Friday, 18 June 2010

Handbag Birthday Card

Handbag Card
This is a card I made for my nieces best friend Jessica, who is mad about bags.
I used a digi scrapbook download set  from Scrappin Doodles (sets cost about $1.99, I’m not sure what that is in English money)  It’s a brilliant site for digi sets, easy to use, and especially useful  when I am really stuck for just the right embellishment.
I used Publisher to set up the design, putting in three shelves first, then adding the handbags, keeping the design symmetrical.  Once I was happy, I printed the design three times.  One was for the base and mat and layered on black paper.  the other two sets were cut out and very simply decoupaged, i.e the main bag shape and then the bag flap. To complete the card I added a few gems and three tags saying “Reserved for Jessica” for a personal touch.
I added two side pieces of black dotty paper and three clear gems to make the design flow across the card

9 comments:

Lynne said...

Thanks.....you manage to inspire me most days. Much appreciated

Louise said...

Another Excellent card and $1.99 is pretty cheap in Engligh money!

lynmcf said...

I love that card. I've avoided digi scrapping, cos my printer is rubbish ... maybe its time I invested in a better one.

craftymum said...

Great card. We all love our handbags, don't we?
Love sarah XXX

alexa said...

This is just lovely! I am a bag fan too, so thank-you for the link!

Glen said...

Ooo...this is so pretty Helen. Love the little bags. TFS. ~Glen~

Jenny said...

That's a great way to use digi stuff :) xx

Just_a_bean said...

Wow - love this one. Must use Publisher more often if it can achieve results like this!!

Unknown said...

brilliant - really love those handbags... might go and check those out.

Paula x x x