Move Over Jimmy Choo!

I have a little set of blank shoe cards, which I feel are too small to use as a card on their own, so I used one as a template to make this card.  The papers are from MME and I've been dying to find a way to use these two papers together, the paper for the shoe and the spotty paper for the heel.  The card blank was actually an A5, and rather lovely it is too, but I cut it down for the scale of this card to a 6x6.  It all started as an experiment with my new printer to see which way up it prints on my paper, hence the sentiment which says, 'you can never have too many shoes.'  I decided if that worked I'd carry on and if it didn't I'd have to cover it up and make something else, but as you can see, it did work, and I'm very pleased with the result.  I just popped on a few roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, and left it at that.
So Jimmy Choo, you are not the only person that can do shoes, okay?!
Mrs O.

Comments

  1. Jean10 June 2011 at 16:00

    Very clever. You certainly have an inventive mind.

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  2. Enfys10 June 2011 at 19:20

    Oooh, a shoe card! Just up my street, this is gorgeous. Have a great weekend,
    big hugs
    En xx

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  3. Margaret10 June 2011 at 23:31

    Lovely cards. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your creations :o)

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  4. Unknown11 June 2011 at 13:19

    Beautiful sophisticated card! Luv it. Trish x

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  5. Jean12 June 2011 at 15:14

    Just realized you won a top three at Little Claire's! Congratulations. I loved that card!

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