Monday, January 23, 2012

I Hope You Dance

Hello!  Hope your week has started off well!  Mine, not so much, although everything is fine now, thankfully.  This morning, we were awakened by the screaming of the tornado sirens at 3:00 AM.  Apparently, a couple of tornadoes did touch ground a little northeast of here and caused quite a lot of damage to property and sadly, the loss of a couple of lives. Fortunately for us, we only got the heavy rain, high winds and severe thunderstorms - no damage in my immediate area.  Tens of thousands of people are still without power.  Now  it's warm and sunny and you wouldn't know anything had happened.  It certainly was a scary start to the day.

Anyway, I'm popping in to share a couple of cards I made for the Create With TLC Design Team.  Both have a dance theme.  I created them with a combination of freebies that Paulette has shared on the Create With TLC blog and sets that are available in Paulette's store here.

Here is my first card:


The patterned paper is from the Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings 6.5 x 6.5 pad.  The vintage dance collage and the sentiment are from Create With TLC.  I added a little bit of color to the images with Copics and then sponged the panels with a bit of Old Paper Distress Ink.  Some hand-dyed seam binding and a tiny Wild Orchid Crafts rose finished my card.

Here is the second one:


I started with a card base of SU Close to Cocoa and layered with Pale Plum and patterned papers from the GCD Studios Antiquities 8x8 pad.  My image and sentiment are from Create With TLC, of course.  I colored  parts of the image with my Copics and sponged around the borders with Old Paper Distress Ink.  The frame was cut with the Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die. I added a few pale plum pearls to the frame and the sentiment.  A double-loop satin bow and a Prima cameo button finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!   It's going to be a busy week for me, but I hope to be back soon with something new to share.
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13 comments:

  1. WOW Carla both of these are FABULOUS!!! Your vintage designs are perfect with these images, LOVE these colors!!!! Beautiful hun!

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  2. Carla, so glad you're o.k. Sounds as if we both had a bad night. We got out of bed and headed to a shelter less than a mile from our house. We certainly don't take any chances after last year.

    Your cards are just beautiful and you've used the most gorgeous papers with each of them. They're spectacular!

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  3. Glad your part of the world made it okay.....I know it's scary!!! These cards are out of this world, I love em both, the second one is my favorite!!!

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  4. Carla, I'm so glad to hear that everything is ok where you are...I've been worried about you today. Praying for those that were affected....love your cards - both are gorgeous!

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  5. So happy to hear that you're ok!!! How scary !! These cards are the epitome or gorgeousness!! Love them both and the soft vintage feel you created - brilliant! ~hugs

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  6. omg Carla that must be terrifying, those poor people who lost their lives too...Im so pleased you and your family are safe though thank goodness...I love these cards, the soft touch of colour is beautiful and gives a real faded vintage look to them...stunning
    Mina xxx

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  7. I would have been freaking out..OMGoodness. I am so glad you are okay. You need to move back here pronto.. These are great cards. I love the vintage images. Super job.

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  8. These are both really pretty cards, Carla!

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  9. WOW, Carla, they are stunning. Love the vintage look. Hope things are well this AM, must have been scary for all.

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  10. Awesome job. Love what you did with the vintage images.

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  11. Beautiful cards, very elegant
    Hugs Julie P

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  12. How scary for you Carla! I'm so glad you're ok.I heard about those tornados a couple of days ago, so sad!I what they're like from having one rip through our town in April.Were you still here in NC then? It touched down about 1/2 mile from our house and several of our friends lost their homes. I'm glad you have a siren, at least you can run for cover but I would hate to be woken by it at 3 am!!
    Your cards are gorgeous!!

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  13. Gorgeous cards Carla, love the vintage images and the beautiful details you have added.

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