Happy Valentine's Day

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I wish all of you a sweet day and that you feel loved.

I had some more velvet and gold hearts and decided to use them all up at once.

Since they were small, it wasn't hard to do.  The embossed background was in the

UFO pile that had been accumulating since fall.

And another made from a past calendar page....

Leaving you with happy wishes and thanks for the love you share with me

in your comments.

Challenges:

CAS on Fridays #327 - ATG CAS

Just Us Girls #810 - Word Week - Valentine

Simply Clean & Simple - ATG CAS

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sending Love Mail (HA)

Ink:   Versafine Vintage Sepia

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Velvet Paper (AZ), Gold Foil (SSS)

Other:  Pine Cones & Berries EF (SB), Nested Hearts, Scalloped Hearts (S.C)

Stamps:  My Forever Person (SB)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Other:   Copics (YG03,YG63, YG67, R85, R29, R39), Graceful Butterfly die & EF (SSS)

Embossed top with Heart Border EF (ret SU), Scallop Border die (PPP), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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Heart Cookies

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We're coming up to the big V day!  I have a couple more heart cards to share.

A week or so ago, Simon Says Stamp offered a free gift of a 3D embossing 

folder and matching die with an order.  I was ready to order and was excited

to get the gift!  I opened it right up and put it to work.

I die cut some of the hearts and put them in the embossing folder to get

the sweet impressions on them.  Gently patting over the top of the embossing

with a pink ink pad brought out the designs.

I placed the hearts on a strip of vellum that was sitting on the table and added 

that to a piece of Neenah that I'd die cut with a retired scalloped border die.

All that was added to a piece of pink that had been embossed with polka dots.

And another to show the whole embossing folder....

This picture doesn't pick up the depth of the embossing.

I die cut from another NBUS die-String of Hearts and a layered heart

from some leftover bits.

Challenges:

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Embossing folder with heart dies, String of Hearts die)

Time Out Challenge #306 - Pick two from the badge below. (I picked pink, hearts, twine)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:  Pretty in Pink (SU) 

Paper:  Cotton Candy (SSS), Neenah Solar White, Vellum, Real Red

Other:  Heart Cookies EF & Die (SSS), Perfect Polka Dots (ret SU), Heart String die (PB), Stitched Up Heart dies (Unity), Confetti Hearts Punch (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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Vintage Valentines

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I seldom do vintage or shabby chic cards.  I don't know why because I think they're 

so pretty and feminine.  When I saw the mood board for the Double D Challenge,

I knew I wanted to give it a try.

I pulled some light pink cardstock from the misc. drawer and embossed

it with a script embossing folder.  The heart was cut from a retired SU die set from

Speckled Eggshell cardstock that I thought had a vintage feel.

Some more French script was stamped lightly on the heart and the edges were

brushed with light pink ink.

I stamped this sweet rosebud on mixed media paper and colored with Distress re-inkers.  

When it was dry, I used the die to cut it out. It's a reminder to me of how much I enjoy watercolor.

I thought about brushing the edges of the pink background but I was happy

with it and decided to leave that off.  I hope it's still vintage looking or shabby chic.

While the stamps with the script were out, I spotted this bird stamp and decided

to make another card in this style.

I used a different embossing folder and more stamping on the heart.  I colored

the stamped flowers with pencils and added a few branches. The bird was stamped

with Memento ink. Then I used my waterbrush to add some inks to color him up.

He was fussy cut and added to the front.

Since I have three daughters, I thought it would be a good idea to do another

card in this style...

This time I pulled out a 3D flower that I did years ago. I thought the colors were

just right.

Challenges:

Double D - Vintage or Shabby Chic

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Winsomely (PB), Vintage Ephemera (W9)

Ink:   Sahara Sand, Spun Sugar

Paper:  Blush Blossom (ret SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore), Speckled Eggshell (LF) 

Other: Winsomely die (PB), Sweet & Sassy Framelits (ret SU), Heartfelt die (PB), Distress re-inkers (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss), Large Words EF (Kwan Crafts), Doily

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Vintage Ephemera (W9), Vintage Garden (SSS), Butterfly Basics (SU)

Ink:   Memento Gray Flannel, Going Gray, Sahara Sand, Soft Seafoam (SU), Spun Sugar (DI)

Paper:  Blush Blossom, Mixed Media, Speckled Egg 

Other:  Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Dainty Leaves die (Alt), Doily

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Rosemal Reflections (Grtry)

Ink:   Spun Sugar (DI), Sahara Sand, Soft Suede (SU)

Paper:   Blush Blossom, Speckled Egg

Other:  Rosemal Reflections EF (Grtry), Double Stitched Heart die (Unity), Flower Punches (?)

Enjoy!

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Valentines in Red

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I'm trying to get those valentines done so they might get to their 

destination before Valentine's Day.  The mail these days isn't running

very fast and hand delivery isn't much faster.

Both of these cards were done using an older Memory Box embossing folder.  It

looks like it's not available from Memory Box anymore but you may be able

to find a similar one.

For the first card, I die cut a heart using a matching Memory box die.

Fitting the heart back in the piece, I embossed it.

 Then I patted a white pigment ink pad on the embossed card to

show the detail in the embossing.  

A smaller heart was cut and embossed to pop over the space

left from cutting the larger heart.  I had placed a square of vellum over the out cut

first for less of a stark white contrast.

I found this key already cut out and added it.  I think I need a lock to go with it.

Next up....

For the next card, I used the embossed and inked cut out heart directly on a white

embossed piece then added a smaller white embossed heart and smaller hearts too.

I added this beautiful Regency bow and a die cut sentiment for good measure.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #809 - Die Cut Heart

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:  Real Red, Vellum, Champagne Foil, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Heart Bouquet EF, Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out die (MB), Small Love You die (SSS), Captivating Keys die & EF (SSS)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Read Red

Other:  Regency Bow No. 1, Let's Have a Word: Love dies (Grtry), Yana's Wonderful Scripted Sentiments die (SB), Heart Bouquet EF, Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out (MB)

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Velvet Star

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I've had another chance to play with that velvet paper.

I remembered that I had a sheet of similar paper in white that came in a 

kit several years ago.  I put them together and came up with this card.

I was inspired by the Mood Board at the Peace on Earth Challenge.

I love the red and white and spotted those sweet stars in the top right corner.

Originally I was going to cut a red plaid star and discovered the back side of the 

paper would be perfect to hang a star from.  So I went with the velvet paper.

There are already pine branches on the paper but I wanted more so I stamped

some with an old wood mount stamp.

I spent far too much time trying different sentiments and finally gave up and 

went without.  Maybe I'll discover the perfect one before it goes out.  There's a little

bit of time to figure that out.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas:  A is for ATG Christmas, B is for Bright

Peace on Earth #105: Inspired by the Stars in the upper right and the red and white on upper left

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pine Branch (Inkadinkadoo)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce

Paper:   Kraft, Gray Texture (?), Velvet (AZ & SSS), Patterned Paper (Scrapbook Customs)

Other:  Stitched Star Basic (Dress My Craft), A2 Thin Frames, Linen Thread

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