Indigo Blu Hearts and Flourishes

Good morning folks, hope you're having a good week.We're so busy at work at the minute I don't feel as if my feet have touched ground so its lovely to get home and have a play in my craft room. Getting inky has got to be one of the best stressbusters lol. I had a lovely inky time making this card, talk about mucky paws :-)

I'd been playing around with distress inks and the ombre technique featured in this months Craft Stamper magazine and particularly liked the effect with the reds (Aged Mahogany, Barn Door and Festive Berries). I thought the red would look fab with gold so I set to with my Flitter Glu and Indigo Blu stamps.

The focal image is Love is, a really beautifully detailed stamp. I used Chariots of Fire gilding flakes on the image and also around the edge of the red card. The background was made using Floral Swirl inked up with the same reds in distress ink and stamped on cream cardstock. I overstamped with English Flourish using Flitter Glu and again used Chariots of Fire gilding flakes. I added some pearls, cream lace and black seam binding from the Ribbon Girl. To finish off I attached a little brass key (ok ok this was to cover up a big messy fingermark but don't tell lol)

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC Challenge: D is for dazzle

Craft Stamper Take it make it 6: Ombre technique

Dreamtime Designs: new technique

Indigo Blu: From the heart

Penny Black and More: love is in the air

Ribbon Girl : anything goes

Hope you're having a good day and thanks for visiting today, 

Claire xx