Perfectly Penned Thank You

I love the stamp set Rue de Fleurs which is found in the Occasions Mini. I really hope that it carries over to the 2012-2013 Catalogue. I love the variety of images as well as the script used for the greetings. So beautiful and elegant. I've made some modern-looking cards with this stamp set but it lends itself perfectly to vintage-inspired cards as well.

I needed to make a thank you card for my last hostess and I wanted to take part in the Friday Mashup Challenge. This week's challenge asked us to
1) make a card using the sketch provided;
2) make a shabby chic/vintage project; or
3) mash it up and do both!
So I chose to use the pen image from Rue de Fleurs, mashed up the challenges and came up with this card:

I flipped the sketch around. I really liked the idea of the butterflies in the original sketch so I pulled out my Beautiful Butterflies Embosslit and ran with it. The butterflies looked a bit bare though so I added on a Large Pearl from the Occasions Mini as well as a regular adhesive pearl. And don't you love the Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine in the corners?

Tips & Tricks:

*Soft Suede is a great vintage-y color! Sponge you Very Vanilla card stock with some Soft Suede and you've got instantly aged card stock.
*Stampin' Up! card stock is dyed all the way through so when you distress your card stock or curl the edges and tear them apart, there's no white core. Just beautiful SU! color.
*To add a bit of texture to my First Edition DSP I embossed it with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I also sponged the edges of DSP with Soft Suede - I love how it brings out some of the detail of the embossing.
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I hope you've enjoyed this card and I hope it brings a smile to my hostesses face! 'Til next time, keep letting stamps bring out your creativity :)