I feel a bit of a fraud posting this card because it was a bit of a cheat. The picture of the dinosaur was actually the front of a shop bought card from The Card Factory. It was one of their bargain range, which I bought for my youngest nephew, who will be three this weekend.
Last night I decided to brighten the card up by adding his age to the front and putting an insert inside. Then, whilst I was in bed it went from adding his age to also adding his name on the front - sometimes my mind designs cards whilst I sleep! However, the card was too small for his name, so I started chopping the card up and layering the picture, then adding some shiny gems. An hour later voila, a reinvented birthday card.
I hope you can forgive me for my cheat, after all, it was fun to do.
Dionne
Great recycling and who would have know if you hadn't told us! Great card for a 3yrs old he will love it -I love the furry looking dinosaur and how you added his colourful name
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Thank you Carol, you are so very kind. I forgot to say in the post that the numbers and letters are from one of my Dawn Bibby purchases. They were made by Kanban and I would love to get my hands on some more because they have been so useful over the years.
DeleteDionne xx
I have just found a way to comment on my 'phone - hurray! (Google Chrome!) The letters and numbers are a great find and so handy to have in your stash - provided you're not saving them for best! Love how you've taken the original card to a whole new level. Hope he loves it xx
ReplyDeleteOh well done, does it send you the alerts as well? I am still not getting them from some of the blogs I follow. If I am being honest, I do hoard these letters and numbers. I have had them about 15, or maybe, 20 years and it is rare to use some many at one time.
DeleteThanks so much for taking to much trouble to leave a comment.
Dionne xxx