Monday, February 16, 2015

A Foxy Valentine


I've been experimenting with different colors to make Valentines for hospitalized kids, as I make them all year long. For this one I used some pastel grey dsp from Lawn Fawn along with some smokey slate cardstock from SU! The border was done with an EK bricked punch, and colored with a fluorescent Copic marker FYR1 to match the SU! "Hey Valentine" image. I used a MS heart border punch along with SU! scalloped tag and note tag punches, adding a "tab" with a heart-shaped brad. The diagonal panel was done with a Lil Inker diagonal stitched die and some matching dsp.

I can't make snarky cards for children, so I'm entering this over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers as a "nice" card. Their challenge #27 is "G is for Grey."

Did anyone catch the SNL 40th reunion last night? I've watched the show from the beginning, and it was great to see so many of the cast members reunited! Do you have a favorite? "The Californians" always cracked me up, but I loved the Spartans cheerleaders and the Lennon sisters spoofs too. Bill Hader & Fred Armisen both did a lot of characters that kept me in stitches all the time. It's been a great 40-year ride and I hope it goes on for many more years!

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great week filled with laughter and smiles :)

Carol

19 comments:

Donna Hanley said...

Everything you've managed to use of this card are favorites of mine. MS heart punch is probably my all time fav. and I've always loved the brick punch. One of my new favorites is the scallop tab topper and of course that darling little fox sitting on top of the diagonal piece. I love the papers you went with here. I think it is a nice change to go with non-traditional colors for the different holidays. I know the kiddos will love this one. Enjoy your day.

Doreen said...

This is just gorgeous,love the fab image.xxx

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jimlynn said...

Oh, I like that color combination. The little fox looks so cute and love the patterned paper you used too. Very nice card!
Lynn

Cathymac said...

How sweet and thoughtful of you, Carol! The kids will love this adorable Valentine!

Liz said...

Gorgeous card. I love the design, the colours, the image....everything goes so well together. xx

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

I love the grey and the golden/ melon color. Great combo. I did not watch SNL, but I am sure it was great! Miss you!

Stampsnob. said...

I love gray and yellow together.Your card is very nice. Thank you for stopping by while I blotted over my new car ................Lis

Jean said...

This is so cute Carol. I love the little tag and the refreshing colour combo.
Jean x

Princess Judy Palmer said...

I love the neon colors with the gray. You've proved here that gray does not have to be boring. This stamp is the reason I wanted to buy this set. He's so cute! And so is your card.

Brenda said...

This is a beautiful Valentine card Carol! I love this color combo and I really love that brick punch. Looks so great and love your cute fox. I know the kids will love this one too! Hugs, Brenda

JD/ Jill said...

Cute card! Hope you are keeping warm with all of this very COLD weather!

Lindsey said...

This is such a sweet card! Sure to brighten someone's day. Thanks for joining the fun at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Benzi said...

Oh, so very cute and in great colors, Carol. I love that little fox and the sweet heart on the tab is adorable.

I didn't watch SNL but I can tell you really had a blast watching it.

Donna said...

Super cute card Carol! I love the non traditional Valentine colours!! Thanks for joining the Shopping Our Stash crew for our Big Screen challenge!!

MaryH said...

These are fab colors for a valentine, and this EK border is one I've not seen - I like it! Would work great with oriental images too. The 2 different patterns of the gray chevrons are so sophisticated with this cute fox & his hearts, and like much the way you've added the small pattern chevron on the angle. Combining the 2 borders created a great look as well. A totally elegant, but still cute card. I read about the SNL reunion, but didn't catch the show. TFS & Hugs

Jessi Fogan said...

This is just so adorable!

Chelle (PhotoArt/MaybeCreative) said...

Gorgeous card. I love it. The SNL special was great..except for the Kanye West part..waste of time IMO. Thanks for joining us at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Barbara Godden said...

Super cute card, awesome you are taking them to the hospital for the kids. I make "nice' cards for the challenge occasionally too. Thanks for joining us at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for the G is for Grey challenge.