Tuesday 23 August 2011

Popcorn Card

Good evening everyone.  I managed to spend some time "playing" today and made a start on another Christmas card this morning.  Playtime first and everything else after lunch was the plan.  Then I had an unexpected, but nevertheless very welcome, visitor arrive and so playtime came to an abrupt halt.  I didn't mind though, because I love having visitors.  And I had managed some playtime first!

So what to share tonight?  Well I decided I would share a Popcorn card I made for my neice's birthday a couple of years ago (the same neice whose 18th birthday card I showed you recently.)

I had some card blanks that were specifically for the "Flippin Men" decoupage and as the Popcorn image on the cd from Crafters Companion also had the same image as a rear view I decided to use them as though they were "flippin" images.   The images were mounted onto patterned white vellum and decoupaged.  The sunflower was made from a Spellbinders die and the card was coloured with inks (my first attempt at colouring with inks).  The insert was also printed from the cd.

Here it is - two photographs stiched together to show both the outside front and the inside of the card.


As I recall the two images of Popcorn front and back views didn't line up exactly, which is why I chose to use the vellum in the aperture, rather than acetate.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Catherine x

4 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card Catherine. I love Popcorn the Bear. Loving all of your cards.

    Sarahxxx

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  2. Thank you Sarah. I could kick myself though because I am so bad at remembering to take photographs before I send them - and I have no record at all of some of the cards I was proudest of when I made them. I have made a few lavender fairy cards in my time and I don't have one single photograph!

    Catherine x

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  3. Hi catherine I just love this card I have a few stamps withthe reverse image so I may take inspiration from this as I never know what to do with them. I've done loads of cards and celebration cakes that I've regreted not taking a photo of that I photograph all of them now. Louise xx

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  4. Thanks Louise. I'm usually in such a hurry to finish my cards to send that I completely forget about the photograph - I have even been known on occasion to ask to borrow the card back so I can take a piccie - not much good if it's travelled a distance though!

    Catherine x

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