Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The very best stories

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps.  This week is a fun one: Outdoor Fun (any outdoor activity).

And here is the card I created:
I created this sweet little card as an anniversary card for my in-laws--45 years!!  I started by stamping and coloring the birdbath and two little birdies.  Then I added the grass and stamped the sentiment.  It still needed something, so I decided to stencil some hearts in the background.  I was using a light gray ink, but I guess when I used the stencil the last time I forgot to clean it off.  There was some red/pink ink still on the stencil and it transferred to the card base.  Oops, but no one needs to know that it wasn't supposed to be that way!  Then I die cut a little red heart and adhered it between the two lovebirds.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this challenge.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Tiny Bird (front)", "Tiny Bird (flight)", "Birdbath", and "The very best . . ."
Stencil: MFT hearts
Dies: Marianne Designs heart

Challenges:
Cutie Pie Challenge #163--cute celebrations
Crafty Calendar--anything goes
I Love Chocolate Baroque--anything goes with the optional twist: celebrations
Crafty Creations #425--anything goes
Cardz TV #149--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #510--anything goes with uplifting sentiment


10 comments:

Glittered Paws said...

Absolutely darling and what a cute anniversary card - talk about thinking out of the box. Great idea.

Donna said...

Great minds think alike, lovely card, like the faint heart stenciling and your sentiment!

crafty-stamper said...

Great CAS card love the cute image and stencilled background
Carol x

Laurie Unger said...

Wonderful sentiment! It pairs so well with those two love birds!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

I'd have loved a card like this for my 45th anniversary. It's a darling card, love the heats and love birds. A Wonderful sentiment too. Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies this week. Good Luck and I’m looking forward to seeing you again in our next challenge.
Faith A DT

Patti J said...

I would never have thought of using these stamps for an anniversary card! What a fun and beautiful card! And what a great idea! Perfect!!!

Chris said...

A lovely anniversary card, the image is so sweet and I love the subtle stencilling. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Calendar this month.
Chris
x

HilaryJane said...

I love this, what a perfect little CAS card. The stencilled heart background is the perfect finishing touch. Love the sentiment too. Thanks for sharing it with us at we love Chocolate Baroque xx

Marie Bingaman said...

This is so totally cute, Heather! The stenciled hearts really are perfect! Thanks for sharing with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, and good luck! 😊

~Marie B -DT

Helen said...

So sweet and I love that sentiment!

Thanks for joining us at The Cutie Pie Challenge.

Helen x