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Monday 18 August 2008

Cards Made With Free Papers


I think I have mentioned before how, in the UK, all the monthly crafting magazines come with a free gift taped to the front, often papers. I must admit, that my freebies usually go straight in the wastebin, they are never quite my style. Paper is my weakness and I can't resist buying loads whenever I am in a craft store. So, it was another rainy summers day here in the UK, and I challenged myself to do something with these papers, that were free with this month's PapercraftEssentials. These two cards are the result. What do you think? I feel that I must stop being wasteful and start using them in the future.

Spain is just as I hoped, sunny and relaxing. We are avoiding the beaches, you have never seen so many human bodies crammed so close together. We have a hire car that has an electronic dashboard which gives instructions in Spanish. Now we are typical British tourists who enter a country without even a rudimentary knowledge of a language, and expect everyone to understand us. Anyway, the lack of a phrase book is a problem, we were stuck for an hour last night trying to work out what the dashboard was telling us, before we could start the car. What was it saying? Something like ´take the handbrake off you arrogant Brits!!´

I had a great email the other day, from Cropstop asking me to be a guest designer for the month of October. It´s a great site, everything they show is in stock, and they ship really quickly, so I am very, very happy to be a part of the team. They have a new forum starting up in September too, that will be a fun place to go and hang out with like-minded friends.

44 comments:

  1. I like the cards you made with the free papers!
    If you don't use them save them and do a giveaway on your blog when you have enough saved up! Another person may really like what you don'! Just an idea! Keep up the fun crafting!

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  2. Ooo... lovely cards! I love fairies :)

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  3. Your've certainly done these 'freebies' proud. I know what you mean though I struggle to use them. Love the bird stamps in your blog candy, 65,000 hits in 8months - wow, that's going some, probably take me 8 years!!
    Hugs Heather xx

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  4. Love the fairy cards, and congrats on all the hits.
    Jennie
    cambogroup@hotmail.com

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  5. I just love your faerie cards, beautiful.
    I use faeries on my cards alot, and always get a good response :-)
    Keep up the good work.
    Mel

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  6. Great cards I like them both!!I wish they sent us free stuff on magazine here in the US .

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  7. bit of a weakness for me too great card must dig out all my freebie paper now
    AllisonX

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  8. I love the cards you made from the free papers - an unending talent!!
    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  9. I think you should keep the paper every time! The cards look great!!!

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  10. love them both but my favorite is the lavender and black. just so elegant .. love it.

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  11. These are gorgeous Enfy's !! you should definately use up the freebies more often !!

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  12. WOW these are fabulous, love the fairies.

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  13. i love your caeds and your blog!!!

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  14. I know what you mean about the freebies - I don't tend to use them either despite them looking pretty (but not quite as pretty once the pack has been opened!)

    But I do like these cards!!

    And we'd be the same re phrase book. We walked everywhere in Paris as we didn't trust ourselves to get off at the right stop on the Metro or to be able to understand what people were saying to us.......

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  15. Great cards with the frebies and I know what you mean - i tend to discard them too......must try and use them in future...holiday sounds great...now popping over to Cropstop for a look
    kath
    xxxxxx

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  16. Congratulations on all those hits in such a short time.
    Would love, love to win the blog candy.
    Thanks for the opportunity.

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  17. I love the cards with the free papers. I try to use most freebies I get but sometimes its just not 'me' so those go into a box for my neice for xmas.
    I hope you figure the car out

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  18. Enfys,
    I just love your blog. I already have you linked on mine, but I surely will post about your blog candy. Thanks for offering such great goodies & congrats on your blog success.
    Lori
    http://livelaughscrap-leedle.blogspot.com/

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  19. Oh wow, you have just done my daughters out of their stash supply, as this is what I usually do with them lol!!!

    I think you have done a fantastic job using the papers!!!

    Glad you had a good hoilday, inspite of the car, lol

    Congrads on been a guest DT!!!

    xxxx

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  20. Ola xx Love these En. Hope you are enjoying yourself on your jols and congrats on your guest DT spot. Re the language thing, if it's any consolation, I went to Spain a few years ago - about an hour and a half from Bathaloona - and took a phrase book. It didn't help cos they just didn't understand my interpretation - but I did try!!!! Enjoy the rest of your stay. Adios (think that's how you spell it!!) xxxxx

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  21. Absolutely Pretty !!!
    love the papers & the colors....
    u did a great job on them Enfys !!

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  22. I really like this card.
    And I love blogs candy! Hope to win!
    I link your Blog Candy here:
    http://justme-alice.blogspot.com/
    Bye!

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  23. You've done a fab job with your freebies!
    Clairexx

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  24. Oh, these cards are so cute! What a great thing to get some freebies with your magazines every month!

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  25. Absolutly `Gorgeous` as well...Enfys..glad you enjoyed Spain:)x
    Have agreat Evening:)x

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  26. Really nice fairy cards!
    Congrats to all your hits!
    Cross my fingers for the candy :)

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  27. Beautiful cards, congratulations 65,000 hits in 8 months is a major achievement!! I've just 'discovered' your blog & will be returning, as I have a 'bug' & just discovering it's uses......thanks for the inspiration!! Ann xx

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  28. Ohhh, what a great card. I love this fairies..

    I love your blog.

    Bye Petra from Germany

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  29. Wow! Looks great, especially for free. I'm not even that talented with stuff I buy. I try though, and would love to try something with your blog candy!! Great work.

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  30. Buenos Dias Enfys, Que T'al?

    haha sorry couldnt resist I've just been laughing my head off at your story about the car.

    These cards are gorgeous Enfys is the tinkerbell a cricut cut? they are both sooo wonderful.

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  31. The papers are super - free is always super !!! I love the fairy cards they are so cute and you matted them with such care and craft! I love all your works !

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  32. Beautiful cards!! Can't wait to see more of your work!!

    Vicki

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  33. Beautiful cards, Enfys! Love how you popped the colors with black. And the fairies are darling! Love your blog. Congrats on the 65,000 hits.

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  34. I must say, I do tend to chuck the papers ... might reconsider now !

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  35. I keep some of those free papers but rarely use them. Love what you did with them and will now go look to see what I have kept.
    I would love to win those stamps as I don't have many yet and am just getting into stamping more.

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  36. These are beautiful!! I love the fairy silhouettes. Congrats on getting so many hits on your blog. I know that I am one that frequently checks your blog. ;)

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  37. ma sei bravissima e che belli che sono i tuoi bimbi...e grazie per lasciare qualche spiegazione per fare i biglietti,ci proverò anch'io!
    scisami se non ti scrivo in inglese,ma non lo conosco bene....ti volevo lasciare anche un commento che richiamasse il BLOG CANDY..va bene qui?...ciao betta

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  38. Wow!! Those cards really turned out nice. I especially like the fairies.
    The blog candy looks great too!

    Have a great weekend!!
    -Maria

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  39. congratulations!!!
    pretty cards
    regards from Poland

    here is about your candy
    www.nicktoska.blox.pl

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  40. Fabby cards Enfys. I love the way you've used the black it really makes them.
    I very rarely use freebie paper because it's usually foul!!
    Hope you're having a wonderful time on your girlie holiday!

    Katie
    x

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  41. Nice cards Nicola. Congrats on your guest spot too!

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  42. Lovely cards...I love them!

    Judit V

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  43. I love the cards great work!
    Also I had to laugh at your story about the car you are too funny!

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I love reading your comments, thank you for taking the time
Enfys x