Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday #257










Hi there everybody and welcome back!  Before we get started with our challenge this week, have you heard about the sale going on at Flourishes?  You really need to check it out....30% off this week!  You can read all about it here.

Now, on to the challenge this week.  The oh-so-talented Deborah is our hostess this week and she has a beaut for you...."Feel the Love".  Yes....just in time for Valentine's Day....you need to incorporate "love" and the color red in your card or project.  You can read all of the details of the challenge here.


Now...I don't know about you, but nothing says love quite like chocolate....am I right?  So of course, I was instantly drawn to this darling image from the Love Sweet Love set.  That sweet little box of chocolates done up in red most certainly evokes love, don't you think?  :)


I started by stamping my image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to Flourishes Classic White card stock.  I actually stamped it three times and fussy cut and stacked each layer with glue dots to give it a little more dimension.  The rest of the card is made up of die cuts from my most favorite die set from Marianne Design...it's called Anja's Squares and it still makes me giddy to use it...perfect for a Valentine, right?  I also used Spellbinders Heart and Scalloped Heart dies to build up my sentiment area.  Speaking of sentiment, isn't this one gorgeous?  I love the font! It is in the same set as the image and it is perfect for a Valentine for my Matt. The rest of the card came together pretty quickly using more Classic White card stock and some pretty papers from Carta Bella's "Beautiful Moments" 6x6 pad.  After I die cut the pink heart, I decided it needed a little something else so I put it back in the die and pierced a border around the heart to give a little more detail.  To finish it off, I added a few sparkly gems and we're done!  Here's a close up of those sweet little chocolates...


This brings back precious memories of when I was in elementary school and we had Valentine's Bags so all of your classmates could put your Valentines in it.  One year, somebody put a heart shaped box of chocolates (much like this one) on my desk because it would't fit in the bag!  Oh, what a wonderful day that was!  Now if this doesn't make you want to haul out your paper, scissors, and glue and get to work on your own Valentine, I don't know what will!  But before you get to work, please make sure you check out what my wonderful team mates have created for your inspiration...you will definitely be feeling the love there.....and make sure you leave a little blog love for them in return!  I am so glad you were able to stop by today....take care and I can't wait to see what you create! Til next time.....
~Katie

Supplies:
Stamps:  Love Sweet Love
Paper:  Flourishes Classic White card stock, Carta Bella "Beautiful Moments" 6x6 pad
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink, Stampin' Up!-Bravo Burgundy
Dies:  Marianne Design-Anja's Squares; Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart and Scalloped Heart sets
Other:  gems-Stampin' Up!
And these Copic colors:  R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, R59, RV11, RV13, RV14, BV000, C3, YG11, YG13, YG17, G28, E40, E42, E44, E47, E49, E51, E55, E57, E59

13 comments:

  1. You are correct! lol Fabulous design and those dies make ME giddy too! Ha! Gorgeous!

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  2. So beautiful! I may use this stamps set for this week's FTTC too!

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  3. SO WONDERFULLY VALENTINEY!!!!!!!!!!! CHOCOLATES ARE PERFECT & your dies set the scene!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST THE KIND OF VALENTINE I'd LOOOOOOOOOVE to receive!!!!!!!!!;) PERFECTLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) (I remember those days in elementary school!) :)

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  4. You are such a tease, saw that up close picture of chocolates on my sidebar under your name and started drooling! Just the cutest card ever.....I mean how can a card with a box of chocolates not be perfect! Coloring is obviously to drool for - and that Marianne die is perfection in the background. Awesome, Awesome girlfriend!!

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  5. Girl, every time you post a card, I'm in awe! Your coloring on that yummy box of chocolates is so good, it really looks like a tiny 3D box sitting there! And, of course, nobody used Marianne dies like you do! This is spectacular! Did you paper pierce the heart or was that part of the die? It's so perfect, I can't tell. :)

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  6. Oh, Katie!! This is gorgeous! I just LOVE this die, and your coloring is always exquisite! You always delight me!! (And I really NEED this die...LOL! I've been drooling over it each time you use it, and I have a gift certificate from Word Art Wednesday...so!) So, yes, I definitely "feel the love" in this card! Absolutely stunning, sweet friend!

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  7. What a beauty! I love the intricate design of your die cut pieces. That is one of my favorite stamp set too. :)

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  8. Bee-u- tee-ful! Ah I miss those days of swapping Valentine's. Those Anja dies are truly gorgeous Katie girl. Hugs!

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  9. WOW Katie!! This is just gorgeous!! Love the shape and detail of your card and your chocolate box is fabulous!! What a wonderful card! :)

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  10. Look at you miss romantic... I think this is beautiful. Very romantic indeed.
    hee hee we got snow too and Ranger loves it. 2 hour delay for the kids, me not so much. ha ha

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  11. Gorgeous card! I love the lattice and the pop of the image. You can never go wrong with chocolate. Snow, ice, cold = delays and illness. I need winter to see the door.... :)

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  12. Absolutely gorgeous Valentines day card! Love all the dies that you used! Have a Blessed weekend!

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  13. A gorgeous, classically beautiful Valentine! The candy box looks so dimensional the way you've colored it. Love the layered die cuts. A heart stopper, for sure!

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