Hmmmm not so sure

I made these 2 cards today but I'm not so sure about them. There's just something on each of them that doesn't sit right with me. To be honest I think I have had card making overload today and these just didn't work. I'm still going to submit them to the challenges they were made for in case I don't get to redo them before the deadlines! At least I know I tried then.

This first one is for Waltzing Mouse's Sketch Challenge #108 and I used my new Teeny Trees to make some little sweets on the tag. I think this one is just a bit too busy. The patterned papers, whilst gorgeous, detract from the tag too much I think.


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My next card I think is just too blah! This one is for Just Add Ink's Challenge #128 to use their inspiration photo and I think I took too many ideas from it, mostly too many colours. I do like the sketch though, a nice and simple one from Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #169.


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And that's all for this post folks! Thanks for stopping by!

19 comments:

  1. Pretty cards Vanessa. Love the jar full of lovely flowers and the pretty butterfly. Fun colors on both cards. Thank you for playing along with us at The Sweet Stop this week.

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  2. I think the teeny trees is very clever for the swirly candy - I would never have thought of this but it works beautifully!

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  3. I love your jar full of colourful flowers Vanessa. I think you are being way too hard on yourself :)
    Thanks for playing along with us at Just Add Ink this week.

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  4. WOW!! AWESOME use of my favorite set - the teeny trees. It was my first wms set and it is still my favorite - it is so versatile - which you show here!!!
    Wonderful take on the sketch too! Thanks so much for playing with us at WMSC! Hugs, Karin

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  5. I love your sweeties card...very clever...who'd think they were really trees!!!

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  6. I agree with Kathy. Your jar of gorgeous colourful flowers is 'spot on' for the challenge. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink.

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  7. Such a sweet card that background paper is so fun and goes so well with the tag of yummy looking candy!

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  8. Vannessa, your jar of flowers is really lovely - perfect for our challenge this week! I love the colours and stamps you've used. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink.

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  9. This is so cute! Love the soft colors! Thank you for joining us in the Sweet Stop Sketch this week!

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  10. I love how you turned the Teeny Tree image into candy pieces...that is so creative, and they look fantastic with your candy patterned paper.

    We at Waltzingmouse Stamps are so pleased that you could play along with the Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge this week.

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  11. Definitely being too hard on yourself. When we get a bunch of flowers it usually has lots of various types and colours so those that are in your jar are just great using the inspiration photo at Just Add Ink as your inspiration! Thanks for playing along again this week.

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  12. Gosh this card looks just like the inspiration picture from Just Add Ink!!

    Thanks for playing along.

    Trish
    JAI Design Team

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  13. Remember sweetheart, made from the heart, with love - that's what makes handmade creations so special! These are beautiful! Love the jar of flowers.
    Lou X

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  14. Both cards are lovely! Clever to use those images from Teeny Trees to make sweets!

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  15. Vannessa these are so pretty, I am in love with the teeny trees as sweeties!! that tickles!! thank you so much for playing along with us at Waltzingmouse Stamps!

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  16. What a sweet card for your Just Add Ink entry. The flowers are just gorgeous! Thanks for playing along with us.

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  17. It's good to see that someone else criticises their own stuff as much as I criticise mine! I think you're way too hard on yourself - I love the way you've totally thought out of the box and used your teeny trees set. The sweets look fantastic and I think the colours on your other card are lovely together

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  18. super adorable cards.....great colors and details!

    enjoy *~*

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  19. Great take on the inspiration photo Vannessa. The flowers look great in the jar. Thanks for joining us at JAI this week.

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