Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Design DIVAS Oldies but Goodies Blog Hop


Hello and welcome to the August Design D.I.V.A.S. Oldies but Goodies Blog Hop! Our challenge for this hop is to use items in our project that are at least six months old. I know we all have some of those in our crafting supplies!! If you have arrived here from Dru's blog, you are in the right spot. To start at the beginning of the hop, be sure to go to Heather's blog.

The card I am sharing with you today is made up of all "oldies but goodies". I made this card for a friend's great niece. That fact will be important later!

I started with the dress template I found here. It is precious and reminds me of the dresses my girls wore when they were babies. This is a two part template so the variations for this piece are endless. I started with a white cardstock base and covered it in wallpaper. Tacky glue works really well for adhering the wallpaper to the base. For the front, I also cut a vellum overlay which I then embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I sponged the dress edges with rose colored chalk ink. The trim around the top is bakery twine in a coordinating color. At the bodice line, I added a strip of pink grosgrain ribbon. The buttons are actually from my friend's collection! I wanted to include a little heritage in the card! I think it is so neat that we could include the great aunt's buttons! The sentiment strip was computer generated and cut with design scissors. I also used the scissors to cut the bottom edge of the dress. As a final touch, I added a tiny satin bow with the tails falling down the front of the dress. The card opens at the bottom; so if your cardstock or paper has a definite pattern, you will need to cut the fold at the shoulder in order to keep pattern going in the right direction. I also had to make the envelope for this card as it did not fit standard sizes. This card is a little time consuming, but definitely worth the effort.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit here. It is such fun "hopping" with these talented ladies! Your next stop is Mary Harmon's blog. I know you will be inspired by what she has to share!

Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope you will join us again for our next hop the third Wednesday in September!

Blessings to you,
Vicki



24 comments:

  1. Oh gosh oh gee!!! This is ADORABLE!!! I love the soft colors and the embossing. It does remind me of something my sweet little one once wore. Crazy how quickly they grow. I can still get her into frilly girly things (sometimes) for now though :D Dreading the teen years! *sigh*

    Thanks for sharing this beauty. I am so happy to be a part of this amazing hop

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  2. awww, how precious!!! this is beautiful Vicki, so creative!
    hugs & blessings

    love your blog header too, so pretty to see as your page loads!

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  3. Vicki, this card is out of this world adorable!! I absolutely love it!!

    Linda

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  4. OMG!!! Vicki, this is just darling!! I love the colors, the textures and oh...those buttons. What a great idea to use them!! Love the ribbon and how you used the twine! What a great idea!!
    You rock...sista!!!

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  5. how very very darling! i love that it's so personalized, too! CUTE card! :)

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  6. Vicki, this is so precious and will be treasured her whole life through! I love that you used so many meaningful pieces. It is just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. The little dress is just the sweetest and the dotted swiss and buttons just put it over the top.

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  8. OMGoodness Vicki - this is absolutely beautiful and gorgeous all rolled into one. What a sweet sweet card - I love it and think I must have that template. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs, Dru

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  9. Oh! Vicki, this is so sweet. You are so right, it was worth the effort. If we gave out awards during this hop, I would vote for yours to be Best in Show. It looks so much like a real dress. I love all your detailing. Thanks for playing along this month.

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  10. Oh, Vicki, how sweet this is!!! The soft colors, all of the details make for a PERFECT card!!! Great job!

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  11. Vicki, your card is stunning! I absolutely LOVE the idea of the those buttons and the whole idea of the card. There's nothing about this that doesn't spark some nostalgia and inspiration in me.

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  12. Such a beautiful card Vicki!!! Worth all the effort!!!
    Just gorgeous :)
    Maria

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  13. Very sweet card Vicki. Such a pretty card for a new baby girl.

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  14. Beautiful card! I love the button trim, and how wonderful that you incorporated the proud great aunt's buttons. The paper you chose is just lovely, too.

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  15. Hi Vicki, this is so precious! Thanks for stopping by my blog for a peek.

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  16. What a gorgeous project! TFS!!!!!

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  17. Gorgeous project, love the embossing on the dress it is the perfect finishing tough.

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  18. gorgeous and the wall paper makes it all so thrifty!

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  19. Vicki, this is darling! I LOVE it. I was so glad when I saw on my blog that you had updated with a post. I have missed you! Hope you are well.

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  20. Fabulous project and love the buttons. Thanks for the link to the template

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  21. Hey Vicki, I'm baaack!! Please visit my blog, as I have something special for you over there!!

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  22. I love this! that embossing makes this even better. Great job!

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  23. How sweet this little dress is! The buttons make this absolutely adorable!

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  24. The baby dress is darling! Love, love, love the buttons!

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