This is the card that I made for my husband for our 35th Wedding Anniversary. My husband loves cats & all cute critters so this makes it easier to make cards for him :-) This is also my card for the SCS Free for All Friday Challenge F4A729 of Cute Animals. Please see this link for the Challenge details: F4A729 - Cute animals 2.9.24 by giogio at Splitcoaststampers
The main image is by Penny Black from the set "Critters in Love". Isn't it sweet?! I stamped it onto Bellbird Paperarts Watercolour paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink and coloured it with a mix of Derwent Inktense and Lyra Watercolour pencils using a #2 round paintbrush. I punched a heart using my Carl Craft Heart Duo CP-8 punch and glued it on using Tombow Mono Aqua glue. I went over all the black lines on the image with a Zig .01 Black Pen to darken then up again. I diecut the image and the other layers using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circles dies. The sentiment is by Elzybells from their Swirly Greetings set. Unfortunately Elzybells are no longer in business. I used an Impression Obsession Mini Heart Row die DIE134-D to add the hearts either side of the sentiment. I glued them on with Tombow Mono Aqua glue. I diecut the sentiment using a (retired) Spellbinders Labels Trio die S3-147 and popped it up.
The designer papers are by Bo Bunny - Love Letters - and are really old - from 2012. The teal and (Kaisercraft) cherry and cardstock layers on the card base were trimmed to 1/16" using my WRMK Layer Guides. The black layer was trimmed to 1/8". The side panel punched border was done with a Fiskars Scallop Border punch. I added the ribbon in 2 separate elements. The side panel is popped up. For the most part, I use scraps of cardstock to pop up panels instead of dimensionals. It saves money and uses up my scraps. I added the ribbon in two separate elements.
Lastly, I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush to the 3 hearts. Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to an Anko white card base using my favourite glue - Tombow Mono Multi. Finished size is 5" x 5" or 126mm x 126mm.
Your card is AWESOME! I love how you watercolored the kitties, and the layout is terrific! Such a pretty and cheerful card! Hope you had a great Anniversary!