Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Back to Crafting with Affection Collection

I am almost put together in my craft room after the move, but I had to create a card for a Holiday Catalog Swap, so I ignored the piles around me and found a few hours to get them finished. I used the new "Affection Collection" stamp set and came up with this card, which I then realized looked a little bit like the sketch challenge #213 on Create with Connie and Mary:
As I was making the card, it needed a little bling, so I added the Silver Glimmer Paper...did you know that you can color it using classic ink refills and an Aqua Painter? That's how I made the pink glimmer heart!

It felt good to be creating again. I think I packed up my brain cells when we moved, though, and haven't yet unpacked the box where I put them :)

UPDATED 8/15/12: Wahoo! Thanks, ladies, for picking my card as one of your top 3!

7 comments:

Mary Brown said...

What a great card! LOVE the colors! I need to pull out that set and use it! Thanks for playing along in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

Deb said...

LOVE this!! I love how you used the sketch, too! Great sparkle!! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

Deb said...

LOVE this!! I love how you used the sketch, too! Great sparkle!! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

Connie Babbert said...

AWESOME card! SO glad you found time to do a little creating...I know what that moving stuff is like! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

Melissa Davies said...

Love how you "flipped" the sketch! Such a pretty color choice! Thanks for playing along this week at Create with Connie & Mary!

Lisa Martz said...

This is a great sample using this stamp set! I was looking for more ideas. Love the shimmer paper. This is just so pretty! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week!

Jen Mitchell said...

Thanks for the tip about coloring the glimmer paper. That's good to know! I love your embossed background and layered images. And these colors are fantastic! Thanks for joining us at Create With Connie and Mary!