Showing posts with label Lets makes cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lets makes cards. Show all posts

Monday, 16 April 2012

Aunt's Birthday Card

At the end of February I started to plan and work out my Aunty's Birthday card.  I wanted to do a art deco style card, but at the time I could not find what I was looking for.  Until I went to Readicut, I found what I was looking for!  I made my order every think was going to plan til I had an email to say sorry we are having trouble with your order.  Later I found out they had trouble with getting stock, I ended up cancelling my order.  So back to square one I was - until I bought my fave magazine Lets Make cards . After reading the magazine cover to cover and writing down some webby sites to check out.

Working my down the list of webby site I made I came across one, that saved the day for me.  I joined and made an order up, about two days later the parcel came.... I was and still are thrilled to bits with the items I bought...  After making a cuppa tea I sat down and set to work on my Aunty's Birthday card..

I should say at this point that I could not find any art deco stuff.  I just hope she loves it still!

Anyway I got out my pastel cards plus envelopes and picked out pink. Has this is my aunts fave colour, then I pushed out the layers of the topper and the pink and black pieces to the boarded.  I then got out my double sided sticky pads, to help layer up the piece's of the topper...  Once I had finished that I then cut the pink strip along the bottom to size.  Then I stuck the topper on and the pink strip with the black one on top.  I knew I had some paper flowers so I got out a pink plus purple one and stuck them on with a pink gem stone that my aunty had bought me a while back. The last item I popped on the card was 'Happy Birthday' Not sure if you can see it very well as it is on the black strip!

Please find below picture!

I have to say I love this card, just got to work on my unlce's birthday card now! I will keep you all posted...

P.s: Please let me know what you think?

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Woof!

A little while ago I learnt a 'new' card making technique or sure I
say a 'new' design the Diamond cards
from 'Let's Make Cards' - Magazine issue 45
(one of the christmas issues)



But it is only til tonight that I have properly had a go.
While sat with my cup of tea and watching Countryfile.
I set to work, at first I werent sure if it was going to work out right.
But I got there in the end. I ended up making a template.
So I can re-use it over and over again!




While making the template I decided on my theme.
I went for the doggie theme!
But I do not feel like I have finished the card yet.
Feel like some think might be missing from it.
I wonder what it could be!