Heart shaped card

Lsst week my sister-in-law and brother-in-law celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary and this is the card I made for them.  I decided to make a heart shaped card (for obvious reasons) although I did have to straighten the point a little to enable the card to stand up.  

close up of the card:

I also made an envelope to match:

I began by die cutting 2 large hearts and scored one heart about half an inch from the top and glued the 2 hearts together.  I decided to go for a one-layer card so stamped the cute hedgie image and then masked them off so that I could stencil some clouds behind them and also stamp some random hearts (I was following last week's MFT sketch 504 challenge but left it too late to enter!!).  I coloured the image with Promarkers.  I added a large sentiment across the middle of the card and then added 'sister' and 'brother-in-law' to the balloons.  I think it turned out really cute and something a little different.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday challenge - anything goes (option fave colours)

Sweet Stampin' challenge - anything but a birthday card

Sweet Stampers challenge - outdoor fun

Allsorts challenge - hand coloured image

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - use your favourite stamp (for love/anniversary cards this is my go-to stamp)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - stamp it in Stamptember 

Simon Says Stamp IG challenge - put a stamp on it

Krafty Chicks challenge - stamp act

I hope that returning to school/college went well for all your children (and teachers in the family).  Although the number of cases is increasing, thankfully the deaths are remaining low so let's hope that the second spike doesn't happen.  My son is working from home and has only left the house once since lockdown and he is still really nervous about going out.  I think it's the fear of the unknown as well isn't it.  

I hope you all have a great week and continue to stay safe and well.  

Card ingredients:

Penny Black - hedgehog kisses

Promarkers

MFT - make a wish (for the hearts)

MFT - mini cloud stencil

Distress oxide ink - tumbled glass

Heffy Doodle - everyday sentiment duos (for anniversary sentiment)

Clearly Besotted stamps - friends & family 

Presscut - heart nesting dies

Inkadinkado - stamping mask paper

Versafine onyx black ink

Memento tuxedo black ink

Distress ink mini - barn door (for hearts)

Cupcake craft challenge #171–DT card

** THIS IS MY SECOND POST FOR TODAY **

Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again friends.  I’m back as promised with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge and the lovely Rachel has set the theme this week and she has chosen “D.I.Y – make your own backing papers”.  I went through lots of options such as heat embossing, using my promarkers to make my background but eventually settled on using distress inks to colour my base card.  Here is my card:

I have used another new image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘Lucy and stocking’ and again it is one of the 5 new offers of the month for December.  I have to confess that I actually only own 2 different colours of distress inks so that is why I chose this particular colour combo on my card lol!  I randomly sponged my base card with the distress inks but also stamped some small snowflakes (elzybells stamp) in the same colours to add a bit of definition.  I’m really happy with the overall effect and may buy a few more colours to try it out again.  The sentiment is SU from the ‘best yet’ stamp set,

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and one lucky winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to spend in their online store.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor, who for December is Polka Doodles and two lucky winners will receive a copy of the Pretty Sweet CD. 

The rest of the DT have created gorgeous samples for your inspiration as always, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to stamps challenge – Christmas card

Come and get it challenge – anything Christmasy

Divas by design challenge – anything goes

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – anything goes

Penny’s paper crafty challenge – tie one on

Do you stack up? challenge – ribbon

Paper crafting journey challenge – anything goes

Simon says stamp challenge – anything goes

Southern girls challenge – ribbon madness

Simply create too challenge – all about Christmas

2 sisters challenge – punches/dies

Catch the bug challenge – anything goes

Craft your days away challenge – buttons or bows

Stamp, scrap & doodle challenge – holiday card

Totally gorjuss challenge – sketch

Christmas cards all year round challenge – anything goes

Ok, so that’s my lot for today.  I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and I cannot wait to see what you create (and hopefully pick up some new ideas for next time lol!)  I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘Lucy and stocking’

Papers: none

Tools: promarkers, flex markers, distress inks, square nesties, seam binding from wild orchid crafts, cream web ribbon from crafter on FB, SU sentiment from ‘best yet’ stamp set, SU oval all punches, SU basic gems, dovecraft snowflake punch