Forever Yours …

Hello friends,

Today I have a cute card to share  with you. It feels like ages since I last used my aquarelle pencils for coloring and worked with cute images. I have the image stamped ages ago but never sat down to make a card with it. It is really busy at work since the beginning of the year and time for my hobby is so limited – hopefully things will calm down.

I am an animal lover and working in a Veterinary Science Library, animal stamps are always a popular choice for me. This cute stamp is from the Crafter’s Companion range Everyday with Barkley “Special Friend”. Those two adorable faces really portray a perfect animal heaven on earth. For the layers I used designer paper from Iralamija and a Spellbinders die cut “Fancy Lattice”. The leafy branch is from Marianne Design Creatables. Hope you enjoy my card as much as I have in creating it.

I  entered my card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge #112 (ends 02/14) – All You Need is Love
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #223 (ends 02/12) – Love
• Crafty Calender February Challenge (ends 02/28) – Love is All Around!!
• Fantasy Stampers Challenge #3 (ends 02/15) – Love and Cherish
• Open-Minded Crafting Challenge #3 (ends 02/22) – Show Some Love
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #2 (ends 02/28) – Add a Gem, or Glitter, or Candi or any Bling
• Fairies Challenge #19 (ends 02/28) – Love is in the Air
• Craftitude Challenge #58 (ends 02/28) – Anything Goes or Valentines/Love
• Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #107 (ends 02/20) – Be My Valentine
• Crafty Little Fairies Challenge (ends 02/13) – Love
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #58 (ends 02/16) – Anything Goes or Create your Own Challenge (sentiment, image, die cut, stickles, flowers, bling and ribbon)
• Penny Black and More February Challenge (ends 02/28) – Make It Sparkle (gemstones and glitter)

A close-up of the stamped image from Crafter’s Companion “Special Friend” and the ribbon roses

The sentiment

The roses

A peep at the inside with another two bling hearts and a fancy lattice

Project details:

• White and pink cardstock
• Designer paper from  Iralamija
• Crafter’s Companion stamp Everyday with Barkley “Special Friend”
• Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Fancy Lattice”
• Marianne Design Creatables “LR0150”
• Cuttlebug die “Tiny Tags” (37-1222)
• Gemstones
• Wax cord
• Paper roses
• Ribbon
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Antique Linen” and “Peeled Paint”
• Skwiglues glitter glue “Crystal”
• Lyra Rembrandt aquarelle watercolor pencils

Thanks for visiting today, it is always such a pleasure to read your comments. Have a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia