Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Year of the Dragon


Welcome to today's Noon-Time Challenge!  Today it's all about the Year of the Dragon 2012 and this awesome image.  Use it as your inspiration to create something wonderful, enter your link on the Flourishes Blog  on today's challenge post and you could be chosen as a winner!  

One of my loves (still) that I don't do often enough is watercoloring.  I embossed this gorgeous heart in white onto some watercolor paper and pulled out my watercoloring pencils and gave the heart some vibrant oranges, pinks and reds.  It has a really cool effect around the swirls of the heart.   I also embossed on the background paper (Garden Girl Cardstock) layer with the smaller scroll image.  This paper has fabulous rich colors for Valentine's and also goes with the original Garden Girl pack from Bo Bunny.  


Isn't that ribbon gorgeous?   It's Fleurs Chiffon Leberty.   Under the ribbon I've added a double layer "topper" style to the card using the Fleur De Lis Squares Spellbinders.  

Take a look at the other DT members playing in today's Noon Time Challenge and then join us!  


13 comments:

KarinsArtScrap said...

wow what a gorgeous heart, another beautiful card christine.

greetings karin

Crystal said...

An absolute GORGEOUS Valentine!!!

dpkennedy said...

Gorgeous ribbon! Very pretty colors Christine, lovely card!

Sewflake said...

Stunningly vibrant colors!!

Sheree said...

Wow!!! This Valentine is GORGEOUS!! I love the watercoloring you've done on the heart. That lace is something else!
Hugs,
Sheree

Ravengirl said...

I adore the watercolor look and love how you coaxed those colors into your heart.

Yogi said...

love what you did with the heart. Really stands out.

Jodi Collins said...

This is AWESOME!! SO elegant and rich looking!!

Cindy Lawrence said...

Absolutely STUNNING, Christine! Your watercoloring is gorgeous!

Leslie Miller said...

You and this heart are having a wonderful time together, and I'm having a wonderful time looking! LOVE the watercoloring -- still my favorite medium. Beautiful card for this challenge!

Stacy Morgan said...

Gorgeous! this is so striking and the white embossing is awesome...

Barbara said...

Stunning, Christine! I love all the details on this card--great design!

Tammy Hershberger said...

Really pretty card, Christine! LOVE the mix of colors on the heart!