Tuesday 22 September 2009

Creative Inspirations Challenge 27 - Animals


This challenge for Creative Inspirations has come along at just the right time for me. I have been asked by my "Ding Dong Avon Calling" lady, my friend Sally, to do a card for her father-in-law's 70th birthday in October. Last Wednesday, when she delivered my latest order, I was showing her some of the images and colours that I thought would suit a "man" card (I struggle with cards for men) and she thought this image of a Labrador would remind him of a pet he once had. So here we are.
Firstly let me apologise for the quality of the photograph. I am afraid that I had a lot of trouble getting a half decent photo of the dufex image without too greatly destroying the detail on rest of the photograph so I hope you'll bear with me.
I always use stamps on my cards but this time, on request, I am using this Dufex image (I feel I'm almost cheating. Lol). The backing paper is another one of my nameless wonders found in the bottom of the drawer. The "70th" and "Birthday" are cut out from silver Mirra card on my Cricut Expressions using the "George & Basic Shapes" cartridge having first merged the characters and the sentiment is from a card of diecuts. I cut decorative corners using a Sissix Bigshot and a Cuttlebug die and stuck them on the corners of the image. I produced an insert for the card on my laptop on Microsoft Word with a verse I found on one of the many free verse websites.
Please feel free to leave any comments you may wish to make. I would love to get your opinions on this one.
Hugs,
Fiona x

6 comments:

  1. Ideal card for a man and a dog lover, I have rough collies myself, but that lab is so cute. Nice papers Fiona.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  2. What a neat card. I really like how you used the stickers to frame the cute dog.

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  3. This is Fab Fiona!
    Hugs
    Grace
    xxxx

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  4. a fabulous card Fiona, love all the cuts you have added.. i bet that the gentleman it is for will be so happy..a lovely thought with the Labrador.
    hugs rachxx

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  5. Oh that looks fabulous, really like that image. Nicci x

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  6. It's absolutely perfect.xx What a wonderful image.xx

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Hugs,
Fiona x