Hi friends! How's your week going so far? I got to spend a lot of time in my craft room this past weekend for the Not 2 Shabby Enjoy this Life Virtual Retreat. If you missed the live retreat, it's all available for free on YouTube, so you can watch the videos and play along.
Today I'm sharing a couple of projects I made following along with Jamie's class. She made gatefold cards with belly bands, and they are so fun. She has a blog post with all the measurements, plus the retreat video if you want to make one yourself. I started with some of my favorite patterns from the Fall Life and Fall Plaids paper pads, inking up the edges with ground espresso ink and choosing a deep brown cardstock for my base and belly band.
I cut the Enjoy this Life die from the same deep brown cardstock, and the shadow layer from vellum, then layered onto a BoBunny mini doily for my circle element. I used one of the girl ephemera pieces from the Enjoy this Life Ephemera pack, then accented with some of the Sweet Fall Life Sparkling Enamel Dots. I had intended to go all shabby chic with distressed edges, but I like the look of things as it was, so kept my edges clean and embellished with a Prima paper butterfly from my stash.
For the inside, I used the same papers I used on the front for the side panels. Then I stamped the center piece with the pumpkin floral image and autumn blessing sentiment from the Fall Life stamp set. A bit of sponging and splatters and my first card was done.
I was still itching to do a more shabby chic, distressed look, so pulled out the Halloween Coffee Paper Pad and coordinating ephemera for my next card. This time I used black soot ink all around the panels and roughed up the edges with a distressing tool.
My circle element for the belly band is a spiderweb doily and I layered a bunch of ephemera pieces to create a little party scene. I did add a bit of black lace to the bottom and a seam binding bow around the entire belly band.
For the inside I decided to use some thinner scraps from earlier projects for my side panels. I then used the plaid stencil in the Enjoy This Life Bundle with a little black soot ink just in the corner. I finished with another strip of patterned paper and some ephemera.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you happen to make something from the retreat videos, be sure to link up to the linky party on the Not 2 Shabby Shop Blog for a chance to win a gift certificate. You have until December 15 to link up, so there's plenty of time to play along.
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