Very loose interpretation...lol

Oh, you wonder where the mind wanders.  MakingArt challenge 26 on the EWV yahoo group was to use polka dots and a face or eyes...Lori was loose on her wording so I took her at her word. 

I made an anniversary card using Studio 490 stamps (Art From The Heart and Art For Men).  White cardstock is the base card and the layer.  I stamped the text background onto the layer using Snow Cap Pigment Ink, heat set, then rubbed in blue distress inks until the text appeared.  The top and bottom edges were punched with an EK Success border punch (Swiss Cheese?) that reminds me of bubbles.  A strip of white cardstock was smeared with Red Pepper Pigment Ink, heat set, then the polka dot border was stamped in Faded Jeans Distress Ink and heat set again.  It was glued behind the 'bubbles'.

I smeared Red Pepper Pigment Ink on the heart then took the polka dot stamp and pressed it into the ink, removing the polka dots.  This was stamped onto scrapcardstock and cut out.  A bit of Rock Candy Distress Stickles makes it glitzy, not ritzy.

The fish were stamped in Jet Black Archival Ink on more scrap cardstock then colored following the tutorial in Wendy's latest book (#5) on page 26.  If you haven't seen this book, you just have to get it - so many wonderful ideas!

A Sakura Glaze pen was run around the edges of the card for a bit more glitz.

On to the inside of the card...

I stamped the text in Jet Black Archival; the Maya Road chipboard letters were covered with Red Pepper Pigment Ink, heat set, then covered with Diamond Stickles...as were the dots before and after the word 'love'.  Thought the inside could be a bit more ritzy than glitzy.

So, a happy anniversary to someone special...hope they have a good sense of humor!