So my new Tim Holtz distress ink arrived - Cracked Pistachio, and I couldn't wait to try it. Trouble was, I had got all the supplies out to make a heart card to go with the Clearly Besotted 'Heartfelt Thanks' sentiment, and I just couldn't get my head around another design, so I thought 'green hearts? Why not.....'
What looks like a simple card, involved quite a few techniques and took quite a while. I die cut the tag, then used a Heidi Swapp stencil to apply the green hearts, I then applied Wink of Stella glitter to them, and glossy accents to 'trap' the glitter. When that was dry, I inked with Wild Honey distress ink
The damask heart is a clear stamp from Hobbycraft, I inked with Versamark, heat embossed with white WOW embossing powder, then inked with the green
I stamped the sentiment half onto the card base (Certainly Celery from Stampin Up matches the new distress green really well), then had to work out how to stamp the rest onto the tag so that it matched exactly when I lined it up. I inked some seam binding ribbon from The Ribbon Girl with Wild Honey, and added a few clear sequins and a couple of punched white hearts which were also covered with glossy accents
So there we have it - makes a change from pink hearts I suppose.....
See you tomorrow x
and it looks lovely
ReplyDeleteI really like this card--especially those green hearts. :)
ReplyDeleteI like it, very much. A little step outside the box. Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely, any colour hearts look great but the new green looks awesome x
ReplyDeleteThe green hearts look lovely. What a great combo, the greens & the honey colours...very spring-like.
ReplyDeleteToni xx
Very different and I love change so I like it.
ReplyDeleteLove all the techniques & the colours work- all springy :)
ReplyDeleteSweet. Good for St Patricks Day as well maybe. I'm still waiting for my cracked pistachio to arrive. Hugz
ReplyDeleteI love it! All the blog posts this morning had red hearts. So I love your green ones. Tim's new inks are beautiful! Well so far anyway. I'm sure the rest will be too. Thanks for changing it up. Hugs, Jess
ReplyDeleteLove the green hearts! I always enjoy something that isn't the expected. Everyone expects to see white, pink, red or even purple hearts. Thanks for sharing and thinking outside the box!
ReplyDeleteI really like how your card turned out. I am digging out my embossing supplies today.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration Enfys!
What a lovely shade of green - just perfect for hearts! Love your card Enfys. Pat x
ReplyDeleteit looks beautifully! hugs, Helena
ReplyDeleteRefreshing to see green hearts and perfect for us here in Ireland!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Chris x
Really lovely!
ReplyDeleteGreen Hearts! How adorable.
ReplyDeleteWOW ... you put an amazing amount of work into this card, yet it doesn't looked over-worked or busy at all. The green is such a refreshing change, and with the touches of yellow (or wild honey) it looks bright and sunny too. Such a great color combination that would work fabulous for either a male or female card. LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteA unique card and lovely with it. Who said hearts always had to be red anyway!
ReplyDeleteExcellent to see so many techniques in one card Enfys and so love the colour scheme.
ReplyDeleteGreen is so refreshing Enfys your card is so beautiful x
ReplyDeleteIt's fun, cute and really different! I loved it.
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