Thursday, January 19, 2012

Swallow Valentine

I bought some dies from AMuse recently, and thought I would try them out.  One is the swallow, which comes in a set of two (the other swallow is small enough to fit on an inchie!), and the sentiment is stamped on one of the vintage labels set.
The paper is the same Tim Holtz Shabby Vintage, only this is the design on the back of the paper I used yesterday. The stamp is out of the dollar bins at Joann.  those acrylic stamps don't hold ink well but if you tap them in Versamark before the regular ink, they work okay.  The ink is the Fired Brick distress ink, which really warms up the cool colors of the Shabby Vintage.

Challenges:
Craft Us Crazy - valentines
Crop Stop - vintage/shabby chic
Delightful Sketches - vintage/distressed
Moving along with the Times - things with wings
The Craft Garden - monochrome
Cardabilities - sketch

Juliet Arrighi
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21 comments:

  1. An Occasional GeniusJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    Hi Juliet, Fab inspiration for that paper, I have the same pack. I'm going to try your tip with the versamark as I have some of those stamps too x

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  2. ChrisJanuary 19, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    I really like this card...one of my favorites! I have yet to use that die but it's perfect here. :)

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  3. Sue B January 19, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Aww this is beautiful Juliet !! Gorgeous paper and I love the swallow and sentiment - it's a fab design!
    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and Good Luck in the Challenge!
    Hugs Sue xx

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  4. McCrafty's CardsJanuary 20, 2012 at 6:08 AM

    Gorgeous card, I like the paper and the bird, Thanks for joining in with us at The Craft Garden this month.
    Kevin xx

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  5. VickiJanuary 20, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    Lovely card! Thanks for playing along with our CropStop Challenge Blog!

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  6. NikiJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    Wonderful card! I think this qualifies as CAS. All the elements work so well together.

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  7. CropStopJanuary 20, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    Love the paper positioning! Thank you for joining in the fun at www.CropStop.com

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  8. sallysbitz2January 20, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    Such a lovely card. Thanks for joining us this week @ Delightful Challenges x

    hugs sally x
    sallysbitz.blogspot.com

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  9. PamiJanuary 20, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    Beautiful card Juliet. Thanks so much for joining in with my challenge at MAWTT this week, good luck! Pami x

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  10. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)January 20, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    Such a pretty card I love the bird and the DP. Thanks for joining us at Delightful Challenge this week hope you can come back for our next challenge, hugs Susan x

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  11. StephCJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    Beautifully done! What a fantastic take on the sketch. So glad you joined us at Cardabilities!

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  12. MyrnaJanuary 21, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Juliet
    I like this card very much; simple and elegant.
    The tip was great. Will have to try it.
    Myrna

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  13. DesignerDivaJanuary 23, 2012 at 6:42 PM

    Beautiful card Juliet, its striking in its simplicity!
    Thank you for joining in at MAWTT this week and good luck with Pami's Things With Wings challenge
    Hugs Laurie x

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  14. VickyJanuary 23, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    pretty card and the colors rock :)

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  15. Rosalien ZwackhalenJanuary 24, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    Fabulous card, I love these papers and how you kept everthing in one color.
    Thanks for joining DC.

    Hugs, Rosalien

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  16. Lisa Walsh @ www.papercraftbusiness.comJanuary 25, 2012 at 1:53 AM

    Hi Juliet,
    Absolutely wonderful design. The pink is just gorgeous with a great vintage/distressed theme that fits perfectly with our Delightful Challenge. I totally hope you join us this week with the next challenge :) Good luck.
    Hugs
    Lisa Walsh
    (Dreamtime Designs)

    P.S I have blog candy if you're interested.
    http://dreamtimedesigns.blogspot.com

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  17. Carina LindholmJanuary 25, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    Lovely card!! Thanks for playing with us at Cardabilities.

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  18. RosemaryJanuary 25, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    Love the monochromatic color scheme and your layout. The die is awesome! Thank you for joining in our CropStop Challenge. Hugs, Rosie

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  19. VeronicaJanuary 26, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    Awesome thank you for joining us at CropStop Challenge Blog

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  20. Sylvia BlumJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    beautiful.. love how you made the sketch 'yours' :)
    thanks for playing along with us at cardabilities :)
    hope to see you again next time
    Sylvia xx
    cardabilities DT member

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  21. Jeanette (Forest Ranger) January 28, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    Your card is beautiful! The backgroud with the swirls is gorgeous and the bird is a great touch! Very nice!

    Thank you for participating in the Craft Us Crazy Valentine's/Love and/or Animals challenge!

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