Chantilly Cream Greeting Card

Hello my crafty friends, this is Patti back with you using up some of my leftover Chantilly Cream bits and bobs.

I hope you'll join me on todays video where I even reveal my messy desk!  I'll share how my 'mind' process works on creating a card with bits and pieces.  Such a fun project, I just love doing this and seeing what evolves.  I've used mainly Meg's Garden Chantilly Cream collection, there may be a stray item or two from another collection or my stash.  I've used a 6" square card base today, using Spellbinders Celebra'tions Cuddle Cream cardstock, one of my favs.

I've layered this gorgeous Gardenia flower with a few of the Copper Paper leaves and tucked in some tiny flowers here and then.  I went back off camera and scrunched and tucked in some tiny pieces of lace I'd been saving, just what the flower cluster needed for depth.

On the right side I cut a doily in half and pleated it in the middle.  A small staple holds the pleats together until I get it glued in just the right spot.  I added a tiny bow of dyed seam binding in the lower right and even though you don't see it in this photo I used my Scallop Corner Chomper on the outside corners of the card base.

After I finished filming I thought this upper right corner was a little naked so I went back hunting for a sentiment and found this Live Today snippet.  I fussy cut it out and backed it with a couple of layers of packaging scraps.  The antenna are the left over piece I snipped off the pearl spray that's tucked into the flower cluster.  I went over the antenna with Diamond Stickles to give them a little sparkle. The layers are distressed with my Tim Hotlz distressor and then tucked between are little pieces of lace.

Inside is a simple distressed mat of the Chantilly Cream striped paper with a trimmed flag of lace and a strip of Meg's lace over top.  Thanks so much for joining me today, I hope you'll stay and watch the video.  All supplies will be linked directly below the video.

Supplies from Meg's Garden

Chantilly Cream Collection
Gardenia flower
Copper Paper leaves, large and small
Small Roses
Fantasy Blooms
Dark Brown Raffia

Natural Jute Ribbon
Paper Lace Doilies
Antique Champagne Tassels
Lace off white/cream

Long Filigree Vintage Trinket