"A Little Love" Valentine's Day Card!!

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!! I'm back with another Design Team project for the Jiggery Makery blog!! I created a unique Valentine's Day card featuring the lovely, "Lucy".

I wanted to recreate the look of a newspaper clipping using my alcohol markers, stamps and water coloring.

I also wanted to go with a monochromatic color scheme with a pop of color.

I think I may have achieved the look I was after and I hope you will agree.

Here's the pic for you to check out:

The card base is made from a sheet of black card stock measuring 5 1/2" x 6".

I cut a piece of white card stock to 5 1/4" x 5 3/4" and adhered to the card base as my layer.

I then set it aside to work on the image and background.

For the background I used a sheet of white card stock and stamped a Glitz Design "Laced with Grace" background stamp. 

I used my Staz On Jet Black ink to stamp it.

I then went over the entire sheet with a mix of grey and black water color markers, to mimic the look of newsprint.

Next I added another smaller of sheet of white card stock that I stamped and colored in the same way; to act as my advertisement.

I let the patterned paper dry and went to work on the image.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

-Skin- C0, C04, R20, R27, E74

-Hair- C06, C07, C08, R17, R27, E74

Shoes & Heart Banner- R17, R27, E74

I then fussy cut her out and printed the "wanted" letters on the banner.

I set her aside to finish up the "news clipping".

I stamped a few hearts, cupid, and sentiment onto the patterned paper.

Next, I attached my image to the background using foam tape.

I took a pair of decorative scissors and cut around the edges.

I then attached the whole panel, which measures 4 7/8" x 5 1/2", to the base using foam tape.

I added a few red hearts and a couple of seals along the bottom to finish up the card.

Lastly, I went around the images using my C02 marker to add some shading.

And ta-da!! Card complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

Thanks for stopping by; enjoy the rest of your day, and as always, peace!! :)

Post edited by: Shyann Martinez