I was lucky enough to be a challenge winner last week and the challenge was sponsored by Artsy Stamper. I chose a set of images called Vintage Birds and Roses and used this one to make a Valentine card for a friend who loves green and gold as a color combo. Her birthday just happens to fall on Valentine's Day so I've used her favorite colors. Roses are perfect for a Valentine card regardless of the colors.
I actually love making Valentine cards for friends more than for a special sweetie since I have many more friends than sweethearts. Besides, for friends I can change the color combos instead of having to use the traditional red/pink/white of Valentine cards and nobody questions it! :-D
When I printed this digi image, I first chose one of the pre-colored versions, then turned it into a grayscale image before printing it. I'm getting more and more experience with this technique and have even learned that with my MS Word software, I can lighten or darken the grayscale which gives me more or less shading before I color it myself.
