This card measures 5ins x 5ins and uses a smooth, white, pre-scored blank from a bulk Hobbycraft pack.
Oh my goodness, am I struggling with my card making ………..
……. above is my first effort at a card for my Brother-in-Law’s birthday, which was so absolutely horrendous that it ended up in the bin, what possessed me? It took another 24 hours before I was in a fit state to try again!
In the end I simply took a page from an Origami paper pad (The Works) and used it to cover the whole front of the card blank, then I added cardboard letters from a self adhesive alphabet set (from B M Bargains, I think) backed on scraps from the same pad, mat and layered on silver mirror card.
Various confetti stars and clusters of three black dots here and there, using a fine liner pen sort of bring the design together.
It is not my finest work (!!!!), don’t think it’s really quite there. Perhaps I should have cut the front off the card completely, trimmed it down a little and then used it to mat onto an darker card blank ?????? But at least it’s a card, it does the job ……. but I really do need to get my act, card wise, together!
2 comments:
I find it's always a little difficult to get back into the swing of making cards when I've been away from it for awhile. I think your effort looks great! I love all the stars and dots. They dress up your card nicely.
I think it looks colourful, lots of stars, perfect masculine card, I like it :D
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