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Wednesday 21 October 2009

Birthday Boy

This image is one of the Kars (UK) ollyphant stamps. I needed to make a couple of boy cards, this is one of those cards that I wasn't at all sure where I was going when I made it.
Does that happen to you?
Stamp and colour an image, look blankly at it, look round everywhere for some red paper to match his shirt, wishing you had coloured it in orange, because the perfect orange paper just jumps out at you. Never mind, here's a scrap of red, it needs something else...., now where's that punch that does the notebook edges................hunt for an hour, remember you lent it to a friend. Go to friends house, spend two hours gossiping and drinking coffee, back home with the punch. A bit of random sewing might add something. Think I'll do" boy" in big red letters............................ I spend another 30 minutes of my life, that I will never get again, hunting for red letters, and find big letters in every colour under the sun, no red (I found some very nice orange ones though, I KNEW by this time that I had made a serious error of judgement when I reached for that red marker pen.........). Never mind, just had a brilliant idea, I'll ink some white letters with a red ink pad. ........have you any idea what a mess a red ink pad makes when you drop it on a pair of khaki shorts? Of course, the really brilliant idea would have been to start over as soon as I found that orange paper. I'll relax a bit and do a bit of blog hopping, the first blog I visit has a most fabulous card with a stunning colour combination, she has combined red and orange, I would NEVER have thought of that
Anyway, here's the card, frankly I don't think it was worth all the hassle, but it's all I have to share with you today as I have been finishing a project I can't share - yet (I do love a bit of mystery, don't you?)

The top right hand corner will have the age of the child, a big orange 6 would look nice........

23 comments:

  1. Well after all that, it turned out too cute.. I love it... and I do like mysteries..can't wait to see what you are up to.

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  2. The card is really awesome and - yes, I know this way of crafting though I do not like it. I finally got used to search a matching paper before colouring and after the last looking-for-the-matching-cardstock-for-half-an-hour I decided to get used to lay out the cardstock first, too.

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  3. Well it is actually quite fab En!!! Love the image - verry sweet and perfect for a lad I think. As to starting a card and not knowing where it's going, well that's me!!! Ohh intrigue intrigue - wonder what you are up to!!!!! Hope you are well and have a great day xxxx

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  4. Oh hun, you did make me chuckle, it all sounds so familiar! Worth the effort though, it's a brilliant boy card. Hugs, Squirrel xx

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  5. Alls well that ends well lol. You sound as mental as me when it comes to cardmaking decisions!! I just love it.
    Pinky

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  6. LOL that happens all the time. xx
    I almost bought those stamps sunday, such a great price. I wish I had now. This is soooo cute x

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  7. Enfys you are too funny! I LOVE reading your stories! The card is great, as usual. You can almost see the hair on the boys leg...LOL!

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  8. Wow I could tell a lot of stories like that. Your card turned out just fine, love the image and the big ORANGE 6 will go perfectly

    hugs
    Kaye x

    ps. can't wait to see these mystery projects!

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  9. Great card like the stamp you used.
    bye bye,lean.

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  10. after all that thank goodness it turned out so well!

    Great card

    Victoria
    x

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  11. Fabulous card, love that image.
    luv
    Debby

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  12. Hi Enfys wow thats a lovely boy card, mind you he wants to be a bit careful being stuck in that position. With love and hugs Shirleyxxxxxxxx

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  13. I love a good mystery!! Great card Enfys!!

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  14. Orange is my least favorite color, but after reading this, I shall think of you everytime I use it. Thanks for the laughs!

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  15. I would have stated over. I know this because I have an envelope full of the 'wrong color' colored images! lol So I've begun choosing the stamp, then the paper then I color the image. A lot less heartache or headache or whatever!
    But it's cute, so it's all good! TFS

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  16. I think it turned out great! Love the image and your coloring. I have those kind of days often and it's nice to know I'm not alone ... lol. hugs, eileen

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  17. Story of my life... but you did make a stunning card after all. Hope you did get the red out of your shorts...

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  18. Oooh I'm so glad someone else gets in the same sort of mess that I do when I'm crafting. You just get one of those days don't you. Still I definitely think it was worth all the stress Enfys, it's a lovely card.

    Lisax

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  19. I like the way it turned out even if you think it wasn't worth the hassle.

    Hop on over and say hello

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  20. ROFLMAO! Your story of your card sounds so familiar! So funny. I do love your card!

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  21. what a perfect boy card, hugs

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  22. Fantastic card Enfys, the image is so cool and I love the stitching you have done, fab DP too :) Donna x

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