Happy Valentine's Day!
I had hoped to get this post up a little earlier in the week but I've been fighting off that dreaded flu bug that's going around. I did manage to pop a few cards in the mail to some of my friends and munchkins though. Thank goodness I made them up ahead of time!
First, I made this one for my little card making buddy Rylee. I knew this girl would be looking over every little detail so I had to make them count. I would not be surprised to find out she dissected this one on February 15th to figure out how I put it together. ;)
Diecutting three layers of doll pink cardstock and gluing them together really helps lift this sentiment up and gives it extra dimension. You can see here I only used one layer for the arrow and boy, what a difference it makes.
For this card I used the following supplies:
Ink: soft sand (Hero Arts Shadow Ink)
Paper: khaki, doll pink cardstock (Simon Says Stamp), white 140 lb cardstock (Neenah Exact)
Accessories: split diagonal stencil (My Favorite Things), Love You die (Technique Tuesday), Of the Heart dies (Lil' Inker Designs), Peek a Boo Heart Frames, Hip Clips dies (My Favorite Things), Birthday Journal Card dies (Stamp of Approval Young at Heart Collection/Sugar Pea Designs), bakers twine, sequins (unknown).
This cute little Valentine was sent as a surprise to my nephew Drue. I found the cutest little fox stuffed animal that matched him perfectly.
I added a little texture and depth with some diecut grass and a little glossy accents on his eyes and nose.
For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps: Woodland Pals (Clearly Besotted), Myriad Dot Background (My Favorite Things), The Big, The Bold, The Happy sentiment (Winnie & Walter), Chickadees sentiment (Technique Tuesday).
Ink: soft sand, cup o' joe, green hills, pale tomato (Hero Arts Shadow Inks), really rust (Stampin' Up), tumbled glass (Ranger distress), onyx black (Versafine)
Paper: green leaf, lipstick red cardstock (Simon Says Stamp), white 140 lb cardstock (Neenah Exact)
Accessories: Grassy Edges, Heart STAX, Peek-a-Boo Heart Frames (My Favorite Things), Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles (Lil' Inker Designs), Woodland Pals dies (Clearly Besotted), Corner Chomper (WeRMemory Keepers), Glossy Accents, white gel pen, pale pink marker (Zig Kuretake Real Brush), dimensional tape (3M).
For this next card I pulled out my Zig real brush markers and my favorite little flying couple. I had so much fun coloring that I decided I would duplicate this one a few times to send to some of my out of town friends. They know my husband is my A #1 flying ace so the theme fit perfectly. I also found this great sentiment stamp over at Lil' Inker's that said it all for me...and in big bold letters too!
I'm no expert colorist but I sure have fun coloring this stamped image! And stenciling these cloud backgrounds is an all time favorite technique for me. I just used a cloud shaped edge die to make my own stencil, then doing a little light blending with some Tumbled Glass distress ink.
For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps: His & Hers Flying High (Art Impressions), All You Need is Love (Lil' Inker Designs)
Ink: tumbled glass (Ranger Distress Ink), onyx black (Versafine)
Paper: white 140 lb cardstock (Neenah Exact)
Accessories: Border Builders dies (Lil' Inker Designs), Zig Kuretake Real Brush Markers, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella clear glitter marker, hear punch (Martha Stewart), dimensional tape (3M)
And for my final card I kept it clean and simple. I often see my friend Kristie Goulet use this layout with her cards and I absolutely love how beautiful the angle of the cardstock looks, raised up off the back panel.
I followed that angle with some diecut arrows. Then I and added three diecut layers of gorgeous schoolhouse red cardstock to make this heart pop!
For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps: The Big, The Bold, The Happy (Winnie & Walter)
Ink: onyx black (Versafine)
Paper: fog, schoolhouse red cardstock (Simon Says Stamp), white 140 lb cardstock (Neenah Exact).
Accessories: Scribbles & Splat dies (Sizzix), Of the Heart dies (Lil' Inker Designs), clear sequins (unknown).
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you're having a wonderful day with your special Valentine. XXXOOO!!!
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