Yes, it's me again - Now that I have some dedicated craft time in the week, you will be hearing from me much more!! Today while looking at my Facebook feed, I found an
exciting competition with lots of prizes up for grabs to celebrate the newly redesigned Catherine Pooler website. If you have never come across Catherine Pooler, you really must!!! She is one of those I attribute my inspiration to really take card making seriously. She has loads of videos on you tube showing you how to make the most gorgeous cards and her newsletters are always full of great ideas. The competition (found here) is a 'housewarming party' and the theme of the challenge is 'home.' Straight away, a saying popped into my head…..'Home is where the heart is.' I am going very clean and simple lately with my cards and so I wanted this to be no exception. I decided on a white, black and a hint of gold colour scheme (one of my favourites) and I wanted the 'o' in 'home' to be a heart. I have heart dies cutters so this was straight forward to do. I unfortunately don't have a 'home' stamp (one to add to the wish list), so I used a mix of stamps to create the word.
I had planned to use alphabet stamps to write 'is where the heart is' but this was going to take too long and would look rubbish! I decided instead, for the very first time, to hand write on my card….sounds a bit crazy, but I think it works!!
So here is my clean and simple 'Home' card. Congratulations Catherine on your fabulous new website!!
The theme at Time out challenges is also - home sweet home with a very cool inspiration photo full of 'home sayings'….so my card fits in perfectly for that too!! Love it when that happens!!!
Thanks for taking a look, and any comments always very much appreciated xxx
Let this be the first of many times you hand write your card! This is awesome... love the way you mixed the stamps and incorporated the heart as the O.
ReplyDeleteFabulous CAS design and that gold heart just pops, so perfect for our photo. Thanks for joining us at TIME OUT challenges x
ReplyDeleteLove this CAS design, Laura! The gold heart is perfect. I hopped over from Catherine's blog to check out your card and am now a new follower. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous take on the inspiration photo, Laura ... the bold heart is brilliant in place of the 'O' and what great handwriting ... you don't need a stamp! Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteNicely done and your
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better than mine!
Carla from Utah
this is so cute.. love how you added the big heart..
ReplyDeleteLove the simplicity of your card!
ReplyDeleteLaura, your hand-writing is gorgeous - and I agree with the first comment - let's see this from you more often! So pretty! Clean, simple and lovely! Catherine will be tickled pink to see this! Sooooo awesome to see all these cards/posts from you, Laura! Excited to see what dazzles and delights you'll be showcasing next!
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Lovely card, it's what I call a smile card. And your handwriting - wow, it is BEAUTIFYL! You should show it off more often. I have to use the computer, print and cut to get anything I don’t have a stamp for and then that doesn’t always work well. I’m new to you blog but will come back for inspiration. Many thanks Laura.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great CAS card, just perfect for TIME OUT! Thanks for joining us! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this CAS card Laura, so crisp and classy. Cx
ReplyDeleteLove your CAS card, Laura! The heart really pops and your handwriting looks amazing - love the sentiment for both challenges. Thanks for sharing with us at Time Out!
ReplyDeleteYou have beautiful handwriting! It's perfect for this CAS card.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning CAS-card! My eye was drawn to the heart; it is such a great focal point! Tank you for taking the TIME OUT and join us!
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