Monday 13 October 2014

Hopefully.............................

I will redeem myself with my latest offering..............

I made this a few weeks ago after making the rosette because I had bought the die and then didn't do anything with the finished die cut.........................

after moving it around my craft desk for several months I decided it needed a home on a card if I wasn't going to make a badge with it and here is what I came up with.........................





quite clean and simple really  - although it didn't feel like it when I was making it...............................






close-up of the rosette...................................





the card blanks are from craftwork cards and I was interested to see what this corner die would look like stamped across the 'missing' corner of the card...........................quite pleased with how it turned out.

Oh and I just had to add the butterflies - too much white otherwise..........................I really wish I could create a card with lots of white background but oh no not me - lol!!

I just have to find something to fill it out - but at least it is a start.


Ingredients used:-

Tim Holtz paper rosette die (the inspiration for the card)
SB Picot Edge Circles
SB Ironwork Accents (with a little bit of snipping)
LOTV Sentiment Stamp
Indigo Blu ? Poppy Corner Stamp
MB Dancing Butterflies die

 I do hope that I have redeemed myself!!

The only good thing about Fridays Oldie card was, that at least I made an attempt at an easel card - although I have to say I haven't made one since........................but thank you for your kind words as always, they are appreciated.

Well here's to the start of yet another week, I really do not know where they are going - it is quite frightening really but they say the older you get the faster time goes........................

so now I know it is due to  my age!!!

xxGailxx








Friday 10 October 2014

Cringeworthy.......................

another oldie for Friday...........................

I am sorry about the poor photo quality but as I have mentioned on previous posts - when I was making these cards I starting taking photos for reference only - to give me inspiration when there was none!!!!



told you the picture quality was naff!! mind you so is the card and I really do hope I have improved since this was made for my friends husband who is a keen fisherman - circa 2011.................

I, at least now try to make sure that cards I make these days are made from scratch - ie stamping sentiments and making toppers with die cuts etc........................these were all purchased and other than adding ribbon to the sentiment and covering the card blank with paper - that was the limit of the talent used on this creation............at least it was appropriate for the recipient.

xxGailxx




Friday 3 October 2014

Oldie Friday.................................

this was the card I made for friends during 2011....................................





the stamped image was coloured with Pro-markers.............................


Ingredients used:-

Crafters Companion Humphrey Elephant image & sentiment stamp
SB Grand Labels Twenty Three
Marianne Creatable flower dies
Craftwork Cards card Candi for flower centres


I think I may just have to get my pro-markers out again - as I enjoyed colouring the images but as usual it is a time thing!!.............

Thanks for stopping by and if you like what you see I hope to see you again...............


xxGailxx