... I was hoping to make cards everyday, but as they say the best laid plans! Mine fell apart. I didn't even make a Valentine's card for my hubby. But this morning, I woke up and remembered a new stamp set that I got and decided to make a card for him today. Here it is:
Stamps: Gina K - String of Love
Inks: Versafine Clair -Nocturne; Gina K - Sea Glass
Dies: Gina K - String of Love
Accessories: White Card; Lawn Fawn - Cloudy Stencil; Copic Markers; Clear Wink of Stella Pen; Posca - White pen
I'm entering this card to the following challenges:
CAS Colours & Sketches - CASC&S#578 - I do love these colours
Addicted to Stamps and More! - ATSM#510 - to use stencils and/or dies
CAS on Friday - CASOF#327 - Anything Goes as long as it's CAS
The Male Room - TMR#207 - CAS
Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#83 - The stamp and die set, and the cloud stencil
I stencilled, very lightly - you can just about see it in the photo - a cloudy sky. I used whatever ink was left on my brushes! I used my MISTI to stamp the balloons, removed it from the MISTI and coloured with Copic markers. I put the image back into the MISTI and stamped again with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink - I think this is the best black ink. I used the matching die to cut out the image, along with two blanks which I layered together for dimension. I added some highlights to the balloons with a white pen, and some sparkle with a shimmer brush - you can't really see it in the picture, but it's so pretty in real-life. I finished the front by adding a sentiment - my hubby is my happy place!! On the inside, I cut a piece of white card slightly smaller than the A2 notecard. I stamped the balloons in a pale teal colour, added another greeting in black, edged the panel with a dark teal Copic and adhered it to the notecard.
I am so looking forward to the sun shining again soon - it's so hard to take a decent photo in all the grey.
4 comments:
Sometimes those last-minute design ideas are just perfect and that's what this is, Deborah! I love the subtle background and the pretty non-trad colors you used for the front and inside! I'm with Jonathan ~ they are my favs, too ~ and I'm sure he loved his❤️ card! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
Perfect CAS design! I love the extra layers for dimension on the balloons and the white highlights. I'm sure your husband loved getting this special card no matter what day it was! Thanks for sharing at CAS Colours & Sketches!
Love the happy bunch of balloons, Deborah! Terrific sentiment too :) Thanks for sharing with us at CC&S
Superb design! I will admit this year the hubby got a store bought card as I ran out of time! But hey ho sometimes life gets in the way doesn’t it?!
Thanks for joining us at Addicted to stamps and more for our die cuts / stencils challenge.
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT
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