Card Tutorial - Mother's Day (Shabby Chic Flowers)

[HattyAl]

TUS FLORES ESTAN BUENAS

[whimsicalwendy]

@HattyAl ¡Gracias!

[babyblueagle1]

Which fiskars edge punch are you using? Also, what size do you cut the circles out initially, before distressing them?

i love it! and i absolutely LOVE your videos, I love that you use all the different techniques!

[whimsicalwendy]

@babyblueagle1 It is the "Fiskars Apron Lace border punch". I can't remember what size the initial circles were...I did this card so long ago now! But I'm guessing it was probably about 2.5" for the largest, 1.75" for the middle and 1" for the centre. Hope this helps =)

[babyblueagle1]

Which fiskars edge punch are you using?

i love it! and i absolutely LOVE your videos, I love that you use all the different techniques!

[nokitscardsfromFi]

i love the texture of the flowers and the haggardy edges; so much more interesting than cleanly punched lines :)

[littlemusume]

Hello. I love your video. I do these flowers for some cards or scrap layout... Come and see my blog and tell me what do you think!!!

Thank you so much ^^

[Joanvl9876]

I just found your site and enjoyed your video. These flowers could be adapted many ways. Thanks for sharing.

[coastalmom77]

I just looked up your website it is so great!

Are you doing well on Etsy?

My daughter;s shop is called thenakedbird and I am under crafterdi / Everlasting Impressions I love, love, love your site! Which does better for you? Is it worth getting your own website? I am trying to figure out how to get more views and sales. If people actually take the time to read my verses then they order but I am wondering how some people have over a thousand sales and some have less than 20!!!!! ?

[coastalmom77]

And thank you for all your wonderful ideas! I love them all and you are a wondeful teacher!

You should have an Etsy account! I have one under crafterdi

Happy Crafting!

[whimsicalwendy]

@coastalmom77 I do have an Etsy account - wendynasmithdesigns. PS this card is now up for sale in my shop ;-)

[coastalmom77]

Wow why would anyone take the time to vote a dislike on a free video? Makes me sad that there are 33 people out there miserable enough to take the time to vote a thumbsdown on something so unecesarry to comment negatively on. I mean it's not political or offensive it's just a card!

But I loved it and thanks for your ideas!!!!

[whimsicalwendy]

@coastalmom77 Yes, it certainly got people talking! Thanks for taking the time to say something nice - it helps balance out all the negativity this video somehow provoked... bizarre! =)

[hamnahamid]

I really like it, but if i dont, iwoulnot mark as dislike because shes trying to share something that is not distructive and annoying. so if you dont appreciate something good just leave it alone without dislikin. try to learn appreciate things that are good or atleast without harm

[flygirlual1]

love that card stock with the colored core!! I've heard of it but not seen it used before. lovely card. I noticed again that you have made your own stamp! How cool.

[ibennie]

Beautiful..and i love the stationary u have used...amazing.

[mrstlc1]

Very nice!

[sewsweet08]

wow that paper is interesting when you sand it cool never saw it before

lovely card

[cardsbyshan]

Very pretty card! You could use these flowers as a signature look in many cards, not just for Mother's Day. You are very talented and I enjoyed your tutorial :)

[3534538]

Thank you for your tutorial. I got some nice ideas from it ;-)

It's a pity that some of the commenters are so rude. If I don't like a vid I just keep my mouth shut. And if I'd think that making a card instead of buying it is just a waste of time then it doesn't seem to be clever to WATCH someone making a card.

Anyway, I like those shabby looking flowers. My friend is totally into "vintage cards" and I think that kind of flowers fits to that.

[9doves]

-Love the card you created and hope to check out more of your work here on YouTube. Funny that some folks complained about lacking equipment. Improvise!!!!

[mcnattmc]

wow this look super cute!! :)

[PaperedJewels]

So pretty. I like your whimsical flowers!

