Monday 7 May 2012

CARDS AND SUCH

As every good scrapper should with the hoard that we all know we secretly have, it is near a travesty to go ahead and buy a card when there are more than abundant supplies readily available at home.

Making cards for me is somewhat of a dilemma, especially when I make a card that I really like and then have to give it away. It is also a challenge to balance between the fine line of the card being too simple or overly embellished. So here is my version of the cards that I needed over the weekend and thus quickly whipped them up.
Supplies: Silhouette SD, Crate Paper, My Mind's Eye, October Afternoon, Martha Stewart, EK Success, Jenni Bowlin

Yes I used my silhouette for all the titles of the the cards as they were all similar and using up the same letters The miser in me didn't want a pack of thickers to disintegrate and be "useless" due to the 'S' and 'E's being used up.The Crate Paper rose is a classic, I feel, and can be used for any card or delicate feminine project.

Next up , another birthday card, this time for a boy.

 Supplies: Silhouette SD, Jenni Bowlin, Crate Paper, Echo Park, Studio Calico, Prima

As the white words were not standing out from the background behind as much as I wished that they would, I layered the birthday word on a teal patterned paper and cut around it, while inking the other title with a teal chalk ink from prima.

Again I used banners as it's a birthday (: and I absolutely love the camera from echo park, that whole piece of paper, my only comment being that I wished that the cameras were bigger on the patterned paper.

Last, but not least, a graduation card.

Supplies: Crate Paper, Martha Stewart, Whisker Graphics, The Twinery, Studio Calico

My obsession with the wooden veneer stars lives on, and I think that they are really appropriate for a graduation card. I'm still loving woodgrain and this particular woodgrain from the Crate Paper Christmas line of 2011 has my heart. I used it to cut out one of my favourite butterfly shapes from the silhouette store.

That's all I have to share today and I'm liking the card making, so I might make more to store and share them too.

10 comments:

  1. You have made such beautiful cards! It might be hard to do, but my favorite part in the end, is giving them away!

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  2. i am absolutely in love w/ the butterfly card - so pretty!

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  3. These cards are gorgeous, I love all the different shaped layers. I want a silhouette!

    I make most of the cards I need too. It does seem wrong not to when I have so much stash. Plus I always hope recipients will get the hint, and buy me craft stuff for my next birthday! x

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  4. Cute cards!! Love the happy colours you've used.

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  5. Great cards! The title/sentiment is nice and big - mine are always tucked away or small. Next time I will need to go bigger! LOL!

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  6. Such lovely cards! My cards are always so lame, I need to work on that. Amazing!

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  7. These cards are so pretty. Love all the layers. Excellent!

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  8. Cute cards, I especially like the birthday card!

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