Monday, 12 July 2021

Bright, Random Letter Birthday Card

This card measures 5ins x 5ins and uses a smooth, white, pre-scored blank from a bulk Hobbycraft pack.

Bright Random Letter Birthday Card

Oh my goodness, am I struggling with my card making ………..

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……. 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!

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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.

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Various confetti stars and clusters of three black dots here and there, using a fine liner pen sort of bring the design together.

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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!