What do you think of when you think "80's"? don't know about you, but I lived through it in jr high and high school. There was of course alligator shirts and top-siders and those cute bermuda handbags where you changed the covers (what were they called???) and add-a-beads, argh!! BUT, along with the preppy trends I totally remember the other trends...more Madonna or Cyndi Lauper...BIG hair, big bows in the hair, neon parachute pants, huge v-neck sweaters from limited (also neon), high heels with jeans (gasp), pegg-legged jeans, lots of lace, lots of necklaces and funky-funky (can we say tacky) earrings!! Ok, enough...I am making myself sick.
But, when I saw Layla (and started humming Eric Clapton's song) I kept looking at those big polka dots on her shirt screaming 80's GIRL!!
I was hunting though my stash for something that would fit the theme I had in mind. This paper from Fancy Pants was as close as I could find...definately BRIGHT!! I also got to use my brand-spanking new Oval Nesties that I ordered from All That Scraps last week :) I added some dots with my black spica glitter pen, but you really can't see the shimmer on the photo. (Gotta keep the glitter /bright theme going, too bad I didn't have some serious pink eyeshadow for her, bwaaahaha) The flower is also Fancy Pants, but from a couple of years back in my stash. The ribbon was hand-dyed with SU! white grosgrain and a Cool Carribean re-inker and a little H2O.
This card uses Amy's Friday sketch, which you can check out at her blog: Prairie Paper & Ink
She was fun to make! Layla wil be available in just 3 days. she is one of 2 new Glam Girlz by CC Designs...you will get to see Virginia tomorrow. And the cool news is, if you ordered the set of Glam Girlz last month, Layla, Virginia, and their sayings will all fit nicely in the tin with the other 3 gals. The sentiment that I used here is also a CC Designs stamp, from the set "Hey Chicky".
While I was at it, I made one more card with Layla...I thought I'd try out the whole "inchie" thing. Maybe I picked the wrong image, but she just gets LOST with all the wild paper on the card. These papers are also from Fancy Pants. The Orchid bg looked way too plain so I distressed it, a LOT...too much I think. vere rip off part of a card then start over? may just have to happen here, LOL. But I like parts of it. The sentiment (from the Girlz set) is stamped on the Soft Sky piece that is inside the card...it shows through a peek-a-boo window.
Hope you like her! Don't forget to check in over at the ATS blog today and tomorrow and Monday...Christine is giving away FREE stamps!! Plus, you can see samples from other DT members. Go get linked up!
I'll be back tomorrow with Virginia and on Monday with Froggie and friends...you definitely don't want to miss them :) Have a great weekend. I promise to be back in gear with a new Scrappy sketch for you next Saturday at its regularly scheduled time!!
-Cyndi
It's so exciting to see what the atsdt has made with the new stamps! Love your cards:-D
xx, Inge
Posted by: Inge | May 31, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Very cool and retro!!! Joan
Posted by: Joan Jeffery | May 31, 2008 at 12:47 PM
I'm an 80's kinda girl too, so I LOVE these designs!! Awesome job!
Posted by: Kimmie | June 06, 2008 at 07:59 AM