Shabby Chic Silhouette Card

I'm trying something different this time - probably old hat to you, but new to me.

I've never tried Shabby Chic or silhouettes before, so trying some new techniques to make it all work in together. I also wanted to try this type of ruffled paper flower.

The background is embossed (Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder) onto blue card, then painted over with white acrylics. I wiped the excess away, plus a bit of distressing. I "aged" the white around the silhouette with a tea bag and added some of my mother's old lace. The pink highlights on the dresses is Twinkling H2O's. The bottom edge is also embossed, this time with the Script folder.

Digital Elements
I wanted to work with the digi silhouette. The ticket "stub" is from the wonderfully generous Miss Cutie Pie. I added a computer generated sentiment.

Paper Flower Know How
I love paper flowers and was even more keen after my first try at a 3D flower for the Black and
White challenge.

The paper flower on this Silhouette Shabby Chic card above is a Vintage Ruffly Button Print Flower which was really simple, though I still need a bit of practice to perfect it. My know how guide was this great easy to follow video by Dawn McVey. Give it a try!

I used my 2 inch scallop punch. The top layer is Calligraphy script I found on the net (public domain). I'm learning calligraphy, so maybe this is a way I could recycle my practice sheets.

This card is for the following challenges -

Simon Says Challenge - Shabby Chic

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Buttons

Magical Crafts Challenge #6 - Vintage

ABC Challenge - L is for Layering (2nd card)

Corrosive Challenge #46 - Distressing

The Craft Garden - New (new techniques)

Crafty Angels Week 17 - Can You Feel It? (Textures) (2nd card)

Crafty Cardmakers #12 - What's New (new techniques)

Craft Creations #50 - Textures (2nd card)

Digital Tuesday - Embossing (2nd card)

Creative Card Crew Challenge - Distressing (2nd card)

Your Next Stamp #7 - Embossing (I do love embossing!)

Charisma Cardz #2 - Anything New (new digi images)