Tuesday, February 1, 2011

With Love

Last night I was playing around with some scrap pieces of paper trying to come up with a card, when I came up with this Valentine. It's a little "darker" of a card, then I usually make, but I really love how it turned out!




I used an old Inkadinkado heart stamp that I had bought 2 years ago but never inked up (eek!), and used it as my focal point. Then I stamped a Prima frame stamp on some MME "Lost & Found" paper, cut out with Spellbinders Labels Three. Memento "Rhubarb Stalk" and "Fired Brick" Distress Ink, made a really nice red to match my CS and stand out better. Then I used some Grosgrain ribbon, adding some Making Memories brads on top of it, placing it all over some old lace I found at a Garage Sale.




The inside is my favorite part! I used my favorite HOTP (Hot Off The Press) "Corners & Medallions" stamps to stamp some pretty corners, in Memento "Desert Sand" ink. Then I stamped a heart from Flourishes "Fanciful Flourishes" and a sentiment from the same set, in "Desert Sand".


For as different as it is, compared to my other cards, I really like it. I had to look at it for a while to come to that conclusion, because I like making "lighter" looking cards. But I think for Valentine's Day you can make anything and get away with it. I might play around with this idea and stamps and see what else I can do with the idea :)



8 comments:

  1. BEAUTIFUL design, inside and out! I LOVE the richness of the reds! You should hop over to the Flourishes blog and enter this for today's Timeless Tuesday challenge! http://www.flourishes.org/2011/02/timeless-tuesday-fttc103/

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  2. This is FABULOUS!!! Do hope you enter it into the challenge; that's always fun!!!

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  3. Amanda, your Valentine card is simply GORGEOUS! Love this long card! All of your Flourishes cards are a work of Art :)!!! Thank you so much for joining us this week! Hugs ~S~

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  4. Gorgeous, Amanda! I feel the love! Great images and colors! Lovely card! Thanks so much for playing Flourishes FTTC this week!

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  5. Beautiful, I think it turned out fabulous. I love that its a long and low card style also.

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  6. What a great garage sale find.. LOVE old lace. It is so pretty. These are my favorite colors.. Great job Amanda.. Hope all is good with you.

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