Archive for February, 2009
Flower Seed Paper: An Idea for “Green” Handmade Greeting Cards
February 26th, 2009
The suburb that I live in has a wonderful herb festival every spring and last year I bought this pretty handmade paper with flower seeds embedded in it. I had intended to make my mom and MIL Mother’s Day cards but forgot I had it! So, I made my MIL a card with it for her birthday.
She liked it so much that she brought it to work to show it off! So, if you have a “green” mom or friend you might want to look into this paper! Here are some sites I found with similar paper:
- http://www.custompaper.com/paper.html
- http://www.greenfieldpaper.com/asccustompages/products.asp?categoryid=11
- http://www.botanicalpaperworks.com/category/Plantable+Seed+Paper+and+Envelopes/7/
If I remember correctly this paper will grow sunflowers! I designed the card so that she could keep the front intact and just plant the inside panel. The flowers on the front of the card are from Tim Holtz’s grungeboard collection. I had a lot of fun with his paints and distress inks while making this card, I just stayed loose and messy. The chipboard tag was painted with his crackle paint and then distressed with a variety of products. But, the birthday sentiment is not showing up too well in this photo! Thanks to Neal for coming up with the creative inside verse!
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Congratulations to Scrapallier’s First Design Team Event Winner!
February 6th, 2009
First of all I want to say thank you to all four of my contest participants! I hope you enjoyed using the stamp as much as I’ve enjoyed seeing your creations! Second, thanks to my judges for taking time out of their busy schedules to go and look at all of the entries.
The winner of the contest is Yuri, you can see her entry here. From the comments I received I think what put this entry over the top was the masked Cuttlebug technique. They liked how the swirls almost made it look like they were floating in the clouds.
I’m glad that I decided to have judges decide on the winner because all four entries were so nicely done, it would have been tough for me to pick! Great job! Your efforts are much appreciated! As a token of my appreciation I did a second prize drawing, and the winner was Patti!
Here are each of the entries:
Please email me your snail mail addresses and I’ll get your prizes in the mail!
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