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Saturday, 16 June 2012

Quick cheat fishtail banner tute!

Hi everyone!  Mary J here with a CAS style card after my recent experimenting with messy mixed media!  What do you think...



I am so in love with the Some Odd Girls clear stamp sets and for my card I used Gwen In Bloom, matched up with My Minds Eye Darling Dear.


And have you noticed how fashionable the fishtail banners have become?  Well, if you don't have any of the dies, here is a quick tip just using a square punch.  First of all, I use a pencil to place a dot where I want the centre (sometimes I don't bother if I want a less perfect look)...



Then holding the punch upside down, I slip the paper in and line the dot up with a corner (you can just about see the dot in the photo!)...


Then punch!  Voila!

Thank you to my lovely husband who took the photos for me, what a doll he is.  Okay, I'm off to do more decorating!  Thanks for visiting and have a fab weekend!



I am entering my card into the following challenges:
 
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47 comments:

  1. Evy G16 June 2012 at 10:21

    Hi Mary!

    I love this clean and simple-look! Great choice of papers and graet colouring!

    hugs,

    Evy

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  2. Jane16 June 2012 at 10:35

    Great card, thanks for the fishtail tip!

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  3. Tracey T16 June 2012 at 10:57

    I love this card! She's so beautifully coloured (as always) and really suits the CAS background. What a great tip about fishtail, too! Great to have you playing along with us at Sweet Stampin'! Hugs, Tracey x

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  4. Doreen16 June 2012 at 11:08

    This is gorgeous,what a great image and coloured perfectly.xxx

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  5. Scrumplescrunch16 June 2012 at 11:10

    Hello Mary
    Love the embossed Bg on this card, your title should be; 'these boots are made for walking'!!! She looks wonderful.
    I hope you are going to venture into more mixed media, and it was not just a sortie.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  6. Squirrel x16 June 2012 at 11:35

    A stunning CAS card hun, she is perfect, and I love the embossed background. Thanks for a fab tip - that'll save my fingers from the craft knife! Hugs Sxx

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  7. Ciska16 June 2012 at 11:48

    Love it Mary, so striking! Great tip on the banner, even though I haven't got a square punch, I always use the point technique but then cut away diagonally with a craft knife and a ruler. Works too, but not as fast of course :) Good luck with the decorating!

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  8. Tamara Morton16 June 2012 at 12:15

    Hi Mary, Stunning cards love the fish tail tut I will be trying that one out.
    Hugs
    Tamara

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  9. chrilvian16 June 2012 at 12:21

    wowwww
    great coloring

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  10. Michelle16 June 2012 at 12:43

    Great card Mary J!! love the embossed background,really adds some wow to this cas card.

    Good tip too on the use of the square punch to make the fishtail banner.

    Michelle :o)

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  11. canadian_liner16 June 2012 at 12:46

    What/whose embossing folder did you use for that great stitched-look diagonal background? Very effective, esp on the white textured cardstock--really made the plaid banner pop. Thanks for the tip on the punch!

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  12. Sasha16 June 2012 at 14:05

    Fabulous card, Mary...Thank you for the fishtail tip xx

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  13. JanR16 June 2012 at 14:19

    Your colouring is always so beautiful, you can rock the CAS style with ease. Lovely card. The embossing is fabby. Thanks for the tip!

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  14. heidy16 June 2012 at 15:19

    Your coloring is spot on perfect MaryJ,and your cas look is fabolous!
    Thanks for joining CCT this week!
    XXX Heidy

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  15. The Crafty Blonde16 June 2012 at 16:47

    Fab card, love the image and fab embossed background. Love the little fish tail paper piece too.
    Lyndsey xx

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  16. Jane 16 June 2012 at 16:55

    What a great CAS card.
    Hugs
    Jane

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  17. Jayne A16 June 2012 at 18:36

    Fabulous card. MaryJ. I love this type of card. Thanks for the tip about a square punch. I was folding my paper and nipping out a triangle but this is much better.
    hugs
    Jayne
    x

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  18. Silli16 June 2012 at 19:40

    wowzers girl...your card is fabby, love the cute image...xoxo

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  19. Vicky16 June 2012 at 19:46

    Gorgeous Mary...and thanks for the tip too sweetie...:o)

    have a lovely weekend hun...big hugs Vicky xx

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  20. Sally16 June 2012 at 19:51

    Great tip , thanks to you and Steve :)
    Love CAS and I think you do it so well.
    How's the decorating....any piccies of your craft room yet?
    Hugs Sally xxx

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  21. Aud16 June 2012 at 19:54

    A great card Mary and love the tutorial on how to do the fish tail tag. A super image . Aud x

