Maybe it was 24x longer!

All I can say is, I think I turned something simple into something complicated!  But I am happy with the results and now I have 18 birthday cards to add to my stash, I was down to zero!
First I ran out of ink and had to re-ink a new printer and discovered that its cartridges  don't like to be re-inked.  I got through it and all is working fine, if any of you have a Pixma mg3022, I can explain how to do this.  Why would I re-ink instead of buying a new cartridge?  Because reinking cost me 65 cents a cartridge.

I used a lovely bird image from Graciellies Design - I love birds and flowers and botanicals!
I printed this on 130# watercolor paper.  This gives the image a really rich look, The color is a warm white and the black really pops, it has a vintage letterpress look to it that I Love!




I picked out papers from my Anna Griffin stash.  I seem to love papers and images with a high level of contrast.  I love muted tones too, but contrast seems to draw me!





I cut frames and frame backgrounds on my Cricut.
Now you might think 'So why did this take so long?' 
I'm thinking that too!



I distressed te frame background:

I created a template to trace over the focal image and to fit the frame, 



Cut them out and glued them together


I made a happy birthday banner for the bird to carry in his beak.  I used the set Elegant Greetings


and 22 hours later I have a batch of birthday cards:





Honestly, I think it took me four hours over two days to make these, Which is why I did a batch, life is so hectic lately, it is nice to have a stack on hand.  Using this image you could also do, get well's congratulations, happy wedding, happy baby, all kinds of events!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope your next batch takes less time!
Ginny M

I also have something special to offer to my blog readers!
a 10% discount at Graciellie Designs!
Here is your code to use at check out!
GINNY10

Enjoy!






Comments

chanya13 said…
Beautiful cards!!! Hugs
Crystal Komara said…
What beautiful paper!! Am loving the new Gracielle Designs! Crystal

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