Tuesday 10 May 2011

Open House Show Case….

Well!  I can’t believe I haven’t showcased the cards we made on Saturday, yet!!  Of course, some of them will have to remain secret until next year  and at the bride’s prerogative, but let’s start with revealing the tease from Friday….

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This is a 15cm square card made with my new favourite colour, Concord Crush.  It tones perfectly with the Crumb Cake card blank and how about this for a tip….I’ve inked whisper white ribbon to get a perfect match.  I’m entering this in the Make it Monday Challenge where Anything Goes

I’ve stamped the gorgeous image, Wedding Wheels, on to Whisper White card stock and inked the edges to give it a vintage feel.

And finally the beautiful embossed background!  Vintage Wallpaper…available from the Mini Catalogue (check out the link in my sidebar).

Now the embossing folders are the approximately A6 in size, but you can easily emboss bigger sizes.  I’ve achieved this by cutting a square of approximately 14cm.  I’ve embossed one side of the card by running it through the BigShot.  I’ve then lined the embossed card up with the pattern in the embossing folder, and run it through the big shot again, this time hanging the already embossed card over the edge of the cutting mat to avoid getting a line.  It works perfectly!

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And because I love this image (available in the Mini – but only til September) so much, I made another card with it!  This time in Baja Breeze, using Elegance Designer papers as the backing and trimming the image with Boho Blossoms and ribbon.

 

 


And here’s Louisa’s take on the cards.  Louisa bought some of her own stash, but her mum was so impressed with these she took one for herself!  High praise  indeed!!

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Thanks for stopping by.

BFN
Linda
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6 comments:

  1. Lovely cards! Very nice vintage effect, and very romantic :)

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  2. Love these - that image is just to die for...so very pretty! What a wonderful set of cards.
    Lynn

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  3. oh what a wonderful set of cards - a lovely elegant image
    Thanks for linking up to Make it Monday
    Lisa x
    Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.

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  4. Hi Linda

    This is a fantastic image so perfect for these elegant cards.

    Unfortunately your link to Make It Monday is not valid as you have included cards made by someone else in this post and have not indicated specifically which card is linked back to Make It Monday

    Would love to have you link up again with a valid entry.

    Michelle :-)

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  5. Hi Linda

    So glad you linked up again.

    This lovely silhouette is so elegant and the embossed background really makes this card something special.

    Thank you for sharing with us at Make It Monday this week.

    Michelle :-)

    Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning.

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I'd love to hear what you think....thanks for looking :-)