Chocolate Heart
I have to say that I love inspiration challenges.
It gives you a great starting point.
Saturday’s inspiration piece was an image of a blue room.
I pulled out these colors from the image: White, Brocade Blue, Close to Cocoa (dresser top), Always Artichoke and Cameo Coral (wreath). With all the hearts in the image I knew I had to through one in. I also wanted to add a lacy feel to my card.
I knew Blue and White had to be the main colors of the card, since they were definitely the major colors in the room.
So I looked through my designer paper and found this great blue paper from the retired Darling Doodles Designer Paper.
As for hearts, I knew right away that I wanted to use the one in my new and so far untouched Just Because set.
I stamped the heart in Black StazOn on watercolor paper and colored it in with Aqua Painter and Classic inks (Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa and Brocade Blue). I distressed the edges and layered it on a 1/4″ bigger also distressed piece of Always Artichoke. Of course the image needed a border of some kind so I added paper piercing…AGAIN. LOL
The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Brocade Blue cardstock folded in half followed by a 4″ square of white cardstock.
The Darling Doodles Designer paper layer measures 3 3/4″ x 3 3/4″. I think the Close to Cocoa Prints Designer Paper layer measures 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″. I am sorry I can’t say for sure. It’s already mailed out. I scalloped a thin strip of Cameo Coral and scalloped it with my corner rounder. In each scallop I added an Artichoke brad. 5/8″ wide Brocade grosgrain ribbon was tied around the vertical strip.
The main square still looked a little blahh…so I added Faux stitching with my white gel pen and paper piercing. Last I stamped the sentiment in Black StazOn directly on the designer paper.
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Comments
This is such a sweet card ! It makes you happy just looking at it
Have a great day…
Posted by: Corinne | March 5th, 2008 08:36
So pretty!!
Posted by: Erika Kubida | March 5th, 2008 08:56
Love all the piercing and faux stitching, and that scallop with the brads is very cool!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | March 5th, 2008 09:02
Absolutely love your card, the colors are great and so much detail!!!
Posted by: rose kerry | March 5th, 2008 09:03
OMG! I love this one!!! You are so amazing!
Posted by: Wendy (joelysmom) | March 5th, 2008 09:34
this is an adorable card! That heart stamp is so cute!
Posted by: Jamie Sears | March 5th, 2008 10:16
Oh I LOVE this! The colors are so cool! Such a beautiful card!
Posted by: Charmaine | March 5th, 2008 11:09
I love your interpretation of the inspiration photo, it is a fabulous card, TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | March 5th, 2008 11:18
oh Beate, this is so pretty. Love the soft colors =)
Posted by: Catherine | March 5th, 2008 11:22
Very sweet! Feels FRESH!
Posted by: Kerry D-C | March 5th, 2008 14:10
LOVE this card!! The colors are so yummy!!
Posted by: libby | March 5th, 2008 16:17
Beautiful card Beate! I NEED to get some of that ribbon…how have I missed it?! lol
Posted by: Dawn E. | March 5th, 2008 16:22
This is lovely! I love that brocade blue ribbon! I have to stock up on some of SU’s ribbons…they are fabulous!
Posted by: Lisa (lakind) | March 5th, 2008 16:52
Beautiful! I love this! The colors are so calming! TFS
Posted by: Jennifer Buck | March 5th, 2008 21:00
Neat inspiration. I love all the blue.
Posted by: Nancy Grant | March 6th, 2008 01:18
Very nice- you can take ANY stamp set and make it look awesome!
Posted by: diane (cookiestamper) | March 6th, 2008 06:58
I love the colors of your pretty card!! I love all of the brads, piercing, and faux stitching too!!
Posted by: Rose Ann | March 6th, 2008 14:47
Oh, this is AWESOME!
Posted by: Heather P. | March 12th, 2008 17:30