I've said it before & I'll say it again ... white cards are hard. I had this entire card finished, and I managed to get a big black inky smudge on the sweater, so I had to start all over ... however, I'm glad I did (and glad I had enough extra paper) because I love the finished card.
While my knitting and crocheting skills are rather limited, I have a sister & dear friend who are both have mad yarn skills, so I wanted to make a yarn-themed creation for this months Paper Trey Ink White & White blog hop. This is the inspiration photo.
I've been hoarding that floral embossed paper for longer than I care to admit ... I'm always on the lookoutfor cool specialty papers when we travel, especially whites & creams, because I love to use them for wedding cards. I thought this floral paper would make a fantastic sweater ... and thankfully I was right (using the Shape Up Series: Sweater Die Collection). I used foam tape to attach the sweater to the card, to keep the white-on-white design from blending in too much.
I tried buttons down the front of the sweater, but it covered-up too much of the patterns ... so instead I used one of my step-mom's vintage buttons as a broach ... here's a close-up of this beauty ... you can also see the wonderful knitted-like texture in the paper.
I cut my sentiment from Purls of Wisdom into three parts to fit it around the sweater ... love that I can do that with acrylic stamps. I positioned the stamps on the card base where I wanted the words, and then pressed down my acrylic block to pick-up the stamps and keep them all in place ... however, note to self -- stamp the sentiment first before getting the entire sweater finished & attached with foam tape to the card base (hence the inky smudge referenced above).
Here's a fabulous crocheted scarf I received in the mail for the holidays ... a girl can't be sad when she's wearing a rainbow around her neck.
This is amazing...what a fantastic card..love the use of that paper as a sweater!
LOVE your new scarf...I'm such a huge fan of them!
Posted by: ~amy~ | December 26, 2012 at 09:14 AM
I am in love with your card!!! Gorgeous does not begin to describe it!
Posted by: Morag | December 26, 2012 at 09:34 AM
Great card! I love how all it came together.
Posted by: Carol Cel | December 26, 2012 at 09:36 AM
beautiful texture on that sweater!
Posted by: Kara | December 26, 2012 at 09:53 AM
This is absolutely gorgeous!!!Love that texture for the sweater!!! :)
Lauren
http://landersoncraftydesigns.wordpress.com/
Posted by: Lauren | December 26, 2012 at 10:35 AM
The texture on that beautiful sweater is amazing, what a great paper to use!
Posted by: Tracey McNeely | December 26, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Absolutely perfect use of your gorgeous paper. This is awesome and your friend will love it too!!!
Posted by: Luanne Ford | December 26, 2012 at 10:56 AM
this is a fabulous card; love the sweater and broach and the colourful scarf.
Posted by: linda | December 26, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Oh my what a wonderful sweater or shall I say card!
Wonderful choice of paper!
Posted by: sanketi | December 26, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Wow is that a cool paper, just perfect for the sweater!
Posted by: Kelly Griglione | December 26, 2012 at 11:48 AM
My jaw literally dropped when I saw your card! It's fabulous!!
Posted by: Leigh Penner | December 26, 2012 at 12:56 PM
That card is so perfect...LOVE the embossed paper for the sweater! And I have to add how much I LOVE that fun scarf! Super cute!
Posted by: maryrose | December 26, 2012 at 03:09 PM
Perfect way to use your embossed paper - love the broach button!
Posted by: Jacquie | December 26, 2012 at 06:13 PM
That's a perfect paper and button for your card. Love it,
Posted by: CarrieP | December 26, 2012 at 06:35 PM
Steph, LOVE the sweater with the black button and the sentiment! Just Gorgeous!
Posted by: Sue Lelli | December 26, 2012 at 06:45 PM
HOLY WOW!!!!
Posted by: KelliJo | December 26, 2012 at 07:24 PM
This is AWESOME!!!! That is all.
Posted by: Tenia Nelson | December 26, 2012 at 07:40 PM
Oh what a terrific card!
Posted by: Greta H | December 26, 2012 at 07:45 PM
OMG - This is absolutey beautiful! LOVE the embossed paper.
Posted by: jean | December 26, 2012 at 08:06 PM
A gorgeous way to use that beautiful paper Stef!! This is so pretty!
Posted by: Bonnie Sharp | December 26, 2012 at 08:47 PM
This is gorgeous!
Posted by: Linda Suarez | December 26, 2012 at 09:19 PM
Now that is a beautiful sweater!! Very cute!
Posted by: Jen Carter | December 26, 2012 at 09:41 PM
What a cool card, great job with the embossed sweater!
Posted by: peggysue | December 26, 2012 at 09:54 PM
Wow, that paper was made for that sweater! Perfect! I'm super jealous of your scarf too...it's fabulous!
Posted by: Kristen | December 26, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Oh my *goodness* - this is amazing!!! I totally want some of that paper now! What a stunning sweater card!!
Posted by: Taheerah | December 27, 2012 at 07:56 AM