Play Date Cafe 121 - Holy Matrimony

Time for a fresh palette of challenge colors from the Play Date Cafe!

This week we've got Mojito, Peony and Sand - soft, soft, soft!  It screams 'vintage' to me.
So, I broke out my new Melissa Frances 5th Avenue papers, which are perfect, though the newsprint paper looks rather dark in a photo.  It looks much softer in person.

Used my new Spellbinders Labels Thirteen and a LaBlanche English Roses stamp that I picked up on sale through JoAnn.com a few weeks ago.  Can you see the roses stamped on the die cut?  I sponged on Sahara Sand while the die was still in place, removed the die, and stamped the roses in the same ink for a tone-on-tone look.

The "Holy Matrimony" die cut is really a Melissa Frances sticker that I dusted with baby powder (to remove stickiness), then attached to the Spellbinders panel with dimensionals.  I added pearls, too (of COURSE!).

This paper rose, from Mark's Finest Papers, is the perfect shade for the challenge.  The surrounding bows are all smoke-and-mirrors, however.  I can tie my shoe REALLY well, but I just don't have the knack to do good bows on cards.  I cut a little bit of ribbon, glued the ends together, then tucked it beneath the flower with some more craft glue.  Multiply that times 9, and you have what appear to be some really nice bows!

Come and play with us this week:  show us your creations, no matter what style you choose!  Check out the details HERE at The Play Date Cafe, and you can see the Design Team's samples, too.

Thanks for joining me!



Stamps:  English Rose - LaBlanche
Paper:  white - PTI; 5th Avenue patterned papers - Melissa Frances
Ink: Sahara Sand - SU
Fibers: twine - Creative Impressions; green ribbon
Other: paper flower - Mark's Finest Papers; pearls - Queen & Co.
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