Friendship Set to Music

      I absolutely love this sentiment/image which is another from the Heart and Soul set at Gecko Galz.  I printed it onto white CS, then used ProMarkers to add the antiquing colors.  I cut it and the two CS scraps behind it with rectangle dies from Spellbinders, inking the edges of the sentiment piece with black ink.  

     I added a scrap of sparkle mesh diagonally across the card front before adding the the main pieces.  The card base is made with confetti CS for a bit of visual interest.  It's a relatively CAS design, and was very quick to put together but makes a great Valentine card, especially for someone who happens to be both a spouse and a best friend.  :-D  

     Challenges:

Country View Craft

Crafts Galore ...

Crafty Friends

Creatalicious

Double D

Gecko Gals FB

Incy Wincy

Simon Says Stamp

There's a Stamp ...

Word Art Weds

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Musical Love

      This is another card made with an image from the Heart and Soul set at Gecko Gals.  It's such a CAS card and was so quick to make.  I printed the image, colored the two tiny hearts with red ProMarker, and fussy cut the shape.  

      The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  I layered everything onto a scrap of black CS and put that onto an A2 card base.

     Challenges:

Colorful Options

Creative Fingers

Gecko Gals FB

Heart's Quest

Let's Craft & Create

Mirtillamente

Papercraft

World Wide DT 

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Roses for Love

      I don't know why I was so long in discovering Gecko Gals, both their store and their challenges, but last month was my first time playing and then I ended up winning a challenge which they had sponsored.  Needless to say, I went on a shopping spree and now have their online Etsy shop tagged as a favorite.

     One of the sets I bought (Heart and Soul) had delightful images (many of them vintage) good for Valentine greetings.  This is the first card I did with one of those images.  In keeping with one of the January themes, "Black & White w/ Pop of Color, I colored this rose image with watercolor paints and fussy cut it before layering it onto of a black CS background.  The sentiment was done in red ink and cut with an Avery Elle die.  I think it made a perfect CAS card, although the open "white" space is black instead.

     Challenges:

Ally's Angels

A Perfect Time ...

Birthstone (Garnet)

Creations in Pink

Die Cut Divas

Gecko Gals FB

Let's Craft & Create

Morgan's ArtWorld

Not2Shabby (rose)

Word Art Weds

     Look for another post tomorrow.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Father Christmas

      The image I used today came from Gecko Galz as the image to use for their monthly Christmas  challenge for December.  I adjusted it to print it in gray scale and then hand-colored it with ProMarkers and gel pens.  I cut the image with a Tonic Studios die.  The Merry Christmas sentiment was cut from a scrap of Recollections glitter paper using a die from Cuts.  The background was made from scraps of red and black CS.

     Challenges:

A Perfect Time ...

Carlin's Card ...

Colour Crazy

Country View

Die Cut Divas

Friendship

Kerst Christmas

LeighSBDesigns

Mirtillamente

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie