Just before Christmas, I was delighted to be chosen as the winner at CASology with this card, using Friend Like You. As an added bonus, I was asked to be guest designer this week!
So after dismissing crystal glasses, I got to thinking about the crystalline structure of this heart stamp from Modern Heart and decided to use that.
After dripping some diluted ink into the wet, embossed outline and letting it dry, I added some Wink of Stella for a bit more crystalline shine. Finally, I added a couple of rhinestone crystals to emphasise the sentiment.
I liked the idea so tried it out with a blue variation. This one is coloured with a mix of different blue Stampin' Blends. The rhinestones have been coloured with a Dark Night of Navy Stampin' Blend. It was hard to choose between them. Do you have a favourite?
I'll be really interested to see how other people have interpreted the cue word, CRYSTAL and look forward to seeing the entries.
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Wow, these are both amazing! I have an affinity for BLUE, so that one is my favorite, but the pink one is equally as pretty! I am not sure I could come up with ANY inspiration for "crystal" myself, so good job!
ReplyDeleteso wonderful to have you as GD and what a stunning card-love how you took this challenge and such a lovely soft colour and super to see the sparkle x
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThese cards are so very pretty. Love how you colored and shimmered them up. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer at CASology. I know your cards will help to inspire our participants.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being our guest designer this challenge! Your cards are beautiful! I love the coloring of the hearts and the sponged line is a perfect grounding element!
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