Strawberries and Creme

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The ladies at Winter Wonderland came up with a delicious challenge this week ... Strawberries and Creme!  Being a "wintery" blog, the projects should be appropriate to the season.  So, off I go digging through my goodies looking for red, vanilla, and white.  What fun!

I used Whisper White as my card base.  Distressed with River Rock ink and stamped with a cute border image from Pedaling Past.  Some old but adorable Holiday paper was also distressed and shaped along one edge with our Scallop Edge punch.

Some lace from my closet and our Real Red Polka Dot ribbon dressed things up a bit.  Two shiny silver jingle bells, some red hemp, a sparkly rhinestone, and a tag created with our Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware was the icing on the cake.  Or should I say "on the strawberries and creme"?  Thanks for the inspiration, ladies!

I hope you enjoyed your visit today, I appreciate you stopping by.  Be sure to see all the yummy Strawberries and Creme at Winter Wonderland.  I'm off to Eclipse this evening ... Team Edward!


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Soft and Sweet

Good evening friends.  I hope you are all doing well tonight.  We were blessed with sunshine today and I was able to photograph my project that I so wanted to share with you.

I just love the soft colors and the bow is just wonderful.  The pink button peeking out from under the folds is very sweet.  Drops from an Almost Amethyst ink refill were added to water in a small spray bottle.  I sprayed a length of seam binding until it was dyed to my liking.  It was then wadded up, stuffed into the corner of a plastic bag, and tied up tight.  The next day it was dry and wrinkled to perfection.  The metal frame is from our Vanilla HodgePodge kit "stained" with brown ink.  The Butterfly Punch was used to create our winged focal point with it's wings gently curved using the shaft of a paint brush.  The soft purples and pinks of our Tea Party collection were perfect for this vintage look.  And the Spiral Punch along the edge added a touch of whimsy.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your time with me.  You can leave a comment with this post if you'd like.  Simply select "comment" below and share your thoughts.  Good night!