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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Love Always

Hi everyone.  Today is a reminder that there's just over a week left to play in the CAS Watercolour February Challenge - Love.  Create a CAS card that has some sort of watercolouring or watercolour look, and join us.  You can use watercolour paints, distress inks, dye inks, brushos, gelatos, etc.


I recently bought a few dies from a new-to-me company "Gina Marie Designs", including the heart used above.  My sweet friend Marcia has several of their beautiful dies, which she used to send me some die-cuts.  I really like their designs so had to buy some for myself. :)  I found I need to run them through my big shot several times adding paper shims to get a clean cut. It could very well be my Big Shot that is the problem as it's getting really old.  In the end, with a little extra elbow grease, I'm really happy with the designs I bought.

The heart above was die-cut from watercolour paper and smooshed with concentrated liquid watercolours.  I dried the first layer of smooshing and then used a paintbrush to add more of the red and purple watercolours to deepen the colours on the heart.  Once dry, I coated it (twice) with Wink of Stella to give it lots of shine (which doesn't show in the photo).

The card front was die-cut with the same heart and inlayed with the watercoloured heart.  A white heat embossed black banner sentiment was added to finish the card.

I hope you'll check out our reminder post ... lots of inspiration from our talented Design Team and our special Guest Designer Michelle.  Check it out HERE.

I'm also playing along with a few challenges.  Lots of challenges out there with Hearts/Love as the theme. :)

Challenges:
AAA Cards #83 - Shape your Love
CASology #236 - Romance
Inkspirational #128 - Photo Inspiration






Thanks for coming by for a visit!






Stamps:  Fond Expressions 7 (STAMPlorations)
Paper:  White card base (Neenah); Watercolour (Arches 140 lb. cold press); Black (SU!)
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories & Tools:  ?? die (Gina Marie Designs), Red and Purple Liquid Watercolour Concentrate (Dick Blick), Wink of Stella, White embossing powder, heat tool

Challenges:
CAS Watercolour February Challenge - Love
AAA Cards #83 - Shape your Love
CASology #236 - Romance
Inkspirational #128 - Photo Inspiration

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39 comments:

  1. nancy littrell16 February 2017 at 10:47

    Wow...Stunning rich colors for your very detailed die cut inlaid heart! I love your sentiment too my friend. TFS Loll. Hugs

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  2. Canonbury creations16 February 2017 at 12:13

    Lovely heart card Loll such a beautiful intricate design.
    Val x

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  3. HJ16 February 2017 at 12:26

    I love the heart die!! It is so elegant and the design of your card really makes it pop. Love the coloring. Have a great day!

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  4. Vicki Dutcher16 February 2017 at 12:31

    Such a pretty die heart - I too just recently found Gina Marie dies - I love them and the price is fabulous :)

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  5. Faith A at Daffodil Cards16 February 2017 at 12:57

    Beautiful card.
    Faith
    x

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  6. Unknown16 February 2017 at 13:00

    Absolutely gorgeous ! Such a beautiful CAS card ! Thanks for sharing and for inspiring.
    Izzy Scrap

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  7. Nstiz16 February 2017 at 13:25

    What a gorgeous die cut heart, Loll! It looks absolutely stunning with your black banner and white embossed sentiment! Love this!

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  8. Susan16 February 2017 at 13:56

    Loll, those colours are stunning and it must be so gorgeous with two layers of Wink of Stella! What a wonderful way to use that heart die - and worth the effort!

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  9. Ceal16 February 2017 at 14:10

    Loll, this is Gorgeous! thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards!

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  10. My Card Attic: Hazel16 February 2017 at 14:20

    Such a striking design Loll! Love the simplicity and the boldness! Have a lovely evening! Have a wonderful day my friend! Luv n’ Hugs. Hazel xx
    My Card Attic

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  11. MaryH16 February 2017 at 14:25

    It's gorgeous, and the heart smoosh has lots of shiny dimension to it. I love the GMarie dies too (and the price point is excellent). Great look with this die, Miss L. TFS & Hugs

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  12. Nonni16 February 2017 at 14:36

    Your watercolored and winked heart looks fantastic Loll! Such an elegant and also cute design, really love this! Thanks for joining us at Inkspirational!

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  13. Mrs A.16 February 2017 at 15:39

    Your watercoloured heart looks fab . Not heard of this company before. My big shot takes several passes to get a clean cut now but I have had it 6 yrs and it was secondhand when I bought it from eBay but as you say layering up with shims get the desired cut in the end. Either that or muscles I didn't know existed.!! Hugs Mrs A.

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  14. Colleen16 February 2017 at 15:55

    Awesome card Loll...that Marcia is an enabler isn't she? Since seeing some of her die cuts I have purchased several Gina Maria Designs also. I love your heart and all the gorgeous color you used for it!!

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  15. Pat16 February 2017 at 15:56

    The beautifully bright red and purple look fabulous on this die cut heart Loll, and the white on black sentiment goes so prettily. x

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  16. Bonnie16 February 2017 at 16:14

    This is a pretty heart die, Loll! I love the colors of the smooshing and bet it really sparkles IRL! The white embossed sentiment on the black really stands out!

