Showing posts with label Paper Dolls For Everyday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paper Dolls For Everyday. Show all posts

Friday, August 13, 2010

Serendipity!

Serendipity is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as "the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for." Sometimes in cardmaking or scrapbooking, the best projects are a result of serendipity. I'm sure that it's actually true in most creative circles! Today's posts are exactly that-results of serendipity!


I was making a card for my uncle for his birthday. I found a card in one of my idea books that I liked. As I started working on it, I thought, "wow! I'm going to make this into a birthday card/mini-album!" Obviously, I did not make it in pink for him! His was blue, red, & tan. Of course, I forgot to take pictures before I sent it!!



This card is for sale!
Price: USD $10





If you'd like to purchase a card like this with a different theme, please email me: charisma@catlover.com.


In another moment of serendipity, I created this adorable baby card that I just adore!! My ultimate goal was to use this patterned paper that I got from a friend. It was a single piece & I didn't really have anything that coordinated with it. As I was looking at the paper, I remembered that on the Cricut cartridge Paper Dolls for Everyday, there was an engineer. And, his extras are a train. A circus train, to be exact! How awesome is that!



So, I started designing (with my Gypsy). As I was preparing to cut the animals, I was trying to figure out what papers I was going to use to cut the layers of the animals. It suddenly occurred to me that I should try cutting the animals out of white & color them using my Copic markers (my newest technique I love to use)! So, off I went. And, I must say, I was very pleased with how they turned out!


I also decided that I wanted the train to be up off the card itself. So, I decided to 3D it! Then, I decided that the elephant's belly needed to be puffy! The pictures really don't do it justice but they were the best I could do!

This card is for sale!
Price: USD $10






If you'd like to purchase a card like this with a different theme, please email me: charisma@catlover.com