Wednesday 19 August 2009

365 Cards Day 172 ABC's and 123's



This is a simple card for my granddaughter's little friend, who is approaching her first birthday.
The teddies are Penny Black and I have made my own alpha stickers for 365 Cards challenge today, by putting double sided tape on the back of my card before I zapped it through my Cuttlebug, using the Babyface Alphabet. Once cut, I just had to peel off the backing and adhere the letters in position.
I have been playing around with punches too. The flower was a plain one also from a Cuttlebug die, but I gussied up the tips of the petals by popping them into a scalloped corner punch. I removed the corner guides from my punch and used it upside down so that I could see what I was punching. The punchies in this picture show the before and after flowers. I think it adds a little variety.
I have been out in the garden today, poor thing had been sadly neglected of late, I think I'm going to have to get a man to come and do a bit of maintenance, it's all got rather overgrown! It's surprising what a drop of sunshine inspires one to do!

16 comments:

  1. Oh my word... you are so clever!! Making your own stickers...

    This card is adorable (I love Penny Black's critters!) Great job on the challenge. :D

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  2. super sweet card Chrissie...love all the pink!

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  3. pretty!!!
    i love combining punches like that, very fun :)

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  4. This is precious! I love the adorable bears :)

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  5. That is so cute - I love the way the bears are holding the letters, and the one who is holding two - brilliant.
    Linbyx

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  6. Great card, and clever trick with the flower, hmmmm, I like that idea.

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  7. so cute!! and fantastic use of the punch, love how your flower is made :)

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  8. How adorable! What a great idea for dressing up the petals on your flower! Truly inspirational!

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  9. Chrissie, this card is just too cute. Love that little bear you used.

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  10. Oh how cute! And very special!! The first birthday is such a fun one :)

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  11. Oh how sweet, I bet Gemma's mum will start a collection now! Gret fun with the punches, hadn't htought to use a scallop - just taken good old wedges out with another circle so far!

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  12. Adorable card, that pink is perfect.

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  13. Chrissie this is such a cute card. I love the pink! I love the whole layout! Superb!
    Christine

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  14. This is so cute Chrissie. Great take on the challenge. I love how you created the alpha stickers too!!!
    Hugs
    Michelle

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  15. this is so sweet and fun. Great card today!

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  16. Chrissie what a lovely card. What a great idea using a decorative corner punch to change the design of an already punched flower. Thanks for sharing this great tip.
    Hugs
    Desire

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Thanks,
Chrissie