A Touch of Gray: Handmade Cards for Every Occasion: Ode to Charlotte York Goldenblatt

Did I tell you how much I love my Cricut. Ok...I love my Cricut.

I made the base of this card about a month ago. I like the color combination of pink and brown. I didn't know what I was going to add to the front of the card, but when my Forever Young Cricut cartridge arrived and I opened it up, the little light-bulb flickered. I love all of the images on the cartridge, but found this purse to be the perfect fit for my card. Once assembled, it screamed Charlotte York Goldenblatt from Sex and the City. I like all the gals in SNTC and will probably create a card representing each of the ladies at some point in time.

The card is layered in Vintage Pink and brown (sorry, didn't write down the the exact color name) for the brown cardstock from Bazzill Basics and this cool decorative geometrical design cardstock from Jolie's Chocolat. The pad is awesome and have created a bunch of cards using the decorative paper. I highly recommend purchasing it if you get a chance. I machine stitched the decorative paper to the card using brown thread. I purposely created the stitching with a few waves to add a little dimension to the overall feel of the card. The inside of the card is also layered in browns and pink.

Now for the purse and accessories....I used a different sheet from the Chocolat pad for the outside of the purse and layered the same decorative sheet used for the main frame of the card for the lining of the purse. I added some beads to the purse for a decorative feel. Of course no purse is complete without accessories. I cut out gloves, lipstick, and a mirror using pink, brown and gold cardstock. For the mirror, I used silver cardstock for the mirror and gold cardstock for the handle. I also embellshed each accesory with beads and added some gold and brown stamping ink to the edges. I cut out several layers for each of the accessories to give them some thickness. All the accessories have been attached to the purse with glue dots. The purse is attached to the card with glue dots.