January 07, 2011

70s inspired retro



A friend of mine has been fighting a nasty cold for a while now, and I thought I'd make this card to cheer her up!
Brown, orange, pink, and green can be so 70s inspiring, so this has a bit of retro feel to it, don't you think?

Everything is PTI except the butterfly (a random sticker from K & Company). Using white e.p. I heat embossed the large stem/leaf image multiple times on green and then layered it with orange. Seeing it now, I think it would have looked better layered with pink instead, but oh well.

Sorry for the brevity...I'm not feeling talkative!

Thanks for stopping by, TGIF

23 comments:

Lindsay said...

LOVE it the way it is Dana! such a fun card to cheer up your friend!

Kara said...

love the background...and the funky colors!

iruha said...

Dana is a very beautiful card!

Sue Ann said...

Well this will put her in the mood to shake her groove thang ...... I LOVE A GOOD DISCO song ........ Beautiful Dana!!!

Christina said...

This definitely puts a smile on my face, so I'm sure it will brighten your friend's day! Love the bold colors and the embossed white leaves!

Sherry Eckblad said...

Oh how I love felt flowers and the colors are one of my favorite combos.

Paulina said...

This is so pretty, Dana! I love how you embossed the leaves- so striking again the green! Your friend is going to love this card!

Anonymous said...

Love the white embossing, Such a pretty card Dana!

BethieJ said...

Dana I LOVE this.. I know your friend will too!
Happy New Year!

Amy Kolling said...

I like the orange layer! You need'nt worry....this is one fab card!!

Sue Plote said...

Wow, Dana! LOVE the emobssed leaves, and the flowers are awesome! This is a great card, and I just know that you friend will love it!

Debbie Gaydos said...

Dana, this is gorgeous! Your embossing came out beautifully... mine never seems to be this "clean". When I first opened the page, I thought "I don't remember that pattern in the Turning a New Leaf pp pad" lol.

Aimes said...

Play that funky music, girlie! This is one sweet card that totally plays tribute to the 70s - love it!
Hugs,
Aimes
x

Keva said...

ooh, I love the colors together. Really pretty, Dana.

Jill said...

I (heart) the 70s. Period. I love the retro feel to this card so much that I want to get sick just so I can receive one! Far out, Dana!

B said...

Fun fun fun! Love the use of the orange to mat the green! Just too fun! Love the inspired retro look!

Stephanie said...

Lovely card!!! Love the colors! Love the felt and buttons! Love everything about it!

Gabby said...

Spot on, Dana! From the 70s into the early 80s, everywhere you looked there was olive green, orange, harvest gold, dark brown, flowers and butterflies! Cute card! :)

Tigriswillreign said...

I love the way you used space on your double-ended banner, Dana!

~amy~ said...

::swoon:: this is gorgeous...bright and bold..just like I like em..

Mara Campbell said...

I love the embossing!!!

Huguenot Girl said...

Fun card! Love the colour combo and the embossing. Nicole

Jen Carter said...

Love the embossed leaves and the chocolate flowers against the green! LOVE the glittery butterfly too, what a fun little embellishment!