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Showing posts with label TexasTam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TexasTam. Show all posts

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Second Annual Card Swap - Thinking of you




Ok so I made these also for TexasTam's swap. This was during my creativce slump, they are not at all what I pictured in my mind. I had to change it a few times because I ended up with too much white. These are much better then the second or third attempts! Hopefully they are okay. I wanted to show how if you are short on a piece of cardstock color, you can use the center of a piece and once it is put together, no one will know! I had this really cute pinkish-purple, but not enough to do all of my matting, So I cut the center out of the one piece and so I could still have enough to mat my sentiment. Since it was going onto a white piece to create the card, no one will be able to see that it is missing. That plus since I didn't use a whole piece behind the printed paper, it won't weigh as much when it comes time to send it! The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's "Three Little Words" set. I also used the Word Window punch and the Scalloped Trim border punches from Stampin Up. A little note about the purple ribbon. When I got married 8 years ago, I made the little favors (along with my mom, and friend). When we were buying supplies we didn't know how much ribbon we were going to need so I just bought a ton. Well this roll was leftover from the ton, and I thought it matched the darker purple flowers in the printed paper, so I thought it was perfect! I told you I have stuff from forever ago! LOL

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Second Annual Card Swap - Get Well Soon


I like how these turned out. I did these for another theme for TexasTam's swap on my favorite MB. I love these girl stamps without the heads! They always have the best sentiments come with them! The sentiment I reserved for inside and it says "A hug to ease your Cough and sneeze" and since they are clear stamps I was also able to line up ""feel Better Soon" directly under that so it looks as though it was one stamp! LOVE IT! (said in a Wheezie-from Dragon Tails-voice.) The background I did with Stampin' Up's Texture plates, then I sanded them down a bit. A little note about the texture plates. If you want a more defined image, spritz the cardstock with rubbing alcohol before embossing it! I then used my handy piercing tool that slides into my new scoring tool. The images was stamped on watercolor paper, and I used my watercolor crayons from Stampin' Up to color it along with my blending pens.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Second Annual Multiple Theme Card Swap - Congrats


I seem to have hit a creative wall. I had a lot of trouble coming up with a card for this swap, hosted by TexasTam on my favorite MB. The theme for this group was congratulations. I was trying to go for a card that could be used for any Congrats occasion, but I am not sure I accomplished that. Maybe its the colors, which at the time I liked, but now I am unsure. Anyway, I did the sentiment on the computer as I didnt have any stamps large enough. The finsihed card is actually smaller then an
A2. It only measures 4 1/2 x 4 inches. I added the silver "stones" (not sure what you call them) to dress it up a little.