Christmas and Birthday

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards' Challenge Sketch on Monday was this

So, a Christmas and a Birthday card with it. Here's what I made:

I've made pockets inside this card and popped the green card in there just to show you. At this stage, I have no idea what I'm going to put in them, but I know that I'll come up with something. maybe a stamped and watercoloured image on one side and the wording on the other? A lovely poem perhaps? I'll be sure to show you when I've done it though. And yes, I have noticed the pink ink on the inside! I'm going to use the ink to add a distressed look to the white of the card before I give it away. Mistakes happen for a reason.

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Take care

Love and hugs

Another Pretty Face

I've been admiring a stamp for ........... oooooooooooh ......... ages and finally succumbed and purchased it last week. I made my first card tonight using it. I also used papers from the paper pack I got from the mail order craft club I'm in. The papers are My Minds Eye Bohemian.

I cut a sheet of card to make an A5 card and then cut the front to be a little narrower than the back. I covered the whole card in the brown paper before adding a piece of the green paper which I cut using my scallop blade. I inked the edges of the card in pinecone and the inside in pinecone and green tea. The face is stamped and edged in pinecone and attached with foam pads. I've added some brown ribbon to the side as a final touch.

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Love and hugs
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