Shabby Chic Cards

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee popping in with a couple of mixed-media shabby chic cards I created with the April release. This style is one of my favorite styles to create in.

For my first card I used the Country Garden set, stamping the jar of flowers an coloring with copics.  Next I stamped the sentiment on a 3x4" panel of cardstock and smooshed with squeezed lemonade, stormy skies, and chipped sapphire.  I then stamped partially with the Delightfully Delicate Background and Texture Tiles 1 sets for a little texture.  The flower pattern in the upper left corner is stenciled with embossing paste for a little extra interest.

The background for the card is a panel of designer paper that I smooshed with the same colors then sponged the edges.  I finished with a bit of ribbon and a little glitter on the image.

My next card uses a sentiment from the Friendship is a Blessing set. I started with some scraps of Prima paper, adhering them together, then lightly scraping with gesso to mute the colors a bit.  I then stenciled with a dot fade pattern in weathered wood distress oxide, adding sponging all around the edges.  A scrap of lace covers the seam of my two papers.

I used another scrap of paper for  the rectangle pattern, also adding a bit of gesso and sponging.  The sentiment is stamped onto a gessoed cardstock circle and then sponged and stenciled.  My finishing accents were a bit of wrinkled seam binding, some paper flowers, and an ephemera bird image.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous day!

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