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I love the fabulous inspiration photo at The Shabby Tea Room this week ... I also loved the idea of creating a vintage Halloween design. I used this week's Friday's Sketchers Sketch for my layout.
I started with a great Inkadinkado Chandelier as my focal point & incorporated the great vintage patterns and colors of My Mind's Eye Spider's Web collection into my design.
I framed my Chandelier with a vintage frame hand-cut from Hambly Frame Wallpaper transparency for this week's Just Us Girls' Technique Challenge to incorporate acetate.
I added several punches including Martha Stewart Lace Border and McGill Vintage Label punch for the sentiment, which is from Crafty Secrets Chandelier Fun.
I finished with a vintage lace bow and vintage lace flower (I found a big bag filled with all sorts of vintage lace at the thrift store). I made the flower by attaching a thick 3-D glue dot and gathering the lace around in a circle & attaching a black vintage glass button to the center.
Since bats "hang out" for Halloween (yes, my own puns do make me laugh ... my husband says if you can't amuse yourself, you might as well give-up), I added a few punched once for the finishing touch.
So nice card! Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Berenice R. | October 10, 2010 at 05:45 PM
Oh wow! I love so much about this vintage Halloween card! The chandelier, the lace the dp is great too! Thanks for playing along in the Tea Room this week!
Posted by: Pattie Goldman | October 10, 2010 at 09:02 PM
Absolutely AMAZING card! I {heart} every single element you incorporated into your design! The background paper is beautiful ... thanks for sharing this with us in the Tea Room :)
Posted by: Debbie Marcinkiewicz | October 10, 2010 at 09:44 PM
Congratulations on your win at TSTR! Just love your card and it is obvious why you won! Great job!
Posted by: Becky Jo | October 10, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Beautifully done, congratulations on your win!
Posted by: Jill | October 10, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Wow! Gorgeous elegant card- congrats on your well deserved win x
Posted by: debi | October 11, 2010 at 01:28 AM
Fabulous card! Congratulations!
Posted by: Dolly | October 11, 2010 at 02:25 AM
Oh the bat is the perfect touch! Love it! This is just so pretty! I love the colors and your sentiment cracked me up too! Thanks so much for playing with Just Us Girls!
Posted by: Lisa Kind | October 11, 2010 at 07:40 AM
I am not much on Halloween cards but really do like this one-cute sentiment for the image. tfs
Posted by: Bev J. | October 11, 2010 at 07:41 AM
Fabulous take on the inspiration photo!! Love the lace, so pretty with that dp.
Posted by: Kristie | October 11, 2010 at 09:03 AM
Well done Stef - I can't do vintage anything very well but you've done a great job with several challenges! WTG! Thanks for playing along with JUGS this week. We appreciate the support :-) [[That's MY pun for you]]
Posted by: Stampin Pam | October 11, 2010 at 11:47 AM
I love this! You just have the neatest embellishments! Love this vintage Halloween card!
Posted by: ~Tammy~ | October 11, 2010 at 01:14 PM
Wow, this is gorgeous!
Posted by: Laurel S | October 11, 2010 at 04:26 PM
Very gorgeous. No other words to say
Posted by: Girlia | October 11, 2010 at 07:43 PM
Steph, this is absolutely, jaw-droppingly, gorgeous!!!! The layout, colors, everything... WOW!!! Great job!!!
Thanks so much for playing along with JUGS - we really appreciate your support!!!
Posted by: Andrea M | October 12, 2010 at 04:39 PM
BEST.
HALLOWEEN CARD.
evvvverrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
♥♥♥♥♥!
(yeeeeOWWWWza, missus!)
Posted by: lauren | October 13, 2010 at 08:12 AM
wow, Stef...congratulations on your winner of a card for the week 30 challenge. love, love this card!!!!
Posted by: Susan | October 13, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Wonderful card! Love your design!
Posted by: Shar | October 14, 2010 at 04:05 AM
what a gorgeous card!!
Posted by: angie | October 18, 2010 at 10:45 PM