This card seemed to make itself, it wasn’t the idea I had in my head when I sat down to make it, but I think, in part, it’s worked……
The flower buttons came from The Works (Children’s Crafts) and the silver foiled sentiment from Craftwork Cards. I started by seeing if the largish clear flat back gems I already had would fit in the middle of the flowers
My original idea was simply to put the three flowers in a row and just doodle a stem on each with a few leaves, but it just looked pants. That’s when I got out the silver foiled sentiment, mat and layered it and then arranged the flowers round it.
The punched foliage followed and then the flat back pearls.
However, coming back to it again now I think I could go up an inch or two on a card blank, using this card as a topper to make it look more balanced, less crowded and in better proportion. Here I go again, watch this space!
Simple, but pretty! I like the gems as the flower centers. It's great to log some ideas like this for cards that can be made in a very short time (when all the supplies are already on hand!).
ReplyDeleteWell I think it's lovely. What a good idea to cover the button holes with a gem.
ReplyDeleteLove it! What an excellent idea to enhance the buttons with a gem - much more attractive than a couple of blank holes! An otherwise unexciting foiled sentiment looks great with your embellishments too.
ReplyDeleteI often end up with something completely different from the initial idea in my head - don't know what that says about my ideas :)
Susan