09 February 2016

Cherry Love!

Hi Everyone, this is a card I made for my hubby, he will be surprised I did one, as it's been a number of years since we sent one another cards for Valentine's Day, he says he shows me love everyday so doesn't need a Special Day to say it, (he is right, he does - Aw!) AND after nearly 52 years too.

Anyhow on to my card. It follows the Outlawz Challenge sketch for this week. I admire those people who can see the sketch in a different form, my mind is too simple for that!


I can't remember why cherries were decided on, but I do love the image. I laid it all out in PS and used blending mode on the heart to make it appear 3D I also added a wood effect overlay, and shaped the text so it appeared to be in the wood, not sure I achieved that though. then printed it with a couple of layers of cherries and cut it out (by hand, my Cameo wouldn't play). The red background paper is pearlised so has a lovely sheen. I 3D glossed the digi buttons. The sentiment is mine!

Image Doodle Pantry
Digi papers & borders Just So Scrappy
Heart PS shape










23 comments:

Squirrel x said...

Oh you soppy thing! Beautiful card hun, I love the sentiment, those cherries look good enough to eat. Hugs xx

Dee's Craft Room said...

Lovely card, I love the wood grain on the heart and the fab colour. The cherry motif is unusual but I really like it. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

Dionne

baileyrosy.com said...

Aw Faith thats gorgeous what a lovely card and the sentiment is all gushy and lovely. This really caught my eye on FB the colours are so rich and love the 3d effect, don't know how you did it but its lovely.

Marie

Hetty said...

Beautiful Valentine card, Faith.I am sue your dh will love it.
Great background with sweet cherries.

Pamellia said...

What a fabulous card Faith. I love that sentiment, what a great quote, and such a perfect fit for image!! Love the colours too! hugs :)

Shona Erlenborn said...

The sentiment is perfect for your creation. Loving the woodgrain heart and the background DP with the little cherries is so sweet. I bet hubby will love it!

cotnob said...

A lovely valentine card Faith, such a sweet sentiment.
Pauline
x

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Very pretty card, loving your choice of colours. Thanks for sharing this with us at Crafty Cardmakers and good luck with the challenge, Angela DT x

Camille Short said...

Awesome card! I love the colors - so fun!

Ina G said...

Such a colourful card. Great sentiment and I am sure your hubby will be so happy to receive it. thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers.

Mrs Beez said...

Lovely card. I love all the different cherry designs. Thanks for joining in at Crafty Boots Challenges this time.

CreaMelanie said...

Hi Faith, Your Hubby is going to love his Valentines card. Thank you for joining the Our Crafty Corner Challenge.
Hugs, Melanie DT

Shirley Young said...

Fabulous Faith, love the sentiment. Your PS effects look great xx

Linby said...

I love those digi papers the colours are wonderful. Great sentiment too.

Joanna M. said...

Oh my, this is truly stunning. I really like your layout and those colors are great together! It's nice to see a Doodle Pantry image used too! Good luck for the prize this month!
~Jo, DP-DT

Diane said...

Love your card, such a pretty but different design for valentines .....think it's nice to surprise our other halves occasionally! I'm sure he will love it :-) x

Tiggerscraps said...

How beautiful!

Pamela said...

Beautiful card, great sentiment.
Thank you for joining us at Crafting from the Heart.

Pam x

Pat K said...

Beautiful card. Still admiring your PS skills...the 3D effect you've created is fabulous. Happy Valentines Day. Pat K xx

Lin said...

Congratulations on 52 years, that's some feat these days. I am sure your hubby just adored his surprise fabulous card. Love the cherries!

Thank you for sharing in our Love, Love, Love challenge. We hope to see you back again.

Lin
Crafty Cardmakers

J said...

Lovely card - and an unusual colour scheme for a Valentine! Thank you for joining us at crafty cardmakers this time.

Jackie

auntbeespickles said...

Oh I LOVE your card and I'm sure your hubby did also! Great job. I just love this image from Laurie. She is such a wonderful artist. Thanks so much for joining us over at the Doodle Pantry "anything goes" challenge. Good luck and I hope to see another wonderful creation from you next month too!
Hugs, Sarah T

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous sentiment and love the woodgrain paper---Thank you for joining us at Our Crafty Corner
Carol DT x