Yes, yes, I know, I haven't blogged nearly as much lately. I apologise, but I've been up to my eyes in cards and recovery (still off work with my poorly back). I have 2 offerings for now, but I may have another to add a bit later today.
First up, Mother's Day (18th March here in the UK). As my mum makes cards too, I always like to try something a little bit different for her cards. So, here it is ...
I know what you're thinking ... no, really I do. That's not so spectacular. And I'd agree, if it wasn't for 2 more photos ...
Oh yes, it's a double slider card! It took me so much time to get this to look just the way I wanted it to. The tutorial came from Card Making Magic but I can't find it there now. As I type, googling " Card Making Magic double slider " brings up the tutorial as the first result, and it can be accessed in a cached form. The only issue I had was that when scoring the card (step 2) the written instructions and the picture give 2 different sets of dimensions - I used the ones in the instructions, but ended up having to trim down the sticking flap of card at the end of it. I think following the picture dimensions might be better.
The designs are edited sections of some free papers from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine, Issue 85 here (you must be registered with the website to download them, but registration is free).
The only bit you can't see in the photos is the stand at the back - I used the section I trimmed off to create a small stand so it doesn't have to be leaned against anything.
This card was beyond stressful, exasperating, and frustrating - although that was mainly down to my printer refusing to print off high quality images for me! Once I sorted that, I had a ball!
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