Valentine Heart Card

Hello!

Today I have the first in a series of Valentine Cards to share with you.  I struggled with inspiration for this card until I came across a heart die that I purchased several months ago but hadn't yet used.  I am so pleased with how this card turned out given that I spent just as long deciding what to do as I did actually making the card.

Materials needed:

• two different pink patterned papers (with a very subtle pattern)
• white cardstock
• pink gel pen
• embossing and pink coloured ink
• silver embossing powder
• silver gem stones
• heart die
• 'Valentine's Day' stamp

How to make this card:

1. Using an A4 piece of white cardstock, trim it in half to make the card base (10.5 by 14.85cm).  Score down the middle and fold.
2. Trim one of the pink papers down to leave a 2.5cm border of white when adhered to the card base (10 by 14.35cm).  Use the pink gel pen to create dash lines around all sides.
3. Cut the heart die from white cardstock.  Using the die cut as a guide, trace around the heart onto the other pink paper.  Cut out the heart.  Cover the die cut with embossing ink followed by silver embossing powder.  Heat set the powder.  Once cool, adhere the die cut to the pink heart and trim off any excess pink from around the edge.
4. Cut a strip of white cardstock 5 by 12.5cm.  Create a banner shape at one end by trimming out a triangle.  Using the pink gel pen create dash lines around all sides except the very top.  Stamp your 'Valentine's Day' stamp towards the bottom of the strip.  Adhere the heart with dimensional foam to the strip and the strip to the card base also with dimensional foam.
5. Place three large silver gems on to the card base creating a triangle shape.  Stick two smaller gems beside two of the larger gems and only one beside the remaining large gem.

I love how this card is so pink and also sparkly!  Even though it took me far too long to figure out what I was going to create, I am so glad I persevered because I am so pleased with the result.

Till next time.

Stacey

Anniversary Card

Hello!

Sorry for the long delay, there was Christmas and New Year then I started work at a holiday programme and I actually haven't made any cards for a long time!

So today's card is an anniversary card which will lead in to Valentine's cards in the next few posts.

Materials:

• Glitter embossed paper, blue paper
• Blue ink
• Heart shaped stamp and an "Anniversary" stamp
• Blue and silver thread
• Silver gel pen
• Corner rounding punch

How to make the card:

1. Stamp the heart twice and the anniversary stamp once onto the blue paper.  Using the silver gel pen add highlights to both hearts and anniversary images.  Cut from the blue paper leaving a small border around each of the images.
2. Cut and adhere the glitter embossed paper to the front of your card base.
3. Wrap both the blue and silver threads around the bottom of your card base several times and stick down the ends on the inside of the card.
4. Adhere the stamped images onto the card base using dimensional adhesive.

There you go, one anniversary card!  Of course it will be easy enough to change the colours according to the anniversary being celebrated, also it is quite a quick card to put together (the hardest part was cutting out the stamp images!).

Till next time.

Stacey