I recently attended the Hobbycrafts exhibition at the SECC in Glasgow. This was my first visit for a couple of years because my friend Susy and I decided to forgo our two Glasgow visits for one in November at the NECC in Birmingham.
I spent relatively little this time - a few jewellery findings, a Marbling kit and a Memory Box die - Modern Landscape. I have been thinking about this die for a while so thought that I would treat myself. I reckon that I only have to use it 4 times to recoup its cost.
So .... here is number 1
The die is much longer than the section that has been used here as the focus for this card. The green pearlised, die-cut was then cut again using an oval Spellbinders die. This die was also used to cut a black oval background shape. 3D foam pads attached the landscape die cut. The stamp came from a set that was free with a magazine.
My last post included a card using the Inkylicious Windswept stamp and a watercoloured background. I wasn't happy with the way I had framed the scene by mounting it on to card. I knew instinctively that the gold border was too wide but I had already mounted it on the base card. Fait accompli.
This niggled me so I decided to make another card to redeem myself!
I left a thin gold border this time before mounting on to brown card.
Happy now - I can move on!
Still Juggling!!!!
A friend asked to see some wedding cards. Instant panic! The last wedding cards I had made were given to her from myself and other friends for her own wedding last summer. So I went into overdrive.
I made some of my white on white cards that I have shown here previously - slight variations of course. Then I came across a Prim Poppy Memory Box die that I bought at the NECC back in November last year. Unused of course.
This is the first card that I made.
I used old gold card for the base and to cut the die. The text was printed on to pearlised gold cream card which I line embossed around the edges.
I am so happy with it that I will make some more so that I am not caught short again. I'm on a roll.
My stash of cards is now much depleted because I took about 80 to the local Shelter shop last week. To be honest, they were mostly cards that I had made in previous years and not representative of the card that I produce now. My only hope is that they will raise some money for a very worthy cause.
