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
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9 comments:

  1. Lynne18 June 2010 at 09:50:00 BST

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

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  2. Louise18 June 2010 at 11:56:00 BST

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

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  3. lynmcf18 June 2010 at 17:52:00 BST

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

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  4. craftymum18 June 2010 at 19:45:00 BST

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

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  5. alexa18 June 2010 at 21:39:00 BST

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

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  6. Glen18 June 2010 at 21:48:00 BST

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

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  7. Jenny18 June 2010 at 22:32:00 BST

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

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  8. Just_a_bean18 June 2010 at 22:56:00 BST

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

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  9. Unknown15 August 2010 at 05:34:00 BST

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

    Paula x x x

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