Hi there!
Today I present you twin cards made according to the same outline, mirror image with few major differences. I did them both for the 52 cards per year challenge in the Cudna Paczka group. My card in shades of blue contains the obligatory element - tracing paper - which I used to make the leaves. A piece of paper in shades of gray is my own idea for a card no. 21 with corrugated cardboard as an obligatory element. I made it during a live stream on the mentioned group and thus I encourage you to see this recording in your free time. Both cards were created with the use of the coolest chipboads that I have ever used in my crafty life - Dusty Attic! :) Who visits me here on a regular basis knows that hardly any art work is created without these wonderful cardboard shapes - cards fly as an inspiration to a chipboard manufacturer from Australia.
This time scrapbooking paper from the "Love me tender" collection by Margaret Paper Design went only to the inner part, as a base for wishes. Outside, I arranged spatially three layers of corrugated cardboard, glued with white paper to obtain an aesthetic frame. After cutting the corrugated cardboard to the appropriate pieces, I secured it with a black/white gesso (each card with a different color), and then the spines of the cardboard were drawn with white/blue acrylic paint. Then I embossed the corrugated cardboard using 3D folders from Sizzix. I used different folders and you can see the difference in embossing.
On top I put a piece of white/blue lace, torn white/gray gauze under flower arrangements, beautiful bows made from vintage style and satin ribbons sticking out on the side and a string. Big white flowers, smaller black ones, small white and tiny blue flowers - I made myself from dies. Among the flowers you can see delicate blue tracing paper leaves, a larger cardboard one and a few smaller ones from the set. On both cards, I placed mini dragonflies secured with black/white gesso, and then delicately highlighted them with Prima waxes.
Around the flowers, the composition is complemented by single bricks creating an imitation of a gray/beige wall. I used the skeleton of this structure in my earlier projects and I have such bricks left - they fit perfectly here. The gray card is a gift for a young girl on the occasion of passing her final exams in the field of construction. For this reason, there was a pile of books, a construction helmet, screws and the words "You're the best 2022" on the job. In the nooks and crannies you can see light grey tiny balls.
A blue and beige card is a wedding gift for a couple who like forget-me-nots. The focal point is a cast frame with a photo, and the whole is gracefully complemented by the inscription "all you need is love". At the top and bottom, as well as on the circle that says "Be happy", I put on small 3D droplets from Nuvo. Here and there small pearl additions stick out, and in the gaps there are small silver balls. Both cards are fitted with a string for hanging. I believe that corrugated cardboard gives a lot of creative possibilities in scrapbooking, you can create nice combinations with it, and besides, it is easy to obtain, because probably everyone has a box at home. I am very curious about your interpretations of the use of corrugated cardboard in projects. Thank you for your visit!
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