Monday 22 April 2013

Card of the Week: [thank you]

On Saturday it snowed. I had hoped that the weather would be pleasant enough to allow me to go outside and work in the garden, but no, the cold and the snow forced me to stay inside. So I spent part of the afternoon at my craft table, sipping a coffee and playing with some pretty flower paper.

Here is the card that I made:
Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Dulce; Cardstock: Bazzill; Rub-On: American Crafts; Brad: Making Memories; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives, Glue Dots, 3D Foam Squares

This paper is fairly busy, but rather than just put it on the front of the card in one piece (like I often do with busy paper - see here), I cut it in strips and then placed them on the front of the card slightly apart from each other. This is a technique that I saw used over at Paper Owl; Cassie is an amazing card designer and when I saw her card I knew I wanted to make my own. It was a bit painful to line everything up evenly, but worth it - I really like how my card looks.

So still no flowers in the garden, but pretty flowers on the front of a card. Not a bad compromise.

How was your weekend? Did you spend time crafting?

The Memory Nest
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12 comments:

  1. Leslie Germain22 April 2013 at 19:44

    Beautiful Thank you card Rachel - as always!

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    1. Crafty Cucumber26 April 2013 at 13:53

      Thank you Leslie. And thank you for stopping by each week to see my cards.

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  2. Lisa Rukin Swift24 April 2013 at 13:44

    Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I always love finding new blogs to check out and follow. This card is so pretty with the strips of paper and angled banner.

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    1. Crafty Cucumber26 April 2013 at 13:59

      Thank you Lisa for your lovely comment and for following along.

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  3. Michelle24 April 2013 at 14:33

    What a beautiful card! I think the addition of the green button is my favorite part. I've never thought to do that! It gives it such a fun feel, and really adds to it. Thanks for the inspiration!

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    1. Crafty Cucumber26 April 2013 at 14:01

      Thank you so much Michelle. This was a really fun card to make.

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  4. Lanaya | Raising Reagan28 April 2013 at 23:59

    I like how you toned down the busy paper.

    Those are some very talented daughters!

    Thank you for linking to Raising Imperfection.
    Please come back Friday to see if you were featured. :)

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    www.raising-reagan.com

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    1. Crafty Cucumber2 May 2013 at 19:41

      Thanks Lanaya. It is always a bit of a challenge when working with busy paper, but I am very happy with how this card turned out.

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  5. Leslie @ Violet Imperfection2 May 2013 at 17:57

    I love the flowered paper, it is so pretty.

    Thank you for linking up to Raising Imperfection!
    Make sure to check back on Friday to see if you were featured.
    Leslie
    www.violetimperfection.com

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  6. Unknown2 May 2013 at 23:12

    Beautiful card! I love the pretty floral pattern. Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent this week! Happy Friday!!
    Hugs
    Kathy

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    1. Crafty Cucumber4 May 2013 at 18:45

      Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comment Kathy. I had a lot of fun making this card.

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