Pretty, but it didn't suggest any ideas to me. I need birthday cards this month, so I forged ahead, playing with and discarding one idea after another. Pastels, sprinkles, cake, white. I just couldn't get happy with anything. Eventually I cut a Mix & Mat: Flourishes from vellum, white heat embossed a cake on it, colored it from the back with my Real Brush markers, stamped a sentiment from Boutique Borders, and then let it sit a couple days while I contemplated what to do next. How to adhere it? How to add a bit more color? It wasn't until I was sorting some scraps that I discovered a piece of Bitty Big dots that I had cut a stitched rectangle from. And guess what! I could cut around the edges and turn it into a frame that was the perfect size. Problem solved. Glue under the frame, and the dots complement the sprinkles theme and add some color.
Sometimes a project (or any problem!) just has to sit for a few days until the answer reveals itself!
This is gorgeous, Adele, Jo x
ReplyDeleteWOW! I just love the soft colours and use of vellum with the soft green frame!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Your process sounds similar to mine- haha. Glad you plugged on because the final product is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more about problems, Adele. Letting time pass helps us think it through, just like this darling card. Just wonderful, with the pastels and sweet vellum. You nailed it!
ReplyDeleteThe end result is perfect <3 love your use of vellum
ReplyDeleteLove that cake on the vellum; wonderful card!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! Love the vellum and the soft colors you used!
ReplyDeleteThis soft design is so darling, Adele! Love how you solved your problem - the mint frame is perfect!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Very delicate looking
ReplyDeleteIt is always amazing how a card comes together when left for a bit - the frame is perfect!
ReplyDeleteWell, Adele, your patience and efforts paid off because this is wonderful. Love the Bitty Dots frame and the vellum! Not sure I read your “About me” before tonight, but I am so very sorry for your loss. You don’t look old enough to have been married 47 wonderful years. Praying for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words, Kathy! It's been a year since I lost my sweetheart, and I'm starting to remember our life together with smiles instead of a meltdown. It does get better. Nice job on the challenge -- your balloons are so happy, and lucky you to know someone who is turning 90!
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