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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Extreme Makeover - Card Edition

Wow! It's been soooo quiet out there in blog land this week.
I guess everyone is still recovering from CHA.

Today I've got a little card makeover to share with you. As some of you know, I'm on day 6 of the Master Cleanse Diet. That being said, I've gotten a lot of stamping done and my workshop has been totally reorganized and cleaned up. Apparently I can be pretty productive when I'm trying to keep my mind off of food!

While I was cleaning off one of my tables, I came across this...It's the sample card from a workshop I did, oh back in March I think.
Do you see the torn paper and adhesive left on the card? There was a large paper flower there, that I yanked off to use on another project. It's been sitting on my desk ever since. Well, after neglecting this poor little "frankensteined" card for 5 months, I thought I'd see what I could do with it. It seemed like such a waste to throw it away.

I needed an anniversary card to pop in the mail, so I inked up my Sarah Kay "A Kiss for Chloe" image and got stampin. Here's what I came up with...
As you can see, I flipped the card 90 degrees and added a scalloped Kraft panel on the right side to cover the rub-on sentiment from the original card. I colored the image with my Copics, added some So Saffron ribbon and Voila!

I hope this inspires you to keep some of your little treasures out of the trash!
Be sure to check back tomorrow for my Friday Faves!
Until then...

3 comments:

Claireabelle said...

Great way to 're-invent a card!!
x

Steph said...

Your card was great before and after. x I try to keep things I make that I'm not too sure about to see if I can use them somewhere along the line (most of them still end up in the bin though a month or two later!) - I'll try harder now. x

Antoinette Seminario-Skinner said...

I think we all have our makeover editions! With me being somewhat of a beginner, I have had to cover up a few things as I learn new techniques. Nice job on this one- and that stamp is so adorable!!

Good work on the Master Cleanse, I tried it once but found it very challenging, 1 b/c I worked with a lot of guys and 2 b/c I eat small meals and tend to snack throughout the day. (almonds, fruit, etc, all good things, but it is challenging when you do it w/o even thinking). I intend to do it again, but in the meantime, I wish you continued success!!!