[metube883]

whats the point in this video if mothers day is over idiot!

[dropscone75]

This is really cute, although it has made me feel guilty for just buying my mum her card!

[whimsicalwendy]

@dropscone75 hey don't feel guilty at all - you got her a card and that's the main thing ;0)

[magicmushroomer]

@treacleface78 i agree with you but everyone is annoyed just because i said something which is true about how shit that card is...no offence...

[whimsicalwendy]

@magicmushroomer - if you haven't got anything constructive to say, how about just not saying anything at all? There's no need to be offensive, regardless of what you might think of my card design, tutorial or otherwise. Thanks.

[ConnieML5]

@whimsicalwendy - Wow, some people never learned manners from their Mom, that's for sure! ;-) I love your card - LOVE the flowers, so playful and love the mix of papers....I saved it as a favorite and if my Mom were still alive, she would get a card with these on them. Instead my grown daughters will! Thank you so much for the tutorial!

[unrealrunescape]

@magicmushroomer yeah mate she is right dick heads like you should just get over the fact you have no life get a job plus it might help get your dad out of a mental home... so you waatched this video to make a mothers day card but your mum wont care because she drinks to much and your girlfriend was in a horror movie she was the monster ... anyway just dont say mean things cus its just your opinion dude leave her alone.

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

[shakilalam]

i wonder how long it actually took ya to do this?

[ytwatchpagetester]

good

[whimsicalwendy]

Wow - it really amazes me how many 'emotional' responses my video has provoked! I didn't realise people could feel so strongly about a card I made "just for fun", for those like-minded people who're interested in this sort of thing! It's certainly been quite an eye opener....thanks a lot for all your comments =)

[treacleface78]

ummmm... it was an ugly card. sorry. eek .

[whimsicalwendy]

That's ok - not everyone's gonna like it ;0)

[BBblue87]

That was great, totally kicked my mothers day card's ass! Gave me lots of ideas for the future though. What's the name of the glue mouse thing? x

[whimsicalwendy]

The glue runner I used is by Stick-It! and is a refillable glue roller.

[vlogocaustism]

I don't much care for the flowers, but the rest looks nice

[szczppl]

hehe fun i enjoy ;] nice hand skills

[keithypop]

I can do that.

[coolcakez]

@keithypop hmmm, but you couldnt do it as good as her, and by the way, she is my cousin

[tmkez]

@keithypop That's the point :)

[TheKingUser2010]

dfd

[hybrid095]

well done its soo cool. why is it called 'shabby chic flower' it is soo kawaii. ( fo those who does not know what kawaii means it means cute, in japanese.)

[magicmushroomer]

No offence but that really really was a waste of time and sucked...

[roryos]

@magicmushroomer: do you have any friends in real life?

[mitchyzaking]

@magicmushroomer please dont be mean like an idiot

[AJ89]

oo i like :)

you didnt reference the edge punch you used, any idea what its called and who its from?

[RaWnathan1512]

Wow your really good at making cards :D

[cheriearmourify]

cool!

[oliverwalsh93]

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[mattyrisindahouse]

ice bank mice elf

[kkdarlingxx1]

?ermmm ????????? rrrrannnnndddoommm!!

[TheTERMlNATOR]

Why make cards? they will only get thrown away the next day by the person, so why take all the effort to make them? seriously.

[roryos]

@TheTERMINATOR: Lol the people who you give cards to abviously don't care about you then if they're throwing your cards away after 1 day.

[stephcfc92]

nice vid m8

[gwenyes]

you have SUCH a nice voice :)

[Malky42]

nice art, but an enormous amount of time to make a simple card... in these times..

