Splashes of Watercolor

Wow, it  seems like it’s been forever since I played in one of the Dirty Girl/Alumni challenges at SCS.   And it probably has!   I couldn’t resist this month’s challenge though.  “Feel the Love” is just too tempting to pass up!

Jodi Collins (Kharmagirl) from Stamping A Latte is our hostess this month.  Here are the specs for the challenge:

Challenge Focus: A Valentine’s Day/Love-y Dove-y card!!

Required Element: Texture!! Anything you can *feel* (ie: Fun Flock, Crystal Effects, Embossing/Debossing, velvet ribbon…and I am sure there are a million more things that I cannot think about!!)

Restricted Element: No RED!! Pink is ok…but no red…let’s see what other colors we can use for Valentine’s Day!

I chose not to make a card, but a bookmark.  This Rose Couple image is just perfect to use in a romance novel or even more perfect to use in one of the Dark Prince novels that I’m reading!  I was going to give it to my daughter…..but maybe I’ll just keep it!

There’s a lot of texture (that takes care of the required “feel” element) and there’s no arguing whether or not it’s lovey-dovey!!  And well, maybe the roses are leaning toward the red side of pink, but let’s just overlook that, shall we?!

Here’s a close up of the happy couple (you can click it to see it larger)~

I used a white shipping tag, and attached teal cardstock to give it more strength.  A Music background is stamped randomly on the teal and clear embossed.   I attached a spiral journaling page from Making Memories, stamped my Key to My Heart sentiment, then sponged all the edges with brushed corduroy Distress ink.

The lovely (and hot!) couple were colored with (a lot of) Copic markers, trimmed and attached to the bookmark.  I used a straight glue line of rhinestones and curved them into a swirl.

The key is stamped in black on basic gray cardstock, clear embossed and trimmed with paper snips and a craft knife. It’s attached to the tag with lots of narrow grosgrain ribbons.

I had a lot of fun making this bookmark!  Thanks for the great challenge, Jodi!!

Thanks for visiting with me today!  Check back tomorrow when I’ll be hosting the Color Throwdown challenge!

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Stamps: Rose Couple (1678 SO), Music Background (543 SO), Heart Key (1743 SO), Key to My Heart (1744 SO)

Paper: white, taken with teal, basic gray, spiral journaling book (Making Memories), white shipping tag

Ink: Memento – tuxedo black, Versafine – onyx black, Distress – brushed corduroy

Other: clear EP, 1/4 ” circle punch, craft knife, sponge dabber, rhinestone stickers, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.