Make it Monday - Quick "use what you have" cards, by Lisa Pate

I reaslise that some of you are very organised card makers and have a nice big stash of ready made cards to use at any moment.  Yeah, you are the good girls.  Me I never have any at hand and constantly make a "quick we are leaving in 10 mins" card!!! 

So I wanted to show you how quick and easy it is to put together TWO cards, with what you already have on your desk in less than 10 mins.  EASY!!

Firstly, you will need your basic supplies.  Trimmer, adhesive and scraps of cardstock and patterned paper (I always have PLENTY of these on my desk! Regardless if it "matched" I just piled it all up!

Then I cut two card bases from white cardstock, that was on my desk too!!

They were both different sizes... no drama!

Next  grabbed my Prima Masks and some ink. I rubbed the ink over the mask for the first card

With the mask still in place I gave the card a squirt of glimmer mist , and gently lifted off the mask.

There was a good layer of inky misty goodness on the mask, so I flipped it over and put the inky side down on the other card

and was left with this cool background

Next I cut strips of patterned paper as well as punching out two strips with a decorative punch and attached these to my cards

Then I added some trims, both different

Flowers from Prima were added next and buttons too

To finish off I added some canvas tags by Basic Grey

Finally my mixed up, un-matching cards were finished and it only took 10 mins!!!

Why don't you see what you can make with what's on your desk?

Lisa