[whimsicalwendy]

Actually, I agree. But it's no different to spending time playing computer games...it's just a hobby at the end of the day ;0)

[MissySancha]

Wow that card is beautiful! My mum makes cards but she hasn't got anywhere near as mush gadgets as you lol

[Diddl3Conv3rs3]

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[ROMFORDDANNY]

whats this all about,,,???

just go down the shops who got time for this ..game,,,

[shevthechef]

this is very nice :) but it might also be very helpful if you could do some tutorials on how to do these crafts without the need of so much equipment as i do not own the tools you used in this video :)

[whimsicalwendy]

Thank you for your suggestion. However, a lot of my tutorials can be adapted to be created without expensive tools. You could just tear the flowers out of paper & glue together, then write the sentiment by hand. Any punched borders can just be a strip of contrasting paper/card. It would still be effective this way! Hope this helps inspire you! ;0)

[shevthechef]

okay :) thanks for replying, I'll try and apply this approach to any other tutorials you may do!! :P

[gorn779757]

somebody goofed; but who and why?

[09salmant]

fddese

[alex13uk]

its cool but..to many tools!

[whimsicalwendy]

@alex13uk please see the comment above to shevthechef =)

[thebirdisblue]

This is great :)

[masterdeano]

i will but 1000000 of u lols make them from scratch then lol

[ppsf1958nr]

nice!

[shakilalam]

wudnt it be cheaper just to buy a card?

[whimsicalwendy]

Of course...but that slightly misses the point as a cardmaker/designer, wouldn't you think? :0)

[MsJokerz1]

Wow thats amazing!!

[2n0e0v7]

gurll yo crazay

[NatalieexBaybeeOx]

VERY GOOD CARDMAKING! I just made one with a bit of card, some brown paper and a gold pen. xD

[Piperploch]

great thanks!

[rubberduck5008]

I just bought a really AWESOME one but still very creative.

[ct40008]

looks shit

[torthetramp1]

souuuuuuuund

[tinkerbell12345able]

amazing i just cant get hold of all of those materials :(

[whimsicalwendy]

Depending on where in the world you live, some materials can be difficult to find...but you can always use whatever else you have to hand and just use this as a guide. See my reply to shevthechef for an alternative take on this project. =)

[skatetilldeath6969]

that is so shit

[fatriff]

pointless waste of time

[fatriff]

Get a life! goto the shop and buy one, they are what.. 50p ?? what is wasting time doing this going to achieve? Use up your life faster? try studying something useful like how to stop aging, everybody should be studying it instead of wasting time on things which are of no use to the future of mankind.

[SerendipitySmile]

you are so talented!I love the design of the card it's fantastic!

[05jonesd2]

get a grip!!!!

[nassima06]

Very creative. I like.

[emacwakeup]

thats sooo cool!! so professional !! bt maan hav u got a lotta gadgets!!

[Gemmalouiselea]

coooool

[constar2]

boring

[dblaps]

you move your hands quik

[whimsicalwendy]

It's played back at 1.5x speed. I just wish I was that fast, lol!!!

[campalina]

Cool!!!

[vesgarolho]

k horror....eu fazia mais bonito!

[Zanarkke]

looks crap

[OOOuise]

taaackkyyyy

[THEEONEANDONLYME]

So creative..

[mp3td13]

yea because every teenager has that stuff around the house :\

[whimsicalwendy]

I wouldn't expect you to - it's taken me years to collect all these tools, lol! See my reply to shevthechef for other ideas.

[Wiki12081991]

i luv it! i hope your mum sees it!

[whimsicalwendy]

She did. And she loves it, so that's all that matters to me ;0)

[akikiman]

wtf i stil have to go out and buy stuff 4 that

[tracyg42]

sorry,but im glad my kids go to card fair and get me lovely card !

[DamienJones77]

That was amazing, those were some monster tols D

[reecerave]

yeh ill just go to the shop and buy one thanks

[capta1nfr06]

wow, so much skill! You sell cards right?

If not you should.

[whimsicalwendy]

I do...at my E T S Y shop, wendynasmithdesigns. Thanks for your comment! =)

[Asherthefunnyguy]

I would buy this if it were in a shop, it's brilliant.

