I computer-printed the sentiment first, then scored a double frame. I stamped the little heart from the Yummy set in red to add to the sentiment. I masked off the frame and sentiment and sponged the sky/clouds in minty colours of sea breeze and aloe vera chalk ink. Then I stamped and embossed the heart from Polka Dot Punches in white on brown card and cut it out, and added a little balloon end at the bottom.
I tied some red embroidery thread round the heart balloon and rubbed some clear glue on it to make it stick to the card. I stuck the end onto the stamped heart with a self-adhesive brown pearl. I stuck on the heart balloon with 3D dots.
I found a poem by chance called 'My heart soars' and it was so appropriate for the card and for my hubby that I printed it out on the insert. I've copied it here in case you'd like to read it:
"My heart soars
for you have touched something deep inside
that reaches down to my soul.
You have become my smile
a permanent fixture on my face.
You have drawn me out of the darkness
and become the rainbow in my sky.
Your smile melts the snow
and your voice drys the tears.
Gentle are your words that embrace me
and hold me so strong and tight.
Forever I will be safe in your love
as you in mine...
and my heart soars."
Registered: July 28, 2008 Location: Cary, North Carolina Posts: 8728
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 @ 4:05 PM
First your chocolate heart balloon caught my eye. Then the clouds wowed me. But the poem is so beautiful. A most beautiful card! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 @ 4:57 PM
Sally, you've done it again my friend. Another beautiful addition to your gallery collection. The Sally Atkin's Collection I like to think of it as!! LOL!! Anyway, your did a wonderful job with the sky - I struggle with doing skies and scenery, but am working on it - and I LOVE the sentiment and the embossed heart and how you threaded it down to the mini heart with a pearl!! Pure perfection. The poem is beautiful and I know your hubby will LOVE this since he is into quality words!! LOL!!! Inside joke!! Beautifully done. Hugs . . . pam
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74837
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 @ 9:24 AM
Sally, this is the best! I love your clever ideas. Great cloud sponging and your card is the sweetest, along with the wonderful poem. BTW, I love that you use your Scor-Pal a lot...makes for beautiful cards. Why don't I do that? :rolleyes:
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