I (Heart) Hearts – Red, Black and White

Hi Everyone.  Happy Monday might.  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Me?  Wasn't long enough:-)

Tonight's card is one that I made from the color challenge across at the Paper Players this week.  Yep… it was my challenge and I decided on Red, Black and White.  It's a fabulous color combination.  You saw my card from Saturday – it was red, black and bling!  This time, I went the more traditional color route – but still kept the love theme.   Don't forget, we would love you to join us across at the Paper Players.  All you need to do is load your new red, black and white card to your blog – or social media site – and add the link to our webpage.

I used Riding Hood Red, Basic Black and Whisper White.  I also used the I (Heart) Heart set.  It's a great set, but I rarely seem to use it.

I also pulled out my size E acrylic stamping block.  I loaded up the stamps that I wanted, in the arrangement that I wanted.  Inked them up.  Stamped once!  Using the acrylics blocks like this is a great time saver.  Because there was "love" contained in the image, I decided to leave off a sentiment.

To pull the black together, and make it suitable for a male recipient, I added a little bit of black "hardware".  Ribbon…. but no hardware.  I was advised by my darling hubby that the hardware made up for the ribbon and made it acceptable for a man 🙂

I kept to the crisp, clean lines that I love.

Now… the thing that struck me with this card…. I used the Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon with this card and it worked great.  I didn't have Riding Hood Red – and this was a good substitute.

If you wanted to make it a girlie card – for birthday, valentine's day – or any day – you could make this in pink.  I think its versatile and very easy to recreate.  As always, I layered using Stampin Dimensionals.

On a personal note:  Lou left this morning for Singapore and Australia.  At the airport they told them that the plane was too heavy and they were going to have to offload some people and put them on the next flight!  mmmmm….. anyway, Lou travels so much on this particular airline that he wasn't shunted off, but I can only imagine that the plane must have been packed – and it's a long flight in economy class!

I'm hoping to get some time to make some cards over the next two weeks – I really need to get some made and finished up.  I am way behind on MY Christmas cards for the Operation Write Home drive!!!

The landscapers finished the hardscaping today.  YAY… It looks fabulous.  Well, it will look fabulous when the plants grow in next year, and they come and put the plants in that they didn't have.  the planting looks really bare at the moment, but the rocks, slate flagstones and the fountain look wonderful.  The birds are loving bathing in it and drinking from it.  The Grackles are congretating before they go south and the line for a bath in the new fountain is like the line for a designer sample sale… LONG!!! with much pushing and shoving!

As always, thank you so much for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere.  You all know that I greatly appreciate your visits, your support and your comments.

Prayers and positive thoughts tonight for Germaine and Pri.  Germaine… this is a tough journey.  I was pleased to hear there was a little step along the right road!  Cherie, pleased that T is making progress.  Sue, I hope John continues to improve.  For Rach, Adelle, Lesley and their furbabies.  For the rest of you who could do with a little lift

Well, I am off to throw some dinner together.. not sure what I am going to have tonight.. but probably some of the goodies that we bought at the Farmer's Market this weekend will be included.  We are almost at the end of the FM year.  I always get sad at this time of the year!

Don't forget – smile at a stranger, it may change their life.

Hugs

Jayde