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  17. Christine Alexander16 February 2017 at 22:06

    love the rich colours of the inks, the heart looks so pretty against the white background.

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  18. kiwimeskreations16 February 2017 at 23:20

    Stunning card Loll - I can just see the WoS!! It must be really sparkly IRL!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  19. sandie16 February 2017 at 23:33

    Fabulous card Loll, love all the sparkle and deep colour, what an elegant die. Thanks for joining AAA and Ink

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  20. Laura17 February 2017 at 00:21

    Such a beautiful card, Loll!!

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  21. Petra Swart17 February 2017 at 00:24

    WOW, that is such a fantastic heart die, Loll and I love how you have coloured it!!!! Simply beautiful!!!!!
    Have a great day!!!!
    Hugz

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  22. Ros Crawford17 February 2017 at 01:04

    This is so beautiful! Thanks so much for playing along at Inkspirational!

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  23. Sue17 February 2017 at 08:15

    Very elegant, Loll. I love the beautiful die and pretty sentiment.

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  24. Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog17 February 2017 at 09:08

    Wonderful heart, I love the colors and the sentient on black is a nice classy touch!

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  25. Harriet Skelly17 February 2017 at 22:11

    That heart die is absolutely gorgeous - so intricate! I haven't heard of Gina Marie dies - need to look into them. You are such an enabler Loll - and I mean that in the nicest way! Hugs.

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  26. JosieD18 February 2017 at 02:50

    Striking card, Loll! Love the die smooshed with those vibrant colors and then inlaid plus the touch of black with white embossed sentiment.

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  27. Karen Dunbrook18 February 2017 at 05:00

    love this Loll...so pretty and elegant.
    xx Karen

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  28. Mac Mable18 February 2017 at 07:26

    Such a pretty die with gorgeous colours. Th in laying gives your card a lovely layered effect with the bulk. Beautiful card x

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  29. TK18 February 2017 at 07:36

    Beautiful! Wish we could see that shimmer too...

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  30. Happy Dance18 February 2017 at 18:34

    CAS perfection, Loll. That heart was well worth the trouble it caused you; it's just gorgeous. And the colors... Rich and beautiful. Love the white-on-black sentiment, too. Really a pretty card!! Have a great Sunday. Bev

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  31. Brenda18 February 2017 at 19:05

    I love Gina Marie dies! They are so affordable and she has such beautiful ones! I haven't had any problems with cutting in my Big Shot though, but this is an intricate die too. I haven't seen this heart die though and I am totally smitten with it and how you used it on your card Loll. It is just stunning and love the black sentiment strip with the embossed white sentiment. Just beautiful! Hugs, Brenda

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  32. Marcia Hill19 February 2017 at 08:58

    Beautiful, beautiful card Loll! I LOVE the colors in that GORGEOUS heart...so pretty! I'm glad you're enjoying the Gina Marie Design dies, but bummed you're having trouble getting clean cuts! I have had no problems with mine, and in fact I got an new electronic die cutting machine (Sizzix) for Christmas, and I don't use a shim or anything else when die cutting and get a perfect cut with only one pass through. I do know die cutting machines loosen up after time though, and maybe that's why you're having problems? Wish there was a way to tighten them up again!! My old (OLD)Cuttlebug got so loose I was putting all kinds of shims in just to get it to cut! But anyway, lovely card Loll!! :0)

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  33. Judy122320 February 2017 at 06:36

    Loll, that is a beautiful die cut heart...thanks for the heads up about the Gina Marie dies. So pretty and unique! I love the sentiment banner, too...such a great CAS layout! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!

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  34. Julia Aston20 February 2017 at 06:58

    what a gorgeous delicate die cut heart Loo - the red is just SO vibrant against the white - and the pop of the black sentiment strip is striking! A beautiful LOVE card!! Julia xx

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  35. Jen W.20 February 2017 at 07:20

    That die is gorgeous, Loll, especially with those rich colours and all the sparkle! Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

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  36. Jo20 February 2017 at 07:34

    Inlaying that gorgeous heart was so smart. It truly gives it another dimension.
    Perfectly CAStastic, xx

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  37. Sheila H21 February 2017 at 05:29

    Some of my friends have Gina Marie dies, Loll. The ones they have cut nicely. This is so pretty.

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  38. BożenA26 February 2017 at 03:54

    Beautiful card of love. I love the color depth of the heart seen an extra dimension to the card. Great design.
    Hugs,
    BożenA xx

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  39. Barb Ghig28 February 2017 at 10:52

    My first comment just flew into cyberspace...I am so sorry to have gotten behind on my visits...again, as I do LOVE to visit your blog, Loll! This is such a gorgeous CAS card! Your inlaid heart is just beautiful, and I love how you added dimension with your watercolors! I'll bet it's amazing IRL, too :) Hugs, Barb

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