my latest card creations


I'm so happy that picassa has removed the five picture limit for blogger uploads! It means I don't have to spread the images out over a number of posts :)

The card above seems to work quite well. The card is metallic and the finding on the front is from a pair of earrings where one went walkabout when I wore them to work!




I have a thing about maps and I enjoyed putting this card together from washi tape, scrap paper and an old world map!




Not much personal input on this one - the bits are stickers my aunt gave me for a previous birthday (I think!)




Same set of stickers!




This was an idea that didn't quite work out. Glue and glitter. I think the heart needs to be closer to the right and potentially followed by two smaller ones (though I don't know if the smaller ones will be possible).




I haven't quite finished this card I think, I've placed the rest of this 'lot' into my card box but I think I need to locate my heart punch and add a cut out in the bottom right corner to finish this off.
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  1. DebbieOctober 18, 2011 at 5:06 AM

    lovely cards! I make my own cards from time to time, and inspiration is usually my problem. These are lovely.

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  2. SewmancerOctober 18, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    thanks so much :) I experimented a lot last year as most of my supplies were in NZ and I was in Ireland - but I think the cards I made there turned out better because of it! I ended up using a lot of card templates as there's some wonderful ones online to kickstart my imagination.

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