Wednesday, September 23, 2009

365 Cards Day 207 "DIY Patterned Paper"


The challenge today at 365 Cards was to make your own patterned paper. OK here we go...

I used a patterned paper from a My Mind's Eye stack for the background paper and then handcut a label (I'd love to have some of the label dies that are around but alas, I cannot afford them- so I make up my own and cut them out by hand! A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do ;) Then I stamped a Tim Holtz -Flights of Fancy Clear stamp on the label in indigo ink and sponged the lighter blue over the whole label. After it was all dry, I stamped the sentiment. It is currently my favorite sentiment stamp- so cute. I cut some deep brown card stock with my Martha Stewart double scallop punch, topped it with another patterned paper from the same stack and tied on a button with my allllll time favorite-twine!





I am so excited to have done two challenges in two days! I love them and am completely addicted.

7 comments:

  1. Great card! I too am always out with the scissors cutting tags and labels etc.

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  2. this is a fantastic card! i can't believe you cut that tag out by hand. pretty fancy! LOVE the sentiment too and you had me at "button and twine". my all time faves!!

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  3. Beasutiful! And thanks for visiting my blog! Did I read correctly? You are from Cape Breton? So am I and I used to be a pharmacy tech there! Haha small world!

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  4. Hey Chrissy - thanks for visiting my blog via Deanna!! And yes it is a small world....and it is about to get even smaller!! Can you believe that I am originally from N.S.! HA!!

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  5. My gosh! What a stunning card! Love the DP, so soft and inviting. The button, with the twine, makes the whole card POP!

    Murphy's Mom

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