Monday and another week begins .....

Morning readers

I've a make to share with you today .... it was recently the "special" birthday of a dear friend (and one of my best card purchasing customers) so I simply had to make her a special card for her birthday - she should have had it by now so I feel I can share it with you.

My card

And a closer view

  

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White C6/A2, 250gsm card and matching sized envelope
• Card panels, cut to fit, in: pink, white and black
• Cerise pink glitter washi tape
• Using low tack tape to hold my image panel in place, I applied Distress Ink in picked raspberry to the lower half and wilted violet to the top - using a makeup brush. 
• Adding my Dutchdoobadoo stencil (470.715.120) I applied the same inks through the stencil but adding my picked raspberry over the wilted violet and my wilted violet over the picked raspberry.
• Woodware sentiment (FRS Deco Sayings) and Penny Black Iris image (from "Allegra") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Stardust stickles to bling up the iris
• A quick application of sealant to protect the water based inks in transit
• Using an art deco font and similar colour scheme I computer generated the sentiment for the insert

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. TCP - challenge No.365 - STENCIL
2. CardzTV - challenge No. 107 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Your Next Stamp - challenge No. 132 - CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND
4. Love To Craft Challenge Blog - challenge No. 43 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Brown Sugar - challenge No. 298 - ANYTHING GOES

And now for a small batch (just two) of anniversary cards .... I really loved the basic layout I did just after Christmas so these are "the same but different" in that I changed the colour and image and used adhesive gemstones instead of stickles, dimensional foam instead of a matting layer .... see what you think

My card

The front, back and inside of my cards along with the front and back of my envelopes

Materials used:

• Two 6" square, 250gsm cards and matching sized envelopes
• Two pieces of white card (per card) cut to fit
• Sentiments from Picture This ("love and pride" and "happy days" stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Inkadinkado heart image (from 97637 "hearts") stamped using Versafine Clair tulip red ink
• Image panel adhered to the card blank using dimensional foam tape
• Tiny faux crystal gemstones affixed to the "dots" on the heart

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Mod Squad - February 5th challenge - YOU'RE ALL HEART
2. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - WITH LOVE
3. The House That Stamps Built - challenge No. 520 - HEARTS
4. Pattie's Creations - challenge No. 167 - LOVE, LOVE LOVE 
5. Dare2BArtsy - February challenge - LOVE IS IN THE AIR

And the original? Also matched the heart colour to the matting layer ...... I don't know which style I like the best, I LOVED the colour and grunginess of the one below but am also loving the bling and pop of colour of the above project.

I also attended a joint birthday party at the weekend, it was a hoot and a half - with good food thrown in, though not literally! Thanks peeps