Well, for all the time that went into making this card for today's Ways to Use It Challenge (WT253--Where's the Birdie), it should have turned out as an intricate masterpiece. And, obviously, it didn't. I guess I could console myself with the thought that now that I have all the "kinks" worked out of this design (although I'm still not terribly happy with it), I could make a whole set of notecards for an owl-loving friend. Although at this point, I just want to put everything away and call it a day.
I have no dark brown ribbon, so I dyed some cheap yellow-gold ribbon with an ink pad (and then heat-set the ink) to use with this card. I have no label die cuts, and wanted one for the definition, so I fudged it by gluing half circles to each end of a rectangle to give it "tabs." And my original design idea for this card evolved (because it, and subsequent tweaks, just didn't work) so many times, I can't count. Sigh . . .
Well, thanks for looking. I hope your creation of the day was a much more satisfying experience for you!!
Emily
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Thu, Jan 14, 2010 @ 8:54 PM
Well all your resourcefulness paid off. This is one pretty card. TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Fri, Jan 15, 2010 @ 11:54 AM
This is adorable! Love the variety of buttons, your excellent stitching, and the soft, vintage-y look of this. Time well spent -- a lovely card and the fun of doing something creative.
Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Fri, Jan 15, 2010 @ 4:59 PM
Oh, Emily, I "feel" your pain. It used to happen to me all the time. The simplest of cards would take me 4-ever to get right and then I wasn't happy with them. Over time, it doesn't happen as much; but, I tell you, every once in awhile I run into this same problem. I will say, though, that your time was well spent in retrospect as I think this turned out lovely and I think it was really clever of you to use the 2 circles for the tabs on the greeting. And, I LOVE those buttons and your color combo. I also know that your "owl loving friend" will totally LOVE this, so breathe and know that it's okay!!! Way to go on the challenge!! TFS!
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