Sunday, September 8, 2013

Brown Paper Packages Tied Up in Strings

Happy Monday, Stampin' Friends! Today I'm guest designing over at Heart 2 Heart again, and the theme is so fun...Brown Paper Packages Tied Up in Strings! I knew I wanted to do a holiday card and I found this pretty sketch from Cardabilities that was just perfect for what I had in mind. I had seen this fabulous inspiration photo of a pretty package from Heidi Swapp, so I decided I needed some chevrons in the mix. I stamped my favorite In The Background chevrons in a second generation Whisper ink, then embossed the September SOTM Poster Tidings right over the top with White Detail embossing powder. I love how the chevrons shine through the thick white embossing!
I had also seen the Merry Monday Christmas challenge to use Kraft, Red, and Green with ribbons...so I built a really festive 3-D card using Kraft and Colonial White cardstocks, Burlap ribbon, Red polka dot washi tape, and a lot of stitching details. The stitching accents were done by hand using the basic Stitching ruler and a strand of basic white thread. I got the teensy tiny star accents from eBay - they are actually meant for nail art! I added in the green glitter snowflake to help my washi accented rosette pop on it's fluffy bed of white Seam Binding ribbon.

I hope you've enjoyed my brown paper package with all of it's strings...please hop on over to Heart  2 Heart to check out the other talented designers! 

12 comments:

Nicole said...

What a beautiful card Wendy! You are so very talented!!

None None said...

Wow, this is stunning! Each layer is superbly crafted. I love the visual dimension you created and the textures really jump off the screen. Such an incredible card!

Diane said...

Beautifully done...love all the pretty layers!!

Cyndie said...

I love this card; what a great combination of elements and textures!

Ganna Gruden said...

Very interesting card! Love your details! Thanks for playing along at Cardabilities.

Loll said...

Wow ... beautiful mix of elements to create a gorgeous 3-D card! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday! Loll

Betty said...

What a beautiful card. Love everything on it. And the combination of craft, white, red and green is soooo awesome. Thanks for playing along with us in the cardabilities challenge and hope to see you again.

Granmargaret said...

Lovely card Wendy

Lesley said...

Stunning card! Love the way you have gathered the embellishments to create one focal point. Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday!

June Houck said...

What a warm and lovely Christmas card, Wendy! I *heart* the kraft, the delicate stitched corners, and the burlap trim. Beautiful crd. I am so glad you joined us at Cardabilitites.

Peggy Lee said...

This is the most adorable card I have seen in a long time...so homemade for the holidays!!! feel..fabulous and sooo pretty!

hugs, Peggy Lee

Lynn said...

Just beautiful! I love red, white and Kraft and you but this together perfectly!

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