"Fifties Girl" in Red Gingham Birthday Card

Hi Dreamers!
 I am back today continuing the girlie cards here in Dreamland.  And, this is the second project I made with the new stamp from Lost Coast Designs --50's Girl.  (See the first project here.)  This time I used a red and brown color scheme and added lots of fun red gingham ribbon--very Fifties!!

Materials:

Stamps: 50's Girl, Rulers Background, and Party Words Set  all from Lost Coast Designs

Inks: Red Pepper Adirondack, Coffee Archival

Distress Inks: Aged Mahogany and Pumice Stone

CS: Backed Brown Sugar and Cream from Stampin' Up; Textured Wine; Black

Red Gingham ribbon

Brown Satin Ribbon

Needle and Thread

Instructions:

• Make a card from the Textured wine CS and layer with Baked Brown Sugar CS
• On Baked Brown Sugar (Kraft) CS, stamp the Rulers Background with Red Pepper ink and distress with the distress inks.
• Stamp 50's Girl on Cream CS with Coffee ink
• Add a little bit of Aged Mahogany Distress ink to the dress.
• Add a strip of Black CS and the brown ribbon to make a "shelf" for the girl to sit on

• Stamp the sentiment and layer with wine CS--add to card
• Tie a bow with the red gingham ribbon leaving very long tails.  
• Gather the tails by running stitches along the top edge of each tail --pull the thread to gather.
• Add a piece of the brown ribbon tied around the gingham bow

• Make a ruffle for the bottom of the card by stitching along the top edge of a strip of ribbon.
• Pull the stitches to gather the ribbon and glue to card --Looks like she is sitting on a ruffled sofa-Doesn't it??!!

The red gingham really reminds me of the fifties.  And, I think it matches the 50's Girl's dress.  LOL.   This makes a great birthday card too.  Wouldn't it be cute to wrap a small gift in gingham fabric??!!  And tie with the ribbon.  Yes, that would be cute.  

********Challenges for my Gingham 50's Girl:
Artistic Inspiration: celebrations
Craftin Desert Diva: birthday
Creative Creations: anything goes
Eureka Stamps: anything goes
Allsorts: Kraft

I do have a few more girlie cards to share with you.  So, I will be back soon with something all pretty and in soft colors.......  Hope you are having a great day!!  Love ya.

Karen

Fifties Sassy Gal in Pink and Turquoise

Hi Dreamers!
Today, we will take a trip back in time to the 1950's with with fun new stamp from Lost Coast Design called 50's Girl!  I had fun with this new stamp and made two projects.  I will share the Pink and Turquoise version today and tomorrow the Red gingham version.  As we all know, turquoise was "the" color in the fifties....so of course I had to incorporate that color into my design.

Materials:

Stamps: 50's Girl , Circle Frame (used for the background), and Party Words, all from Lost Coast Designs

CS: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, and Pixie Pink from Stampin' Up; Glossy Black; Solar White Neenah

Inks: Tempting Turquoise (SU);Versafine Black Onyx

Pink Pirouette Marker (SU)

Gingham Ribbon

Pink rick rack

Pearls

Bright Pink Sharpie Marker

Instructions:

• Make a folded card from Tempting Turquoise CS
• Stamp Circle Frame with Tempting Turquoise ink on Whisper White CS and layer with Pixie Pink CS
• Add to card front

• Stamp the 50's Girl with Onyx Black ink on Solar White Neenah CS
• Color the dress with Pink Pirouette Marker
• Add to card with dimensional adhesive
• Stamp the Sentiment with Tempting Turquoise ink on Pixie Pink CS
• Color white pearls with a Bright Pink Sharpie Marker and add to card

• Glue two pieces of pink rick rack to the stamped background
• Wrap black gingham ribbon around card and tie in a bow

Isn't this a fun card!!  Who wouldn't love to get this on their birthday??!!  You could wrap the gift or use a gift bag in coordinating colors.

******Fun Challenges for my Turquoise and Pink Fifties Girl:
Crafts Too Challenge You: pick your Decade---I picked the 1950's ---and add lots of layers
Sister Act: anything goes
365 Cards : just a touch (of coloring on image)

So, see you next time with the second version of my 50's Girl!!  Have a super day!  Love ya.
Karen