Play Date Cafe Challenge 66

Hello there!

Happy Monday, everyone.

Did you get a chance to see my first

how-to video that I posted on Friday?

If not, please scroll down to the previous

post and let me know what you think!

It's how to alter a mini composition notebook.

So as I enter this second year of papercrafting,

I decided it's time to start participating

in more challenges.

I came across one for the Play Date Cafe

in my blog travels this weekend,

and loved the colors so much,

I promptly made a card.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge 66

is to go black and white

with a color splash of lilac

(or any shade of purple).

Here's what I came up with.

I got out my new Lawn Fawn "Sew Lovely"

stamps and introduced them to ink for the first time.

The dress on the dress form, I paper pieced

with some scraps I had laying in my scrap bin.

I decided it would be fun to go shabby chic,

so I used some Core'dinations cardstock

sanded down and distressed, then ripped

up the purple swiss dot cardstock for a fun edge

before I glammed it up a bit with 

sheer ribbon and silver pearls.

And now, a little feast for the eyes.

My hubby spent Saturday afternoon

while I was at work, on speakerphone

with his mother in Germany

baking this cake "together."

He was so proud, when I got home he asked,

"Are you going to post this on your blog?"

Around a mouthful of chocolate cake

and raspberries and pudding,

I replied that I most definitely would.

He did everything from scratch,

and let me tell you, it was YUMMY!

With that, I bid you Auf Wiedersehen.

'Til next time, friends. :o)

Card Supplies:

cardstock: Hollo's, Core'dinations, Bazzill Swiss Dot

patterned paper: Basic Grey "Kioshi", Best Occasions

stamps: Lawn Fawn "You're So Lovely"

ink: Tsukineko Momento in Tuxedo Black

copics: Special Black 110, C05

ribbon: Offray

pearls: Queen & Co