Hey guys! I'm almost embarrassed showing my face today. I can't believe it's been 6 days since I've posted anything. It was a totally unscheduled break. For some reason, the last few weeks of the school year are always crazy busy and this year wasn't any different. When I had time to be creative, I was exhausted. I know you guys understand.
So, I was getting some cards ready on Monday (63 to be exact) to submit to CARDS Magazine (hopefully at least one will be accepted) and I was looking at some of my really old cards, ones that I would be too embarrassed to give away. Do you have a stack of those? Anyway I was thinking it would be fun to re-do some of those cards and see how much better my skill set is now. Well, the first card I picked was one I made before I began blogging. It was a Christmas card I made about 60 of and sent out to all of our friends and family. I really liked the layout, so that's pretty much all I kept the same.
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| Original Card |
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| Card Re-do |
I really do still like the original card. I love those lightbulbs and how they look like glass (they were covered with glossy accents). It would be fun if I still had those stamps to make use them, but that was all the way back in 2007. So, my new card uses 4 stamp sets. I didn't have that luxury back in the day. If you are having a hard time reading the sentiment, it says "Welcome Summer", which we finally are doing.
The major differences are the stamps used and the overall feel of the card. I replaced the brads with buttons, used some edge distressing, added a little interest around the sentiment (they are little cream leaves). I left the ribbon off completely
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| Original Card |
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| Card Re-do |
I also added some dimension to this card by using foam dimensional adhesive behind the leaf squares.
I hope you thought today's post was fun. Hopefully I make-over a few other cards. It's fun to see how we've all evolved in this little crafty world.
Have a great day!
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