First of the year!

Hi there, everyone!  Well, I have actually made my first cards of the year!  I have been struggling to get back in to things - I think because I had so many cards that I had to make before the holidays, that card making had become a chore, so these two are just for fun...

The first card I made, uses the Tilda with Sunflower stamp, coloured using my chalks, patterned papers from my stash (they were part of a pack -I think they are My Mind's Eye, Bloom & Grow), paper flowers from Crafts4U and some vintage lace that Mam kindly got me on her latest trip to Abakhan.  I inked all the edges of the papers and around the oval with Walnut Stain DI and accented with Glamour Dust...

...the end result was quite vintage, I thought?  I would love to receive it, so I suppose that must mean I'm happy with it!!


The second card I made using one of the clipart images from Arthur's Free Clipart, coloured with PS - I used the image before on 16th May 2010 post, but made it very fresh this time by using pastel patterned papers which have been in my stash for ages (they were individual sheets that I bought from my local craft shop).  The flowers were from Crafts4U again and the pearly bits I found in the back of my embellishments drawer...

...it ended up quite girly, who'd have thought it from me?!!  And as I said before, I think the expression on the little girl's face sums the sentiment up to a tee!

Hope you like them as much as I do, I thoroughly enjoyed making them, so maybe I'm finally getting back into the swing of things!  Happy crafting!