Saturday, November 27, 2010

Put On Your Party Dress

During the last big Unity sale in October, I ordered a bunch of awesome stamps and that box arrived earlier this week! Now that they're finally in my hands I couldn't be happier and I'll be making a lot of cards with them so I hope you love Unity as much as I do. ;) Today's card is for the Play Date Cafe Challenge #57 and features the Unity set Undeniably You as well as a gorgeous background called Tea Time Toile. For PDCC57, we are to use the colours shown at left. I loved working with these dark colours and making them feminine! My brown elements are the card base and dress image. I used gray for the background panel and shading on the dress. The silver is in the stitching, circle nestie and the sparkles on the necklace and belt. Since the silver paper was so reflective, it was difficult to take a good close up shot so you see the camera lens and part of my hand in it. LOL

Sources: SU Early Espresso & Basic Gray cardstock; Aitoh Silver Origami paper; GinaK 120lb pure luxury White cardstock; Unity Undeniably You; Unity Tea Time Toile; SU Basic Gray ink; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; Staz-On Jet Black ink; Copics; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large; QuicKutz Epic Six; Gutermann metallic silver thread; sewing machine; Stampin' Dimensionals; Gary M. Burlin silver glitter glue

30 comments:

G Peplow said...

Hi Emily, this is totally gorgeous, love the circular mirror and the beautiful toile background, this is such a classy card:0) xxx

Janna Werner said...

Wow, that´s really cool!
Janna

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

This is just beautiful love your take on that challenge!!!

Karen B. said...

So beautiful and absolutely elegant.

Anonymous said...

Oh this is so stylish and chic, Emily! I saw those colours and couldn't imagine how to use them, but your card is fantastic!

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

Pure GORGEOUSness! Love this!

Sarah Anderson said...

This is such a stunning card Emily! I love LoVe love the background, and how gorgeous is that mannequin and dress?! Thanks for playing in the Play Date Cafe this week :)

Angela said...

What an unusual color combo -- and you really brought it to life. Cool use of origami paper, too!

Anonymous said...

Totally party dress card!!! Love your shading on the dress and wonderful design!

lisa a.

Lynn said...

Emily, this is fabulous! What a great take on the challenge...you are so talented!!!

Julie Ranae said...

Emily, I Love, love, LOVE this entry for The Play Date Cafe! It's such a great use of the colors and using silver mirror card is ALWAYS a stunner! Beautiful!

Yvonne Russell said...

Emily, I love this image and your card is so sophisticated and elegant. Gorgeous.

~amy~ said...

LOVE this Emily...wow!

Denise said...

This is SO creative! I adore everything about this card - the subtle details put it over the top. FAB-u-lous!!!

Alice said...

very pretty simple design and you colored the image so beautifully! fabulous card, Emily! looking forward to seeing more Unity card from you! =)

Jane Izumi Matsumoto said...

Stunning, Em! I love Unity and I really love what you did with the image. GORGEOUS!!

Maria said...

Ah yesss...WOW!!! Just love everything about this card...dress image, silver, paper...everything...LOVE IT!!!

Meg said...

Oooh, this totally makes me want to put on my party dress!! I love the brown, black and silver color scheme...and all the shine and sparkle! Such a fabulously sophisticated card!

Lavender Rose said...

So elegant, love the background in particular and the mirror effect.

Lindsey said...

WOW. Totally classy. I can see why sometimes only Stazon will do! Well, unless you heat emboss, of course. :P This card is utterly gorgeous, Emily!

Jennifer said...

WOW!! LOVE this!!! Always love stopping by your blog for great inspiration!! (=

Gina Lindsay said...

Wow, I really love this. That shine behind the dress makes is really something special. Aren't new stamps so much fun??

Karin said...

What a great girly card! I love it :)

Becky G said...

Wow! This is gorgeous! Perfect card for the upcoming holiday parties! Love the silver background!!!

Hugs, Becky

Andrea Ewen said...

Super design! Love that shiny panel, really shows off your image! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

Beautiful card--love your style and way of using these colors:) Thanks so much for playing along with us and joining in the fun over at the PDCC:}

Ruby said...

What a gorgeous card! I love everything about it! Sorry, I'm a bit late in getting around to comment on everyone's blogs, but thanks for playing along with us this week at the PDCC!

Vicky Hayes said...

It's just stunning! I love the way you took those neutrals and made them so feminine.

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Gush, love this... have a girlfriend who this would be so perfect for... love the attention to detail.

Colleen Dietrich said...

Stunning! Saw that this was a winner at PDCC, and popped over to get a closeup. Great job!