Pages

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Beautiful in Blue...and Gray

Welcome to my little spot here in blogland! I am ever so glad to see you--old and new friends alike! Today I have a card that I have spent a considerable amount of time on. I bought elements TODAY and YESTERDAY specifically for the challenges I'm entering. I've put a lot of thought into this card. It's been painful, as I'm usually a fly by the seat of my pants stamper! BUT, I wanted a specific look--shabby chic. And I think I got what I was looking for. We'll see what you think...

Here's the card~

Details~




What do you think? Shabby chic, or miserably failed? I think it's pretty, no matter what! I will have to figure out what to do with it...it's too detailed to mail. This may end up being displayed in my home for a while before I gift it! ;)

The fantastic challenges I'll be entering this card into are:
Paper Sundaes (cream, blue, distressing, and pearls--all four used)
Fashionable Stamping (monochromatic plus one color--I've used blue plus gray--if the cream counts as another color instead of a neutral, I apologize and please delete my entry)
Creatalicious Challenges (lace--I've not only used lace trim, I've used stamped lace images--along the bottom and my frame as well as behind the dress form).
Do You Stack Up (layers--my last entry for this challenge--I'm sure you're all glad of that ;D)

Once again, thanks for popping by! Can't wait to see what other creations came from these fabulous challenges! Happy stamping!!! :)

17 comments:

  1. Shabby Chic with a touch of class is what I see! This card is very pretty and I do love the silver and blue combined! I usually save cards that are really detailed or bulky to mail inside of packages. Thank you so much for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges!

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is beautiful Mynnette, you certainly captured the shabby chic feel with this! Gorgeous pearls, beautiful papers, and the vintage dress form combine to make a layered shabby chic beauty!
    Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week!

    ReplyDelete
  3. You nailed it Mynnette! This is a beautiful Shabby Chic card.

    Check your email. I sent you one about the flowers.
    hugs,
    Ellen

    ReplyDelete
  4. Wow, this is a real stunner, so very beautiful, love the colours.

    Love
    Maarit

    ReplyDelete
  5. Mynnette - this is stunning, perfect composition and gorgeous colours - Jacqueline xx

    ReplyDelete
  6. Very chic and pretty to me! Stunning colour combination, love that dress form too huigs Karen x

    ReplyDelete
  7. Gorgeous Card!!! Love all those textures and perfect little details!
    Nancy xx :D

    ReplyDelete
  8. Hi
    I'd say Shabby Chic perfection. Beautiful little details such as the pearls (I cannot live without these lol). Gorgeous colour choice.
    Thank you for sharing with us at FSC.
    Wishes
    Lynne

    ReplyDelete
  9. Beautiful card, so many pretty details. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up, hope to see you back next week!

    -Wenche

    ReplyDelete
  10. A beautiful card in great colors and with wonderful elements. Thanks for joining us at FSC this fortnight.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Such a fantastic creation with wonderful details. Thanks for joining us at FSC this fortnight.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Beautiful card! Love it! Thanks for joining us at Creatalicious Challenges. Hugs Mieko xx

    ReplyDelete
  13. A pass with flying colours!!! A gorgeous shabby chic card, and such delicate colours to match. Beautiful.
    Thanks for joining us this fortnight at Fashionable Stamping Challenges
    Dot x

    ReplyDelete
  14. What a gorgeous card. I love the colors and the many embellishments. Thanks for playing along with us at DYSU.

    ReplyDelete
  15. You have created a beautiful shabby chic card, and I love your colour scheme.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.
    Avril

    ReplyDelete
  16. A really lovely card Mynette. I love the colour choices and all of your elements. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping. Caz

    ReplyDelete
  17. A really gorgeous vintage style card Mynnette and I do think you've achieved the shabby chic look you were after. Such beautiful detail and stamping and worth all the thought you put into it.
    Thanks so much for joining in with the FSC monochrome +1 challenge.
    Hugs, Fliss xx

    ReplyDelete

I apologize for the word verification. I do have this feature on set to NO in blog settings. I will continue to moderate comments so that I make sure to see each one.

Thank you so much for commenting--your sweet words make my day! :) {{{HUGS}}} and happy stamping!

Mynn xx