Saturday, 6 February 2016

Love You Roses

Hi and welcome!  Today's card was made using the current sketch at MFT as well as the colors at Color Throwdown.  There are also many Valentine/love themed challenges out there at the moment (not surprisingly!) and I've chosen to link my card up to Simon Says Stamp (Have a Heart), Friday Mashup's Valentine-themed challenge and the Card Concept, where I've categorised my card as Classy and Elegant.  Phew!  I don't think I've broken any challenge rules and linked up to too many challenges :)


When I saw the graphic at Card Concept, I was inspired by the repeat pattern in pink, red and white, but instead of using hearts I went with roses and used MFT's Roses All Over background stamp.  I white-embossed it onto watercolor cardstock, then randomly painted it with Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries distress inks.  Once it was dry, I cut it using a pierced rectangle die and layered it with foam tape onto a white panel that is 1/8" larger than the watercolored piece.

I then took one of the curve dies from Blueprints 25 and used it to die-cute some Slate cardstock.  I white embossed the word "you" which I took from the Amazing stamp set.  Then I was on the hunt for a die-cut word "love".  Believe it or not, I only have one and that is from PTI's Wet Paint dies.  I die-cut that with Seaglass cardstock then added liquid glue all over the front before dropping it into my Rock Candy Distress Glitter.  Love that stuff!

For the heart, I smooshed Worn Lipstick ink onto a scrap of watercolor paper and die-cut it using the smallest heart in the Pierced Heart Stax.  I then also added distress glitter to that as well before adhering it to the card front.


And that's my card!  Considering I don't make many Valentine's, I'm quite happy with this.

Thanks for visiting.



Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog





Products used:

Stamps:  Roses All Over, Amazing (MFT)
Ink:  Versamark, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries
Cardstock:  White, Slate, Seaglass, Watercolor
Dies:  Pierced Rectangle Stax, Pierced Heart Stax, Blueprints 25 (MFT), Wet Paint (PTI)
Accessories:  Rock Candy Distress Glitter

Cheers
Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout out at Color Throwdown and The Card Concept.
at

20 comments:

  1. Susanne Vargas6 February 2016 at 16:38

    Oh, I am absolutely in love with this card! The watercolored rose background (just bought a similar one and haven't used it yet) and that slate curved piece adds so much interest! Fantastic! Totally pinning this one!
    Have a great weekend,
    Susanne

    ReplyDelete
  2. Joyce Heinen6 February 2016 at 22:50

    Wow, gorgeous background! Love this card.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Lori7 February 2016 at 14:42

    This is gorgeous, Karren! The watercolored background is stunning and I love the bit of sparkle from the glittered die cuts. Thanks for joining us at The Color Throwdown!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Kerin8 February 2016 at 02:06

    Wow your roses are gorgeous! Thanks for joining us this week at The Card Concept :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Julie Gearinger8 February 2016 at 02:33

    Love the background on this fabulous card!! The roses look great with the black curved sentiment panel and sparkly heart- thanks for playing along with us at The Card Concept :-)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Linda Callahan8 February 2016 at 05:58

    Absolutely smashing as me mum would say......

    ReplyDelete
  7. Sandy8 February 2016 at 06:50

    such a wonderful card. One of my favorites at this challenges. Thank you for sharing this!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anita in France8 February 2016 at 11:00

    Wow, Karren, this is stunning ... such gorgeous watercolouring on that rose background ... love the bold swoosh and all that yummy glitteriness! Anita :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Vickie Z8 February 2016 at 14:11

    Love the emboss raisin BG and thos gorgeous roses!! So glad you joined us at CTD!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wanda Cullen8 February 2016 at 17:41

    Your background is simply gorgeous! Love your take on the throwdown colors and so glad you were able to play along with us this week!

    ReplyDelete
  11. I Card Everyone9 February 2016 at 11:48

    The most beautiful card I've ever seen made with one of my favorite background stamps ... I'm so CASEing this, my friend! OH how STUNNING!!!
    =]

    ReplyDelete
  12. Rosemary9 February 2016 at 13:53

    oh I love your take on the MFT sketch!! beautiful card!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. debby40009 February 2016 at 21:11

    Oh your card is gorgeous, love the background and brilliant way to add the sentiment and heart.
    Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Luv
    Debby

    ReplyDelete
  14. Lynn Put10 February 2016 at 09:28

    This is wonderful! I love your watercolored background and glittery die cuts! Thanks for playing along over at the Color Throwdown.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Lilian10 February 2016 at 17:07

    This is just gorgeous! Love the background!!!
    Thank you for joining us at The Card Concept!
    Lilian
    The Leaf Studio

    ReplyDelete
  16. Lisa12 February 2016 at 18:53

    Fabulous background!

    Thanks for joining us at The Friday Mashup!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Michele K. Henderson13 February 2016 at 06:54

    Gorgeous background! Wow! Thanks for playing along with us over at The Card Concept!
    Take Care!
    Michele

    ReplyDelete
  18. Sheri Gilson15 February 2016 at 16:08

    WOW! Love the gorgeous background and fabulous design! Thank you so much for playing along with us at the Card Concept Challenge!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Barb Ghig15 February 2016 at 18:20

    Great job combining challenges! Beautiful color combo, and I love your pointed sentiment banner! Another pretty card, Karren!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Alka16 February 2016 at 02:43

    Nice

    ReplyDelete

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment.