Friday, February 22, 2013

ABNH--Shabby Chic


The current challenge over at A Blog Named Hero is to create
a shabby chic card or project. Here's my attempt at shabby chic.


The doily was cut out of patterned paper and all the edges of both the doily
and the card were ink distressed. The flower was given to me by my sweet friend Alice
and there's a bit of pale pink seam binding underneath it.


I used the Vintage Cabinet die as the base of my card
since it has a rounded top that matched the roundness of the doily.
A few butterflies and framed sentiment were ink distressed
and finished off the card.

Link up your shabby chicness here at A Blog Named Hero.
The prize? A $25 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp!
 

SUPPLIES:

20 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

So beautiful, Jo x

Barb said...

Donna, you amaze me! This card is so gorgeous! You make it look easy to go from CAS to shabby chic! Such talent!

Jingle said...

This is really beautiful!

Tracey McNeely said...

Donna beautiful job on your shabby chic card!

Sue McRae said...

Love the softness of this card and that beautiful flower. Thanks for playing along with us at A Blog Named Hero.

CinnamonSally said...

Just gorgeous Donna!

Marilyn said...

This is just too gorgeous, Donna! Looooove it!!

Cindy C. said...

Oh my goodness this is so very lovely!

Dawn Turley said...

Very pretty Donna. SO beautifully shabby chic.

Alice Wertz said...

you can do any style and do it beautifully, girl! gorgeous card! now you have mentioned it, i do have more of those flowers sitting around somewhere!!! =) gotta try and use them! love love visiting you, my friend. thanks for the inspiration and hope you have a beautiful weekend! love ya! =)

Deborah Nolan said...

You just knocked my socks off! No matter what style you attempt, you conquer it!

Melissa Shea said...

Oh Donna, beautiful card. It's so soft and elegant. I adore it. Thanks so much for playing with us at A Blog Named Hero :)

judkajudi said...

So beautiful! You do all styles just perfectly.

Emily Leiphart said...

Seriously gorgeous, Donna! I love the shape, layers and sponging. It's a perfect card!

Kelly Booth said...

So PRETTY Perfect Shabby Chic card...Love this D!! xoxo

Taheerah (*LittleMissT*) said...

This is a great card Donna! Perfect colours, elements, that doily is awesome with the distressed inking. Definitely shabby chic!

Thanks so much for leaving some love on my blog! I so appreciate it!

natashakara said...

Seriously, is there ANYTHING you can't do? Wow! This is just perfect! Your making me want to go get shabby ;) love your work Donna!

Kelly Griglione said...

When I saw the title of your post, I thought, "now this will be interesting!" And it was ... what a perfectly "Donna" approach to shabby chic! It definitely fits the style, but also your own style. Well done!

And on the snail card, ONLY YOU could make a slug trail look sweet!!

Virginia L. said...

Attempt? You can do it all, Donna! This card is gorgeous! Love the pretty elements in this one!

Lucy Newton said...

Donna you rocked it, it's so lovely! Thanks for playing with us at A Blog Named Hero!