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Friday, February 12, 2016

With Love

Hello.

Just a short posting here to share with you my latest card.  With Valentine's Day just a few days away, here's a love-themed card.



A closer look at the image being featured--it's a digital stamp from A Day For Daisies.


This image is called Mailing Love, and it's available from the A Day For Daisies digital stamp shop HERE.


Challenges for this card:
CCC Digi Creations Challenge #42 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #412 - Sweet Valentines
Craft Your Passion Challenge #298 - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge #311 - Use Red as your Main Colour
Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge Week #6 - All You Need is Love
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #131 - Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday Week #398 - Sketch #398
The Paper Shelter Challenge #235 - Be My Valentine
Where The Heart Is Challenge #6 - Love
Winter Wonderland Challenge - Have A Heart

That's it for me for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful day and enjoy your weekend!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
Designer Papers:  Basic Grey Hello Luscious Raspberry Syrup; My Mind's Eye Irreistible Love in Bloom
Dies:  Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Floral Flourishes; Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms 
Punches: Nellie's Choice Floral Punch FLP031 Large Rose Leaves  
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Worn Lipstick; lace, fun fur yarn and pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair, shoes and post:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone 
- red shades:  poppy, heatwave, sunset, cocktail pink
- grass: pine, forest green, olive green, apple cider  
- mail box:  cool greys 3 - 5
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  


17 comments:

  1. Another beautiful card Norma! I adore your handmade flowers and must try using that fun fur. Your coloring is always perfect. Have A Happy Valentines Day!

    Laura C.

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  2. Fabulous work as always Norma. So glad to be able to see your posts again as I moved and lost track for a bit :) Your coloring is so beautiful and such a cute card...

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  3. Love this cute card. Your colouring is wonderful as are the flowers you embellished with.

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  4. Stunningly beautiful card Norma. Your colouring is amazing as always and I'm lovin the flowers. Thanks for playing along with us at Winter Wonderland. hugs, Pat K x

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  5. Thanks for entering our challenge at CCC Digi Creations, your card is absolutely lovely.
    Diane Louise (DT)

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  6. Stunning card! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter, good luck in the challenge and hope to see you again.:)
    Hugs Anna

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  7. Wow, this is absolutely stunning! Gorgeous coloring and that lace is amazing! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us over on the Sketch Saturday blog.
    ~Jo, SS-DT

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  8. A stunning card, beautiful colouring Norma.Thanks for joining us this week at The Paper Shelter. We would love to see you again and good luck! Susan x

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  9. Fab and beautiful creation thanks for sharing it with us at CRAFTY CATZ this week in our Red challenge and GDT call week. Good luck

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  10. beautiful papers and flowers, thank you for joining our challenge at Crafty Catz and hope to see you again
    Tilly

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  11. lovely pretty card, thanks for playing along with us at CRAFTY CATZ x carol

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  12. Really beautiful, thank you for joining in at WTHI, Claire xXx

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  13. Beautiful card!
    Many thanks for joining us at Cute Card Thursday this week!
    Debxx

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  14. She's beautiful! I love your subtle shading on her dress. Thanks for joining our "All you Need is Love" challenge at Digi Choosday. Julie, DT member

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  15. Back again with another dt head on still love this to bits, thanks for sharing with us at DIGI CHOOSDAY in our All you need is Love challenge .
    Aunty Sue DT

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Thanks for stopping by and giving me a bit of your time to leave a comment. Very much appreciate it. Norma