I am on cloud 9 today!!! I sent a picture of one of my cards to simply cards and papercraft magazine and its in the letters section!!!!!! I didn't even know it was in there until my friend kate told me!!! so sam and I went to tesco and bought it straight away!!!!!! mind you...I had to get out of my pj's first!!! I know it is only the letters section but I am over the moon!!!!!!
So anyway!! this card I made for a girl at work who is leaving us tommorrow for a new job, I used the gorgeous tilda with roses stamp that I got in a recent stamped image swap I was in, she is just right for a leaving card I think with that big bunch of flowers!!!
I coloured her with my copics ( I even remembered to highlight her hair!!!!) and popped some glitter on the butterfly and glaze on the rose heads to make them pretty.
I printed out " Goodbye and good luck...." on my computer ( i just copy and pasted it a few times to get it to be a background and used a darker green colour, i quite like that bit!!) then I popped that part of the card through my cuttlbug with my script embossing folder and popped abit of green ribbon on the bottom of it.
Then I popped another mat under that and folded the corner over and popped a little basic grey brad through the fold. Then another mat ( i know i cheat by using double sided cardstock but it is sooo much easier to co-ordinate for colour challenged peeps like me!!!!) I gave all my mats edges a little rub with the edge of my scissors to fluff and distress them a little too.
Then I popped another mat under that and folded the corner over and popped a little basic grey brad through the fold. Then another mat ( i know i cheat by using double sided cardstock but it is sooo much easier to co-ordinate for colour challenged peeps like me!!!!) I gave all my mats edges a little rub with the edge of my scissors to fluff and distress them a little too.
The last mat I just left as it was and then I stuck them altogether on a card base I made myself with plain white cardstock,I inked the edges though so it wasn't too bright. I popped 3 little card candy brads to finish off the front and I used a scrap of paper I had left with a corner swirl for the inside I forgot to take a picture of that bit though!!!
I used my corner chomper a lot on this one ( ooooh i love my corner chomper!!!)
Right I had better get ready to go to work now!!! I have planned some sports day practice for the little people today ready for next weeks sports day!!!
Thankyou for popping in!!!
Well done, bet you can't wait for your gift to arrive. Lovely card and your colouring is great especially the hair.
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this is lovely Lou you are a star now get used to those autographs!!
ReplyDeleteLovely card Lucy Tilda is so cute love the backgroubnd you did too!! Congratulations on your card getting in a magazine.xx
ReplyDeleteGood job little sis,you got there in the end then,i love it,xx
ReplyDeleteOh how exciting!! I'm soooo proud for you! I would be over the moon also! It's always hard to say goodbye but this card is just so adorable! TFS!!
ReplyDeleteJust BEAUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats you deserve to have your cards in a mag
ReplyDeletelove this card so cute
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Norine
Lovely card Lou, congrats on getting published. Hope Scott is feeling better today..
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En x
Oh Congrats on your publication! Such an adorable card...Kris
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute card!! Congrats on getting your card in the mag, I'm sure it was well deserved and I wish I could see it :) Hope your hubby is feeling better!
ReplyDeleteHey hun she is looking fab with those red roses, love the background paper too, {hugs} pops x
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! I think I'd have gone out in my pj's!!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card! I have an award for you on my blog!
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Stephanie
Woo hoo congrats on being published...feels great doesn't it??!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, I love the Tilda image.
Emma x