Come on half-term, roll on!!!
Oh the lovely pink wallpaper! This design was based on one I saw in a craft-magazine- except it was made using expensive materials. The recycled elements are the patterned paper part of the flowers (Whitestuff invoice) and a bit of chiffon ribbon from a present.
Another part of the HAT inspired range, I decided to make a card using the same ideas but incorporating 2 hats. The side bits and the background were some scraps of wallpaper left from my craft at church holiday mission (Oyster card covers!), pink wallpaper was scraps and the patterned is a paper bag.. I like this one best!
Not so keen on this now- the black hat was made from the middle folded black card cut from the large hats card, it was supposed to stick out (pop up style) but it just looks like it got creased!
Ditto this one. Not so keen.
The inside looks prettier in real life though...
This was the first of 4 cards I made out of the back-page of an old Cath Kidston catalogue- why waste a pretty magazine. I cunningly matched the foam flowers to the colours- these have been kicking around since my first year of 'craft card-making' some 7 years ago
I bought a wonderful steel stencil in Re in Corbridge which means I can use a craft knife with it- I used more Cath catalogue to make (it has a contrasting baby pink inside)
Here was the scrap of Cath catalogue I used to punch the butterflies in the last card. Waste not, want not... (more pink linings- rather like giving my cards a pink petticoat!)
....AHa! Do you spy where I found these Cath letters from- Yep, they're the negative from the previous card- plus some thin strips! (more pink petticoat linings)
Oh look- you can look at my card's petticoats!
CBC bought me a lovely origami book from Re in Corbridge and I used the idea in it to make my first origami windmill (it turns!) I sent this to WOMOTM!
Do you recognise this pattened card? Yep, it's the left-overs from the Tea-bag box!
As are these- I liked my patterned teapit and mug so much,I had to make more!
More recycling! Coffee pouch...Here we have a FAIRY CAKE CARD (Is that name ok Alex Odd socks and pretty frocks????!!!)
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My final card of the holiday was this girly one combining more paper concertina-ing- using up scraps that were kicking around the table (the pink frame is velvety and was part of a nice cosmetic gift-set packaging! I like this one even though it's very scruffy, just for the little hair bow!So, whatdya think??? Mean jibes, constructive criticism and lavish admiration always welcome!!
