Thursday 15 April 2010


Hello again! Here are my latest makes and I have to say I think I am going backwards.  The next birthday girl on MSE may, ....... dare I say it, have a bought card if things don't improve very quickly.

The top card was a luckily a pre coloured image and cried out for a pretty 'look' so I used some dotty papermania papers with ribbon from crafty ribbons and tried combining the dots because it's a look I like. I think I tried to get too much on one card.

The other one was me trying to do 'elegant'. I embossed plain card with my new folder from Little Claire, stuck on all the shiny gems, then found the whole image was a bit too tall to fit on the card blank with an even border so I chopped it down a bit and tried to get it central. I added a sentiment from Craftwork cards which I chalked to give a bit of contrast to all the white. The best bit on the card was the green backing paper Bazzil basics which was already slightly textured with a swiss dotty pattern that I'd not seen before.

Then I compounded the sins by taking carp photos.

I do hope the recipients read this blog and know that in this case the thought really did count for far far more that the finished atricles! ATRICLES??? I meant articles.

9 comments:

  1. Lovely cards!! I love any forever friends cards specially ones with dotty paper x Your embossed tree is gorgeous and I love the wavy sentiment. xx

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  2. They are beautiful, you are waaayyy too hard on yourself lady x

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  3. Awww these are beautiful, I really really love the tree one! I think I need to find that folder! they are both beautiful ATRICLES! xxx lol

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  4. I absolutely love my card - thank you. The tree card is just beautiful.x

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  5. Two stunning cards,they are lovely.. I don't think you put too much on the top card,I think it is fab.. the effect you used on the edges on the layers is really effective.. the second card is really elegant and sophisticated wow!! :D Christine x

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  6. The tree is fab and i'm the lucky owner thank you . I'm going to have to buy the folder now. I only normally look at promarkers on there.

    The forever friends bear is beautiful too i love them.

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  7. Aww don't be so hard on yourself these are two very pretty cards that I know I for one would be very pleased to receive x

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  8. The tree card looks lovely, and the forever friends one is very cute x

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  9. Great cards Marg. The tree one is fantastic!

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