Saturday 27 January 2018

Have I Told You Lately...

This is a bit of a play on words card (for CASology) and I don't mind admitting it was a nightmare to get it right, in fact my husband had a hand in the sentiment as he's a music nut and came to my rescue with a Van Morrison/Rod Stewart song.


The sentiment is computer generated with an obvious correction of the word 'you' and printed in light grey.  I then hand drew the heart on a folded piece of copier paper and positioned it central, then placed the sheep stamp in the middle and removed the stencil.  Stamped and coloured the image using Inktense pencils and created a mask to pop back on.  I then placed the stencil back in place and blended pink ink very minimal, but stronger round the edges for definition.  Then I added white, red and black paint splatters with the addition of three musical notes.

To make the card look like its been matted, I added a grey border with a Sharpie pen and considered it finished

Challenge Links...

CAS Colours & Sketches/Sketch #256
CASlogy - LATE (sentiment)
Less is More - OLC Cute
CAS on Friday - Colour me Pretty/use markers or pencils (Inktense pencils)

18 comments:

  1. Brilliant card, Claire, very clever design. The grey border is a really effect way of giving the impression that the card is matted. xx

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  2. Adorably cute little sheep and I love your sentiment ... your hubby deserves a gold star for that contribution and great to know he supports your crafting. Superb masking of the heart and I certainly did a double take on the outline to the card. So effective with your sharpie pen - it really does look matted. Great idea on our theme and thanks for joining us at Less is More

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  3. This is such a cute play on words and I love the little sheep inside of that pastel pink heart! Beautifully detailed and so much fun with the punny sentiment! I'm a music nut too, and love that song :)

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  4. Beautiful Card Claire and fab stencilling, I just adore that little lamb, and a lovely sentiment.
    Hugs Babs x

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  5. Hi Claire, love your sentiment and the way you made the little sheep sit inside the heart... have a wonderful week... Megan

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  6. Hi Claire.
    oh this card is so gorgeous and beautifully created.
    Love the heart and that super sentiment.
    Beautiful work on the colour of the heart, and my you have such a steady hand with that sharpie pen it looks like grey card.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  7. Great play on words, and a really sweet card. Wonderful tip about drawing a border to create the look of a mat. Thanks so much for playing along at CASology this week.

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  8. How cute is this?!? I love the punny sentiment, and the sheep is darling. You've done a super job combining the challenges. Thanks so much for making CC&S one of them! :)

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  9. Love your play on the cue word! Terrific design - thanks for sharing with us at CASology this week!

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  10. Such a cute sentiment for our cue word - bravo for making your own. Lovely soft heart and sweet "ewe". So happy you could join in the fun at CASology this week.

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  11. Now this is one clever card. Love the play on words, the pink heart is so pretty and that cute sheep stamp is adorable x Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a kind comment x

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  12. WOW! What an amazing OL card and wonderful idea to use a sharpie to make it look layered. Fabulous inking and stamping, amazing use of the sketch and combo of challenges. Thanks so much for sharing, inspiring and joining in at CC&S. Hugs Bev x

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  13. Absolutely beautiful! This little sheep is so cute and the pink heart is really stunning. I love your wonderful CAS card. Brilliant idea with the Sharpie frame. Thanks so much for sharing and for playing along at Less is More!

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  14. So adorable and a clever sentiment.
    Love that sharpie trick - I have filed that idea away :-)
    xxx

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  15. Fun and cute. Love the ink blended heart and the punny sentiment. Brilliant framing, too. Thank ewe for joining us at Less is More.

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  16. Your homemade stencil works beautifully . Sweet and clever card.

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  17. So cute! I love the little sheep :)
    Thanks for joining us at Cas on Friday!

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  18. A really cute card Claire. A great sentiment and you've produced a perfect heart. Great work. Barbxx

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