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  22. Stamps and Paper16 June 2012 at 19:58

    Beautiful card Mary...lovely bright colours and adorable image

    Anne

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  23. amanda stokes16 June 2012 at 20:23

    Hi Mary J,
    Gorgeoys card,fab image and design!
    Great tutorial,why did'nt i think of using my square punch lol :) x

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  24. Chrissy16 June 2012 at 20:42

    I love this card Mary, love the image and fantastic colouring, love the fishtail banner, now I need a square punch..lol..better go shopping again.Fabulous card.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  25. DesignerDiva16 June 2012 at 21:05

    Love the card and love the tip! Thank you Mrs I will be using that!
    Hugs Laurie x

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  26. Kathleen16 June 2012 at 21:11

    Who says you can't do CAS, this is brilliant, love it and thanks for the tip on the fishtail banner.

    Kath x

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  27. Donna Mosley16 June 2012 at 21:49

    Mary, this is gorgeous. Love the beautifully coloured image and your fishtail idea is brilliant hun.

    Donna x

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  28. Debbie16 June 2012 at 22:36

    Lovely card thank you for sharing it with us at Sweet Stampin'~ this week, good luck. Debbiexx

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  29. Annette Allen16 June 2012 at 23:15

    so gorgeous....thanks for the tip...so clever...

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  30. mandy17 June 2012 at 07:29

    gosh i really am in awe of this card, i love how simple it is and lots of white and just how striking does that tartan look! great card mary x

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  31. coops17 June 2012 at 07:38

    fabulous card mary.i love your cas design and she is a gorgeous image :D
    thanks for the great tutorial too :D

    xx coops xx

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  32. Arabella17 June 2012 at 08:26

    Fab card Mary J! I love the CAS look and thanks for the fishtail banner tip! I've been freehanding with my scissors!

    Arabella

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  33. Christine L17 June 2012 at 09:20

    Oooh super gorgeous CAS card hon.... love that image!! And thank you so much for that tip - you clever girl you!! I'll defo be using that one!

    Hugs
    Christine x

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  34. Alyce Kit and Clowder17 June 2012 at 09:37

    Great tutorial Mary! Love the card...she is a total cutie and I love your colouring on her :)

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  35. Lorraine17 June 2012 at 17:43

    Oh I love this one too, Mary J! Gorgeous coloring of that pretty image and love the clean design & banners! and thanks for the banner tip!

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  36. Diane's Card Designs17 June 2012 at 18:26

    Oh wow....I love this image and you have coloured her beautifully. The embossing in the background looks fantastic. Thanks for the tuitorial on the tag it looks great. I'm going to try this on one of my cards.
    Thanks for joining us at MMCS Challenge this week.
    Diane xx

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  37. Faye17 June 2012 at 20:31

    Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love! xx

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  38. Anonymous17 June 2012 at 22:32

    This is just brilliant Mary, I love the CAS style and a great tip for the banners, thanks!
    Helen x

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  39. Sue B 17 June 2012 at 23:37

    This is fab Mary! I love the image and you've coloured her beautifully - she really pops! Love the embossing and the gorgeous fishtail banner - I might have a go at that!!
    Hope you had a lovely weekend!
    Big Hugs
    Sue xx

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  40. Fabiola18 June 2012 at 15:52

    trop chou, j'adore, biz

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  41. Rachel18 June 2012 at 21:54

    Hi Mary, love this card! Great clean and simple look.

    Thanks for joining in the summer fun challenge at Sweet Stampin this week! Wedgie xxx

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  42. Shelby19 June 2012 at 00:09

    Thanks for the great tip! Your coloring is awesome and the dry embossing is perfect

    Shelby

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  43. Unknown19 June 2012 at 09:32

    Fantastic card - the embossing really pops on the background. Thanks for the tip about the punch - I do the same with circle to do inverted corners!! Thank you for joining in with us on Cute Card Thursday. Lynn ♥

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  44. Gem19 June 2012 at 12:03

    fab creation! Thanks for joining in at My Mums Craft Shop Challenges this week! Gemma :)

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  45. Shari20 June 2012 at 03:23

    WOW, what a gorgeous card!! Your coloring is fabulous!! Thanks for playing with us at The Paper Shelter.

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  46. Wendy Ramlakhan21 June 2012 at 17:29

    I'm blown away by your coloring!! And what a fantastic tip to create the fishtail banners!!

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  47. xxxtglxxx22 June 2012 at 15:23

    Love this Mary! Your colouring is awesome hun!

    Great Tip too!

    Thanks so much for joining us at Sweet Stampin this week,

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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Hello! Thank you for taking the time for any comments, advice or thoughts you may wish to leave for me - I really appreciate you taking the time!

Mary J x