We're kicking off this year's Crazy Love event with a pretty funky Valentine's Day card! Last year I accidentally missed one day of this series so hopefully I keep on track this time around.
I'm always looking for ways to use non-traditional colors for my holiday cards and when I was looking at my stash for inspiration the yellow heart gems I've had for years really jumped out at me. I paired them with some scrap paper I'd had saved for quite awhile as well and this lovely card was born.
Identifiable Elements:
- Ink- So Saffron by Stampin’ Up!
- Sentiment- “Wacky Wishes” by Stampin’ Up!
Today's Valentine's card is a super simple, yet super cute little number. I really wanted to use the Bloomin' Love stamp set my mom had in her collection.
It took a couple of tries to figure out exactly which color I wanted to stamp in as the light pinks were often just a hair too light to really show up well. I tried to choose a pink that matched the dark parts of the flower paper in the background.
If I had more scraps of the background flower paper I'd definitely be making this card again.
Identifiable Elements:
- Pink ink- Flirty Flamingo by Stampin' Up!
- Pink paper- Pink Pirouette by Stampin' Up!
- Yellow paper- So Saffron by Stampin' Up!
- Stamp set- "Bloomin' Love" by Stampin' Up!
This thank you card was an experiment in layering for me. I don't often use layering as a way to border things but using it to border this sentiment gave the card the oomph it needed.
This card was also a great way to use up some of the large scrap papers I've had on my work space for too long. It's fun finding new ways to use paper that you've already been using and it's always a great exercise to challenge my creativity.
I'm still working my way through my grandma's old stash of bling. I've been running into the issue of the glue being dried up on the backs so a lot a delicate manual gluing has had to happen.
Identifiable Elements:
- Blue paper- Coastal Cabana by Stampin' Up!
- Yellow paper- So Saffron by Stampin' Up!
- Sentiment- "Apple of My Eye" stamp set by Stampin' Up!
