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Thursday 19 January 2012

Love is in the Air

Hello and welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle Deco Divas - Love is in the Air Blog Hop :)
If you have arrived here from the fabulous Julie's blog then you are on the right track ;) However if you just happened to stop by my blog  and would like to participate and be eligible to win the four great prizes you will need to start at the beginning of the hop here at the  Sparkle N Sprinkle blog.
Here is my card for the hop and my card represents 'Love is in the Air' with the sweet little sailor boy and his obvious passion for the great outdoors, sailboats and the sea. I love this calming and relaxed feel this stamp creates.
I wanted to make my card look like an aged postcard and to create this I used my grand labels 23 nestabilites for the card shape and inked around the edge of the card, sentiment and image.
You can purchase this individual stamp here or the whole set here.
If you are participating in this fun fab hop please be sure to leave me a comment and on every other blog and answer the question at the last stop over at Sparkle n Sprinkle to be eligible to win the prize. Your next stop is the wonderful Karalee's blog.
Thank you so much for visiting me ;)
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50 comments:

Barbara Bruder said...

Lana, you postcard is great. And the aged look is perfect.

aileenf said...

What a unique perspective on the holiday, but it fits in perfectly. The card was definitely cute, and I would have liked to receive this card.

Dawn said...

it makes you wonder what he is looking at in the distance. Great card!

NWFlamingo said...

I've been busy making Valentines to send to a Veteran's hospital. This would have been perfect for that. Very nice.

Cheryl B said...

Love the postcard!

Katherine Epstein-Leis said...

Is he just too cute of what?

Unknown said...

What a great take on the theme...the love for outdoors! And I agree, the little boy is happy to be outside:)

Julie Z said...

Love the card shape! And the coloring is so soft & beautiful. Very sweet card Lana!

Hopemore Studio said...

Aww, this is really adorable. The classic red, white, and blue theme really works for this card.

Shona Erlenborn said...

What a unique idea for your card Lana. Love what you did with the coloring.

Karalee said...

Lana, your card is great - you're spot on with the aged post card effect you were going for.

Karin said...

The coloring is so lovely on this darling little boy! Love the nautical look with the red, white and blue :)

Amanda R said...

Lana this is great, it looks very vintage to me. Love it!

Donna Ellis said...

Very cute little boy card, Lana - perfect for your household! Sweet coloring, great shape, and wonderful background colors. Thank you for sharing!

Julie said...

You did a great job making this look vintage

April said...

What a cute boy Valentine! I love the shape of the card too. Great job!

Aurora Selvaggio said...

I always have problems trying to make a more masculine card for a guy or even a little boy. You did a very nice job on this. I love that you inked the edges. I ink the edges of pretty much everything I do. I think it doesn't seem complete without a little edge inking.

Brenda said...

Love the shape and how you "popped" out the phrase. The little sailor button was a fun addition. Your coloring is awesome too and the entire card is just perfect!

C said...

Just adorable...love your card shape!

A French Accent said...

This is just beautiful! You did succeed in aging the card, not only with the distress look on the edges but the whole layout. What a cute stamp too... Thank you so much for sharing...

Anita Braddock said...

Love your card. My Hubby is a retired
Navy Sailor so Iam Partial to this card. you have done a great job. the colors and the little Sailor boy is supper cute. love the spellbinders die you used. thanks for sharing.
abbraddock@msn.com

Sandy (Cheesy) said...

Very sweet card....and I love that stamp (especially since we have almost all men in this family!). Really nice thought about the aged postcard.

Shanna Shands said...

Great job on the card. I love the shape, the colors, I love your clouds and the dp. This is just a wonderful card.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Lana, I have that little sailor boy image and have never even used it yet. Thanks for reminding me to get it out. It is so perfect for the patriotic theme you chose for coloring too.

NanaConnie said...

Lana, I think that's a fabulous way to use this stamp! Terrific card and I love the red, white, blue color combo.

Kathy Vogel said...

Your card is adorable. I wonder why I never noticed that stamp set before.

Anonymous said...

Love it! It´s so sweet. Thank you for sharing it.

Karenladd said...
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Karenladd said...

Love your sweet post card and that shaped base makes it really stand out! Also admired your book page wreath from an earlier post...WOW!

Dianne Potter said...

Great card. Having raised two boys, this is perfect. Thank you for sharing.

Marci M said...

Lana, This card id fabulous and I love the little boy stamp, thank you.

Gerlinde said...

LOVE this card! The colors are so soft and yet pop against the red, white and blue background! Love the shape too! Beautiful!

E. Marie said...

Great card. Love the shape.

0900Lee said...

I do like that stamp great lot of cards thanks cheers Lee G.

Robyn Rinehart said...

I love your sailor boy, great art!!!!

Sandra Kersting said...

Loved the way you inked the edges of everything, really gave it an antique look.

Linda said...

Lana great card. I love the stamp that you used , how clever.

creativearts said...

Lovely card! I love that set.

Gina R said...

Love the sailor boy, this card reminds me of the easier times.

Anonymous said...

What a cool postcard to keep Americanism alive It looks like another winning stamp set on my list, for sure.

Anonymous said...

I would not have thought to use a fishing stamp for Valentine's day. How clever.

Teresa C. said...

Nice unique card. I like how you used a different shape card - not the traditional square.

liannallama said...

Wonderful coloring and such a sweet image! Great card!

Anonymous said...

I like your postcard. The coloring is great.

Susie S

Unknown said...

Lana,
Your postcard looks beautiful! I just love the little sailer outfit and your colors are great as well as your aging look. Thanks for all your hard work to show it to us.

purusty said...

the dreams of summer are so fresh in the boy in the summer fizhin reminds me of fun summer days

Charo said...

This stamp set is so cute!

Jessica Griffin said...

Gorgeous postcardcard Lana!!

Denise said...

Love the card - the aged look reminds me of my son!

Anne said...

A beautiful card! Love the design =)

Hugs from Anne