Well it has been a week sine my last post and it's now eight days since I fractured my wrist. So I haven't actually made any cards since, although I have to confess to using my guillotine with my elbow yesterday to trim a few Christmas card inserts so that I could get the cards ready for the post. And I gave hubby his first papercrafting lesson. I don't think he cares much for double sided tape somehow - there was a great deal of muttering about going to the shop and buying a box of cards! But he did a really good job, as I knew he would.
Today I would like to share with you a card I made a couple of weeks ago but have had to keep under wraps because it was for my son's birthday, which is today. Here is the card
This cute little fella owns my son and his girlfriend and I took this photograph back in September when we visited them. To make the topper I first took the photograph into my Corel Painter Essentials and converted it into an oil painting and then took it into Serif Craft Artist and added the page curls. I then added all the other embellishments including the hessian background and little pawprints from digikits - the embellishments I know were in the Daisy Trail "Furry Friends" digikit. I printed this out onto gentle gloss paper from Joanna Sheen and then matted and layered it onto Coredinations cardstock from Crafters Companion and some copper coloured embossed foil card which I have had forever and originally came from Create and Craft. The corners were cut from Coredinations card using a Sprllbinders die.
And for once I actually remembered to take a piccie of the insert:
This is the sort of card my friends and family know me best for - a very personalised one. I hope you have enjoyed looking at it. I know my son likes it, and that's what counts!
Thankyou for dropping in.
Catherine x
What a great card and a precious dog! I love the detail on the inside of the card as well. Fantastic! xxDenise
ReplyDeleteA fabulous creation Catherine. I love how you have made the picture into a fab topper and love the colours.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are trying to be as good as you can with one hand. Take care and wishing you a speedy recovery.
Hugs
Linda xxxx
Great card, I love doing personalized cards. Its so much easier when they have a special hobby or pet. Hope your arm gets better soon. xxJan
ReplyDeletebeautifull love it.... colours are perfect
ReplyDeletehugs linda xxx
It's gorgeous Catherine...XX Wish your wrist better soon.
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Catherine, I really love the doggy theme of it.
ReplyDeleteHope your wrist is better soon.
Becky x
Thank you ladies for your lovely commments - much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteCatherine x
Fabulous card Catherine, Sorry to hear about your wrist hope it gets better soon.. Chris xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, such a cute little dog too. \hope your wrist gets better soon xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Chris and Abbie.
ReplyDeleteCatherine x
hope youre back crafting soon, i can just imagine your husband muttering to himself but at least he tried, i think mine wouldjust mutter some unrepeatable words. louise xx lovely card and cute photo
ReplyDeleteI hope you're not hurting too much, it is a lovely card, I love the colours. My husband would be muttering and tell me to go out and buy some cards...anything so as he doesn't have to be involved in my cards...........until he wants to use my promarkers then it's fine to go into my craft room!
ReplyDeleteJackie xx
Thamkyou Louise and Jackie. Well if I hadn't already made the cards there wouldn't have been a chance he would help - it was just to cover where I had stuck the ribbon! Although I would say he had his own ideas about where he would have liked to stick the dst!!!
ReplyDeleteCatherine x
fantastic card, you are so clever with craft artise, ect. i bet you are getting so frustrated not being able to craft as normal. do hope your on the mend. x
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine, this is such a sweet card! I love the inside too!
ReplyDeleteHugs Lynsey x