Another Valentines Day Card :)

I decided to create this card with two challenges in mind. A sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and a challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

I used a kit I got from the last craft show I went to in Sydney from My Mind's Eye called Sate of the Heart by Jen Wilson. The papers I used are called Full of Love and Sweet Nothings as well as a heart and border strip from a matching sheet of die cuts.

I used a Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Hearts Die to create an inner piece for the heart die cut and stamped it with a Sweet Sentiments stamp from Basic Grey in Fired Brick Distress Ink. I then used some foam squares to adhere the heart and heart die cut together and then to adhere them to the card.

This is my first time entering a sketch challenge so we shall see how it goes lol. Using papers and die cuts from the same kit sure speeded up the process too. One of the quickest cards I have made lately lol. I spent hours working on flower placement for a card earlier today haha...

Happy Scrappin'
Purple

I am entering this on;
Freshly Made Sketches
Simon Says Stamp - Have a Heart
Joyful Stamper - Inspire Me Fridays
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Crafty Card Makers - Vintage Love
Pink Elephant - Love is in the Air

Valentine Heart Card

I thought I would share a card I made for Valentines. Most of the work has been done by using Lifestyle Crafts heart shaped dies :)

My base was made by folding red cs and carefully lining up the fold with the top of the Nesting Lace Hearts die so that instead of getting two hearts I retained the fold. Next I cut a black Nesting Scallop Heart followed by a red Heart Doily (actually that die is what started this card :)) , an itty bitty Nesting Eyelet Heart and then a regular Nesting Heart.

I used some stamps but of course at this moment forget which brands lol, . . . I stamped the base layer and the top layer with Fired Brick distress ink. The sentiment was stamped with black archival. I coloured some I Am Roses with Dylusions and then sprayed them with home made shimmer spray.

I make the spray I use the most with Pearl-Ex in Macro Pearl, Micro Pearl and Pearl White. I have a 100ml bottle I use to make up the spray  because I use it so much lol. I have to say I usually add double Macro Pearl because I love it's bling bling bling effect lol. As Pearl-Ex needs a binder added I usually start with warm water and add either  Gum Arabic or or a feww drops of Glossy Accents and give it a good shake before adding any pearls.

I finished the card by adhering all the layers together with double sided tape, placing the flowers and adding some twizzles (the flower stems twisted around a paintbrush handle or an awl) and gluing them down with Glossy Accents. To finish off I added some Black Enamel Accents spots.

My only beef with the card is next time I make one I need to either have it open at the side or alter the direction of the stamping and element placement as  this card opens to sit on the side . . . oops!

Anyways Thanks For stopping by :)
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

I am submitting this at;
Crafty Catz - Anything But a Square
Simon Says Stamp - Have a Heart
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Joyful Stamper - Inspire Me Fridays  - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Love is in the Air