Sunday 29 January 2017

Tree of Hearts

I made this card, on request, for a friend's daughter to celebrate her going off to University recently. I'd made the topper when I was playing with inks and shaving foam one day, and then it had sat in a box waiting for further inspiration.

It felt like the perfect card to express a mother's love for her daughter as she started out on a new stage in her life, and a simple good luck banner and some shading seemed like all the finishing it needed.

The tree image was formed by pulling inky shaving foam through a stencil, and then it was given extra dimension by creating a shadow with pencils on one side. The background was the same inky foam dragged over a plain piece of cardstock.


Addicted to Stamps and More #226: Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes
CAS on Sunday #100: Hearts
Allsorts #400: Let's Celebrate


14 comments:

  1. It's lovely to see you are Allsorts this week and with a really super celebratory card for our special occasion, many thanks for joining in the fun.

    B x

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    1. Thank you Brenda, congratulations to Allsorts on their 400th challenge.

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  2. This is a wonderful card, thanks for joining us at Allsorts this week, xxx

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    1. Thank you Wendy, great to be able to take part with your special challenge.

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  3. Wow, love this card. I love the stencil and the paper. Thank you for joining us at CAS on Sunday. Luv, Wilma

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    1. Thank you Wilma. The stencil is by Clarity, and I learnt the technique from their founder Barbara Gray, it's great fun: messy, completely unpredictable and worth it.

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  4. hello! sweet heart tree, this is adorable! I am so glad you played along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!

    blog-paperie blooms
    ig-2klines

    sparkle & shine, kindness *~*

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    1. Thank you Teresa, glad you like it. It's great to get back in the Simon Says saddle after a long break.

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  5. love how you added the color - thanks for sharing your project at Addicted to Stamps and More

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    1. Thank you Tanja. Always good to combo with an ever reliable Anything Goes challenge.

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  6. Beautiful card,awesome die cut and love your soft colors...thank you for joining us at ATSM
    Ċ½eljka DT xo

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  7. Thank you Zeljka. I confess the banner isn't a die cut. The banner itself is a stencil element which I inked through, and then I cut it out by hand.

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  8. thank you so much for entering in our celebration challenge at Allsorts this week!

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  9. Love your card with the beautiful hearts! Thank you for joining our challenge at CAS on Sunday!

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