Monday, April 25, 2011

BBTB2 Home Decor Crown Challenge






Good Monday morning! Is everyone recovering from their chocolate hangover? Yeah, me too. This week the fabulously talented and dear friend, Julie, has chosen either crown from Home Decor for our BBTB2 challenge. I started out trying to make a shaped front card, but the cuts I wanted to use weren't cooperating. It would have had to have been long and skinny, and the fold for the base would have been at an inconvenient place so I scrapped that idea, expanded the cuts, and made a wall or door hanger. The base from Picturesque, which I skewed in Design Studio measures 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 so it's fairly large. I apologize for the dark colors, not very Spring-like, eh? but this is for ME (just in case anyone forgets who's BOSS around here) and I'm not a pink kinda gal. The DP is from GCD Studio's Paris Nights collection.





Once I'd chosen and cut the base, the crown posed sort of a problem. I'd hidden the contours of the crown shadow but wanted to fill in that space on the regular cut. I couldn't find another print with the right scale so I cut the blackout in cream card stock and embossed it with the Cuttlebug Textile Texture folder and inked it lightly with Black Soot Distress Ink. It still didn't look right to me. I finally covered the embossing with a single layer of black tulle which muted it ever so slightly and mimicked the print on the DP and I was good to go. Added a little feather there to balance the red "Queen" and of course, adhesive gems.


"Queen of Everything" comes from Graphically Speaking (LOVE that cart!) It's a little hard to read in the first pic, but it's okay IRL. Of course I cut it several times and popped it for dimension, but the one thing I DON'T like about Graphically Speaking is the lack of layers in some cases and no shadow cuts...Grrrr. To get "QUEEN" in red, I postioned the sentiment partially off the page so as not to waste so much paper and then hand trimmed at the base of the letters and popped them slightly offset. Problem solved! Looking at it now, though, I should have cut the whole thing and used the rest under the black"of Everything" to help bring out that part of the sentiment. Oh well, hindsite is always 20/20. The pretty tassel is from J's, I think, and the button it's hanging from is Recollections for M's. It was silver so I colored it with my gold leafing pen. Be sure to bop by BBTB2 and see the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of my teamies and remember that if your don't have Home Decor, any crown will do. Also, if you're so inclined, please check out my Dimensional Challenge on Yvonne's Blog, Do More With Less. I'd sure love to see you play along with BOTH challenges.

23 comments:

  1. LOL.. oh you are definitely Queen of Everything and definitely not a pink girl.. love the card (as always.. I don't think you could make something I don't just love).. hugs

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  2. This is so fitting of you!! I LOVE it!!! I for one am glad you're not a pink kind of girl, too many out there are!! Love the paper!! TFS

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  3. This is juat awesome!!! I love the colors! Fantastic button and tassel. :)

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  4. I so love the take on our crown challenge and when I saw this, I said aloud to anyone listening Donna IS the Queen of Everything. You are awesome.
    Hugs
    Carole

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  5. Yes, you are Queen of everything and this crown proves it! Besides, if you didn't say so, I would! You are amazing! Big hugs!

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  6. This is fabulous, could you wear it somewhere prominent, just so everyone knows?

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  7. Fabulous! I love this you are so amazing! TFS

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  8. thank you!! I am!! HEEHEEE....this is awesome - like you!

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  9. FYI, i am the queen of everything, lol.

    lovely hanger tough :)

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  10. Oooh me want one of those to remind my family of the way things are - it's just AWESOME!!!!
    xXx

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  11. As always...another masterpiece! Love the embossed base, the feather and the tassel! Perfect for the queen of everything! ;)

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  12. Great wallhanging you have made and a lot of other wonderful things! =)
    Hugs, Elenor

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  13. Super wall hanging...but I think I might be the rightful owner! LOL! It's gorgeous, without a doubt!

    I love the tut on Yvonne's blog, and am going to try one of these. Have you ever posted a tut on youTube? Maybe you should....I'm just saying!

    :D

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  14. Right you are :) YOU are the Queen of Everything Papercrafting :) I so wanted to play this week and couldn't get my act together :) Love your project :)

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  15. what you are not a "pink" girl?? lol
    OK this is another stunning item!! bet it keeps hubby in the know, eh? lol

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  16. Just spotted this, very cool indeed x

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  17. What a perfect little sign to hang in your craft room. Or you could even hang it right on your front door for everyone to see when they enter your home. :) I may have to scrap lift this.

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  18. Okay Miss Donna~ I have missed WAY TOO MUCH again! You are just AMAZING! I can't keep up with you ~ so again I am going to have to cheat and tell you as awlays LOVE everything but this one is so true! I got a BIG chuckle out of this. LOVE the colors and of course the dimension! NEVER forget you are the QUEEN! LOL
    fts
    Oops forgot to tell you I am sorry I was so late commenting on your W.W. entry...please forgive me!

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  19. I love "Queen of Everything"! LOL! I didn't realize that was on the GS cart. From some reason, that reminds me of Kat.

    I still can't get past your attention to detail. The crown with the embossed background, inked and layered. Amazing!

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  20. Oh I'm soooo late on my comment's this week (shame on me, lol) I bet your Kitty is thinking "yeah, she Think's she's the Queen of everything, little does she know, lol! And you know, I think your definetly the Queen Of Pop, love all the dimension as always, love the tulle and the touch of the feather and I have to agree with you about GS, wish it had a shadow, I'm real surprised it doesn't, I don't think they thought that one out, ya think, lol!
    ((Hugs)) Theresa

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  21. Super fab design Donna. Isn't it nice to make something just for yourself for a change. Well deserved you design queen!!!

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  22. Wow I love your wall hanging Donna! Your background shape is so clever it looks like it's made upof all the suits of a pack of cards that's what I thought when I saw it especially with the Queen of everything, but of course that is you girlie!! Love the embossing and tuille thought it was lace. Stunning piece!!
    Hugs
    Juliexxx

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  23. This cards is so YOU! I love the dimention. Great job!

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