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Saturday, 16 February 2013

Lovey Dovey Snow Couple Card - 52 {C}CT Feb Theme Challenge

Danielle has set a wonderful Heart/Love theme challenge for us at 52 {C}CT this week.

 

I knew immediately what stamp to use - I can't help but think 'love' when I see this snowy couple!  I stamped the image onto watercolour paper and used inks and a paintbrush to colour.  This is a large image and I decided to trim it to make it smaller.  I sponged the edges with Old Olive ink and layered onto an Old Olive mat.  I thought the 'a wish from the heart for a wonderful Christmas' was the perfect sentiment for this card and I used masking and stamped the sentiment twice so that I could split the sentiment into two pieces.   I added the dotty Old Olive ribbon and popped the oval up.  I then used an Embosslits die to cut some hearts and I added a rhinestone to each heart.  


More embossed hearts on a panel inside with a 'love' sentiment from a Hero Arts set.   


The same set has this smaller 'Peace, Love & Joy' sentiment and I thought that was ideal to go on the envelope flap!  I thought more hearts were called for too!


What a happy card to make!  I do hope you'll join in with our fab theme challenge this week, I'd love to visit you and see your love/heart themed Christmas cards!  Check out the cards from the other DT members, they're sure to be fab!

Hazel very kindly left me a comment to tell me my card would fit with her CHNC challenges this week so I'm linking up this card there too!



Supplies:
Stamps:  Stampendous 'Snowfall Pair' Jumbo Cling stamp set, Penny Black 'a wish...', Hero Arts 'Very Merry Christmas' clear set
CS: SU! Riding Hood Red, Old Olive & Whisper White, watercolour paper
Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black, SU! Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie & Bordering Blue
Tools: SU! Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die, SU! large oval punch
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Old Olive dotted grosgrain ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels, Dimensionals

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6 comments:

  1. Hazel16 February 2013 at 12:52

    Absolutely beautiful - saw this on 52 Christmas card throwdown and had to come for a closer look - would be just right for both of my CHNC challenges - would love to see you link there too. x

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  2. Hazel16 February 2013 at 14:30

    Thank you so much linking your beautiful card for both of my CHNC challenges - hope to see you again soon. x

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  3. Mynn xx17 February 2013 at 00:00

    Absolutely amazing, Ruth! LOVE your sweet snowmen and your colors are just amazing! The little hearts with bling are wonderful, too! HUGS! :)

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  4. CARLA PREDIGER17 February 2013 at 19:17

    Lovely card. Thanks for joining at CHNC extra chellenge this month.

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  5. Danielle Vincent18 February 2013 at 04:05

    So so cute Ruth! And made so beautifully too (as usual) with the inside as well. LOVE those two snowpeople and the darling hearts. Hugs D

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  6. Louise van Vuren20 February 2013 at 16:20

    I could have guessed snowmen, as I know you love them on your cards, but this is so cute and the colouring is amazing. Love the inside too - you are a card genius!

    Louise xx

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