Good morning, it's Friday - hooray - so it is time for a new Phindy's Place Challenge. This week we're making cards for Valentines Day or for a loved one. I've used the adorable image "We meet again" from the Phindy's Place store. This image is very evocative of my marriage: two people with a terrier constantly doing its best to get between us lol! Don't forget we also have a Design Team Call at Phindy's Place, you need to let us know by 22 January if you'd like to joni the fabulous Phindy team, check out the details here. I tried something new with my digi, printing onto glossy cardstock so that I could try brushing inks around to get shading to the ice. I found my image printed just fine onto glossy cardstock but it was tricky to get the ink really dry so it didn't smudge. I used the heat gun for ages on this one before I inked it with Distress and Memento inks in a variety of colours. Then I was worried it looked too grey, so I gave it too coats of iridiscent glitter spray and now it's full of sparkle:). The figures are decoupaged onto the glossy card, after colouring with Copics. I didn't have big enough pieces of mirri card to mat my scene so I rubbed my embossing inkpad over the deges and covered them with silver embossing powder, it doesn't look the same but it's a really nice effect. I saw this on Stamp TV first and it's a great idea, thanks Gina! The red DP is from an Artylicious CD, elegant brocade I think, the background is Cuttlebugged and the sentiment has been inked, it is from Craftwork Cards.
My card is for the following challenges:
Card Patterns -sketch
Papertake Weekly - cold and frosty morning
CD Sunday - something new - 2 new to me techniques. Also THANK YOU for my prize from last week!
Meljens Designs - square or round cards
Do you stack up? - distress it
Pals Paper Arts - Valentine
Some Odd Girl - embossed
Bunny Zoe - love is in the air
Woodware USA - hearts
One Stitch at a Time - love and Valentines
Wags n Whiskers - with love
Crafty Cardmakers - red and a die cut
Cupcake Craft -something new - techniques
Sweet Stampin - try something different
So pretty xx Jan
ReplyDeleteHi Anne, what a gorgeous card. The image is so sweet and your colour scheme is stunning. Thanks for joining in with my "something new" challenge over at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x
ReplyDeleteStunning work Anne. Love the layout. Thanks for sharing with us this week at CD Sunday. Tess x
ReplyDeleteThe image is absolutely adorable! Lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
ReplyDelete-Wenche
gorgeous card, lovely idea to let the skaters skate a heart
ReplyDeletethanks for joining the 2nd DYSU challenge
hugs
Miranda
you rock this image! i love it, love the different techniques you shared on this....dont usually work with glossy TFS
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness that image is just darling! Wonderful card. Thanks for joining us at DYSU.
ReplyDeleteOh Anne, for a card you had to make in a hurry, there was nothing fast about this one to me. It's SPECTACULAR and love all the techniques you used. The background does look icy.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a wonderful card!! I just love how you have colored that image and the colors are so pretty together!! Another great card sweetie!!
ReplyDeleteLovely card. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card and the metallic edges look great.
ReplyDeleteWendy -x-
what an adorable creation.. Way to STACK UP and NOT STRESS but to DISTESS IT!! :) Can't wait to see what you create next week..
ReplyDeleteHUGS
Alison
Owner DYSU
What a lovely card, Anne - the attention to detail is fabulous! Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week - hope to see you again! Tracey x
ReplyDeleteGreat card and a couple of things there to try out. Thanks for joining in with us again at CD Sunday.
ReplyDeleteJenny x
CD Sunday DT
hi anne, thanks so much for sharing this lovely card with us at DYSU! Janna
ReplyDeletewhat fun ~ stunning card!
ReplyDeletevanessa xx
Gorgeous card Anne, thanks for sharing with us at CD Sunday again this week.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Christine x
The shading on the ice is just brilliant. A great card. Thank you for joining us at CD Sunday.
ReplyDeleteCarol
xx
Hi Anne, Thank you for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers. Love your gorgeous card, what a cute little couple and fab LO.
ReplyDeleteDonna x
This is beautiful, and full of wonderful techniques. The silver embossed border is stunning - what a great idea, and I love the effect you created on the ice. Thank you so much for joining us at OSAAT this week. Hugs, Sylvia xx
ReplyDeleteHow cute is this?? LOL Love it Anne.
ReplyDeletelove all the stuff going on there - and yet it looks so simple
ReplyDeletekitten DYSU team
gorgeous card Anne love the image so different and a great layout too thanks for joining us at PTW hugs Jill xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a creative card....love the fussy cutting! Thanks for joining us at Card Patterns!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Especially the fussy cuts and layering. Thanks for joining us at DYSU!
ReplyDeletePauline
lovely card and some new things to try out, thanks and thanks for joining us at CD Sunday this week again xx
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Anne, put together so well. Great job. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful card. Thanks for playing with OSAAT.
ReplyDeleteHugs Nataliya.
Wow! It's beautiful! Really love all that gloss and of course all that delicious sparkle!! (smiles)
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous card.xx
Anne my girl you have outdone yourself. This is beyond amazing!!! I love seeing this adorable Phindy's image used this way. I would have never thought to use it for a valentine card. So inspirational.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Lynda
Fab card Anne - the balance and composition is wonderful and I love the glimmer you've given it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us at Crafty Card Makers this week!
Hugs
Eiglas
x
Ann, this is such a cute card.. love that sweet image ;) thank you for joining us this week on the MELJENS challenge. Best of luck! xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful- I love the great layout and image- one of the best Valentines I have seen yet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card!
ReplyDeleteThe image is very nice! I love how you've done that with the glossy cardstock... ;-)
xxx Anne-Marije
Very cute...I love the silver detail. Thank you for playing along with Pals Paper Arts!
ReplyDeletesuch a sweet card...love the l/o...thanks for joining us at WNW...Debs x
ReplyDeleteThis is super cute! I love how you placed the skaters within the heart! Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week. :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic card! Love your take on the "Love" challenge. Thanks for playing along with the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge last week. Our new challenge this week is: Fairy Special Challenge - use a Fairy or Angel. We hope you can play along again!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, just wanted to let you know that we released the fairies today as digis.
~Lacey
www.stampandcreate.com
www.wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com