Thursday, August 25, 2011

August Papertrey Bloghop

Happy Thursday! It is also the 25th of the month so it is time for another Papertrey Bloghop.
This month the challenge was to use this photo for inspiration.

This is what I came up with.

The first thing that caught my eye in the photo besides the colors was the lining in the suitcase. I ended up making my own patterned paper to match using an image from the Mat Stack 2 set and the tiny dot in Little Argyle. I stamped those images on Vintage Cream Cardstock using Close To My Heart Bamboo Ink.
This is what the background looks like close up

The next thing that I noticed were the flowers and the jar. I stamped the images from the Summer Jar Fillers Set scanned them, made them smaller then printed them out. I colored the flowers with Copic Sketch Markers then added Liquid Pearls to the middles. I watercolored the jar a light blue to match the girls dress then cut out the flowers and attached them to the jar with foam tape to give them dimension. Next I added the sentiment from Little Lables that I also scanned, made smaller and printed out. The side panel was embossed with script that was inspired by the books. I made some ribbon to match the piece around the jar in the photo using vintage cream twill an the same image I used for the patterned paper but I did not like how it looked when I tried to add it to the jar so I left it off. This is what it looked like though. I finished the card off with some crochet trim and lots of machine stitching. I also used this months Sketch For You To Try for my layout.

There is still time for you to play along too. Check out Jen's blog for more details.
That's all for now I look forward to seeing what everyone else has come up with on Nicole's blog. As always thanks for stopping by and I hope your day is a great one!

34 comments:

Lindsay said...

Gorgeous card Terri! I LOVE those flowers!

Joanne said...

Absolutely stunning and gorgeous job

Joanne

Renee said...

That background...
to die for!
Those flowers..
beautiful!
A gorgeous card!

Kara said...

love the background and those hydrangeas are stunning!

Ally said...

Beautiful card! I love the way you handmade so many elements to match the photo elements. Love your color selection, too. Great job! ;-)

Laura Isham said...

Do you know how much I would LOVE to have a bouquet of flowers like this in my house right now! Your card is stunning.

Lisa Elton said...

Terri this is marvelous! I love the jar full of lovely blooms and all of the pretty layers to your card!!!

Marge said...

BEAUTIFUL and I LOVE the BG!!!

Susie said...

Very, very beautiful.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card...love those hydrangeas.

Karen C. said...

Gorgeous!! I love the Liquid pearls used as the center of your flowers. Such a sweet detail.

Rhonda said...

Fabulous Terri!!! The flowers are stunning.

jen said...

this is lovely! your scanning to reduce the scale is genius!! and your suitcase liner paper is an exact match- love it all!

Jen Carter said...

Beautiful work Terri!!

Kay D said...

Ooh, so pretty! I love the stamped background, and your flowers are just stunning!

Sheri said...

So, so sweet! You have inspired me to ink that set up! Greta job! :)

Carol's Ink Spot said...

Absolutely beautiful. Love how you made this come together. Great coloring of the hydrangeas.

Tenia Nelson said...

So so pretty!!!

Suzanne said...

Terri, I love so many things about this, especially that embossed red background and the hydrangeas! That mini pint jar is just too cute!

Linda Suarez said...

Beautiful!!!

Chunyuan said...

Gorgeous card. Love the flowers and jar.

tonyamaries said...

Lovely card! Man that is A LOT of stitching! Great job.

Leigh Ann Baird said...

Beautiful! One day, I'm going to participate in a PTI blog hop again.

Leigh Penner said...

This is gorgeous, Terri! Your stamping is fabulous!

Geri said...

Oh, Terri, I knew you would have something absolutely lovely, and YOU DO!!! It's just beautiful!

Alyssa S said...

Wow! Stunning, beautiful, gorgeous and fabulous!! Love it!!

Kay D said...

Hi Terri, me again!
Just wanted to let you know that I posted the info on my blog for the packaging I used at yesterday's Blog Hop!

Karin Ã…kesdotter said...

FABULOUS! LOVE your take on the challenge picture! So creative and beautiful!

Monica K. said...

So beautiful, Terri! I love how you colored and layered the flowers in the jar. It looks lovely!

Sonia said...

LOVE your background Terri - it looks exactly like the suitcase!

Suzanne Russell said...

Such a pretty card with so many elements form the inspiration! Thanks for sharing your talent. By the way, we love Westies too! Ours is named Wallace.

Sharron said...

Beautifully done, Terri! You did a marvelous job bringing all the elements together. Love how you did the background and your flowers are gorgeous!

The Paper Parade said...

Beautiful!! I have that new jar set coming and now I can't wait to use it after seeing what you've done :) I also like that sketch, I'm going to have to check out that challenge. Awesome job :)

BethieJ said...

LOVE it Terri.. It turned out just FANTASTIC! I LOVE the PP you stamped!!
Have a GREAT day!