[PalmerLalmer]

those flower look like cakes :) yum

[PalmerLalmer]

those flowers look like cakes :) yum

[Neutrinoghost]

I've hired a hitman to take my mum out today, she wont last long.

[20kamonth]

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[DieSonneSinkt]

Life is short...

[LetBeRandom]

thats reaaaally pretty (:

[whit3rapt0r]

you call this last minute,, this would tae like a few days to fin supplies, and a hour to make, ill take a trip to hallmark

[MTVPwincess]

i seriously dont have the time or the stuff to make it with, lol

[Kokomo18]

My mother would absolutely love this... shame I have none of the materials or tools.

[JAMESKICKBOXER]

U R A PRO

[thesoapmaker1]

WOW, Wendy, an English artiste. I've struggled to find English people making stuff like us!

[scarymary13]

Fantastic! And you make it look so easy! Love it.

[mihalspinvinyl]

looks cool

[stigmatadigitalscars]

I like it, so pretty and creative!

[Misssmallnose]

Wow How Cool

[lucydblondedonut]

I'm on a mission to make one before the mother gets up!

[nifcloverfergie]

@lucydblondedonut good luck!!!!! :]

[NLTmonkz]

@lucydblondedonut Same lol

[twyborn29]

it took quite a while for me to realise that this was for real and not a satire. I am astonished that people need so much equipment to make their own cards! An extraordinary window onto a subculture that I didn't know existed

[mihalspinvinyl]

oh man, ye wanna see me mums craft kits ...unreal amounts of tools n stuff.

tbh, shed be better off in the garage useing me da's tools (same job quarter the price ..jus not 'pretty'

[SuperShannon1984]

Oh God, seriously. How much did it cost u to buy all those gadgets??? lol. I dont mean to be a pain but the word Adhere has a 'H' in it.

[jjhburden]

If you're going to be pedantic, it's an 'H', not a 'H'.

[SuperShannon1984]

I realise already that it should be 'an' H......lol. My bad. x

[Albimar17]

that's beautiful! thanks for sharing!

[AnonymousMusician]

good stuff

[PaddyButters]

Brilliant. I'll go to hallmarks.

[ilovepinkfloydyay]

At just past 3:00am this is seriously fucking blagging....

[MegaHazzer123]

its mothers day?

[bynari88]

hehehe

[BrutalTurtle]

FUCK! TOO LATE FOR THIS NOW.

[hariznz]

oh God.. that's beautiful! but look at all of the gadgets that u use!!

[meirion17]

haha great tutorial, not usually what i watch on youtube but i was bumped, keep it up :)

[jlsfanlolol]

can u show me how to make a jls one?

[SimpleBum]

where did you get ur tape runner?

[whimsicalwendy]

I get my tape runner off the internet, e.g. e-Bay. The brand I use is Stick-it! but there are loads of great glue rollers out there ;0)

[B6BENGIZ]

top stuff...10/10

[XxLi3rose123xX]

I love making cards well I used to until I ran out of stuff to use. I starting making cards when I was 13? I'm 15 now but I still miss it. I am quite an arty person :) x Great video x

[LeHandamdeCards]

nice to see some english crafters like myself :) what a lovely and I've got those Dovecraft brads myself :0)

[shtanah]

Cute!!!

[nickelnook1]

What a pretty card! Thanks for sharing! :o)

[sil2289]

Lovely card!!

[fasloan]

Thank you very much I will do just thank....keep up the good work

[samwri1984]

Loved the sanding on the embossed card :-) Super cute Card!

[fasloan]

the card is beautiful.....can you do a tutorial over how you made your stamps.

[whimsicalwendy]

Thanks for your comment and in answer to your question, I certainly will someday soon! But in the meantime, please do a search for "How to make a stamp using imagepac Stamp It Part 1" in YouTube for more details =)