Monday and it's Valentine's Day!

Morning readers, 

Here's hoping your Valentine remembered too! I'm pretty sure my Valentine WON'T be bringing me flowers or chocolates though! We went out for a lovely meal at the weekend instead!

I've a make to share with you today ....... it's not a Valentine's Day card though. I made it using a sketch I created ..... but using a DL card which I don't use too often these days!

My DL card

Materials used:

• Cream linen, 300gsm, DL card and matching envelope
• Card in cream and navy for my card front, insert and matting
• Using my trusty MISTI stamping platform I inked up my Sheena Douglass buildings image (from "concrete jungle") using Versafine Clair twilight ink
• Masking off a line just above my buildings and using a make up brush and my Clearly Besotted "cloudy day" stencil I applied Memento Bahama blue ink to the panel and to create a cloud line
• Rubber Stamps of America plane image stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Removing my masking tape I stamped my Uniko sentiment (from "Art Decoratif Anniversaire") using Versafine Clair twilight ink

I turned this sketch upside down!

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

1. Seize The Birthday - challenge No. 231 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) SPARKLE AND SHINE
2. HLS - February CAS challenge - INKY
3. Allsorts - challenge No. 663 - CAS + (optional) elegance
4. LIM - challenge No. 457 - BIRTHDAY
5. Crafting Happiness - challenge No. 120 - ANYTHING GOES

And now for an Artist Trading Card .... time to ink up some older stash again.

My Artist Trading Card, measuring 3½" x 2½"

My snippets

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in white and red
• Stamping Bella image (KET115) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Using a makeup brush I applied a light covering of Adirondack raisin ink, taking care to avoid my image
• Overlaying my "faux brick" That's Crafty dinky stencil (TC064) I applied another layer of the raisin ink
• Using a selection of sharpies and skintone copics to colour the image
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from "mini calligraphy") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Once my ATC was assembled I used a Tsukineko gelly roll gel pen, in white, to doodle the corner detail

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

1. HLS - Feb STENCIL challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. Polkadoodles - challenge No. 7 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 6 - ANYTHING (hand coloured) GOES
4. Snippets Playground - challenge No. 421 - USE SNIPPETS
5. Pattie's Creations - challenge No. 191 - ANYTHING GOES