Friday, August 12, 2011

Moxie Fab World - Luminous layers

Hello! If you are looking for my Cricut 360 post, please scroll down or click HERE. Unity FWF can be found HERE.

I made this for this weeks Moxie Fab world Tuesday Trigger - I fell in LOVE with the trigger this week! Something about it just spoke to me...and I actually struggled to make something that I felt was worthy of how much I loved it! The first card I made is below...before I deconstructed it because I just wasn't happy with it! Here is the actual final product:


And here is the trigger - isn't it fabulous?


I tore, inked, and taped the layered strips of patterned cardstock onto plain cardstock. Then I printed off the dress from the trigger picture above, traced it onto vellum, cut it out, and used it as my template. I cut it in half, tilted it a bit to the side, and cut the dress out of my layered paper. Added a bit behind for the back of the dress, and ribbon for the straps. Attached it with pop-dots to my plain card, and added a sentiment from Unity Stamp Co.


And here is where I started. I cut this dress out with my Cricut, put my layered paper behind the cutout, added some machine stitching, a sentiment, and some stick on pearls. The dress just didn't seem right though - too princessy! And the kraft paper wasn't quite right either. And the pearls weren't quite the right color...and the sentiment just didn't fit where I wanted it to, so it was floating in a kind of random place. Anyway - I am SOOOO much more happy with the finished project! What do you think? Was it worth the redo?



I also think this fits well with the Papercrafts August Gallery 2011 celebrating girlfriends! I love the friends that I know I can trust to tell me if the dress REALLY looks good on me, and that they won't say it if it isn't true!!!

26 comments:

  1. Wow both cards are lovely! What a nice card you create with the inspiration picture!

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  2. OMG...that looks AMAZING! I love the way this came out.

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  3. Your re-do is perfect!!!! WOW - so very stunning!

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  4. I am absolutely impressed with the redo! Not only is it close to the trigger picture, I'm just amazed at how you constructed it. The sentiment for this one is perfect. To be honest, I wouldn't have had a closer look if I had seen the first card, but it was the second card on SCS that made me take a closer look. Brilliant work! Best, Curt

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  5. Both are beautiful, but the redo takes everything up a notch! Fabulous redo!
    Carolyn
    http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com

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  6. Actually these are BOTH A.M.A.Z.I.N.G in their own beauty! So colorful and artistic; love the layers, and the papers you used...WOW!

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  7. Wow, your card looks just like the dress! Excellent job!!

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  8. I love how this turned out:) Great job!!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  9. Oh my...those are both gorgeous! I love both dresses and think you nailed it both times! Two totally different styles of dress, but they are both just fabulous...I love the papers! Great job on these cards...love it!

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  10. Came over from Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger. Love the literal interp!

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  11. Definitely worth the redo! The first card was cute, the second card has WOW factor! Fantastic!
    Michelle.

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  12. and yes - the second one IS better, but I liked the first one too... (-:

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  13. Wow! That dress is fabulous! Love it!

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  14. Wow, both cards are stunning...love it! ;)

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  15. Hey Heather! Thanks for linking this up to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  16. These are awesome so colourful...they make me smile as i viewed ....thanks!

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  17. Oh My gosh this is brilliant! What a fabulous card and spot on for the trigger.

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  18. seriously adorable! that is the cutest and what an awesome take on the trigger- looks just like it :)

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  19. Love! Totally fab take on the trigger! Great details!

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  20. Definitely worth the redo. The final version is stunning. The original card I really like but that style of dress just didn't look right with all the different patterns. You are inspiring.

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  21. I agree - the redo is FABULOUS! The original is fun - though I agree with Chris above that the style of dress in that card is more suited to different patterns (something more damasky, prissy). The patterns you chose are *perfect* for the remake. Love it!!!!

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  22. Wowza...fabulous! Congratulations!

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  23. I so like both cards, but the second one is a WOW!
    www.cleverandcute.blogspot.com

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