I made this card for the Floursihes Timeless Tuesday Challenge and also for my friend (and neighbour's) birthday...it started off so well....until I decided to add Dimensional magic to the image....
It smudged and I tried to clean it up a bit - BIG MISTAKE!!! It just got worse...so I decided to fix it my using Dimensional Magic over the whole image - it looks okay, but I liked it better with just the chalking and the glasses being highlighted with Kindy Glitz and then the gloss! so that was the first disaster...read on...there's more!!
I wanted to emboss the sentiment - another MISTAKE...even after using an Embossing Buddy the sentment wasn't clear - it had speckles of EP over it....but I thought okay...not too bad...I can get away with that...and then...the flowers would not stick properly - I used Glue Dots...but still not much joy...so I handed over the card with an apology - you think it would stop there wouldn't you...well NO!!!!
I got home after taking her pressie and card and realised I had't photographed it...so had to go back and photographed it next door...I popped in today and was relieved to find the flowers were still on the card - I wish I could be so sure what I would find tomorrow! LOL! I'll let you know with more chatter on my BLOG: http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com/
I had no problems making it for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge...which was for birthday cards...huh...that was the easy part!!!
Thank you for looking....learn by my mistakes and feel free to tell me of yours - it might make me feel better!
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009 GMT Views: 515
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Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Sun, May 17, 2009 @ 3:48 PM
Linda: I wish I could see the mistakes you made because I don't notice a one! I think this is a GORGEOUS card and love it just the way it is. And, yes, I have my mistakes too. Remember that color challenge using "gray" that I almost had a nervous breakdown from! LOL! I hated it so much that a stamper on SCS teasingly said I could send it to her. I immediately messaged her and asked for her address so I didn't have to look at it any more!!!!! I still had nightmares that somehow the card would be returned for insufficient postage or something!!! I finally got an e-mail saying she got it, so now I sleep very well!!! Enough about me, back to you. I think it's a GREAT card even though you ran into problems!!! TFS Linda!
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Registered: July 26, 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 11788
Mon, May 18, 2009 @ 5:20 AM
OH Linda you are an amazing storyteller!! Sorry you had such a rough time with it, but from here it still looks pretty good!!! Disasters happen to us all!!!
Registered: July 1, 2007 Location: small town near montreal, quebec Posts: 26677
Mon, May 18, 2009 @ 2:22 PM
Awww sweet sweet Linda! Love your chocolate and cream card. To live and learn from our mistakes. I call them "boo boos" (makes 'em sound less evil). Hee, hee! But honey, we all know you are the best at this craft here, so please don't worry about it, as uncle Vinnie would say!
I'm sure your neighbour just loved it. You are so funny and sweet Linda. I could hug your face! TFS
Registered: April 15, 2008 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 25018
Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 10:39 AM
Thank you for sharing this fabulous card. It would have been a shame not to. Thanks for talking about the boo boos too! Sometimes I get discouraged thinking I'm the only one that has these upsets!
Oh, and tell the gal with red hair we have the same bra and we both need to go shopping!
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