Tag: Valentines

One of my favourite love sentiments of all time … suitable for any occasion really – but teamed up with the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp/CZ Designs I just couldn’t help myself! And this card is going to be my entry to the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge – Love is in the air
• Tic Tac Toe challenge 196 – is works for both the middle row (red, free, love sentiment) and also for the diagonal top left to bottom right (heart, free, die cut)
• Cardz 4 Guys challenge – Valentine for a guy (this was the original challenge I was basing the card on)
• The Sisterhood of Crafters – Hearts
• Let’s Craft and Create – Say what? (use a sentiment)

Supplies used:

• Love your guts die by Simon Says Stamp/CZ Designs
• Sassy pants birthday greetings 3 by My Favorite Things (the zombie sentiment)
• Zombies attack by Fun Stampers Journey (the larger two zombie stamps)
• Graveyard Heroscape Halloween by Hero Arts (the small zombie stamp)
• White heart embellishments by Gina K Designs
• Soft Stone and black cardstocks by Gina K Designs
• Ink pads by Gina K Designs – Soft Stone, Red Velvet, Cherry Red

I’ll be honest I’ve never loved this particular patterned paper in a paper pack I bought and really wasn’t sure what to do with it other than to donate it. I think it’s because it’s too ‘lolly pink’ for my taste, which is my least favourite of all colours. Well, last night I had an idea – I decided to try ink blending and swinking the paper with Gina K Black Onyx ink and then wipe off any excess ink from the metallic sections. I really really like the end result! To finish these simple cards I threw on a red mirror card sentiment over a vellum shadow.

The original paper is in the top right. A personal lesson for me not to give up and to look at things with a fresh perspective …

And the timing was perfect for a few challenges too:

• Cut it up challenge – Love
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge – Love is in the air
• Make My Monday – Love is in the air
• Double ‘D’ challenges – Hearts
• Shopping our Stash – Love is in the air
• Never Used Before Schtuff
• Paper Funday challenges – Anything goes + lots of layers

Supplies used:

• From My Heart patterned paper from Stampin’ Up! (retired)
• Love you and Love your guts dies from Simon Says Stamp and CZ Designs
• Black Onyx ink from Gina K Designs
• Ruby Red Craft Perfect mirror cardstock from Tonic Studios