Another Valentine's Day is here again. Are you ready? Can't believe so much time has flown by already this year. I hope all of you are celebrating with lots of hearts, and love, and of course chocolate! That's one thing that hasn't changed. I do love me some luscious dark chocolate. Nothing like it. Well, maybe sharing handmade valentines with your favorite peeps rates right up there near the top. So the last several days I've been working on valentines for my friends. It's been interesting because I have no red or pink cardstock that is unpacked and available. Hmmm.... Guess it's time to get creative with what I do have.
It's amazing what you find when you pack to move. I found a partial pack of Real Red and Flirty Flamingo die-cut heart doilies. I don't really have any idea about how long they've been hanging around, but that was just what I needed to get started. The doilies put me in mind of the pretty Flower & Field Designer Paper that's Free during Sale-a-bration this month. The paper didn't mention Real Red as one of the colors it coordinates with, but sure seems to work for me!
Ok two parts down, and it's time to decide on the cardstock to use. With no red or any pinks in my arsenal of colors, I thought about using the Blending Brushes to give color to a layer and leave the card base Basic White. I thought about using Real Red to give a blush around the edge of the layer, but it was too dark for the look I was going for. You know me - I love my pastels! So I opted for the Flirty Flamingo ink. Oh Yes! I'm amazed at what a pale color you can get using the Blending Brushes. What you see on the card is actually 2 layers of ink blending on the edges. So pretty in real life. The color is on the edges blending in to nothing in the center. How cool! That was soooo much fun. I really need to play with these again soon!
The card still needed more contrast to make it all pop. I have the True Love Designer Paper with all those lovely black and white images to choose from. A 1" strip was cut from one of the designs and then cut to fit the pinkish layer we just worked on. This was attached with adhesive. Then the pinkish layer was attached to the folded Basic White card base.
The heart was cut from the pretty Flower and Field Designer Paper using one of the hearts from the Many Hearts Dies. It doesn't quite match up with the heart doily, but still works together nicely. The red heart doily was attached to the card front using Dimensionals. Then the flower print heart was added to the doily with one Dimensional in the center. I like it just floating there.
The sentiment comes from the Lots of Heart stamp set. I stamped it in the center of a 3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White using Real Red ink. It needed a little more romance to it, so I punched the ends with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. This gave it a little more of a lacy look to go along with the doily. It was then attached to the card front using Dimensionals.
That's about it. I was happy to come up with a Valentine's Day card using what I had on hand. If you see something you like but don't have all the right colors, stamps, or punches etc, don't give up! Just play around with what you have on hand and come up with your very own creation.
Just a little reminder that if you'd like to place an order with me, please use the Host Code shown here for all February orders. I love my ladies and appreciate you so much. So I'll be sending a little goodie to anyone that places an order in February as a thank you.
Happy Valentine's Day y'all!
Sharon
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