Monday, February 20, 2012

TRR Challenge #22 'Weathered'

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge at The Ribbon Reel!
Helen
is our fab host and has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo.....


...and ask that you create a card /project using the colours KRAFT, WHITE, BLUE with touch of RED, NATURAL TWINE/TWILL!

Here is my card...

I love when I see other cards that are full of layers and embellishments but can never seem to get it right or feel happy with the results, so most of my cards are quite simple. However, I decided to have a good go with this card and just love how it turned out!


I distressed the edges of the paper to give it a weathered look, as well as inking the kraft cardstock with white ink. Added a strip of hessian (which I recently found after digging around my craft cupboard - its amazing what you can find isn't it!) and folded a paper doily in half on top.


I chose just to use embellishments rather than images, layered up some circles cut with my nesties and covered with a gorgeous white tea rose and blue rose. Not forgetting that gorgeous red crochet heart. I just adore it! And of course, not forgetting, I layered red satin ribbon with our new white sheer box pleat and a little natural button twine!

Challenges:
Supplies used:
Cardstock - MME papers, Kraft cardstock
Ribbons - 25mm Red Satin, White Sheer Box Pleat, Natural Button Twine from The Ribbon Reel
Flowers - 40mm Ivory Tea Rose, 25mm Blue Rose from The Ribbon Reel
Sentiment - PTI Love Lives Here
Other - Paper Doily, Nesties, Hessian from stash, Crochet Heart from Etsy

TFL!

8 comments:

sara said...

beautiful card love the crochet heart thanks so much for joining us at little darlings this week
hugs sara x x

NanaConnie said...

Incredible textures on the card. Fabulous work combining all those things. Thanks for playing along at Tuesday Throwdown this week. Hope to see you again soon.
NanaConnie DT

Helen Berry said...

OMG, I LOVE this - beautiful flowers and sweet red crochet heart!! Lovin the hessian background too x

Céline said...

fab card, love the heart crochet
thanks for playing with us at fussy and fancy this week
hugs
céline dt member

Pauline said...
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Pauline said...

This is gorgeous Keilly, I love the burlap layer and the crochet heart, so much lovely texture and detail.

Emma (metalicbutterfly) said...

Beautiful card I adore the mix of textures!!

Thanks for joining us this week at Allsorts

Emma xxx

C said...

Awesome combination of textures!!