I really dislike working on a project and not being happy with the finished product. I fiddled futzed with this card forever adding detail after detail. I thought it was going to be something I really loved, but I just don't. I hope whoever I wind up sending it to enjoys it anyway. Once again, I was working with a pre-made card base given to me by a friend many, many years ago.
I have found I can make 5x7 top folding card bases with 11 x 17 inch cardstock. The problem I incurred was I didn't have a trimmer large enough to trim the cardstock down, not without a great deal of hassle anyway. So here I was, with 200 sheets of this enourmous cardstock and no way to cut it. The light bulb went on. I remembered seeing the large trimmer at church on many occasions and thought I could probably use that. I took an hour and a half one morning to trot over to the church and use the trimmer. As I was cutting away, a young girl approached me and asked me what I was doing. I told her I was cutting card bases. She asked why. I told her that I make cards. Her simple response was, "can you make me one?" I said, of course, what's your favorite animal. She said, "a unicorn". I asked her name and she told me Destiny. She walked away, satisfied and so, I came up with an easel card. The background has a lovely rainbow watercolor look and I added as much glitter as I could. I can't wait to give it to her on Sunday.
