Friday, September 30, 2011

A Purple Birthday Card, You Say?

A friend of mine requested I make him a purple birthday card for his mother. I said I would love to. I thought I would come up with two slightly different cards and let him choose. I always love options and I hope other people appreciate that. :)

Card 1

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I do my distressing with a potato peeler. . . a little trick I picked up when I first began scrapbooking.I was looking for something to do the distressing and I already had one of these from the dollar store. . . and I don't peel a whole lot of potatoes. I took inspiration from one of the cards I made in the past. I run my ink pad across the edge of the paper to give it a singed look and to make the papers stand out from one another. The phrase was cut out from the Paper Pups Cricut Cartridge. Also there is a layer of chipboard under the phrase to make it pop a little off the page. I'm not sure where the flower is from. Both papers are from Recollections.

Card 2

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4 comments:

  1. Lori ComeauSeptember 30, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Very nice cards. Love the distressing. I just became your second follower. I'd like to invite you over to my blog to have a look around. There are some links for giveaways and links for linky parties. Hope to see you there.
    http://lorisartsyobsession.blogspot.com/

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  2. UnknownSeptember 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Thanks so much Lori!! I really appreciate it! I'll follow you in return.

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  3. VickiOctober 1, 2011 at 4:55 AM

    You did a wonderful job on your cards! I know his mother will love which ever one he chooses. I prefer the first one just because it is lighter in color, not so much black..Very nice!

    transport7800@aol.com
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    I am now following you..:)

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  4. UnknownOctober 3, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Thanks vicki, I added you too.

    My friend picked the first one! :)

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