"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Sunday, July 22, 2012

sew....

Hello friends!! Happy Sunday!  Here with my card for Less is More, as well as Retro Sketches.  Started this one last night, but didn't get it finished until this morning and wasn't even sure I really wanted to finish it.  However, I decided to emboss the card base using my PTI Quatrefoil Cover Plate and that did the trick for me, sort of....  Anyway, it is what it is.  The tag is a bit busy for a LIM challenge, but the rest of the card is clean and simple so hopefully it will past muster with the Divas!



The theme this week at Less is More is sewing.  So you can sew on your card or use sewing themed images.  I went with sewing themed images.  One because I don't own a sewing machine... although I have considered getting a small one just for sewing on cards and two, because I was rather tired last night and didn't feel like doing any hand-stitching on the card.  The images are from the SU! set Sew Suite and the sentiment from the Hero Arts set Sew Stylish.  The tag was die cut using my ODBD tag die.  The papers are also from SU!, the Sweet Stitches collection.  I stamped the dress form and pin cushion on the tag and then again on patterned paper, trimmed them out and adhered them to the tag.  the sewing machine was stamped on patterned paper, trimmed out and popped up over top of the dress form and pin cushion.   I added the buttons because that white space at the top of the tag looked just a wee bit too empty for me. 

Thanks for stopping by..... a big shout out goes to my CASology teamie, Tracey!!  She is guesting over at Retro Sketches!!  The layout for this week's sketch is based on one of her fabby cards!!  Woo hooo... YAY Tracey!!!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; Stamps:  SU! & Hero Arts; Ink:  Memento; PP:  SU!; Buttons:  PTI; Ribbon:  PTI; Twine:  Twinery

26 comments:

Loli said...

Hola Rosemary, gorgeous card, beautiful colours, i love the sentiment with the images,very clean card.Good work as always.
Hugs from cloudy Palma

~amy~ said...

Darling!

Canonbury creations said...

Perfect sentiment for your card Rosie! Love the little embellies and that EF:)
Blue skies and a very pleasant temperature although they are threatening us with 30degs by Thursday!! Mustn't complain, it's all we British do when it comes to the weather:)
Val x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Hi Rosemary, this is a fabulous card, love the tag element.

Sorry haven't been around to comment of late, but I have now caught up, Congratulations on your well deserved LIM win and you fabulous creations.

Tracey McNeely said...

Really pretty card Rosemary. What a fantastic interpretation of the sketch!

Christine said...

Nice card Rosy!! Lovely colours and the background is also beautiful!
Hug
Christine

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

Great take on the sketch! Love the papers you chose for your paper piecing! So cute!

Chrissie said...

This is such a pretty tag Rosemary and you're right, the embossing is ace!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Suze Bain said...

I love a tag on a card Rosemary and your one is so pretty. Love it. xx

Jenny said...

Love your sewing tag and the quaatrefoil never fails to impress.... Oh goodness that pun wasn't intended but quite good I must admit :0)
Jenny x

Barb said...

I love it, Rosie - so cute, and such pretty colors!

Gibmiss said...

Hi rosie
I love your cardvlove the buttonsv... Love the effect.....
Hugsvsylviecxxx

Michelle said...

So pretty, Rosemary! Love your take on the sketch!

Linby said...

Oh I love it, what a great layout, may have to CASE that.
Linbyx

craftieodmae said...

absolutley perfect and gorgeous!

Ardyth said...

I love your take on Tracey's sketch! It's a beautifully fresh and light card!

Elizabeth Allan said...

Pardon the pun Rosemary, but this is "sew" sweet!

Melissa said...

That embossed BG is beautiful! Love the pretty colors too! :)

Robin K. said...

This is sew sweet Rosemary!! I think the embossing on the card base is perfect-makes it look like a piece of cloth:)

Darnell said...

So clever, Rosemary! I love the patterned sewing machine and I agree that the buttons were needed and a perfect touch!!

BTW, about ten years ago I got one of those little $10 card sewing machines and I even got an extra 50 different-colored-already-threaded bobbins to use with it. I've used it. Never.

Lynne said...

Super card Rosemary. Love the sewing machine and the embossing is fab.
Lynne xxx

Susan said...

i definitely think it's CAS enough...not that my opinion really matters! LOL! LOVE the cute images and your fussy cutting is awesome!

Judy1223 said...

Rosemary, this is "sew" cute! (Yeah, I went there! Sorry, couldn't resist!) LOvely colors, fun tag, GREAT embossed background!

Greta said...

Sew cute! Love the colors & your design, Rosemary!

Viv said...

Another fab card Rosie, great image/colour and love that embossing too :) Viv xx

Mandi said...

Terrific card Rosie
Love the tag

Thanks very much
mandi
"Less is More"