Tuesday, November 11, 2014

CC#3C - Cabinet Card Pocket

Happy Veteran's Day to all of you who serve or have family members who do or have! We owe so much to those that keep us safe and enjoying our many freedoms! On the subject, I had more free time to play around in the dungeon and worked those gorgeous Artist Outpost stamps into the current Compendium of Curiosities III, found on page 38, "Cabinet Card Pocket." Linda and the CC sure have some amazing artwork up for inspiration and this go around Inspiration Emporium is the sponsor of a $50 store gift voucher and again you can win something sweet from Tim and Mario! Here we go and this time we can share the details as this is more about the product and not a technique.
For my cabinet card pocket, I applied clear embossing ink over the crocodile stencil and used Distress vintage photo EP and matted this on red and distressed the edges. All was mounted on a piece of Tim's paper. My sweet young lady from Generation Redux was stamped in Coffee Archival over some Blooming Garden paper from ODBD, which I had did a white paint wash over the area where the image would be stamped. The November "Show us you AO Art" challenge has started, so hope you will join in!
I colored the rose with Watermelon and Lettuce alcohol inks and added a word band tied with a dyed silk ribbon. 
Now working the cabinet card, gave me the idea to also enclose a secret little inspirational tag for my Granddaughter's 21st birthday, which easily pulls out and has a little secret hiding spot!
The sentiment is from Chalkboard Wisdom and a favorite of mine and I think just the right words for a 21 year-old! For a little extra background interest, I sued stamps from Ephemera Backgrounds and Whimsical Melange.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are having a wonderful week!


27 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

What a gorgeous card, love the hidden cash pocket, I think that young lady will be very happy! Hugs, Valerie

Anonymous said...

A beautiful creation and I like the addition of the word band and the way you coloured the rose to co-ordinate is so pretty.
A brilliant idea to then have the hidden pocket, what a wonderful surprise this will be when she discoveries the tag.
Wishes
Lynne

Yvonne said...

What a treasure for your granddaughter! Very special and I love how you altered the Cabinet Card. Thank you for sharing it with us at CC3C!

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

WOW!!! LOVE the stenciling and embossing on the frame! What an alteration! LOVE the hidden money place too! Awesome card! Thanks so much for playing along with us on the Cabinet Card Pocket challenge at CC3Challenge!!!

Shelly Schmidt said...

I love how you stamped the main image onto DP and that flower is beautiful! The pocket tag is fun and your G-daughter will love finding a fun surprise in it.

Michele said...

another so stunning creation Terry. charming. xo

inreenesroom.blogspot.com said...

This is one beautiful and well thought out Birthday Card! My favorite part is the red rose. The color is bright and goes perfectly with all the others colors you used...

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

Original and impressive Terry...what a great combination of the brown and red colours. And the rose looks stunning.
Greetings, Alie :-)

Annette Green said...

I love that you stencil embossed your cabinet card! Clever idea, and it looks so cool. Great to include a hidden gift tag behind it. Your granddaughter will love it. You're a sweet grandma!

Beverly Sager said...

I love all the different elements and textures, but it still allows the photo to be the focus. Great card!

1CardCreator said...

Beautiful card, love the hidden pocket tag too. Love all the techniques you used on it too! Big hugs, ~Diane

Redanne said...

Your Granddaughter will be one very happy 21 year old when she receives this stunning card! I love the animal print around that beautiful stamped girl and I love that you made a hidden tag for inside too. Very clever and very beautiful! Hugs, Anne xx

Candy C said...

Terry....what an awesome birthday remembrance for your Granddaughter's 21st birthday! Great use of the cabinet card! I really like your design using the stamped image in the center and the word stick and sweet colorized metallic rose. Great job! Thanks for sharing with all of us at CC3C. <3 Candy

Mrs.B said...

This is a lovely card, always love that image. great idea for the 'hidden' cash. Beautiful colouring on the rose embellishment.
Avril xx

Meggymay said...

A beautiful card, I think someone will be so thrilled with the hidden pocket.
Yvonne x

Karin said...

beautiful card, love the hidden pocket! Groetjes Karin x

Jenny Marples said...

Oh Terry what a special gift! This is the most wonderfully special way to give a gift of money with so much thought and love. Jenny x

Sue said...

Great card! Love the hidden pocket idea.

Marjie Kemper said...

Boy, Terry, the money was the icing on the cake! Love the stamped image as focal point and the amazing metal flower. So cool! Thanks for sharing this with us at CC3C!

Lucy Edmondson said...

This is fab, Terry, I love that rose!

Lucy x

Cheryl Grigsby said...

I love that sentiment, Terry. The metal rose is perfect with your stamped image. Thanks for entering this for CC3C!

Rea' said...

Love this card the color combo is stunning! Great gift idea( pocket such cool addition)!

Julia Aston said...

What a fun design with the pull out tag/gift holder Terry! love the animal pattern on the photo pocket!

crafty creations said...

Absolutely stunning your GD will be delighted

Diane said...

What a fun design, the detailed rose and fun cash pocket are great.

Hugs diane

Unknown said...

Always love it when there's something to be discovered in/on a card! Love how you added your tag, oh, your granddaughter must be so pleased with with you have made with so much love for her! Hugs, Ira
Ira’s Crea Corner

Words and Pictures said...

Absolutely love this, Terry. The AO stamps have the perfect vintage look to go with the Cabinet Card - and the pull out tag is a lovely touch!

Sorry I've missed so much, but I'm looking forward to getting back in the swing of visiting.
Alison xx

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