Friday 23 July 2010

The Play Date Cafe Challenge

I love the colour challenge over at The Play Date Cafe this week, they have been chosen by Julie Ranae, they are a very neutral palette which reminds me of my decorating at home.  I find these colours very relaxing and a joy to work with.
This week I have decided to make a vintage Christmas accordion card.   However, I must apologise for the quality of the pictures as every room I tried to take pitures in the sun was shining far too much hence I have a glare on every picture, sorry about that.
I love the two sentiments above, the first one was an Inkadinkado stamp which was discontinued a while ago and the second one is an Outlines stamp.
For the stamping and sponging I have used DI inks brushed corduroy, tea dye and antique linen along with StazOn black.  On this section I have sponged through a snowflake stencil with an acrylic paint dabber, snow cap.   I have punched two medium circles from cardstock and stamped the reindeer (Penny Black stamp) with StazOn black.  I have used my Dymo machine for the Vintage Christmas sentiment and Noel is an Outlines stamp.  I have also added white pearls to the reindeer's noses.
This is one side of the reverse of the accordion.  I have again used my Dymo machine to produce the snow, believe, santa and tree words.  Again I have punched two circles from card, one black and the other beige and stamped with StazOn black and sponged the edges with DI inks.  I have added snowflakes and santa sentiment using scrabble letters.
This shows one side of my accordion in all its glory.  The Santa is a Stampington stamp, and the collage stamp to the right is a Hero Arts stamp.
These are the two sides of my accordion in all their glory.  Off to have a nose at everyone's lovely artwork over at the Play Date Cafe, why not join me.  Tracy x x
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20 comments:

  1. Lori23 July 2010 at 16:56

    Gorgeous Tracy, I just love the totally vintage feel to this, really spectacular!

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  2. Netty23 July 2010 at 18:33

    I agree with Lori, its totally gorgeous.
    Annette x

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  3. Unknown23 July 2010 at 19:18

    Wow! Just stunning, Tracy! Fabulous vintage Christmas card.. Thanks for playing with the Play Date Cafe!!

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  4. Helen23 July 2010 at 19:24

    Tracy, this is simply stunning.

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  5. Cath Wilson23 July 2010 at 20:32

    Stunning, Tracy - love everything about it and the colours are just perfect. Please don't complain about the sun - we've had our first sunshine for a few weeks here this afternoon - late afternoon - and it's such a treat after the grey, miserable days! Still can't believe you're doing Christmas...

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  6. ~Tammy~24 July 2010 at 01:07

    Wow, this is great! This caught my eye right away when I was posting my card! Simply stunning!

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  7. Lisa Somerville24 July 2010 at 01:13

    Beautiful Christmas Accordian card, wonderful attention to detail! Thanks for playing at the PDCC.

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  8. Julie Ranae24 July 2010 at 02:02

    Tracy....I LOVE this entry for this week's challenge and I have to say that I have been searching for the stamp featured in the very first photo (Master Builder). I saw it in one of the UK stamp magazines a year or two ago and never could find it here...Inkadinkado maybe?

    Anyway...LOVELY WORK : )

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  9. Bleubeard and Elizabeth24 July 2010 at 02:14

    I am TOTALLY in love with this accordion card and I'm not even a card maker. This is one spectacular beauty with many details. I really like that this is a non-traditional card. The colors are really great for winter, something I could use right now.

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  10. Lynn Stevens24 July 2010 at 09:02

    WOW Tracy I am In LOVE with your accordian card, You put so much thought into this one, Its so incredible, Take a bow or should I say bough.LOL
    and kudos for starting your Christmas cards!

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  11. Julia Dunnit24 July 2010 at 10:59

    Fab Tracy, really you work so well in these colours - for me it would be a bad outcome. Love it!

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  12. Lesley Edmonds24 July 2010 at 12:17

    What a great little book. Love the colour combo with those stamps.

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  13. Lynne Phelps25 July 2010 at 06:39

    Wow, you are on an accordian streak that is just getting better and better! LOVE what you have done bringing together Christmas with this lovely neutral palette. A vintage triumph! And...I really really think there is an accordian in my near future...your creations are inspiring!

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  14. Suzanne C26 July 2010 at 03:32

    Gorgeous vintage accordion holiday card! Love all the work and details! Thanks for joining us at the PDCC again!

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  15. Sarah Anderson26 July 2010 at 10:02

    This is a fabulous idea for these colours - they work brilliantly, and I love the accordion book. Thanks for choosing to play along with us in the play date cafe :)

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  16. Ruby26 July 2010 at 16:21

    This is BEAUTIFUL Tracy, so inspiring, such gorgeous detail! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe this week!

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  17. Neet26 July 2010 at 19:11

    Gorgeous card - such a lot of work has gone into this (hope it is for someone special) and it has paid off with a stunning end rsult.
    Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog.

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  18. Savannah O'Gwynn26 July 2010 at 20:33

    WOW!! You def. put a TON of love and work into this card--it is BEAUTIFUL! I love the way you spelled SANTA with those squares! Again--BEAUTIFUL!L!! Thanks for joining in the fun at the PDCC:)

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  19. Terry27 July 2010 at 00:05

    Very vintage! Love all your details!

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  20. Sue Lelli 27 July 2010 at 21:50

    What a ton of work you put into this! It is LOVELY!

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