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| Nothing better than a big warm Mummy cuddle |
Inspiration: Peter Rabbit who reminds me of holidays in the
Lake District. I also love the story of
Beatrix Potter who made a life for herself following her passion in a time when
women were expected to know their place.
This particular image is a favourite of mine because it looks like a
really good warm mummy cuddle.
Products: Crafter’s Companion/Hunkydory (A Winter’s Tale
kit) Peter Rabbit topper; Joanna Sheen gingham paper; Kanban Kandy Kore card;
Holographic card from stash; white lace & border peel offs from stash; brad
(WH Smith January sale); Spellbinders Snowflake die.
Techniques: Lots of mats and layers with main topper raised
with 3D foam pads; Kandy Kore card embossed and sanded; edges distressed with
Tim Holtz tool; used the waste from the white peel-offs to add extra snow. I tried to follow Mel Heaton’s scrap booking
tip for the colours to mat and layer with so my first layer behind the topper
is the colour of the rabbit fur so that your eye is drawn to the rabbits rather
than Peter’s jacket or the scenery (this may be an old tip but it was new to
me).
Favourites: inked and distressed edges.
Extra bits (because where’s the fun in making your own cards
without adding extra bits: Spellbinders snowflake cut from different shades of
core’dinations Core couture card, plus brad.
I’ve stuck it on with a good blob of Colall 3D glue so that is sits over
the topper.
Watch this space: Mr. Fantabulous Mayhem has promised that I
will have a working printer soon. I hope
so as there are loads of projects it could help with, including a matching
insert for this card and the Funky Hand challenge. Meantime, I’m going to wrap up warm and play
at Christmas (I have a lot of work in progress to finish).
It's absolutely lovely. Such a great image and all the layering works beautifully
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ReplyDeleteLovely card and the colour layering tip from Mel really works. It will be great for you to have a working printer. We'd love to have you on the Get Funky challenge, you'd really raise the bar with your cards.
ReplyDeleteAnice xx
Thanks Anice. The printer is a bit of a sore point at the moment but hopefully I'll be able to join your challenge soon.
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