So I got out my Memory Box folder of dies, and to my shame there were about six dies in there that I have never ever used, although they have been there for ages. One of them is the large gothic window, and the matching arched window, I think I got it with a view to making some Christmas cards, but that obviously didn't happen last year - maybe this Christmas it will come in handy....
So I made this into a sympathy card, the cards we all hate making, but I like to keep a few in my box of cards. When you hear sad news, the last thing you feel like is making cards, so I like to have some on hand. I cut out the window arch and the gothic insert in black, and the arched window in white. I used a zyron machine to make the insert sticky, then added to to the white card. I coloured with ProMarkers, in quite vibrant colours, because I wanted it to look like a stained glass window in a church. The whole thing was covered with glossy accents, then I added the arched frame with foam pads. The whole window was stuck to the card with more foam pads......
and I really like the stained glass effect.....
For the next card, I cut out a pink vellum arch and used that as a base. This will be a christening card for a little girl - I will add her name to the bottom underneath the window.....
you can see that using the foam pads makes the window really dimensional....
Of course, now that I have rediscovered the dies, I have a few cards to show you. I am such a grasshopper! I leap around from stamping, to dies, to digital stuff, and don't mention the melt pot that hasn't even made it out of the box yet.... Anyone else out there who hops from technique to technique like me?
We had a lovely weekend, bathed in sunshine. We went to a pub with friends on Saturday night and it was so lovely to sit outside in the pub's pretty garden until almost midnight, and I didn't even need a sweater!
See you tomorrow x
