Hexagon Hearts

I started with a  Sizzix Honeycomb embossing folder and a wonderful stamp by Memory box. It is primarily a sentiment stamp, but it also has a small heart on one of the ends. I grabbed several of my Hero Arts Shadow Ink pads and randomly stamped hearts inside the hexagon spaces.

I stamped the sentiment, then added some ribbon and string and matted the whole thing with red cardstock then placed it on a white card base. It needed just a little something and of course the wink of stella clear brush pen came to mind.   A close up is below.

I absolutely adore that wink of stella clear brush pen. Its so handy for that extra little bit.  I am entering this in the Simon Wednesday Challenge- Have a Heart.

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You Are Loved

I bought the Stampin Up You are Loved stamp set last year and was sorry to see it retired.  I used it again this year. The main floral heart image is showcased in this card. 

I used the Sizzix Beaded Ribbon embossing folder on a red panel with the heart shape cut out (I traced the stamp to get the sizing.) The sentiment stamp is from Craft Smart, White Hero Arts Embossing powder was used over Versamark ink on a scrap of Vellum.  The main image was stamped in  Memento Luxe ink in Love Letter then clear embossed. The two heart brads are from an little collection of sparkly hearts I have. 

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How about some NEON

I don't know why I picked up that neon pink Hero Arts ink pad when I started this card, but I love the bright happiness of the colors.

I used the Hero Arts Brushstroke stamp set to create the patterned paper. I used the squarish stamp of brushstrokes back and forth to add color to white paper. I liked the effect.  I used a Darice Falling hearts embossing folder on the front panel after stamping the hearts and sentiment.  I matted in navy blue and I really like this combination of colors. The heart stamps and sentiment are from Hero Arts LP269. The blue ink is Versafine Majestic blue.

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Square Hearts

I kinda really love this one, mostly because of the texture of the glitter hearts. Glitter...whats not to love---especially when it is distress glitter in Festive Berries. 

Papers by Stampin Up, Sentiment by Stampin Up, die by Simon Says Stamp, Heart Stamp -Simon Says Stamp Square Sayings, Love Letter ink by Memento Luxe, Onyx Black Ink by Versafine, Glossy Accents, Distress Glitter-Festive Berries, and Sizzix embossing folder.  Those hearts are so lush and thick with glitter, below is a close up.

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Edited to add-Adding this to the Simon Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart.

Fusion#3

 

I am pretty sure this is my first time joining the fusion challenge. I have been following it since it began, but never dipped my toes in this challenge pool.
The challenge this week is kinda awesome. Lots of red and heart goodness; and polka dots...yea!

I took a bit from both the sketch and the photo.  I strung 7 hearts across my music background, topped them with stickles for some shine, and what sentiment could be better than Love covered with Rock Candy distress glitter! The music stamp is from My Favorite Things, the hearts are a Simon Says Stamp die, the love die is from Taylored Expressions. The ribbon and papers are all scraps from the valentines I have been making.

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P.S. I've added a page with the badges of challenges I am enjoying. Links to the blog homepage are there as well. Check it out, some might be new to you.

Heart Frame

Valentines are the cards being posted until mid February I hope you enjoy.

This card was made with Spellbinders heart square die, Stampin Up's You Are Loved stamp set(retired), papers and pearls; Ink by Hero Arts-Red Royal and Versafine Black Onyx; Cuttlebug Heart Blocks embossing folder, Vellum by Core d'nations.

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Love is in the Air

Valentine's Day is going to be here very soon.  Hubs and I have a road trip planed to Loveville, MD to mail our Valentine cards out.  They have a sweet Valentine message for mail posted from this tiny out of the way postal trailer. We discovered it last year, and even sent a valentine to ourselves to see the marking.  

That means I need to have all my Valentine cards finished this week.  I have been working on them every evening. I usually make one and duplicate it for all I am sending out. This year I am making several different Valentines.  From today until Valentines I will be posting the cards. Prepare for a flood of Hearts, Flowers, Red and Pinky goodness!

I picked up this stamp last year on a road trip searching for a scrapbook store inside a mill. It was in the discount pile and looked sweet. Some minor surgery was done to insure the stamp fit on an A2 card...2 small floating balloons were removed from the stamp. It fits much better now.

Papers were from Recollections, Raspberry Jam Ink from Hero Arts, Sentiment Stampin Up, and the main image stamp from Penny Black. It was a bit plain so I added some wink of stella to the hearts.  Close-up below.

I love that bit of shine!  Thanks for stopping by, and come back tomorrow for more Valentine's.

Card Chain Challenge-January

I am so glad that Deborah Nolan has brought back the Card Chain Challenge.  She provides several prompts - colors, sketches, topic, and embellishment; you can pick and chose which to use.  Sign up is easy using Mr Linky, and you simply send a card to the person you signed up after. Contact information is provided via email after the linking has closed.

This month I went with Friendship.  I had picked up this watercolor stamp while in California. It is from Rubbernecker Stamps.  I inked it with  Spiced Marigold distress ink, as well as Fired Brick and Peeled Paint distress markers.  Then spritzed it with water before stamping the two parts on my card front. Next I stamped the sentiment with Onyx Black Versafine ink.  To finish the card, I drew a line and some dots around the image.  The entire card face was spritzed with some Ice Glaze Radiant Rain from Luminarte and the flowers were brushed with Wink of Stella for an additional bit of glitz. The sparklies don't photograph well for me, but it looks really pretty in person.

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Monochromatic

I really seem to be drawn to making monochromatic cards. I'm not sure why, but often they are my favorites.  This birthday card is the last one I need for January. Whew -- done just in time.

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My supplies were:
Cardstock - Neenah Aspen White 110 lb, Stampin Up Whisper White, Vellum, Tim Holtz Kraft-core, patterned paper from the February Simon Says Stamp card kit
Ink- Versamark, Tide Pool Hero Arts Mid Tone Shadow
Stamps - Stampin Up -Flower Shop and Curly Cute -Interior Simon Says Stamp-From US
Button & Ribbon - Stampin Up; String-DMC; Liquid Pearls

Punch-EK Success 

Other Monochromatic posts: Blue, Yellow, Kraft, and Purple
 

Just a bit further

I love these classes at Online Card Classes, and I could not resist taking this quick 4 day course all about the card insides. I have a few of my card making supplies here in California, and I am doing my best with homework.

I decided to try a pop-up card.  I made a card and then put together a pop-up for the inside. It took me a lot longer than I thought it would.  I think I am missing hubs and my east coast craft room...

There were so many video's and card examples the first day, it was fantastic.  Here is my card. Stamps and Dies from Simon Says Stamp.  Thanks for stopping by.

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