Tuesday, February 10, 2009

have a heart

another one, that is...for the current CAARDVARKS challenge! well, it's not exactly difficult to make another new heart card the week before valentine's day, now is it? especially when february 14th is also niece riley's seventh birthday. this one is 8" square and incorporates an embellishment or two. :)


(patterned paper: basic grey, sei, creative imaginations, dena, 3bugs, paper fever, scrapbook wizard, sassafrass; flowers: amanda blu, heidi swapp, urban lily, prima; metal-rimmed sticker: paperchase; ribbons & rickrack: making memories, michaels, vintage; rhinestones, studs & gems: mambi, heidi swapp, michaels, teeny nail gems from terrie bailey (THANKS!); brads & snaps: doodlebug, making memories; sequins: queen&co; buttons: joann essentials)


edited to address the lovely miss june's question: i've made more than one card with this sort of sunburst design, and to tell the truth it was a big of a booger, because me being me, i have always just more or less eyeballed and cut wedges, lining them up as well as i could. of course as soon as you asked, it came to me in a flash that the only thing required to make this super easy is to measure and draw a little grid. you know, like this (how did i *not* think of it before--DUH!!!*) :

i used a sharpie, a postie note, and equal increments because it's 8am, but you would use the desired backing paper (the bit that'll show through on every other "ray") and very light pencil markings. you could also make your solid & patterned wedges bigger/smaller like my card above, which is roughly--VERY roughly, in fact--two to one. thank you june, i am very glad you asked!!! :)


*and right there is EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW about lauren, folks! sheesh!!!

21 comments:

  1. Very pretty! I love this sketch. Is it difficult to do?

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  2. What a great idea! Especially if you have a lot of scraps. Let me look around here so see if I have any ... oh, wait, they are EVERYWHERE. LOL! Off to wade through the stash to retrieve a few ... I might even TRY this one today! (I am playing hookey from the Day Job.:-)

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  3. fabulously fun card Lauren...perfect-o for your niece...check out all of those embellies!!! You make the sunburst design look so easy but mine would be all wonky...yes, wonky. Have a super day sista!

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  4. ooh i love that sunburst look, umm gonna have to try that now :) xxx

    oooooh and your blog banner is delicioussssssssssssss :0 x

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  5. that looks so pretty...i love those wee pink heart buttons and the layered flower you have on the heart...what a great design!!!

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  6. OMGoodness Lauren!! This is totally fabulous! LOVE those bright, candy colors and the fantastic mix of pattern! And a full 8" too, wow, that is some Valentine!

    (-: Heidi

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  7. Hi Lauren. I'd like to thank you for visiting my blog and leaving such a nice comment. So I came to look at yours and I'm so glad I did! What wonderful creations you have made! I love your sunburst design. I reminds me of a technique that I learned 3 years ago called Iris Folding. It is what got me started in card making. I have a sample to show you, but I'm not sure how to get it to you. If you contact me, I'd be glad to send it to you. Ta ta for now!

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  8. That is one spectactular card Miss Lauren...I've been sitting here for 5 mins staring intently at the screen to take in all the awesome details....LOVE the butterfly, the heart buttons, the gems, the flowers...yeah, I just love it all!!!
    Happy 7th Birthday to niece Riley ♥

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  9. shut up!!!!!

    OMIGOSH its amazing....to Regan????

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  10. Aside from the obvious comment ("gorgeous card"), I wanted to support your use of the word "booger." It is both practical and hilarious and I dred the day I grow too old to snicker at its use.

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  11. What a cute card!! I'm sure your niece will love it, too!
    Thanks for stopping by!

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  12. Glad to see that those choccie biscuits worked and that you're not back to full fabulous card making health!

    :)

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  13. Girl, you crack me up. Thanks for putting some happy in my day :-)

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  14. This is gawgess Miss Lauren....TFS:)~X~n

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  15. I so love this!!!

    Reminds me of a poster I did in school once

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  16. I LOVE your card!! It's almost as yummy as the cupcake in your next post! Thank you (and June?) for the template! Love your blog!

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  17. Spectacular heart cards you've made for Caardvarks , Lauren ! always charming they are !

    hugs ,

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  18. Wow. Wow. Wow. Totally gorgeous. I love it. I especially love that you used one of my favorite Basic Grey papers ever (the rose) as the heart. I also love all the "stuff" you added.

    This card just totally rocks. I love it. Yeah. Wow.

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  19. Such a beautiful card! How you get all those dps to look so well together continues to amaze me. I am going to give it a try someday! debb

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  20. This card is PERFECT, just fabulous! Makes me so inspired.. You're the BEST!

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