HEARTS A FLUTTER #2

I don't think, this card needs a lot of explanation, but if you have any questions about it, please let me know.  It was made using the same supplies that I used on yesterday's card.

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THE PAPER PLAYERS - Challenge #179

This challenge is to make a one-layer Valentine card.  The design I chose to use is a stamp from Penny Black.  I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with Copic markers.  The "Happy Valentine's Day" was also stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink.  I like the Onyx Black ink for sentiments when at all possible because it gives such a crisp image.

 

The challenge ends Friday, January 24 at Noon so there is still time to play.

HEARTS A FLUTTER

 

The Hearts A Flutter stamp and die set are so fun to work with.  You can purchase one or the other, but you can also purchase both as a bundle at a discounted price.

 

First of all I took my card base and used the Stampin' Up! heart border from the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders Adorning Accents set and embossed the enter of the front.

 

I cut of strip of Real Red card stock to form a banner and then added the large heart to it.  I punched out a little red heart from the red glitter paper and place it off center.  It's a very simple card but I think the sparkle of the tiny heart really sets it off.  Let me know if you would be interested in the information for purchasing the stamp and/or die set.

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Be sure to stop back again tomorrow for another Valentine made with this die/stamp set.

 

 

 

TIME FOR VALENTINE CARDS

Yesterday I made three cards for Valentine's Day.  I'll start off today with the very simple one first.  The others will be shown over the next few days.

 

I have the White Tea Lace Paper Doilies from Stampin' Up! and wanted to start off with one for this card.  And I decided rather than use the traditional red for the card base, I found a piece of Lasting Impressions card stock that had a dotted design.  Originally I was going to make it a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch card.  Because of the round doily though I went with a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch card.

 

The two hearts were die cut with Lasting Impressions card stock using the Stampin' Up! Hearts A Flutter Framelits and then added to the center of the doily.

 

Very simple card to make.  Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to stop back each day this week for more Valentine cards made with Stampin' Up! Hearts A Flutter designs.

VIVID VASES #3

After using the Vivid Vases stamp last week on several cards, I happened to remember this Cuttlebug embossing folder and decided it was perfect for stamping the five vases above "Happy Birthday".

 

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink but left off the wording which appears on the stamp just below the vases.  In order to get the vases in the right spot, I used the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for placing the design.  I used SU markers to coloring in the blooms.  Since the card stock I used is from Papertreyink, I was able to use a C1 (Cool Gray 01) Copic Marker to put shading on the vases.  Sorry it doesn't show up really well on my photo.  My SU markers were all too dark to get the look I wanted.

 

It made a very simple one-layer card.  What do you think?  

 

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BLESSED EASTER #2

A different version of the card I posted this past Tuesday.  This time I cut and embossed the image and mat using two Spellbinders Labels 10.  Instead of embossing the front of the card , I decided I wanted to add some corner pieces.  When I was looking for some corner embossing folders, I found a set of 4 dies from Cuttlebug.  The one I used went so well with the image because as you can see it has little tulips as part of the design.  I cut four of them and then very carefully added just a touch of Tombow liquid glue.  When adding them to the card, I had to be careful to place them just right so the glue would not smear.

 

I'll hopefully have something new for you on Monday.  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  Stay safe out there..........the weather in a lot of the U.S. has been dreadful.  Last night there was a 25 car pile-up near where my brother lives and my daughter reported that two young mothers were in an accident and in serious condition.

 

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VIVID VASES - #2

Using the same stamp set again for this card, I used just three of the vases.  I covered the card base with a piece of the Sweet Sorbet dp. 

 

Next step was to cut one of the SU White Tea Lace Doilies in half and add the top portion of it to a piece of Pistachio Pudding card stock.    In order to get the vases right where I wanted them I used the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to position the design.  The image was then stamped so that part of the design was on the doily and part was on the card stock.

 

I paperpieced the vases once again.  I wasn't sure if it would work to color the flowers but I used the Daffodil Delight marker to color them and the color does show up.

 

I trimmed down the Pistachio Pudding layer.  Although the picture makes it look like the doily is on crooked, I did carefully measure so that the top edges were each 1 3/4" above the border.  (NOTE:  I had only attached the top edge of the doily at this point because I wanted to be able to hold the doily up in order to trim the bottom edge of the card stock.)

 

The Crisp Cantelope mat was cut so it would give borders of 1/4" on all sides.  Finally I added the design to the front of the card.