Heart Grunge

Hi everyone, today is my wedding anniversary, so I would love to share the card I made for my darling husband Graham. This one is rather different from the style I usually make for him which tends to be "cute romantic", but they say a change is as good as a rest!!

This card is made using primarily the AALL & Create stamp set "Heart Grunge". I started by cutting a 6" square of white card and creating a smooshed background with Elements inks, then I did some background stamping and heat embossed in white. I filled some spaces with more background stamping of a Lavinia stamp in dark blue, then attached two large hearts which I had stamped and heat embossed on separate card then fussy cut out. I edged the piece with blended purple Distress oxide, then stamped the sentiment onto separate card and attached before matting onto purple and blue card stock and a 7" card blank.

I also painted the hearts with my Spectrum Noir sparkle pen - here's an angled picture to show the sparkle.

Seeing as it is for my husband I also decorated the inside of the card ...

... and the envelope.

Stamps: AALL & Create #453 Heart Grunge; Lavinia Background Script; Woodware - Happy Anniversary; Fizzy Moon - All about him;

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Blue Lagoon, Dark Denim, Violet Chalk; Tim Holtz Distress oxide ink (Villainous Potion); Versafine (Majestic Blue); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Monarch, Medieval Blue); Versamark; embossing powder (detail white, clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear).

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More #454 - Any Occasion

Birthstone Challenge #5 - Anything Goes with Sapphire and Opal Colours

Corrosive Challenge #9 2023 - Anything Goes

Crafting Happiness #146 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar (September) - Anything Goes

Love to Craft #76 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up #67 - Anything Goes with option Make Your Own Background (2nd entry)

Simply Create Too #194 - Use Stamps

We Love 2 Create #8 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #613/614 - Anything Goes

We will be spending the whole day together today and hopefully having a lovely meal tonight, so that's all from me for today. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Hugs,