Challenge #6 - Shabby Chic Shaped Cards

A very happy morning to you all!!

Its me, Ujjwal, writing my very first post here at Lulupu as part of the Design Team and can I just say I am excited :)

We are starting this month with a fresh challenge (and an interesting one at that), my inspiration piece and a fun video tutorial. And we have a lot more inspiration, ideas, tips and techniques lined up for you throughout the month.


The challenge this month is of course

Shabby Chic Shaped cards

It has to be a Card only - could be any size or shape other than a regular rectangular or square shape.

So when I was given the challenge to work on, my thoughts went something like this:
Card challenge - cool :)
Shaped cards - hmm I can do that!
Shabby Chic - Ohh well, really??

If you are my kinda person who prefers making clean and simple cards, shabby chic is something that can make us quite uncomfortable. So I thought I'd share a basic idea of what I have learned about shabby chic style of crafting during all these years. Hope this helps to get you all started.

P.S. Feel free to google on shabby chic crafts, there's a lot of information and beautiful pictures out there to inspire you.

What is Shabby Chic?

• Layering (layers of paint and/or papers)
• Distressing (worn out, aged look)
• Pure white, neutrals or bleached out pastel colors
• Soft, relaxed, feminine, elegant and romantic feel
• Floral patterns and use of lace and pearls

And here is a little shabby chic card I created incorporating all of the above mentioned features :) I loved the Blooms in the Micia stamp set - You Are Special - CPM 076 from the Lulupu Store and thought these would make the perfect embellishment for my card!

And here's the video to show you how i made the card from start to finish. Hope you enjoy it!



Supplies used
From Lulupu.com



Other products

- Nestabilities Label 1 Die
- Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
- Jenni Bowling Inks (Chewing gum, Cough Syrup)
- Pearls and lace (local buys)
- Maya Road Heart Pins
- Hobby Ideas Acrylic Paint (flesh tint color)



To participate ensure you follow all our rules and help us comment by removing the word verification please :)

What's more?! The winner gets a gift voucher worth Rs.500 to shop at www.lulupu.com!!! :D and will also be invited to do a Guest DT post for our next Challenge! How cool is that?!

Not to forget, we would have top 3 winners who get to show off our kewl blinkie!

You have until the end of this month - 30th November to link up your projects.

* No Back linking please. We want to see what you make post this challenge is announced.
* Its important to link back to this challenge page with inklinz and drop a message in the comment box to alert our DT. Entries via Blogs will only be accepted! If you do not have a Blog,we suggest you start one right away and join the fun.
* You can link up your creation to a maximum of 5 challenges ONLY including this one to qualify. 
* Maximum 2 entries per person. Please add (2) for your second entry against your name.
* The challenge is open to only Indian nationals.