Thursday, February 3, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

The challenge at Paper Sundaes this week (#54) is Valentine's! Perfect, as I need to make a few of those! I was digging around again in my stash of stamped images and pulled out this adorable Ketto from Stamping Bella. (Though this makes the card-making process faster in a way, it isn't helping me get at the sad pile of in-inked rubber - maybe next week I'll aim to use brand new stamps on each card I make....) Anyhow, I thought she would work perfectly with the papers I already had out as well as for he Valentine theme....

This card is also for Bellarific Fridays - where this week's theme is also Valentine's! I have a fabulous collection of Bella stamps that do not see nearly enough ink and many weeks I tell myself I'm going to play along but run out of time - well this week I was determined to make the deadline, so here is my card! :)

This card came together quickly using a design I have used many times before - I cannot give credit to whoever came up with the original sketch and I"m not sure how close it is to the original at this point as I cannot remember where it came from, however, I love using this type of desgin when I want to put a card together rather quickly and use a "plainish" pp for the base so that I can stamp directly on the paper.

Also, I wanted to share something for those of you who are into fun and funky handbags, especially if you like handmade stuff - my co-worker Nadine has some super fun stuff in her Etsy - The Sea Within. If you are into bags, you don't want to miss this! I just dropped over there to link up and noticed she has added a whole bunch of new stuff since my last visit - happy shopping!

Hope you are having a fabulous day, it's almost the weekend!
Cheers,
Shanna :)

What I used:
papers: Imaginisce
stamps: Bella, CTMH sentiment
embellishments: Basic Grey Bling, misc ribbon rec'd in my goodie bag at Kraftin Kimmie day! - I LOVE the texture and look of this fun ribbon, I am gonna be sad when I run out.

12 comments:

  1. Love your card! Great idea to use up an already coloured image!

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  2. Super cute card! That image is adorable - and I love the way you displayed the ribbon!

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  3. Fabulous card! I can't pin point one thing that I really love...it's all fabulous. Although, I do love the colours.

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  4. I love this card, love the colors!

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  5. oooohhhhh, pretty ribbon!! Love the colours and her wings too and such a cute Ketto!

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  6. Hi Shanna
    these are great cards.
    Love Mom

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  7. Oh this is so pretty! I love the colours and the stitching looks brilliant! Have a great weekend Narna!
    Linds x

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  8. cute card..love the layour and fab stitching. Thanks for joining us at Paper sundaes this week.

    Fi

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  9. Oh this is so fantabulous! The papers and layout just make this card pop!

    I’m so happy that you played in our LOVE challenge for Paper Sundaes! Hope to see you again soon!
    ♥Lisa

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  10. Oh Shanna I love this! Great colour combination and stitching! Hugs! Thank you for joining us at Paper Sundaes - we hope to see you again soon!

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