Love your card--it is so lovely! Your violets look wonderful and all the little details make it just perfect!
It is beautiful, right down to every last detail!
Nice job! I think your flowers came out great. I especially like the sentiment you used too. Definitely something Melissa would say.
Beautiful card! I love the liquid pearls in the center of your flowers and background. Great job!
Great interpretation & love your coloring!
Flower sets kind of scare me too, you did a great job with it. I'll have to try the sponging technique with one. Purple streaks on the phone? Not here. Glitter on the dinner table? nah . . .nah, not here. :) Very pretty creation, I'll come back to case it if I'm brave enough to get the violets!
So pretty! I adore your flowers.
This is sooo pretty! Love the little details- and the flowers have so much depth! Great job!
So pretty. The pearl drops are a great touch!
Great finicky cutting...something I detest. Beautiful card.
great grid and colours!! love the row of buttons :)
Super pretty! The bow and button row is awesome!
BEEEEEEEEA-UTIFUL!
This card is absolutely beautiful. I love the flowers.
So pretty! Love the buttons!
Fabulous! Those flowers look great sponged, great idea!
Thank you for the comment :) it was my first hop so its a lot to learn ha ha! I am following your blog now, I love your cards! Feel free to add me too if you are interested!!!
Very pretty! Your violets are perfect!
Such a gorgeous card! I love the flower set too but worried about coloring since I hav eno copics but sponging is fabulous idea! Love your card!
I love how you did your violet!! This is such a great tribute to Melissa... I love her work but can never achieve the look... you did a great job!!
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