Isn't it funny how sometimes you can spend ages making a card and not be pleased yet another time an idea comes,you get it made quickly and it turns out exactly as you dreamt it would.
The latter is what happened here. Last year after visiting the lovely
Brenda who does the most amazing brayer work,I purchased a "Speedball" for myself,I thought I'd use it lots,I had in fact used it only once! After visiting Brenda's blog yesterday I made a little promise that I'd give it an outing this week,then it happened,that little idea that sprung to mind,I abandoned the ironing,got out my stash and this is what I came up with.
I used my Cricut to cut a small heart from a piece of computer paper,used the remaining paper over the cream card to mask off the outside and used some Tim Holtz Distress ink and my brayer over the paper,covering the area where the heart was removed. Before removing the paper I used my favourite stamp from Gayle Bonds Flora and fauna set and the same ink and stamped around the edges of the aperture,the greeting is from the set Jane's Script by Woodware. I took some of the same cream cardstock and used a script embossing folder,I needed to move the folder and put it through the cuttlebug again as the card was a little wide, the join doesn't show as I was able to disguise it with a thin strip of ribbon,tied with a knot and a tiny gem to add interest. I layered the card with some lovely remnants from my drawer though I have no idea who they are by. The edges of all the layers and the embossed layer were all brushed over using a brown chalk eye.
I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
Now on to another challenge,last week
Samara awarded me with the title "Stylish Blogger" Thankyou so much,now the hard bit,finding 8 facts about myself that you might be interested in and deciding which 8 blogs to choose out of all the lovely ones that I follow to pass the award on to,this bit might be left till my next post.
Fact 1, My Dad,who is no longer with is ,was my Hero! I inherited my creative side from him,he
was a carpenter and joiner by trade,dabbled in Oil painting and could run me up a dress on the sewing machine without using a pattern,I miss him.Love you too mum!
Fact 2,When I was at secondary school,I learnt to play the trombone,lol,can you imagine that,I gave up as I couldn't get,reading music.
Fact 3 My first job when I left school was in a Florist shop where I trained to be a florist, I went on to manage several florist shops but since having my first child I have only worked in this line to help out friends in their shops.
Fact 4, Apart from a little slip up when I mixed up my pots,I haven't eaten meat for 23 years.
Fact 5, When I was 8, I had mumps and spent my time knitting socks for my Barbies and making them all hats from fabrics. I had to stay in my room as my 2 older brothers and my dad hadn't had mumps
Fact 6, I love cuddles,I love to give them and love to receive them,my 3 children are trained in the art and give the best cuddles in the world.
Fact 7, I am hopeless at all things technical,I can't hold on to information for any length of time apart amazingly from keeping up my blog.
Fact 8,I'm a real homebody,I'd rather be home with my family than going out,anytime.
So that's me,dead boring but loves to make cards and drink coffee,
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x
At long last I found a pattern for crochet flowers,I'd searched and asked all over the place but when visiting the amazing blog of Dorcas,I found a link.The pearly button looks scratched but it's a tiny thread of silicone glue that I hadn't noticed until seeing it large,don't you just hate it when that happens!
Thought I'd share a close up of the buttons,I threaded them onto embroidery silk then taped the threads to the back of the card. My lovely papers were a little purchase last week,they have a linen look and are V&A Hanoverian 8x8 paper pack.
I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
