The Lady in the Hat – Thinking of You Card

Charm is deceptive and BEAUTY disappears,

but a woman who honors the Lord 
should be praised.

Proverbs 31: 30  (GNT)

 

Hello and Welcome!  I’m excited to be doing this, my third post in conjunction with a group I recently connected with after I began using my new-last-summer Silhouette CAMEO cutting machine.  It’s a monthly post to showcase projects that members of the Silhouette Challenge Group have made using these wonderful machines.  I am just Loving my Silhouette CAMEO!!  You'll find a list at the end here of those who are participating this month, so you can visit them, also!

For this month’s project, I made a card to honor and send to a Very Special Woman in my life.  A woman who is beautiful – and also honors the Lord – has been going through some very Hard times in recent months.  I had initially planned to use a cutting file from another online source which I really appreciate for the intricate designs offered there, but I decided to use one of the NEW files from MyPaperCrafting.com – where I am on the Design Team.  Melin, the owner and designer, has made some [more] absolutely lovely ‘Cut and Digi files’ recently!  This one caught my eye immediately and I knew what I wanted to do and for whom to make it as soon as I saw it.  I have had the Rubber Stamp of the Woman in the Hat for a while and was anxious to use it for this, too. 

I grew up wearing hats to church, as it was a requirement in that denomination, and I continued as a grown woman – back in the day when people ‘dressed up’ to attend church (back in the Midwest).  I LOVE hats and still wear them as often as I can for various activities.  (No one wears them to church any more…  *sad *)

Here is my card –

  

*  The file I used was the ‘Square w/ Oval Flourished Frame card cf’  of which I cut the card base and the Oval Flourished  Frame from light lavender cardstock.  (I know it looks gray in these photos, but it really is light lavender - the same paper as the flowers on her hat - the same shade as the background on my blog.)   I then matted the flourished frame on white and then black cardstock - all sized to fit in the cutting file.

  

*  I stamped the Lady in the Hat (KK Originals) on white cardstock and cut her out.   I carefully inked the cut edges with black, so the white wouldn’t show.   I added a black velvet ribbon to the hat crown and then some tiny punched olive green leaves and light lavender Hydrangea blossoms to cover the band/flower motif on the stamp and add depth, interest and color.  I added silver gilt from a DeccoColor Liquid Silver pen.

*  I adhered the Lady with large foam PopDots to raise her above the Oval.  I added black gems (Recollections) to several of the flourish ends.

 

* I stamped the ‘Thinking of You’ sentiment on a lavender scalloped-edge square and inked the edges in black.   I adhered it inside, leaving space for writing a personal note.

  

Here is the File I used –

     

           

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Please take a few minutes to visit the other gals who have contributed to this Challenge Hop today.  You’ll find Lots of Creative Inspiration here!  Enjoy!   ;-]

SpringHoop Home Decor - Daily Dwelling

I Heart Labels: Flour & Sugar Jar Edition - The Thinking Closet

Bleeding Heart Card with Free Flower Download - Creative Turn

A NumbersGame - Learning Numbers with Your Preschooler - Lil Mrs. Tori

My First Silhouette Challenge Group Project - Tanya's Creative Space

Personalized Garden Post & Grandma Book (Silhouette Mother's Day Presents) - Whole New Leaf

Girly Superhero Decor - Coley's Corner

"A Cup of Tea" Customizable Art Printable - Tried & True

TheLady in the Hat "Thinking of You" Card - An Elegant Touch…  (That's Me!  Right here!)

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