18 & Fabulous!

I can not believe that my niece is 18 today! How is it possible that she's now an adult who will be going away to college in the fall (going away from her parents, but she will actually be closer to me...yay). Ugh...where did the time go?!

Well, the cutest little girl has turned into a fabulous young woman who loves altered art, retro fashion, and bold colors. When I saw this incredibly elegant retro lady, I knew she was perfect for Jamie's card and built the rest around her.

The Details:

• The "fabulous, dahling, truly fabulous" retro lady is from Free Vintage Digital Stamps.  Pamela offers some of the most unique images...I just love her site! Fab-o retro lady was printed on white copy paper, colored with watercolor pencils, fussy cut, and accented with Old Paper Distress Ink to give her a little more flesh color.

• This wonderfully bold link border is from Bazzill. I trimmed it to fit the width of my card (it's 12" long, so there's still another large piece left for another card!) and accented the centers of the ovals with large pearls.

• The oval and "18" were stamped on plum cardstock, accented with Old Paper DI and then given a generous coating of Glossy Accents. The finished label is mounted on foam tape for added dimension.  

• To position the ribbon and bow just where I wanted it, I cut a horizonal slit through the card and ran the ribbon through from the back, tying the bow in the front. The fluffiness of the bow helps disguise the slit, although if you use a sharp knife, your slit will be neat and not even noticeable.

Challenges:

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge: Birthday

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge: Pick A Number

Emergency Crafters: Bold & Bright

Southern Girls Challenge: #43 - Get Your Girly On

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Simon Says...Anything Goes

Celebrate the Occasion: Challenge #60 - Happy Birthday (must use ribbon)

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge: It's A Girl Thing

Supplies:
Cardstock:	Stampin’ Up! ‘Pale Plum’
Patterned Paper:	Fancy Pants ‘Love’; My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found Two ‘Blush’
Image:	Free Vintage Digital Stamps
Stamps:	Inkadinkado ‘Sharie Numbers’; My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found Two Rosy ‘Everything’
Inks:	Distress Ink ‘Old Paper’, ‘Barn Door’; SU! craft ‘Real Red’; StazOn ‘Jet Black’; Distress Stain ‘Victorian Velvet’; Perfect Pearls Mist ‘Heirloom Gold’; SU! watercolor pencils
Embellishments:	Bazzill Just the Edge ‘Black’; Hug Snug seam binding ‘ivory’; pearl accents; Glossy Accents
Tools:	3M foam tape; heat gun; Tim Holtz paper distresser; Exacto knife; foam ink blender