Wiper Card

How long have I been blogging? Two days? And already four posts. Anyway, I have had so much fun looking at others' sites and ideas, and found a fantastic tutorial for a Wiper Card. I just had to try it. So today, in between changing nappies and making puzzles and picking up trains, I made this! I am really proud of it, mostly just because I'm new to trying something new. Inspiration!


Ingredients: French vanilla cardstock and "Express Yourself" papers. I sponged the background of the stamped image a little to take away the starkness of the vanilla, and adhered it using foam squares, so it stands out from the decorative papers. I know the ribbon isn't quite right, but I liked it and used it anyway. I'm just experimenting, and I'll find something else next time.
The "wiper" part comes in as you open the card, when the rings pop up from behind the main square front. The tutorial is really easy to follow, mainly because there is a video to watch.

Just Add Ink Challenges

This is such a cool page... have a look see! The current challenge involves St Valentines Day. Anything to do with hearts - and you can use any brand of products too. You can view others' designs and get great ideas for your own projects. I feel totally at sea when I see the smazing designs on show here, but I'm hoping to copy the techniques and ideas until I feel more confident. Thank you design team!

Make sure you check it out!
http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/



Here is my card inspired by the current hearts theme (JAI2). Ingredients: french vanilla and brick cardstock, Starry Night papers. I decorated the brick cardstock with a stamped heart and crimson ink. Tools: CCS circles, heart punch and lovestruck maker. Very simple... for some reason it took me an age to think up though!