When at first you don’t succeed…

| thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich

…try again after a glass of wine! I was working on this card kit, I wanted the look of crayon scribbles and bright colors. I also wanted to use the white of the paper so that the kit wouldn’t be too costly to print. I liked it so I printed it but the flower paper was a bit to “rough” looking for me so after mulling it over I went back and made it crisper and brighter. Here are the cards I made with the first attempt:

Card Kit and Stamp: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
Card Kit and Stamp: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
I used the new Faded Primary Card kit with traditional rubber stamps by Studio G and Imaginessence
I used the new Faded Primary Card kit with traditional rubber stamps by Studio G and Imaginessence
Check out the flowere: I die cut floeres (Sizzix) from an old NewsWeek magazine, curled the petals and sprayed them with my homemade shimmer spray, try it, it's fun!
Check out the flower: I die cut flowers (Sizzix) from an old NewsWeek magazine, curled the petals and sprayed them with my homemade shimmer spray, try it, it's fun!
I used a coloring page from dulemba.com, click on the image to get to her site!
I used a coloring page from dulemba.com, click on the image to get to her site!

The only change I made to the kit was the flower paper, you can see a preview here:

The Revamped Card Kit: Faded Primary, click on image to buy it!
The Revamped Card Kit: Faded Primary, click on image to buy it!

Here are some other kits I released in the shop this week and for the month of June if you spend $10 in the Lindsays Stamp Stuff Shop you get your choice of a card kit for free!

Card Kit: Patriotic (Lindsay's Stamp Stuff)
Card Kit: Patriotic (Lindsay's Stamp Stuff)
Cool Girl Card Kit
Cool Girl Card Kit
Cool Kid Card Kit
Cool Kid Card Kit

Thanks for stopping by and till next time happy crafting!

12 thoughts on “When at first you don’t succeed…”

  3. I mixed up a couple of bottles of glimmer mist and tried it out using your recipe. I have one question tho. Does it curl up your paper? Mine seemed awfully wet. I am using a travel size hair spray bottle. Otherwise it turned out pretty good. I’m thinking you would have to spray your paper before making a project, correct?
    Your new papers are really pretty and good luck with your new store.

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    1. Hi Linda,
      It depends on how much spray you put on, when I did the flower I assembled it first and curled the leaves and put the button $ brads on then I sprayed it and blasted it with my heat tool to dry. Sometimes I lay a sheet on wax paper and spray the heck out of it then press saran wrap in it and smoosh it and weight it don under a book to dry with a cool texture. I usually put my item to shimmer in a box and spray and let it dry, easy peasy;) I do not think I would spray directly on a finished card unless I was going really light. Hope it helps.

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    1. Hi Hippie,
      I die cut flowers from text print pages of a magazine and curled up the petals then I added a button with brads through the buttonholes to keep it together then I sprated it with my homemade shimmer spray, let it dry and adhered it with a homemade glue dot. Thanks for asking!
      Lindsay

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  6. Hopped over from Tracey Allen’s blog to check ya out! Wowzer!
    Love the bright colors you were working with!
    Beautiful kits!
    Great blog Lindsay!
    take care
    Blessings, Maria

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  8. Linday I love your card kits. I just ordered the cook kid kit because itl be perfect for one of my upcoming DT challenges. I have a card scheduled to post tomorrow using your school card kit and digital stamp. I hope you stop by to see it. Take care, Shelly

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