Easter Teddy Card - and introducing my new toy!

Hi Everyone

I hope your weekend is going well. I've been out and about on a mission for much of the day - all will become clear after I've shared this last card that features a topper made from that recycled insert - again :)

Apologies for the glare - the gold embossing on the image was just impossible to photograph face on. This time it's a tent shaped card. The teddy image was cut out with a Spellbinder label die (landscape orientation) and once again for the blue matting I traced around the die. The yellow/white base layer is another Easter card, trimmed down to fit the front of the card, to which I have added two lengths of the yellow and orange patterned ribbon. The Easter greeting was punched out of a scrap of leftover patterned paper.

There was a wee strip of the striped paper left - just enough to decorate the inside.

And, as I really hate to leave the back bare, I've adhered another circle punched from the paper.

Materials:

white card base

Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five dies

the recycled teddy image

aqua blue Bazzill Basics cardstock

yellow/white patterned card recycled from another old card

round embellishments punched from scraps of Imaginesce For Peep's Sake Spring Fling patterned paper

card candi from Oranges and Lemons set

heart patterned ribbon from stash

As I said, that's the last card made using the images that were on that insert. It isn't often that the insert in a card has more images that there is on the front like this and it is even less often that it is possible to make three card toppers from one card :)

Now, here's the reason why, on a dull and miserable day, we've been trudging around the shops.

My new toy! Isn't she just beautiful :)

Not that the old printer wasn't beautiful too ... it's just that she finally, after approximately 6 years faithful service, gave up the ghost :(

This new is small but perfectly adequate for our needs. We can, once again, print photographs ... I'm still getting to grips with the Easy Photo Print facility but, so far, I've printed out a goodly number of 6"x4" prints with varying success - I've yet to perfect the creating frame feature!

We can also print straight from memory cards and, as it's wireless connected, theoretically we can print from the laptop from anywhere in the house. All good stuff.

So, if there is anyone out there who has an Epson printer that uses Tesco compatible ink cartridges for printers using Epson T0715, I have one each of black, yellow and magenta going begging. Drop me a line if you are interested and I'll pop them in the post for you.

Tonight is home movie night here in Casa Worthington and it's a Meryl Streep film so I'm off to enjoy.

Take care all and enjoy what's left of the weekend.

Happy crafting,