Close at Heart

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Meet today's card.

A simple one featuring this beautiful Nautilus stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

It made such a great background to feature this lovely sentiment.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock and laid the Nautilus stencil over that.  
• Starting from the center, I inked it up using some Broken China Distress Oxide ink, then some Peacock Feathers and finally some Blueprint Sketch around the outside edges.
• I splattered with lots of water to lift some of the ink and add interest, then set aside to dry.
• After it dried, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession with some black Versafine Clair ink.  It just worked perfectly over the stenciled bkg.
• Next, I cut my card front panel with a stitched die and cut a window opening to create a frame.
• I pop dotted the white frame over finished panel and glued that onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
• I added 3 navy gems right under the sentiment to add more interest.

Here is the stencil I used:

Nautilus

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Double D- Beach Time

The Funkie Junkie Boutique- STENCIL MANIA

Supplies

Stamps- Side by Side (IO)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Nautilus stencil (ACLD); TE Blending Brushes;

navy gems (Dollar Store); Stitched Frame (Memory Box)