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7th time's a charm -- 7 cards before I got it right
I had to make a retirement card for a colleague of DH's and I really wanted to get it just right because I know the guy's daughter is making a scrapbook to hold all the memorabilia from the party. I made seven cards before I got one I was really happy with.
Anyone else do things this way? Please tell me I'm not alone!!! :rolleyes:
Move over, PrairieStamper, I'm standing next to you so you won't feel alone. Sometimes I can get a card right the first time but I mess up a lot - have a drawer full of cards that need to be redone. (sigh) Just last week I couldn't get the sympathy card I was making right to save my life - ruined 3 of them and 2 wedding cards to boot. I finally ended up taking some pretty Anna Griffin paper and covering the messed up background. Then I cut the embossed parts from another card where I'd messed up the inside and the funny thing is I ended up liking the rebuild better than my original design. So take heart, sometimes a mess-up can end up okay. Just don't throw your less than perfect cards away because you may be able to use them for 'parts'.
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No my Sista, you are most definitely NOT alone! I was going to a large group meeting last saturday, and was taking a card for submission (and a group contest) and I was remaking a card I had made previously. It was simple but very eye catchy, but I could not get the stupid shrinky dink charm right! I was so flusterd about having to do that like 7 times, that I had to restamp the card itself 3 times! And, of course, I was pressed for time right, otherwise it all would have been cake!!!
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I totally know what you mean. It took me about a month of thinking, browsing galleries, and trying different designs until I decided on the layout for my daughter's graduation announcements (the first really "public" cards I've done). What helped me was making up a bunch of pieces that could be used in a card and then playing around with them without gluing anything down. I'd only do that for a big batch of cards, though--don't think I'd ever get a single card sent if I had to work that way for every one! Thank goodness for the galleries here and the opportunity to creatively CASE!!
....the funny thing is I ended up liking the rebuild better than my original design. So take heart, sometimes a mess-up can end up okay. Just don't throw your less than perfect cards away because you may be able to use them for 'parts'.
Exactly! Often times what I deem as a goof ends up being a great way to "fix" something into a whole lot better design!
I think you have lots of company! I made 12 different versions of my wedding invitation before I had exactly what I wanted. My DH thought I was crazy and thought they were all just fine!
I made about three versions of a swap, then settled on one design, made all 10+1 CF's and decided I didn't like it at all. Checked with my DB & he laughed.. so they went straight into the garbage can and I had to start all over!!
7th time's a charm -- 7 cards before I got it right
