Saturday, 25 July 2009

Tears and tantrums...



Sooooooo, who thought it'd be a really good idea to try & cut a star out of chipboard with a long past retirement age Sizzix machine & a skinny li'l die she found in a drawer?



Me?



As if...



But just in case you were thinking of doing this, I'd have to warn you not to - the resulting crack as a bit of said Sizzix machine falls off followed by howls of rage from the person doing the cutting {which may then be followed by howls of laughter from anyone else in the room}, is not terribly nice...



The Dutch Dare challenge for this week is Dies & Punches - lots of fab inspiration from the DT as always {and I bet none of them broke a die cutter in the process of making their card...}, thanks for the {very challenging} challenge girls!


Hugs,

9 comments:

cats whiskers said...

Oh Hun you do make me laugh. Anyway you made a fantastic card after all this calamity, bet the air was blue, I shattered a Cuttlebug plate the other day, the crack was horrendous though I had broken the whole machine. Hope you enjoy the rest of yoru weekend
Hugs Jacqui x

craftyb said...

Whooooo....oooops! You described the scene so well! Maybe it's just time for a new cutting "toy" for that "howler"!!

If it's any consolation the card is adorable...love the papers! bx

Beth said...

Noooo! Gorgeous card though so probably worth it!

Beth xx

Riet said...

What a gorgeous card Leann,i love the papers and colours.

Hugs Riet.x

Jo Nevill said...

Whoopsie ! Stunning card though - well worth it !!

Hugs,

Jo x

Victoria said...

Gorgeous card Leanne, the star looks fab, so I would say your mishaps were worth it! Lol! Could you tell me te make of the border punch you use that gives the wave effect with the little dots cut out please! I just LOVE it!
Have a great day, hugs, Vicky ~x~

Annie said...

impossible! that sizzix machine is a solid lump .. .. goodness knows what you did to the poor thing!
but a great card all the same!
love and hugs, annie x

Unknown said...

I'm sorry, but I had to laugh too! You tell the story in a way I can actually see it happen. And it's only that I don't have such a machine, but If I had, it would have happened to me too. I can assure you that!
Anyway...your card turned out really well. It's a very sweet card and I love it.
Thanks for joining DDCC this week and a lot of thanks for sharing your story :D
xx Monica

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