Heartfelt Gratitude Card

This month for the Gerda Steiner Monthly Progressive Challenge, Gerda has generously provided us with this adorable kitten holding a heart. Gerda has a real gift for designing cute animal digis, and this is one of my new favorites! Thanks, Gerda!
I wanted to make a 3D card, so I used this cut file from the Silhouette Online Store and chose some pretty heart patterned paper for the front of the card and some white card for the back. I chose a cut file with a scalloped edge so I could add some pretty pearls.
I imported the digi to my Silhouette design studio software and sized it how I wanted it. I printed it out and and fussy cut it before coloring it in with Copic and MEXPY markers. I'm working on learning to shade with my markers and played around with the that a little here. I adhered a cut out from the patterned paper onto the white card backing and then adhered the kitty to that before glue taping the patterned paper front to the white card back at the scallops.
I stamped my sentiment onto some matching green cardstock and fussy cut a banner. I adhered it to the card with foam squares.

Here's a look from the side so you can see the dimension of this card:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Gerda Steiner Designs Monthly Progressive Challenge
http://gsd-stamps.com/blogs/news/82571460-monthly-challenge-january-2016-love-you-kitten
613 Avenue Create - W - #157 Anything goes with twist: CAS project
Come and Get It - W, Unlimited - Something New (This stamp set is new)
Glitter n Sparkle - W - #169 Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st and 3rd Sunday) E3 #25 Anything Goes (W1 of 2)
Robyn`s Fetish - W - #297 Anything Goes
Allsorts W,3E What's new? (new digi stamp)
Catch The Bug W,3E,SIO anything goes
Crafty Friends Challenge 2W,(W1) - use something new (new digi stamp)
Di's Digis Designs 3E,2W,SIO (W1)new to you (digi stamp is new)
My Time to Craft 2W (W1 ) friendship/ friends
Outlawz Challenges W use something new (digi stamp is new)
Sweet Stampin W, 2E something new (digi stamp is new)
Card and Scrap (2W, P1/15) #109 Stamps
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (M,P1) Anything goes with Patterned Paper
Creatalicious Challenges (M,P15) #82 Something Old, Something New (new digi stamp, old patterned paper)
Kreativeinkauf-challenge (M,P15,E3) #34 Anything Goes
Creative Corner - W, 3E - Anything Goes
Left of Center Creative Challenges - W - No.111 - All Things New (W1 of 2) new digi stamp
Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.157 - (W1 of 2) - Always Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks W #279 Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge 2W,E3 Anything Goes (W1 of 2)
C.R.A.F.T. W,5E #344 Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
DL ART Thursday Challenge 2W,2nd & 4th Thurs,3E #171 New Year (W2 of 2) Monthy Challenge: Always Anything Goes
Share Joy Challenge W Sketch & Clean & Simple*
Crafty Creations - 2W - #305 Anything Goes (Week 2 of 2)
Crafty Gals Corner - W, E2 - #52 Anything Goes
DoubleClick Skittles - 2W, E1, F - #38 Something New (new digi stamp)
House That Stamps Built - W, SIO, 4 challenges at the same time starting each Wednesday weeks - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - W, F- #66 Always Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Challenge - W,3E, SIO - #230 Anything Goes Challenges Runs Next 3 Weeks
Wonderful Wednesdays - W, SIO - Always Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesdays - W,5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - #216 - Anything Goes Challenge Runs 2 Weeks
Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #119 - Anything Goes (runs till Jan 11)
Creative Card Crew 2W - #103 Anything Goes (week 2)
Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects Always Anything Goes (Week 2)
Retarte 2W, E3 - #68 - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
 Show us Your Pussies-Cat Only Challenge M, (1st Tuesday) January - Furrything Goes

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