Monday 28 May 2012

Throwing my hat in....

I've been umming and ahing all month about whether or not to enter this year's Gallery Idol competition run by PaperCrafts Magazine.  I found the theme of "encouragement cards" a bit tricky and am not sure my card making is up to "idol" standard.  But, as the saying goes, you've got be in it to win it so I finally had a go this weekend and these were my two efforts:



The sentiments on both cards are from the There She Goes Hang On set.  For the first I stamped a musical background, mounted 2 die cuts one in black card one cut from double sided sticky sheets and covered with Yorkshire Dales gilding flakes.  The second is just a tim holtz brick wall embossing folder on kraft with a little pumice stone ink, some black mats and a knotted "rope"


6 comments:

  1. You go for it girl. They`re both great but the second one is my favourite. Brilliant!
    Lynne xxx

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  2. I think these are AMAZING!!! LOVE the use of the guilding flakes and your sentiments are fabulous! Love them both, Tara!!! :)

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  3. Just go for it Tara these cards are great

    Anne

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  4. OMG the second card is just brilliant...I love how you've illustrated the sentiment Tara :0)
    Both are very worthy for the challenge, fingers crossed for you.
    Jenny x

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  5. I can't imagine why you would think that you aren't of the right standard. You cards are fab and I love these. The first is really striking and the second is well thought out and perfect for the theme and your sentiment. Good luck.Zx

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  6. Tara these are both brilliant, particularly the second. Fingers crossed for you! Vicky x

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