Because I make cards, I have to be careful to remember to occasionally make a card for Thom...so true! He doesn't get many because I have this problem -- I don't normally send them! That is one of my goals for the year 2010 -- SEND CARDS! So, when it came time to make a Valentine for Thom, I needed something different. Last year, it was red, white and black. This year, I entered a challenge for a "different card color combo" and came up with this card for his Valentine. To date, he has not seen it and I don't think he "regularly" reads my blog.
I'll admit -- I used this card for my January Techniques Classes as well. We created the background using Watercolor Wonder Crayons in Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise and Brilliant Blue and the aquapainters. Instead of the green bling brads, though, we used the Tempting Turquoise rhinestone brads and I liked them much better.
The card base is Brilliant Blue and the scalloped layer is Green Galore. Once we created the background on Whisper White, we overstamped with the En Francais background stamp in Brilliant Blue. Love how it looks and I think it is very pretty. We punched the hearts in Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise and Brilliant Blue and placed them using glue dots. I think he will be happy with it, but he may say something about the ribbon and the bling. He'll probably wonder why I didn't "dimple" some of the cardstock!
Andy's surgery is today so I'm posting quickly. We are prayerful that everything will be 100% positive and that he will have a complete recovery. I'm looking forward to babying my son for a while -- 18 or not, he is still, and will always be, my baby!
God Bless! Have an awesome day!
Didn't think I liked the colors but the more I looked at it, I love them. I will have to try these colors on my next card.
Posted by: Patricia Brice | 02/03/2010 at 07:05 PM
I LOVE this card, I love the technique and the colors are perfect! Good job. Thanks for the inspiration, Sherrill Graff
Posted by: sherrill graff | 02/05/2010 at 04:01 PM