Thursday, October 23, 2008

One do-over and a new card

Happy Thursday! I hope you're having as creative a week as I am. My dear friend, Ana, came over yesterday so that we could work on creating a blog for her. Go check it out - Ana Banana's Stamping Spot - and leave her a comment! I know she'll be tickled that you did. We couldn't get together, of course, without making a card. I'll show that one to you on Friday :)

Remember that little 3x3 mini card I made as a proto-type for my upcoming Stampin' Up workshop? Well, I had it on my desk the other night, and it was just missing something. It looked off-balance. So, I went from this...

To this...

I simply added a little pumpkin and popped it up with some dimensionals. I even completed the inside of the card with a greeting and a little crow.

I feel much better now that the card is more complete.

This next card is an elegant Christmas card that's surprisingly easy to assemble.



The "wings" on the side of the card fold in so that the entire card can fold flat and fit inside a regular sized envelope. I used the Coluzzle to cut out the oval in the center of the card, and the rest is just a matter of stamping and embossing.

Supplies: Riding Hood Red and Elegant Eggplant cardstock; So Swirly Jumbo Wheel; Holiday Trinkets & Snow Swirled stamp sets; Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder; Gold Elastic Cord (from the holiday mini catalog); Large Star Punch, Coluzzle Cutting System

That's all I have for you right now! Have a creative day :)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The do over is perfect - that punkin (as my grandmom says) is the finishing touch.

And that Christmas card - I sure hope you're going to show me how to make that when I come out. I saw one of those cards at the WCMD event I went to a few weeks ago and immediately wanted to make of them. It's a breathtaking card and one that would wow any recipient.

Anonymous said...

This is a fab caard Samantha!!!Love your new Blog Header..I got the digi bug right now!!!!
Have a lovely Day:)~X~

Carolyn King said...

ohhh great cards...love the added pumpkin and your shadow box is so pretty!