February 25, 2013

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: Set the Table

Dear Reader,

I am back after the Oscars to squeeze in an entry for Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: Set the Table.


And here is my take on the Trigger:



I was inspired by the colors, shapes of the plates, the linen and silverware.  I chose an older patterned paper from Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry collection which has a linen design to cut a couple of circles from with a circle of gold sandwiched in between.  The other patterned paper is a pale grey by Basic Grey from their Basics collection with a distress that reminds me of the tarnished silverware.  I stamped a sentiment onto a strip of vellum which reminds me of the shape of a napkin using Mama Elephant's Midnight Letters (can't get enough of them since I finally inked them up this week) in a brown ink I stamped off once before stamping upon the vellum and gold glitter Thickers.  The sentiment is part of a quote from the great movie "Auntie Mame" (the rest of the sentiment is: "...and most poor suckers are starving to death").  On the main circle I stamped utensils with soft stone which peeks through the vellum very subtly.  I attached the vellum to the card by hand sewing with gold thread.  With enough practice I may become a mediocre sewer.  One can dream.

I am off to get some sleep.  Have a marvelous Monday!

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit,
Shay.

Life is a Banquet card
Stamps: Midnight Letters, Mama Elephant; utensils, Teresa Collins/Stampers Anonymous
Ink: brown sugar, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger; soft stone, Papertrey Ink
Paper: metallic gold cardstock, stash; vellum
Patterned paper: census from Basics collection and waffles from Nook & Pantry collection, Basic Grey
Other: gold glitter sunrise Thickers, American Crafts; Sew Easy Stitch Piercer, We R Memory Keepers; gold metallic thread, Coats; circle and scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Spellbinders; Cuttlebug, Provo Craft

3 comments :

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Shay! Thanks for linking this up to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

Anonymous said...

Fab take on the trigger. Love the lettering on the vellum and such a great idea to stitch it in place!

Taheerah said...

This is awesome Shay!! Was really interesting to read about where and how you took your inspiration for this beautiful card! And I hear ya on the Midnight Letters set - I want to use them on everything!!

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