Thursday, July 1, 2021

Time for Love to Craft July Anything Goes Challenge #60

Happy Thursday to you. Hope everyone's okay. We're fine. I've been eating low-carb again to try to lessen my pain levels and although this last week's been perfectly awful pain-wise, it actually does help. Even losing a little weight, but as I've gotten older, it's almost more important that it helps me feel better! 😁
Well, can you believe it? It's July 1st! Half of 2021 - gone in a flash! And it's time for my LTCCB July Anything Goes design team make. Another sweet girlfriend is turning 65 so I made her a birthday card. I've used one of Hetty Clare's sweet digital images named "Marnie." She is printed on Springhill Digital card and colored with Promarkers. Except for the image, sentiment and a paper doily, I've used Basic Grey's Lucky 12x12 collection for the entire card, including the card base. 
   
I've used SplitCoastStampers Sketch SC484, resizing it in PSE to 5.25" x 7.50" to fit one of my orphaned envelopes I'm trying to use. I had to cut apart the paper doily to make it appear fit, but I did because I very much wanted a doily there! I fussy cut the image to have her standing a bit out of frame. Love her expression!
I used a Divinity Designs die set for the balloons which were brushed with clear Wink of Stella and cut from the BG Lucky paper. I used a Spellbinders die to cut the label on which I stamped the Clear Dollar sentiment using Plum Ranger Archival ink.
For the inside, I stamped Papertrey Ink flowers and sentiments by The Paper Company, I Brake for Stamps and Clear Dollar.
The back has more BG Lucky papers with a stamped Gelatins siggie.

Close-ups to show the shimmer and shine on the balloons, her hair flower and on the sentiment...
And a final view. It was lovely to have you visit me today and I thank you. So many of us need better times, so here's hoping we are all blessed with a wonderful July! As always, Stay Well and Craft On!!! xoxo

Love To Craft challenges are monthly, going live at 4:00 AM Mountain Time on the first day of every month and run until 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the last day of the month. We always play Anything Goes and would love to have you join us! For more details, check the sidebar HERE

MY CHALLENGES PLAYLIST:
2.   Die Cut Divas July: Tone on Tone -- #1/4    I used balloons and sentiment label dies and I've made a purple tone on tone card.
5.   Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 24: AG with Colouring -- #2/2 I used Promarkers to colour image 
6.   CD Sunday Plus #63: AG using CD/USB/Digi -- #2/3  I've used a Hetty Clare digi Marnie 
8.   AllSorts Week 630: Use Designer Paper -- #3/3 I've used Basic Grey Lucky collection
9.   TTCRD 6/29-7/6: AAG -- #1/2 

24 comments:

brenda said...

A cute creation in pretty colours, thanks so much for joining in our 'Design Papers' theme at Allsorts challenge this week.

B x

Michelle N. said...

Such a sweet image, lovely card! Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas!

Pamela said...

Love all your layers and Marnie is so cute! Hope the diet adjustments helps with the pain.
Pamela
CD Sunday Plus DT.

Linby said...

A great use of the Dps and such a sweet image. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts.

Kristine said...

Aww, very sweet! I thought it was a "My Besties" girl when I first saw your card 😊
Anywho, I'm glad you're able to change your diet to help lessen the pain. Although carbs is prolly one of the hardest to eliminate, I feel your pain on that note. Hope you feel much better soon! 🙏🥰

Leslie said...

Love this! Great colors and sweet image! ;)

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

Love this card! The image is one I'd pick out too. Your girlfriend is a lucky one. Glad to hear you're better. Boy Aimes !! Did I not fall off my chair when you asked if it's Albert's and the ice cream shop you named. Got a good laugh. 👍

Monica C. said...

Beautiful coloring on Marnie and love how you cut the doily. You got the dimensions perfect so that it does not look doctored at all.
Great card!!
Hugs Monica

Anonymous said...

She is totally cute and love your layout!

Thanks for joining our challenge Penny's Crafty paper challenge
Diana DT

LOU said...

Gorgeous card Aimeslee.
Lou xo

Jocelyn said...

I love the cute image you have chosen and coloured. I like this colour palette. Thank you for sharing with us.
Jocelyn x
CD Sunday Plus DT

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Beautiful feminine card Aimeslee, love the colour mix and details, lovely sparkle, another fabulous insert and wonderful layers. LOVE it. Cutting out carbs? OH! that is hard, but I really hope it works, there is nothing worse than being in pain all the time.
Hugs
Faith x

Rain said...

Hi Aimeslee! :) I love your new profile photo btw! :) What a sweet card for your friend, the expression on your little lady's face is very cute. I hope your diet helps you feel better. I'm like you, feeling better is much more important than losing weight as I age! :)

ahlers5 said...

That looks so much like a My Besties. image. Love the card, especially the sentiments inside. They're so meaningful. I starred low carb again, about two weeks ago. I have been in so much pain. I haven't really noticed too much of a difference so far. Now on to see what else I've missed.

craftytrog said...

She's gorgeous Aimeslee, I love the composition too! A great card.
Praying you have a painfree week.
Alison xx

Seafield Jo said...

I too suffer with a lot of pain so can empathise with you. I hope it soon improves.

I love the colours you've used for your card and the addition of the doily, so pretty.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Jo
CD Sunday Plus DT

Maria Valente said...

Wonderful! Thanks for joining us at Penny's Challenges xx

Margarets designer cards said...

Lovely card and lovely colouring
Thank you for joining us
Margaret
CD Sunday plus DT

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

What a beautiful card that is for your friends 65th Birthday, the lace doily adds an extra touch of sweet femininity to it. Happy Birthday to your friend she will have loved your kindhearted creation.
Hugs Tracey xx

Arlene said...

Very cute! I'd love this card if I received it! So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our "Tone on Tone" challenge for July.

Rajani Rehana said...

Beautiful blog

R's Rue said...

So beautiful my friend. I hope you’re doing well.
www.rsrue.blogspot.com

Sheryl said...

A beautiful card.
Thank you for entering our Anything Goes Challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx
TTCRD DT

Kuni said...

Very beautiful.
Thank you for joining us at the Sweet Stampers and i hope to see you again.
Hugs
Kuni