Monday, September 6, 2010

Card Patterns 80

My card for the latest Card Patterns sketch:


I kept it very simple.... can't get cleaner than this for me {wink}. I am not too much a fan of brown but I am slowly growing to like them on cards once in a while. I won this stamp by The Stamp Shoppe a few months back. Inked it for the first time for this card and I quite like the clean lines.

I have been dying to have a large scallop border die and till I lay my hands on one of those, I thought I'd make do with semi circles. Not neat enough but serves my purpose. This time I omitted my usual faux stitching with dots. I kind of like the effect :-).

Another card I want to share with you today is something I made a month back... wonder how I forgot to post it though.


Again very very simple but I like it. Embossed using border embossing folders on the top and bottom. I went over the embossing with my trusted 3D outliner [I hoard on this thing... I have it in every color I like :D]. The highlight of this card, though, is the flower. I stamped on fabric for the first time. Love how the flower turned out... a little out of place, but it is ok. ;-)



Hope you liked the cards.

Wait wait wait... I need help/tips again. I am finding myself getting addicted to albums. But can someone please help me with binding options. I have binder rings now but I'd like to know more too. If I use rings, how do I go about the binding? I have been trying to read up online but am more confused than ever.

Smita

PS: I also got a new set of papers from Itsy Bitsy finally!! Not sharing a pic, because most of you (my fellow Indian crafters) already have them :-). My brother in law came down from Bangalore on Saturday, and with him came my papers *chuckle chuckle*.


13 comments:

  1. lovely stamp... and love that 2nd card of yrs too... stamping on fabric luks cool!!!

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  2. Fab cards Smita - especially the giraffe one - I really love that!

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  3. Just came across your blog & was very intersted in seeing ur work being a born & bred Indian myself. This is a beautiful card for a kid.

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  4. love both the card!.. and the scallop border is heaven! :))
    congrats on the papers! :))

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  5. such adorable cards Smita, the scallops are just fab and so r the colors on the fist card.Love the flower on the second one.....

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  6. Nice Nice...loved the colors and scallops and everything about it!

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  7. Awww...I really like the first card...especially the scalloped patterned papers on the side...and I'm partial to giraffes! ;)

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  8. Super card..super image..and your poor Bro finally braved those 3 hours of language disability to get your papers! They're gorgeous aren't they?
    What do you mean by binding..you just punch holes, put eyelets and put 3 rings to bind your album..what other way do you want to bind them? Mail me..i'll search something for you!

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  9. Thanks everyone.

    Tejal, yes he braved the 3+ hours and got me all that I asked for... he also came home and told everyone his Itsy Bitsy tales ;-)

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  10. Fabulous cards! Thanks for playing along this week at Card Patterns. :)

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  11. These are adorable Smita! Sorry I've been slacking on my blog surfing. Glad to see what you've been up to!

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  12. Darling cards, Smita! Love the giraffe and I think your border of semi circles looks even cooler thatn a punch. Great empossing on the second card, too. Love the stamped fabric flower! sounds like you've got all the men in your family seeking out crafty stuff for you. You're so spoiled! LOL xxD

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