Hello … bonjour! Our fun new challenge has just started at Time Out … and this fortnight We Challenge You To Be … Affectionate! Here’s my CAS take on it …
I recently saw a card with a halo of ink blended around a die cut image (sorry, don’t recall where) … and thought that doing the same thing with a heart would make it seem as though it was glowing with affection! My heart is from Winnie & Walter (NLIB) … die cut from a piece of masking paper the same size as the card front. I used the negative part first to cover the card and stencilled the pattern (Tin Roof from CAS-ual Fridays) into the space twice, offsetting it the second time. Once it was dry, I covered the stencilling with the positive heart mask, removed the negative mask and blended over the same colour inks to create the warm halo. I stamped the sweet sentiment from Ellen Hutson (Hello) and Winnie & Walter (Sweetie) … and added shimmery White Blizzard Nuvo Drops around the sentiment and on the stencilled dots. How about a closer look at the sparkle …
How will you interpret ‘affectionate’? We’d love to see what you create in our gallery! This time round, we’re sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays (thanks, Michele!) … our winner, as voted for by the DT, will receive a $25 GC … and will be invited to guest design with us in a future challenge. Details are over at Time Out … where you’ll find heaps of inspiring ideas from our fabulous DT … and from our talented Guest Designer, Mugdha from Craftomania. Why not pop over for a visit with Mugdha … you’ll find plenty of lovely inspiration … and you can always say hello while you’re there!
My card is heading to …
AAA Cards – One Layer … No Polar Animal Optional Twist
Less Is More – Off Centre One Layer Card
Perfectly CAS – One Layer
Simon Says Stamp Monday – All Loved Up
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Anything Goes
Thanks so much for coming by, your visits and comments are always a joy! Anita 🙂
My Papercraft World 
This is Beautiful!…♥
What a great idea to make the heart glow and it sure does. Love how you used this stencil and added the sparkle-do like the way you placed the little droplets opposite the heart-super idea x
A sunny yellow heart… makes my heart happy!
The halo is genius and your heart gorgeous!
You are so very clever, Anita. What a fantastic glowing heart!
Such a lovely warm card.
Anita, this would make anyone’s heart glow! So pretty, and clever!
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Anita, this is so beautifully blended and gives such a pretty glow! Thank you for all your kindness dear sweet friend.
Your card is beautiful. Love your warm color scheme, and that ink halo is spectacular. Looks just like the heart is glowing.
WOW! You really know how to get your glow on…that heart just vibrates with love. Impressed with how beautiful the stencilling is and simply adore that fun sentiment. You’ve certainly don it again with your gorgeous, clean design.
Que lindo! (How pretty.) I love this card and those lovely, warm colors, Anita.
Love that pretty glow Anita, this is wonderful!
This is definitely a glowing heart Anita and oh so pretty! That sentiment made me smile too as it’s what I always say to my girls when I see them! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! :0)
What a stand out card! Your work with the stencils is so nice and this clean design is really impactful!
– Shauna
Wow, this is fantastic, Anita! Love the unique negative/positive blending… and that heart really does glow!
Very stylish card with an artsy feel! I love the blend of colors. xxx
Beautiful card! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too.
So sunny and pretty! Like the little Nuvo droplets!
your stenciling and halo effect are absolutely gorgeous, anita!
What a great use of these stenciling techniques! This is so pretty and the halo really is stunning!
So creative, Anita! Beautiful card!
Amazing card. Thank you for joining the AAA Cards Challenge.
– Joy
Anita this is so effective, great use of ink… which looks terrific on that super card stock!
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Perfectly CAS!
Chrissie
What a glorious halo effect Anita. A stunner of a card. Great masking and stencilling and one creative, pretty and unique CAS card….I love it x.
Anita oh my goodness this is beautiful! You always create with the most fabulous techniques. The halo looks amazing! Hope you are doing well my friend! xo
I love the wonderful halo effect, Anita! It certainly highlights the heart! I must give it a try! Thanks for the inspiration!! Have a great day! 🙂
I just love the halo effect, and I love the stencil you chose for the inside of the heart. The color scheme is so warm too. Love the sentiment and that awesome textured background.
It certainly is glowing. What a stunning card, I love it xx
Love how you did the stenciling and ink blending, Anita. I know it’s a heart but those bright warm colors make it seem like the sun! xoxo
What a clever technique Anita – it really does look like it’s glowing. I love how you’ve used Tin Roof as well. It loos so pretty and delicate within the heart!
Such a sweet card! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa
Great use of the stencil! Thanks for playing along with us at AAACards!
Oh, I just love how you created the halo around the heart, Anita! Love the pattern, too! You certainly know how to inspire us, my friend! xx
What a lovely idea to make your heart glow with the inky halo! I love the tin roof stencil too and really love that you chose sunshine yellow! Vicky x
What a gorgeous effect with the halo ink blending, Anita! I love how you masked it both ways to achieve your wonderfully stenciled heart!
What fabulous inking, Anita – it makes the gorgeous heart look 3D!
Hugs
Carol x
Gorgeous card Anita! Love the halo of gold around your heart … it really does look like it is shining! Great design and technique! xx
This is absolutely stunning Anita…just love your gorgeous gold heart, so beautiful.
Dans les deux sens du terme, ta carte donne chaud au coeur ! J’aime beaucoup ces couleurs chaudes et elles sont parfaites pour illustrer le halo et ce joli sentiment. Un très joli dégradé aussi obtenu au pochoir. Encore une petite merveille de simplicité ! Mille bises xx
Elegant. Breathless. A winner. I love to stencil too. Barb
The aura does indeed look like your heart is burning with love, Anita.
Well….so much more than “a day late.” Seems I’m behinder more than usual dear friend. I took a quick peek the other day, but had no time to comment. This is lovely. I love the colors you’ve chosen for this card. Those yellows and oranges look amazing and really do glow. The stenciling inside the heart that you’ve ‘ombred,’ is seriously beautiful. If I come over, can you show me how you did it?! Oh wouldn’t that be lovely?! Really pretty card darling friend. xo Missing you tons. Sending love and hugs.
This was so cool!! I LOVE the glow of the heart and how you used the stencil on this!! GREAT take on the challenge!
Fabulous design …. great ink blending. Thank you for playing along with the Perfectly CAS Challenge xx
I love the colours you used; not so traditional and looks like the heart shines! Hugs, Gerrina