I hope you all had a great weekend. It's Handmade Monday and did you know that including today, there are 11 Mondays left before Christmas Day? 11 more opportunities in 2011 to visit great blogs and view the fabulous work everyone taking part has made.
A short post today - in the middle of a major clear-out: garage, workroom, nearly every other room! Amazing just how much 'stuff' we have accumulated - my problem is that I hate to part with anything. However, the time has come...................
I joined the Blogaholic Social Network today and have been enjoying reading through their great blog posts and looking at the pictures of the contributors great makes and finds.
This week's Handmade Monday card is one of a series I made recently using wallpaper. Yes, wallpaper. We crafters will use just about anything and for me if it is paper (or similar) it gets used for decorating a card. this is a DL size card and the front and back are covered in textured wallpaper - this has a flower decoration on in creams with dark brown stems. I added a line of pearl beads on the left-hand-side and two greetings embellishments. I have made several cards using this wallpaper and I now have two left - they have proved very popular and I think this is because they are very different.
I will be back on Wednesday with my usual mid-week post, so come back and check it out. In the meantime don't forget to visit all the other blogs taking part in this week's Handmade Monday Blog-Hop to see what lovely work everyone has made and I am looking forward to reading your comments on my post - and on the others of course.
Have a good week
Jill
what a lovely card! a pretty gift to give. the pattern is very uplifting and cheerful
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent idea to use wallpaper. There's so many possibilities. And yes, I'm sure it's a popular one - it's lovely x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! The paper is different too - looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteMmm. Wallpaper? I learn something every time I come on this machine. Makes a lovely card. I would never have thought of that.
ReplyDeleteI remember using wallpaper to cover my books when I was at school.
ReplyDeleteThere are such great papers out there, your card looks really lovely.
Jan x
i also use wallpaper, its easy to get some samples from homebase or b&Q :)
ReplyDeleteNow that is what I call crafty LOL !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, and as always so well made. xxx
I think B & Q sussed me, coz not long after my last visit to 'collect' the samples (which very helpfully were in A4 sheets), they stopped doing them! Miserable lot.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea and as you said so different
ReplyDeleteI remember my DS book being covered by wipeable wall paper from our kitchen! However that paper is much nicer :) 11 weeks, am so depressed!
ReplyDeleteI love recycling and reusing! Awesome card, very simple and pretty. Great job. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card and I love that you used wallpaper!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your clearout Jill (I don't envy you at all!)
ReplyDeleteLovely card.
Ali x
Lovely card! Have enjoyed reading your other post as well about the Professional Crafters Guild and Blogaholic so I'm off to visit them next. Good Luck with the clearing up - I always get distracted by what I find!
ReplyDeleteJo x
lovely idea with the wallpaper it adds a very fashionable edge and I'm sure will be very popular. I LOVE the red too!
ReplyDelete11 Mondays yikes. Lovely Card and yes crafters do use anything and everything.
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