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Friday, June 22, 2012

Pink Wallpaper

I love making cards using freebies!  Today's card started life as a wallpaper sample - I am always popping into decorating shops and getting samples that look as though they can be used on cards. I think this stuff is called anaglypta (sp?) or at least that's what my mam calls is - the stuff that adds texture to walls then you paint over it in whatever colour you fancy...


After matting a piece of the wallpaper on some pink card I painted splodges using paint samples and also painted some heavy paper in the same colours. Once dry, I carefully cut the paper and rolled it to make paint rollers - the handles are made from wire and tiny pieces of that rubber tubing kids make bracelets with - Scoobydoos I think thay are called.  Voila - a perfect clean and simple new home card.

I've entered this card into this week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays - make a clean and simple card using the colour pink.

12 comments:

  1. What a clever idea! Your card is amazing. It makes me smile : )
    Bev

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  2. This is adorable! And creative and so clever!! Love it!

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  3. This is so cute and creative! I love it.

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  4. Oh my goodness, your card is just so cute and clever.... Just my style :0) I love the mini rollers , so creative. I didn't realise anaglypta was still about!!!!
    So glad you shared your creativity with us this week at CASual Fridays :0)
    Jenny x

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  5. What a clever idea! I love it! The mini roller idea is super!

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  6. This is so creative and lovely! LOVE IT

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  7. SUPER clever and just all-around awesome. I love the embossed pattern too! I see that you are from England - on our honeymoon years ago we met a family from Sutherland, Tyne & Wear: Susan and Peter George. What a small world it would be if you know them too. They are so kind and continue to send us a card every year at Christmas. So happy to see you at CAS-ual Fridays this week! Thanks for joining us!

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  8. just so perfect for a new home card...love your little paint rollers. very creative.

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  9. How cute and creative! Love it! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays this week!

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  10. Oh my! This is absolutely GENIUS! love your approach to this challenge and it turned out uber ca-ute! Love it :) Thanks for playing this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

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