Hi Friends!
It’s time for our
February #214 “Valentine Fun” challenge at The Card Concept!
I know that not everyone
mails Valentine cards, but the theme of love is one that can be used year round
for Anniversary, Birthday, Friendship and other cards, for sure!
I was inspired by the
vintage style of the photo along with the light pink roses, hearts and gold bird
cage for my Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card!
I have a personal goal
to ink up stamps that have been in my stash in a while as well as use my
massive stash of dies, lace, ribbon and other supplies.
For those of you who
follow my blog, you know that I do enjoy playing along with other online
challenges and will be linking this card to Alphabet
Challenge Blog “V is for Vintage” and the Just
Us Girls #761 “Die Week- Hearts” Challenge.
I hope you have stopped
by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as
well as check out the Alphabet Challenge and Just Us Girls galleries to see their
fabulous creations!
To create this card:
Die cut the heart from a piece of cream
cardstock.
Die cut another heart from cream cardstock (to
layer behind the initial heart die cut in the above set). Adhere to the back of the original heart die
cut (this will give your heart more strength and dimension).
Ink the Christ
the Lord is Risen Today background stamp with Brushed Corduroy and Ground
Espresso Distress Oxide ink , lay one of the pieces from the above steps onto the
stamp image and randomly press the cardstock onto the stamp.
Trim the cream stamped background panel to approx.
3 ¾” x 5” and distress the edges with a distressing tool (or the side of
scissors) and mount onto a piece of kraft cardstock (trim to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”)
on a slight angle.
Adhere the heart die cut back into the opening
that remained from the initial die cutting process.
Die cut several of the flower images from light
pink cardstock and mount onto the heart.
Add a piece of ivory crochet lace to the front of
the background panel and adhere a strip of chocolate grosgrain ribbon (wrapping
the ends of the ribbon behind the panel).
Add a piece of pleated light pink ribbon onto the background
panel.
Mount the entire background panel onto a piece of
light pink cardstock.
Use a stencil brush with Brushed Corduroy and
Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink over the edges to distress both panels and
mount the entire background panel to a kraft card base.
De-static a piece of cream cardstock with an
embossing powder tool, ink the verse sentiment from God Verses 2 with Versamark
ink, stamp onto the prepared paper, apply gold embossing powder and
heat set with a heat tool.
Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the image with
a stitched oval die (also die cut another oval from kraft cardstock to layer
behind the sentiment oval).
Mount the sentiment onto the front of the card
with dimensional foam.
Finish off the card by adhering pearls to the
flower centers.
Stamp Sets: Christ
the Lord Is Risen Today, God Verses 2 (Divinity Designs, LLC)
Inks/Mediums: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide- Brushed Corduroy, Ground
Espresso
Cardstock/Paper: Cream and Kraft (Hobby Lobby-
Paper Studio); Blushing Bride (Stampin’ Up!)
Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Bloomin’ Hearts
Dies (retired Stampin’ Up!) MFT Stitched Oval STAX, Embossing Powder Tool, Gold
Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 3/8” Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon (from my stash), 3/8”
Pleated Blushing Bride Ribbon (retired SU!), .75”
Venise Lace- Lucia- Ivory, Pearls
Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #214 Valentine Fun Challenge at The Card Concept! The deadline to play along is Monday, March 10th at noon EDT.
