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Life is good with you around - fairy and ferns 7x5in card - Day 123 of my 365 day challenge

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Life is good with you around - fairy and ferns 7x5in card -  Day 123 of my 365 day challenge                              Hello Craft addicts! Today's card (day 123 of my 365 day challenge) is one using Tattered Lace Minx (or Trixie) Fairy die, one of the Forest Pines Fern dies and a sentiment from For The Love of Stamps. How I made this card:- I cut a piece of chocolate brown card just a bit smaller than the white 7x5in hammered card and edged it with a darker brown alcohol marker. I then stuck it to the front of the card using a tape pen. I cut out the Fairy die (it could be either Trixie or Minx) in white card and stuck it to the left hand side of the card. I then cut out the Ferns again in white card and stuck parts of it on the right hand side (I left some of the fronds unstuck so it gave it some dimension. Finally, I cut out the ornate label tag and whilst still in the die c...

To a Beautiful Friend bird in nest and ferns foldback dl card - for day 104 of my 365 day challenge

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To a Beautiful Friend bird in nest and ferns foldback dl card -  Day 104 of my 365 day challenge  Hi Craft addicts! Today's card is one I have made using Tattered Lace dies and inks for day 104 of my 365 day challenge.. How I made this card:- I folded the front of back on itself and coloured the front part with some blue tones - from Altenew and Tim Holtz inks - along with some of the Lavender Mist Rare Earth Blending inks. I also used the latter on the inside of the card, keeping the card folded so there was a definition between the two. I then cut out the bird and nest in brown card using Tattered Lace dies. I used a couple of brown alcohol markers to give it some shading. I also cut out the Woodland Ferns Tattered Lace Ferns in green card. Using Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue, I stuck the next to the front panel and added the bird to it with some foam pads. I also stuck the ferns to the inside of the card again using Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue. Finally, I s...