Heart Shaped with Lavender

Here it is February 10th already.  I need to get the rest of my cards is the mail and quit making any more valentine cards.  I just couldn't resist trying out another card using the Heart Shaped Bundle though.  The pieces of this stamp set are fabulous, and I'll be using this set throughout the year for so many reasons.   Why quit using hearts when Valentine's Day is over?  

This is so weird trying to type a post without the cards sitting right here in front of me.  I just put them in the mail, so I'll be going off the pictures for all the info.  Hopefully I can remember exactly what I did and used.  

If you look closely at these two cards, you might notice that the heart wreath on the left has a lot more of the greens showing, and the heart on the right has more tones of purple/rose and also beige.  These were die-cut from different prints in the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper set which made a lovely difference when putting the cards together.  Let's start from scratch.

This design starts with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" that's scored and folded in half.  The DSP print was chosen next.  I love this delicate print of lavender on a beige-y background.  To frame the print and make it stand out, I chose to use Gorgeous Grape cardstock.  The print and Gorgeous Grape layers were attached together with adhesive.  Then they were attached to the folded card base using adhesive again.

The circle die is from the Deckled Circles and cut a piece of Basic White cardstock.  To frame this, I cut a circle from Gorgeous Grape cardstock using the largest circle die in the Everyday Details set.  This showed off the deckled edge of the white layer and also has the pretty circle dot edge itself.  Love the contrast on these.  So pretty together.

In the center of the white circle, the heart wreath from the Heart Shaped set is stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink as a base for the die-cut wreath.  Next the prints were chosen for cutting the wreaths.  The print for this one has lots of shades of purple from the lavender shown on it.  The beige-y background also shows up here.  After die-cutting, I used dots of "green glue" along the center stem to attach to the white layer.  And the two layers of circle were adhered together also.

A flower die from the Heart Shaped set was used to cut Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather flowers.  Also, one of the flowers is die-cut from a scrap of the Perennial Lavender DSP to get three different purple flowers.  A butterfly was cut from that same print as the flower.  

The flowers and butterfly were all attached with Mini Glue Dots.  Then the circle layers were attached to the card front with Dimensionals.

The inside of the card is a layer of Basic White.  The heart wreath from the set is stamped with Highland Heather ink.  Then the sentiment from the Hearts of Elegance set was stamped over this using Gorgeous Grape ink.

A very skinny strip of Gorgeous Grape cardstock was added along the bottom edge to bring more of the purple color inside the card.  Then it's attached inside the card with adhesive.

Here's more of a close-up of the wreath using a different DSP print.  You can tell this print has more green in it and gives a slightly different look.

On this card, everything is put together the same way.  About the only other difference is this butterfly is cut from the flip side of the background print used on the card.  This is a bit darker than the previous card.

For the gems on both cards, I chose to add the Iridescent Foil Gems as these have little flecks of lavender shine every once in a while.  The smaller size gems fit atop each flower just right.

The butterflies seemed to need just a bit more bling.  So, they each received a trio of the small Rhinestone Basic Jewels along their bodies for a little glitz and glamour.

I totally forgot to mention the sentiments on the card fronts.  They are another stamp from the Heart Shaped set.  And that lovely little label is one of the dies in the set.  Don't you love that sentiment?  It covers so many different things.  It's stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink onto Basic White cardstock, then die cut.  They are attached with several Mini Dimensionals to pop it up.  And that's it.  These cards are being used for Valentines, but with that sentiment could be used for so many other reasons.

Oh, my goodness!  I almost forgot!!  I need to remind you that the Heart Shaped Bundle is a Sale-a-bration free item choice when you purchase $120 or more.  This set is so worth every penny.  I use it so often I tend to forget that it's not a regular catalog item.  Forgive me, please.  And if you're looking for a demonstrator, I'd love that opportunity.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what's new around here.  I love the look of these cards.  They remind me of one of my grandmothers who was just so delicate, and prim and proper.  This seems to have a sort of an old-fashion vibe to the card in my humble opinion, and I just love it.  Hope you do too!  Make sure you find time for yourself to create and have fun.  Especially with friends!!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon