Seeing as this is the fifth Tuesday of the month it’s time for a double challenge. This means you need to combine both a colour and sketch challenge. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so I choose the Meant To Be stamp set for the challenge. But, as always in these double challenges the colours cause me an issue. I don’t tend to keep my retired Stampin’ Up! ink pads so I always have to go with what I think is the closest.
Anyway, here’s the challenge that Jeanne set for us.
And, these are the colours that I’ve opted to use because I thought they were the closest. The Elegant Eggplant really had me stumped for a moment!
This is the card that I made using the Meant To Be stamp set.
I did umm and ahh over what to use for the swirly feature under the tags. Should it be thread, dies or stamps? In the end I opted to use a stamp from the Swirly Frames stamp set. In fact, I stamped it three times onto the Whisper White front panel and didn’t re-ink the stamp in between the stamping. This meant I ended up with lighter and lighter circles.
The Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies were used to give the scallop and stitched edge at the bottom of each of the tags. Aren’t they cute?
A Blender Pen was used to pick up ink from the ink pads to colour the image at the bottom of the tag.
I hope that my Meant To Be valentines card inspires you to give the challenge a go. You will find the link to add your card over on the CC&S blog and you have until 11.00 pm (UK time) on 4 Feb to add your card.
In the meantime don’t forget to pop over to the challenge blog to see what other members of the design team have to share.
Happy stamping.
Fiona xx
Ways to shop and save in January
2019 Sale-A-Bration – lots of ways to earn free things. Join, Shop or Host the choice is yours.
Join my Team – Choose your own starter kit. During Sale-A-Bration you get to choose £170 worth of product for £99 (includes P&P) or add the Craft & Carry tote (worth £47) and pay £125. You then receive a 20% discount on future orders/purchases (for at least 3 months). This is a great way to start your own Stampin’ Up! business or simply make your crafting funds go further. If you would like more information please contact me at fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com.
Save 10% on Bundles from the catalogues. There is something for everyone simply because there are an amazing number to choose from.
Supply List for my Meant To Be Valentines card
Details of the products used for my card are as follows. Please note that all products are from Stampin’ Up!
Live in the UK? Then you can purchase items via my online shop. Simply click on the pictures below.
If you prefer to order direct from me, that’s ok. Simply drop me an email and I’ll be in touch.
But there’s more.
2019 Sale-A-Bration
Because Sale-A-Bration is now on, place an order and provided your total comes to £45 (before P&P) or more, you can choose one of these for FREE.
Two of the Sale-A-Bration items have been very popular. As a result, the Organza Ribbon is no longer available and the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper can still be ordered, but it is on backorder.
Place an order for £90 (before P&P) or more and you can choose 1 of the following or any 2 from above.
What a lovely card.
I like the extra bit of flair of the tags’ scalloped edges. The flower border is really pretty!
Awesome card, Fiona! Love the flower edge – and the swirly frame image behind (good choice)!