SHC - Anniversary - Love You ....

... Good morning! I'm here with my regular weekly post for Seven Hills Craft. Today's card is very special. Twenty years ago today I married the most wonderful man - Jonathan - the love of my life and my best friend. This card is for him:

Stamps: Concord & 9th - All the Love, Dahlia Turnabout, Petals and Pallets, Just Because, Lots to Say, Oh Snap!, Geode, Love & Hugs; MFT - Sweet Nothings

Inks: Gina K - Key Lime, Turquoise Sea, Blue Lagoon, Christmas Pine, Blue Raspberry, Blue Denim; Memento - Bamboo Leaves

Dies: C&9 - All the Love

Accessories: White Card; Gina K Card - Christmas Pine, Key Lime, Blue Lagoon; Nuvo Clear Aqua Shimmer Brush; Glossy Accents

I'm submitting this card to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#25 - All the Love is brand new and some of the older sets haven't been used before either 😁 I'm also playing along with Happy Little Stamper Anything Goes with Dies - HLSAGD#04.

I went through all my stash to find words to create a background for this anniversary card. I wanted words to express my feelings for Jonathan - my rock, BFF, you are gorgeous, all the feels, you matter to me, and my favourite - 'hi gorgeous' which is something I say to Jonathan all the time. I used my MISTI to check that all the stamps were straight and then used a variety of green, blue and teal inks to stamps the words. I filled the spaces with hearts from several of the stamp sets and did them free hand. Next, I used the large 'love' die from All the Love dies and cut four pieces in dark green, lime, turquoise and white. I layered them together and adhered the word to the centre of the card. I added some sparkle to the letters with a clear aqua shimmer brush and added shine with glossy accents. Once dry, I finished the front by adding the word 'you'. I cut the word from black card and only after gluing it on did I realise that I couldn't see it properly, so I cut another 'you' from white card and adhered that on top. Perfect!! On the inside of the card, I cut a mat layer of dark green card and on the white panel stamped a message - Jonathan is very much 'still the one'.

Normally, for a special anniversary we'd be going out to dinner, but as dining in at restaurants doesn't open up again until the middle of next month, we'll be dining at home! I can't believe how fast the last twenty years have gone by.

Anyway, that's all from me today. See you again soon.

My Happy ....

... Good afternoon! The day has flown by! Today is a public holiday throughout the UK, but since the "lockdown" at the end of March, unless you're a key worker, most days have felt like a holiday. Normally, this would be a four day weekend to celebrate Easter, and many people would be out visiting with family or just going out for the day. But we're all staying home. I've been crafting and I've a simple card to share with you:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Love is Kindness; Concord & 9th - Lots to Say
Inks: Gina K - Black Amalgam
Dies: Spellbinders - Classic Diamonds (S4-288) #7
Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Grey Granite; Copic Markers; Nuvo - Clear Aquashimmer Brush

I'm submitting this card to Colour Throwdown - CTD#588, such pretty colours, Freshly Made Sketches - FMS#430, and Inkspirational - INK#210, where the theme is spring.

I think my all time favourite spring flower is the tulip - so many gorgeous colours, simple and classic, or frilly and full - I just love tulips. So, I was totally inspired by the photo on the Colour Throwdown graphic. I stamped the image on white card, coloured it with Copic markers and used a diamond die to cut out the image. I cut a mat layer of soft grey and adhered the whole panel to the front of the card. I finished with a bold, simple sentiment. I've adhered totally to the sketch at FMS. I did add some sparkle to the tulips and today I've even managed to capture the sparkle in the sunshine. I've left the inside blank.

One of the hardest things about staying at home is that my Mum hasn't been able to go to church. Well, today I found that our local Presbyterian church has a Facebook page and they are producing services that Mum can watch on You Tube - gotta love social media!! Mum was able to listen to her pastor this morning and there's a service on Sunday too.  So happy for my mum. That's all for now.