Shabby Tea Room #106 Pennant Party - Guest Designer

I am so excited to join the Shabby Girls and be the guest designer this week at the Shabby Tea Room!  I always love the inspiration photos Debbie provides and this week is no exception!  The challenge this week is to create a project that includes a banner or a pennant.

It's not hard to see where I got my inspiration for this card - all those great colors, textures and embellishments were all within my reach. The buttons, thread, embroidery and crochet all got me thinking sewing box. When I saw that cute little bird by the fabric envelope I knew I had to do a bird house. I used all the same great elements of the envelope - the gingham, red stitching, and the fancy button on the birdhouse.

I spent a long time on this one trying to get it just right. There are so many details on this layout , from the embossed mint green background, the stitched birdhouse, to the little string bows holding up the banner. The sweetest embellishment are the little crochet flowers my mom made for me.

I made my own faux "crochet" doily heart by taking a die cut, running it through an embossing folder and distressing it. I colored a regular pearl with a copic to get the right shade of blue for my flower center. I scattered some flowers and buttons and even added a few little branches to pick up that little trace of brown in the background.

Here's a close up so you can see the pearls, the hand stitching and the pretty crochet flowers.  The red flowers are cut from inexpensive felt using the Sizzix Hydrangea die and topped with a pearl.

I used a lot of scraps for my banner and my bird so I can't tell you whose paper it is. It was really fun picking out bits and pieces of remnants trying to get just the right look. I'm really happy with and wouldn't change a thing - that's how I know I'm done!! I hope you are having a great day and I can't wait to see your project linked up to The Shabby Tea Room Blog!  

Jeanne

Supplies Used: Card size is 6" x 6"

Dies: Spellbinders Cuckoo Clock, Classic Scalloped Heart, Standard Circles, Foliage, Nested Pennants
Heart Die Cut: Cricut Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art Branches: Quickutz Felt Flowers: Sizzix Paper Sculpting Hydrangea
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug:Kassie's Brocade
Stamp: Cuckoo for You! A Muse Art Stamps
Ink/Markers: Copic B05 (to color pearl), Momento Tuxedo Black, Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Antique Linen
Background Embossing: Sizzix Diamond Texturz Plate
Brad: K & Co.
Paper: Coordinations