Mar 19 2008
Sweet Girl…
I just love this darling stamp image. It reminds me of my daughter when she was younger. Little girls are so sweet. When creating this card, the little dress reminded me of a beautiful smocked dress I had made for her in blue. Blue dress, blond hair…so sweet. I don’t smock any longer. It’s a beautiful craft but I must admit…time consuming. I know that the time will come when I pick up that needle again. I’m sure I won’t be able resist down the road when my children are old enough to have children of their own.
Little One Love
To create this design, I stamped the main image, Sweet One Collage stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms, using my Black Palette Ink. After watercoloring using my Niji waterbrush and my dye ink pads, I distressed the edges using my Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser before stitching to the design.
I’ve been wanting to try out my Weathered Wood Distress Crackle Paint and brushed some over my Maya Road chipboard flourish. I just love the crackle of this paint and am finding more and more great applications for it. Distress Crackle Paint is the product spotlight at CHF for another two days. If you are thinking of trying some, now is a great time as it is on sale.
Quick Tip: Use watercolor paper for your stamped images if you plan on watercoloring them. The ease and depth of the coloring is much improved over cardstock.
I thought I’d include a couple quick pics of one of the dresses I created. The light is not great here this morning so I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. It was a last minute idea that popped into my head. I love seeing photos of the things that inspire people and thought you might like the same.
Dress was created with a Chery Williams Basic Square Yoke Dress pattern using blue Pima cotton gingham, DMC embroidery floss. I believe the smocking plate was from an issue of Australian Smocking and Embroidery. It seems impossible to believe I made this dress 10 years ago this spring.
Wishing you a beautiful day…
Supply List:(for card)
Stamps:
-Sweet One Collage(The Rummage Bin Collection) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Sophisticated Swirl Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
-Black & Canvas Palette Hybrid by Stewart Superior
-Cloudy Blue, Denim, Lemonade, Peach Bellini, Tattered Rose, Espresso, Latte Adirondack Dye inks by Ranger
Cardstock:
-Natural Smooth cardstock by Prism Papers
-blue cardstock by Prism Papers
Patterned Paper:
-Daisy D’s
-watercolor paper
Tools:
-sewing machine
-Niji waterbrush
Accessories:
-weathered wood distress crackle paint - Ranger
-buttons by Autumn Leaves
-chipboard flourish from Maya Road
-ribbon from May Arts
-linen thread
-love embellishment by Making Memories
Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team Coordinator
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Wow, you have time to smock and make beautiful cards. I am impressed. Your work is gorgeous, thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card and DRESS. I have sewn for my daughter too, but never took up smocking. I really wanted to learn..Maybe someday for grandchildren. Thanks for sharing both beautiful works of art!
What a pretty card and beautiful dress. That brings back a lot of memories. I also smocked once upon a time. A friend had the smocking machine and would gather up the fabric for me so I could do the embroidery. I loved it, but my youngest is now 21 and those dresses were given away.
How special to have have your work preserved for another day! I too enjoyed smocking. Your work is inspiring!
Julia, that dress is amazing! Smocking is a craft I really admire. So much time and patience.
Fabulous dress and card. You are so talented putting all those details onto the dress.
Wow, you are a woman of many talents. Beautiful card and beautiful dress, even if it is 10 years old!
I’m so glad you shared the picture of the dress with us . . you’re very talented and I’m so happy you posted it! I’ve always wanted to do smocking but never tackled it. The dress is just beautiful!
Oh my, the card is adorable but the dress is amazing! I have fond memories of a grade school photo of myself in a very similar smocked dress.
Oh, Julia! I love both your card with that neat-o scrollwork AND that fabulously smocked dress–you’re one multi-talented mama!
So sweet, love your corner of buttons. Beautiful work on the dress!
Gorgeous cards & dress!
LeAnne
oh that is a sweet card, J and a darling dress!
You MADE that dress??? Sheesh! Hidden talents!!! Gorgeous card AND dress! Wow!