Monday, April 23, 2012

Birthday Wishes

Hello Sweet Friends,

**Woohoo, this birthday wishes card was chosen as THE WINNER for the City Crafters Blog. Thank you!**

I want to thank everyone for their kind words on my post yesterday.  It was hard on my husband and the others from here that served with the crew in Hawaii.  

On a happier note, I have a quick little card to share. 

I started this card by adding my patterned paper to my Whisper White cardstock and distressing the edges with tea stain ink.  A doily was cut in half and added to the card front followed by a die cut circle from a vintage book was added to the upper right of the card front. I then die cut and stamped the roses in Cotton Candy ink adding them to the center of the doily and vintage book print garnishing with some sweet little pearls. 

A length of grosgrain ribbon was wrapped around the middle of the card front and tied in a  bow embellishing with a button, pearl and a birthday wishes sentiment tag all tied together with some twine.  For a finishing touch, three pearls were added to the lower right corner. 

Inspiration is from the City Crafter Challenge.  

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Black, White and one accent color.
Thank you for spending a little bit of time with me today! I hope you have a great week!
~Tammy~
{Recipe}
Stamps: PTI: Mega Mixed Messages and Rosie Posie
Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, PP: Scraps 
Ink: Jenny Bowlin: Cotton Candy, Momento: Tuxedo Black
Other: Dies: PTI, Vintage Book Print, Pearls, Twine: Joannes, Doily: Michael's

26 comments:

Annette Allen said...

Good morning Tammy....I hope you got my email...

Your card is so beautiful..I love this color combo and those added pearls...looks amazing...

Wishing you a wonderful day...

Doreen said...

This is just gorgeous Tammy,love the image and fabulous papers.xxx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

This is so pretty Tammy love the black white and pink combo xx

VanessaB said...

so very gorgeous. love the colors and design of the card.

Colleen Dietrich said...

Be still, my heart! I love the simplicity of this, and yet it's not so simple because of the b/w pattern. Great job, my dear. :)

Anita Rex said...

Hi Tammy this is lovely! Love your take on the inspiration so pretty pink, black and white!

cheryl said...

oh Hun this is just so beautiful super design and just love those papers hugs Cherylxxx

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is GORGEOUS! So elegant and loving how you added the bit of pink!

Anonymous said...

I see how you followed the inspiration. Simply lovely!

Creations by Shirl said...

Good day Tammy!
Pretty colour combo pink/blacks...
Hope you have a start of one amazing week....

Unknown said...

Such an elegant card Tammy, great colour combo and your ribbon is true perfection! Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog, Ira x

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Ahhhh..... beautiful! thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

Deb Hickman said...

Oooohh such a pretty card, the pattern paper is gorgeous and with the pink flowers, it looks so elegant. Debxxxx

Lisa Petrella said...

WOWZERS!! This is STUNNING, Tammy!! LOVE the way those pink rosie posies POP against the elegant black and white background!

Karen B. said...

Absolutely beautiful, Tammy! The black background is nothing short of stunning!

Unknown said...

Your card is stunning. Soooo pretty. Thanks so much for playing along with us at CCCB!

Emily Keaton said...

Oh, that's SO pretty, Tammy! I love the contrasts in this lovely card. Everything is perfect!

Mary Ann said...

so very pretty...love your card...

Theresa said...

Hi Tammy - wow is this ever gorgeous!! What a stunner.

Sherrie K. said...

Absolutely beautiful color combo:) Love the details!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Tan's Hobbies said...

Great take on the challenge, dear!! I love the overall layout so much!! Love the color combination, love those roses with pearls, love the bow, everything looks so great!!

Jessi Fogan said...

Love the bright pink - and that text circle! Such a fun girly card :)

cnelson said...

This is absolutely GORGEOUS! Thanks so much for joining us at CCCB!

Jen W. said...

Wow! Love how that pink pops off that gorgeous black and white paper!

Sue Lelli said...

No wonder this was the winner! It is GORGEOUS! LOVE the colors and the patterns

Judy Rozema said...

This is just beautiful! I love your layout. Thank you for joining the Black/White plus One Color challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon!