Emily Etchings: June 2011

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Material Girl's Birthday Wish

I made this card for one of my co-workers for her birthday. I thought it suited her quite nicely. I think it is still hanging up last I saw it.

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date.....

Now as most of the people who have received a card from me, I'm not the fastest at the task, but I have good reason. With work, the four-legged kids and general craziness I have going on, card tend to take a long time. Add to that the fact that I never want create more than one of two of the same card, so that tends to lead the brain down paths which of course get you sidetracked. Like picking out paper, sounds simple, huh? Yeah right! I pick one piece then another one that would work better...you can see where this is going don't you?

So with that being said, I was late for one of my co-workers birthday. I wished her a happy birthday on her birthday, and apologized on her card not being complete. For the most part the card was planned and pieces had been cut out but time slips away from you and then it is bed time. Now if I could work a full day at work and then spend another who knows how many hours at night card making, I would be most excellent but that isn't going to happen now or even in the near future.

The theme of the card just sort of card to me after looking through my purchases at the Scrapbook Convention. I had just purchased some Alice in Wonderland cling stamps, so I thought I would test them out. As you can see the finished project is very nice, I didn't want to give it up, but I know I can make another one if need be. Photos are a great thing!

This card took the better part of 4 hours, since I had to test on if the embossing power would stick enough so that I could continue with my plan. I must say, it's up there on the like factor for me.