Wednesday 31 March 2010

Double Helpings!

I'm just sneaking these two competition entries in under the wire!  Both are due for 31st March and I didn't want to blog the birthday card until today as it is my friend's birthday tomorrow and she does sometimes look at my blog.  However, I know she is out and about today and not near a computer, so it is safe to go ahead.

First is a tag I have created using Tando Creative Chipboard.  Tando run a monthly competition with lovely prizes, the rules are simple you have to make a piece just for the competition and include a piece of Tando chippie.

The tag came from a pair of jeans and has been lurking around my desk for some time waiting for the right project. It was painted with Ranger Acrylic daubers, gessoed and then,inspired by the Utube clip over on Bubbly Scrumptious, I embossed it in my Cuttlebug using the 'Friend' folder.  Swiped over the embossing with dark brown ink.

The Tando piece is the lovely branch of leaves, which again was painted with acrylics and then highlighted with Distress inks in Peeled Paint and Rusty Hinge (I have only got 6 Distress Ink Pads, so the same ones do appear regularly). Flowers are by Wild Orchid Crafts.
The little tag was made with an offcut from the Thrinchie I made yesterday with some bits of lace, ribbons and buttons from my stash.


Second item is my card for the Get Funky Challenge 'Girls Girls Girls'

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The Funky Hand paper is from the Papercraft Factory CD in the Just Happy rangeVintage images from Millie Motts and e-crafting.com, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Just in case you were wondering, my friend is not French, but her name is Avril and when I saw the image on the Millie Motts site, I knew I had to keep it to use for her next birthday, particularly as it featured shoes and handbags! As the text is in french on the advert I continued the theme with the Paris collage sheet and the french birthday greeting.

11 comments:

  1. ooooooo double lovelies!!! You have used that Tando piece perfectly and I adore that card! Good luck with the comp XXX

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  2. Janice, I love that Tando entry!! It's just gorgeous xxx

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  3. The tag is super - love what you have done with the leaves.

    Avril will love her card too. Wish her happy birthday from me.


    :)

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  4. Fabulous stuff Janice. Beautiful tag and love Avril's card, really special. Thanks for joining in at Get Funky this month. :)xx

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  5. lovely work
    Thanks for joining us at Get Funky this month
    Allisonx

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  6. Great projects - that tag is absolutely scrummy!

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  7. These are both fabaroo, Janice x

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  8. Hi Janice

    A really inventive anniversary card - I love it.

    Great use of colour.

    Thank you for joining us at Get Funky! and I hope you get chance to play along in April too.

    Love Jules xx

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  9. Janice that tag is totally gorgeous...love it xx

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  10. Gorgeous Janice!
    So glad the You Tube clip gave you inspiration! Its one of those techniques that looks sooo good but I forget to use. These clips are good reminders aren't they?!

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  11. FAB tag Janice looks lovely & so does your card.xx

    oh dear I've just come to type in the verification word weepou ~arh!~ rofl..

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