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This is a triple layering effect I saw online and wanted to try. You layer the white (or cream) card on top of each other then stamp them with a background and flowers. Then they get pulled apart and layered onto coloured card stock. I made one rectangular and one square. I cant say I love either (I wanted a pop of colour on the black card but my niece talked me out of it lol).

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Ahh red, my favourite colour for cards. They are always so pretty and striking. I like the grey ribbon colour more than the white below it. Which do you prefer? These have perfect pearls in the centre of the three flowers.

This was kind of a copy of a card I saw in a card catalogue. I didnt have the colours they used so I just made it work with what I had. The second card is blurry but pretty well the same as the first anyway (umm, except I forgot the base stripe):

I poked the holes in this because it needed something. Then I remembered perfect pearls and added those...and then the holes look wrong! Oh well, its still useable.

This card is SOOO annoying...I couldnt find the card I wanted and I hate the red with the blue. Right after I finished and hated the card, I found the colour I wanted. *sigh*

If you look closely, the pink card (blush blossom) is corrugated and there are dogs in the back of the ute:

This one is my favourite card of the day, I just love it. It's simple but cute:

Bumble bee for anyone?

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Two cards I made at the same time. Identical except for the stamp and ribbon colour. I think I'd make this again but change the brown scallop circle to a more contrasting colour. I'd love to make some in red!

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This top card is the closest colour to what they really are. I made these on black card, they're very pretty.

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Two new cards tonight. I made this pink one first this afternoon...and I love it! It's flowers stamped onto watercolour card then I used a water pen and watercolour crayons to colour the insides. Layer onto black card stock then tie a bit ribbon bow and layer onto a co-ordinating card base. SOOO quick and easy and it doesnt even matter if you colour outside the lines! I think I'll make this card again in future as I have many crayon colours!

40!

So I've reached 40 cards for the year which is quite a shameful total but my niece enjoys card making so maybe she'll encourage me.

These first two are a design I've made before but they're cute, fast and easy!

This one is inspired from a card I saw on the internet. The red is carried through into the middle of the card so it isnt as isolated as it may seem.

And there would be two of this blue one but I stuffed up the second one TWICE before saying, "Yeah ok I need sleep before I can continue making cards."

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I haven't posted here for a while, but that is NOT to say I haven't been making cards because I have! The vast majority of them made at 2-4am so don't look too closely lol.

I made one of this first card. The reddy-orange wording was just because I had a half made card and wanted it to be useable.

This one I've made a few versions of. I made it in red, white and another colour but I've sent it and I cant find the photo. This version was for my friend Sheryl's birthday and I think I made three slightly different versions (one got sent to my friend Regina for her birthday):

I made this one tonight. Mostly because I bought that lace stuff on the left at kmart. It's enough for 9 cards and was about $2 or $3. The swirly flower pattern is raised up. Not sure if I like this card:

But this one came out super pretty. The photo does NOT do it justice! The fowers are also embossed (raised up):

And again, raised embossing. I was having an embossing night tonight lol. This photographed badly because I didnt use the flash and it is after 4am...but it is quite neutral an pretty. It is white card and ink called 'crumb cake':

This one I made tonight. This one is heat embossed which is like melting a powder over the stamp. Of the three panels, the middle one is raised (and therefore I had to raise the right hand side of the greeting so it would sit flat lol).

This card I started and hated...so when I got home I put some buttons on it and thought, "I'll use this to send to Bianca, she wont mind!" Not my best work peoples, but it doesnt matter because I tried and it got used at the end of the day.

More mushrooms, this time with a green sentiment. The colour match is much better in person (this time I used the flash). I made four copies of this card:

Two copies of this card. The paper on the bottom is kinda glossy:

And I also made two copies of this card. As you can tell, I was in need of some bulk card making that night...I was almost out of happy birthday cards! This card is actually very pretty in person:

This card drove me mental! Normally I use card weight on everything but this floral pattern (with built in glitter sheen) was paper weight and I could NOT get it to cut straight...I'll never use it again I can tell you right now lol. I made two of it and one is gone already.

This card was weird! A few cards up you can see it in reverse, with brown on bottom and floral on top. When I did that, I realised that I couldnt use the same stamp because it looked all WRONG. Since I was at Sheryl's house I didnt have my normal supply range so I just had to make do. It's useable but really not beautiful lol:

And I've saved the worst for last! This card is HORRIBLE. Actually there are two of them. They are too flat. They need dimension so I will be dragging them out of my drawer to add something to them to see if I can turn them into useable cards. Right now I wouldnt send them to anyone. The black flowers are glossy and the spots behind them match the blue paper but it just isnt right (yet). I'll fix them though-mark my words lol.