I started with a leftover piece of cream pearlescent card used for the golden wedding card I made recently. I decided instead of swiping the colours on I would use my brayer inked just at the left hand end to keep the strips of colour regular and quite small. I used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and also Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink. I decided to cut five hearts and then for more interest and texture I dry embossed them using a freebie floral embossing folder from way back, and also cut a white square stitched mat to mount them on to which I inked round the edge with Spun Sugar Distress Ink. I die cut the sentiment and couldn't decide which colour to use of the four already mentioned so added one over the top of the other until I came up with this combination which I thought looked the best, and cut three of the sentiments to mount on top of one another to add more dimension. I then heat embossed using my WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder, and did this a couple of time to build up the shine.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today and I hope to see you again soon.
I am entering the following challenges:
As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Colour to Pair With Pink and Why (I love purple with pink as they complement one another)
My Time To Craft Challenge - No. 439 Clean and Simple.
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - No. 385 Where we use up our snippets of card, paper etc. (I have used snippets of white card for the hearts, three layer sentiment and the background mat).
15 comments:
Lovely card Pat...the colours of your hearts are very pretty and such a great design..
Anne
This is such a pretty card Pat - lovely colours too! x
A beautiful card Pat and the colours are gorgeous, super design too, Kate x
LOVE those colours, and such a pretty layout :)
This could also be a great idee for inked paper leftovers! Lovely card with a very nice design. Love the sculpted frame too!
Your card is gorgeous. I love, love, love the colors.
A lovely card and the pearly hearts look amazing.
Kath x
so gorgeous...love the look.
xx Karen
Pat: Thank you so much for participating at the current MTTC blog CAS style challenge! Your card is a beauty and features my two favorite colors! Love some purple and pink!!!--Becca/DT
Gorgeous card with a lovely design. Thanks so much for joining us at the As you like it challenge.
Greetings,
Larissa
I sure love the effect too Pat. The technique looks fabulous and the colours and the texture looked amazing x......Such a fabulous anniversary card x.
Really lovely idea and I like the layout.
Hugs, Sarn
Stamping For Pleasure
I love this Pat - so pretty as well. It works a treat.
Would you believe it, our neighbours have bought a wood burning pizza oven for their garden. The stink of burning wood is thankfully short lived and not every night of the week - but it sure infiltrates our house and lingers too. We're grateful that the oven is sited a good way away from us but it still wafts.Thoughtless and entitled really. Plus. they never even offer us a slice :)
Hugs
Di xx
Your card is so pretty Pat, I love the design and the beautiful colours. xx
Ooh those hearts are beautiful!! What a stunner Pat!
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