2012: a new beginning

I went home for the holidays and was very productive. I made several cards!!

I made this one as a new year's card. Had a little difficulty lining up the Martha Stewart punch so that I could have four fans in between the corner punches instead of the standard three. The cherry blossom flowers are actually from a different stamp, cut out individually. You can't really tell, but some are adhered with foam tape for a little depth!



The second card I made based on a card I saw in a magazine. Can't remember which one anymore, but I really liked the way the Garden Trellis Martha Stewart punch was used. This one was much easier to line up to get it to the right size. The biggest flower is a technique I picked up some time ago and really like. I've used it on several projects now, where being stuffed in an envelope or closed into a scrapbook weren't going to be a problem! Basically you start off with a 6-petal flower out four times. The first one, you cut a slit between two petals, then overlap and glue them so it's almost like a cone shape. The second, you cut out the equivalent of one petal, then overlap and create a cone again. The third, you cut out two petals, then repeat for both pieces this time. And the fourth, you cut the flower in half (remove three petals), but you only need one half. Once your pieces have dried, give the cones a little trim so they're less pointy, and fit them together just like a matryoshka doll! SO EASY! A little time consuming, but the effect is worth it. And I think it's better than buying flowers!~

I think this one is going to be a long post. I've saved up a few other cards I made in 2011:

Mother's day card. Fairly simple. Was getting to know my Silhouette, experimenting with various papers.

Wanted to try folding that green thing in the back. Wasn't as easy as I thought it would be!

 This was a going away card. I cut the words with my Silhouette, and the bottom part was a stamp. I thought that part was the most interesting. This card was pretty thick, about 3/4 of an inch probably. Post office gave me a rough time with this one..

 Experimenting with different layouts of the same stamp. You can't tell, but some of the snow has white flock on it.

 My first card with Copics! The hedgehog was weird to colour as I couldn't decide where the grey should end on his body!








Lately, I've also been really into nail polish! I bought myself some Magnetic Polish when it came out at Sephora. Pretty cool effect I have to say. Then my friend introduced me to nail stamping and BornPrettyStore! I bought a whole bunch of stuff from there for my sister. Again, not as easy as it looks on youtube! The colour changing polish was pretty fun as well. I'm taking off the zebra stamp I have on now, giving my nails some breathing time tomorrow, then when I get back from work, I'm going to try out the Nails Inc Special Effects overglaze polish set I bought!

Whew. Ok time for bed now!