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Thursday 21 April 2016

Birthday card


Hello Everyone. I hope that you are well and enjoying some sunshine, even it is still mighty cold out there. Thank you for popping in I hope you like what you see and if able to leave a comment, I value your feedback. Sorry I'm a little late post this but I've been out for lunch with my daughter! There is no minilotty yet ANG. I hope, bless her, that she won't have to wait much longer. 
ERIKA, you asked how I made the bed ends on my cake. I drew a grid and laid Bakewell paper over the top and piped royal icing with tragacanth added. Tragacanth is an ingredient available from chemists which hardens the royal icing, making it a little "stronger". I have to say I probably made about 4 of each to account for breakages. The air probably turned a little blue as I probably broke a couple adhering them to the cake!
I was asked to make a card for a friend to give away. I didn't have any brief (I try and use their hobbies, colours etc if known), so I felt a little stumped at first. I knew her approximate age and went with an idea that I knew my daughter/daughter in law would like. 




Ingredients
7x7 card blank
Serif background and "dress"
kraft card
Tattered Lace - pearl flourishes die (one of my latest buys)
Sue Wilson Austrian tag die for sentiment
X-cut haberdashery dress form
Embossilicious EF

I've added my purchases from Ally Pally, the CE black gloss card is amazing - black on both sides so no white core, 2 Perspective die sets from Sue Wilson - love 'em! some glue and die storage, some CE gilding polishes and some Nuvo crystal drops


5 comments:

  1. Hi Karen your card is stunning. I love the design. You certainly have a fine haul from Ally Pally. We might have met if I had gone on the Saturday but we were looking at a wedding venue with our daughter and her fiancé. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  2. Some good looking stash there. Your card is lovely, the kraft card works so well with the pretty papers. Cara x

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  3. Karen this is gorgeous! I love that dress on the dress stand! Wish it fit me! Love the papers you used!

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  4. Hi Karen
    Fabulous card and love the paper on that dress.
    Eeeee, I thought MiniLotty was due at the beginning of April.....oooh, the excitement!
    Looks like a brill haul from AP. Look forward to seeing what you do with the stash. At least you got to eat your sandwiches in peace at AP this time lol!
    Have a great weekend.
    Ang x

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  5. Hi Karen, Your card is beautiful. I love your pretty dress on the body form. Barbxx

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