New Cards

I've spent time making cards today just because I wanted to. I am entering both of them into a challenge. Will try and link to the challenges but it's been a long time since my last blog so hopefully I will remember.

The first card I made was the forever friends card as I fancied making a valentines card as I plan to try and sell them so need to upload a few to ensure that I can get some orders. This one is in the I love promarkers challenge as it is anything goes and I have coloured the stamped image with my promakers. I've just bought the colours for the forever friends and had my first go with that. I have also entered this one for crafty cardmarkers who are doing the challenge first and last. So you have to enter your first card and your latest. My first card was a quick pyramage print and slapped onto some white card with only the embellishments that was on the printout. I did not know about about gems and ribbons and something called matt and layering. This forever friends card is my latest and I have learnt the skills of stamping and using promarkers to add shadow to images. This is a simple card but I like that.



My 2nd card was a recycled card that I made with a christmas card I've had for ages as I hope to make more of these in the future to make christmas far easier. This card has been entered in Crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge as her challenge was anything goes as long as it's a christmas card.

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  1. Hazel2 January 2011 at 18:27

    Thank you so much for entering my first challenge with this delightful Christmas card x

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  2. Anonymous3 January 2011 at 17:42

    Beautiful card. Your shadowing makes the cute teddy look 3D. Thanks for joining in the fun at Crafty Cardmakers this week.xx

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