This is my card for WT178 and a Friday paper piecing challenge at Embellish-it Scrapbooking.
This is my story!
1. Well, I tried to combine two challenges. I was making a card for a paper piecing challenge at Embellish-it Scrapbooking and yesterday's Ways to Use it.
2. I had awesome rhinestones and was glueing them all the way around the scallops and came up about 4 short. Why didn't I count them before I started gluing them on? In order to get rid of the little spots where the paper pealed up I had to glue these little white sponged circles over them to cover up the ripped paper! So then I went to eyelets.
3. Then I thought oh no, now I am not using jewels so I had to think of another unusual embellishment so that is when I strung string through the eyelet holes! Oh brother!
4. Originally I had one bird on this card and I tried to stamp some words and messed them up big time so I had to add another bird to cover up a big blob of black ink.
5. Then I had to sprinkle fine glitter around the leaves because I needed to cover up little splotches of shiny glue!
6. It is amazing that I like this card as much as I do because its just a bunch of big mistakes....
I do love this awesome Basic Grey Boxer paper. Its from:
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Fri, Aug 08, 2008 @ 5:42 PM
No one would be the wiser had you not mentioned all the booboos! But since you did, I still can't see them! This is a gorgeous card! Love the colors, paper piecing, eyelets......Just plain love it! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
Smile.......people will wonder what you are up to! :0) Proud Fan Club Member 2010 DT forRubbernecker Stamps My Gallery
If you do this well trashing a card and it comes out this spectacular, then I want you to be my new best friend and come help clean my house! It's original, eye appealing and I enjoyed the story behind it. Nicely done boo-boo.
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Fri, Aug 08, 2008 @ 6:37 PM
Lol- what a story! No wonder it's great, many boo-boos. Those are my best cards! (really!) I love th eyelets and the connecting string! The cut out leaves are gorgeous. Another beauty MM!
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11