Wednesday 2 March 2011

Shabby Chic

I am a great admirer of Shabby Chic cards and am inspired by the amazing work of Jacqueline whose blog Jacqueline's Craft Nest is simply incredible.   Her work is so beautiful.   Please go see and leave her some love....Jacqueline loves to make tags and I decided to try and emulate her style and make a tag for Louise's Tag Tuesday challenge

this is what I made....
Post Card Tag

I got the background Post Card image from The Graphics Fairy and the vintage girl image from Antique Images.  Digital images are so cool.  You can resize them to whatever size you need.  I made mine small enough to fit on a tag.  I stamped a number of Hero Arts stamps onto the tag.  Old French Script, Silhouette Spray and Antique Background.   Used lots of Distress ink to stamp and distress the edges.  Added a flower and a ribbon.  I think I did okay!!!!

In fact, I love the tag so much, I decided to make a matching card.... resized a bit bigger this time....

Just made a few little changes... different colour ribbon, changed around the brads and flower colour. 


Hope all is well in your life this week.... I am still struggling a bit with back ache... have been to the spinal specialist and had an MRI ~ just waiting to hear what can be done to ease the issue... next Tuesday I go back for the results. 


Thanks for stopping by and as always any and all comments are appreciated.

12 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Well I'd say you did more than OK! Totally gorgeous tag hun, Jo x

donna mikasa said...

Gorgeous tag and matching card! I'd say you captured Jacqueline's style and made it your own! Beautiful job!

Pajalu said...

I agree with both Donna & Jo. Your card & tag are fantastic!!! Hope you are feeling better soon hun xoxoxoxo

Sanne said...

Gorgeous tag in some yummy colors Dawn - great!

CinnamonSally said...

These are fabulous Dawn, I love shabby chic too and you have made a really stunning tag and card here.

joy said...

Fabaulous tag and card, Dawn! Shabby chic is one of my favorites, too! Sure hope your back problems are relieved soon.

Betty said...

your tag and card are beautiful dawn! i too love shabby chic but never seem to pull it off as well as you did. maybe will give it another try. hope the back problem gets solved - i'm going to physio for a bad shoulder - no fun to be aching a lot. hugs.

Lin said...

I love Jacqueline's work, too, and you've done a great job emulating it, Dawn - love both of these!

Scrumplescrunch said...

Very Very chic Dawn, you should do more of this style, it is a bit more work but I think you would be great at it.
Smiles:)

Suzanne C said...

Fabulous! Love what you created on both the tag and card! Very shabby chic and very jacqueline!

Isha Gupta said...

This is so Gorgeous Dawn. I love Jacqueline's work too and like the style but never could pick the courage to try myself. Now you are really inspiring me:)

Jacqueline said...

Beautiful work Dawn - your tag really shines and your card is just as lovely! You do a great job with this style!!
Thank you for the lovely mention too!