Friday, August 5, 2011

Out of the Garbage Can and Onto the Blog

Happy Friday! I had a little bit of time today to make a card for Unity's Friends with Flair, but I had a major creative block. I had a concept, but it took me four tries to get the stamping right. Ugh. Then, I went to add some ink around the edges. If you've seen my cards, you know that is not something I do often--I ended up grossly over-inking the card. Double ugh. I thought about throwing away the card at that point, but decided to try misting the card. It looked like a wet, old newspaper, so I threw it away.

A few hours later, I went to try and make a new card, but it occurred to me that I should look at the old card to see what it looked like dry. Now I rarely go fishing through garbage cans, but in this case, the card was right on top and therefore not too gross. And, much to my surprise, it looked okay (at least salvageable). I stamped the sentiment, mounted it onto another die cut to flatten it out, added some pattern paper and twine, and voila, my FWF card:


Way different than my normal happy and colorful cards, but it's a sympathy card for my dad, so hot pink wasn't going to cut it. I used Unity's With Sympathy store kit...love that set. The background paper is from the MME Stella and Rose line.

Thanks for looking! I so appreciate your views and comments...it means so much to me that you take time to look. Have a great weekend!
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40 comments:

  1. KaryAugust 5, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Hi Jocelyn! The card turned out really well!! I get what you mean about days like so when things don't go the way we planned. But, there are always small miracles. Love the card!!

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  2. JingleAugust 5, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Well, after all of that, it looks great! LOL! Very pretty!

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  3. Anne TussingAugust 5, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Well, WAY better than salvageable! This is very soft and subtle. Great for a sympathy card!!

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  4. MegAugust 5, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Glad you saved it from the dump because it is a wonderful masculine sympathy card.

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  5. Annette AllenAugust 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    You know it was calling you...come and take me out of the trash and I promise to be Beautiful... and it is. Great card... LOve it..

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  6. UnknownAugust 5, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    It turned out so well! I'm now trying to think of what stamps I have so that I can make something similar :)

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  7. RubyAugust 5, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Great Sympathy card.

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  8. shuggyAugust 5, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    this is a great card!

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  9. AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    great card!

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  10. Glenda JAugust 5, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Great story... I've been where you've been. So glad you fished this out of the garbage! Soft and beautiful. Great work.

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  11. SarahAugust 5, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Beautiful card!

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  12. Jen MAugust 5, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Not just salvageable... It turned out really well!

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  13. AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    The shading and layered stamping looks fantastic! You must be careful that you don't throw something like this out again!

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  14. ScrapcollectrAugust 5, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Sooo happy this card was saved from the garbage and given a chance to redeem itself... It's pretty dapper looking now! Great going... *smile*

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  15. ddazzled71August 5, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    I am so pleased you rescued this one and shared. I find sometimes its good to walk away and come back for a second look, as your perspective/thoughts can change. This really is beautiful.

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  16. EvaAugust 5, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Love this card, good thing you rescued it from the garbage

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  17. AngelaAugust 5, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Way to go, Jocelyn! This definitely is not trash-worthy -- in fact, it's just perfect for the occasion.

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  18. LindaAugust 5, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Great card I love your diecut too!

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  19. sharon gAugust 5, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    I'm glad to know that I'm not the only person who goes through the trash sometimes. Jeesh. Nice card!!

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  20. BeejayAugust 5, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Lovely card.

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  21. Outside InnAugust 5, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Beautiful card, love the birds floating away, and the twine/natural fiber really ties it together.

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  22. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)August 5, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Oops, that was the wrong account... :)

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  23. LaurelAugust 5, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    This is so pretty!

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  24. Marilyn NimmoAugust 5, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    So glad you fished this out of the trash can. It would have been a shame to throw such a great card away.

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  25. SarahAugust 5, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    From trash to treasure! Love it :)

    Sarah :)
    http://sarahvaitstamps.blogspot.com

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  26. LynndaAugust 5, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Pretty card ...Jocelyn.... Totally love this.... you done well with stamping!!!.... hugs...xoxo

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  27. ~Tammy~August 6, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    So glad you salvaged this beauty! Ugg sympathy cards are so hard for me! Worse than the dreaded man card! Beautiful job!

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  28. Karen B.August 6, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    Sounds really weird to type this, but I'm glad you went digging through the trash! This is a beauutiful and serene card, perfect for the occasion.

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  29. jennifer mittenAugust 6, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    It turned out beautifully....

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  30. BrandiAugust 6, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    You are too funny girl! Your card turned out great! i love the misting job you did!

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  31. LindseyAugust 6, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    I am SO glad you checked back in on this card... it's subtle-looking and perfect!

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  32. Emily LeiphartAugust 6, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Jocelyn, I'm glad you fished this out of the garbage (you mean recycling, right?) because it's gorgeous! That is one Unity set I don't have but I want. I love what you did with it and the colours are amazing.

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  33. Marlena M.August 6, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Jocelyn, you're funny. LOL. It's a beautiful card, can't believe you tossed it, but totally see why you fished it out.
    Thank you for the kind words and thoughts.... ;)

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  34. RachelAugust 6, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Pretty amazing that if you hadn't mentioned the whole messing up of the card and going into the garbage, I don't think any of us would have known! It's beautiful!

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  35. UnknownAugust 6, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    And to think that you almost got rid of this beauty! *smile* I have learned to just put something aside and don't look at it till another day...sometimes it's worth it and sometimes not. So glad you saved this one...even though I don't like making this kind of card..it will bring comfort to the recipient!

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  36. Lisa AranaAugust 6, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    glad you saved it, it turned out wonderfully.

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  37. Jen W.August 7, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Reducing the world's trash one card at a time! Glad you gave it a second chance as it's gorgeous and has the perfect feel for a sympathy card.

    Will drop you an e-mail later today!

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  38. Morissa Sweeney (YT - ShamrockShe)August 7, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Super cute! Email me at shamrockstamper@gmail.com to receive your blog candy from my Shopping Ban contest. Thanking for playing!

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  39. ChunyuanAugust 8, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Jocelyn, I am glad you fished it out of garbage can. It is a great card. Love the stamping on this one.

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  40. Jessi FoganAugust 9, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Sometimes you just have to walk away from it! I love how this turned out. Inking the edges is still super-tricky for me, and I almost always dislike how it turns out.

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