Hardwood hearts with a Stampin' Up Blendabilities technique

Valentine cards don't have to be all pink and fluffy. Today's card features hearts, flowers and gems but not in an obvious way! Come and see:

A Basic Grey panel forms a nice, neutral backdrop. I rounded the corners and trimmed out a strip to house the greeting - an appropriate 'I heart you' from Stampin' Up's And Many More stamp set. The hearts were made by stamping a piece of Crumb Cake card stock with the Hardwood background stamp and cutting them out with Hearts framelits.

I sponged the smaller one with Burnt Brown Sugar ink but the larger one was stamped with leaves and flowers from Stampin' Up's new wedding set Your Perfect Day. I stamped them in Whisper White Craft ink then coloured over them with Blendabilities markers. LOVE this technique!

A sprinkling of gems and the card was done - and not a frill in sight!


I was inspired to make this card when I saw the challenge at Fusion. I used both the photo and the sketch.

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Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set £12.95

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad £6.95

Wild Wasabi Assortment Stampin' Blendabilities Markers £10.95

Pink Pirouette Assortment Stampin' Blendabilities Markers £10.95

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I'm loving watching my youngest son bonding with the puppy. Yesterday evening, he was sitting on the floor fondling Eva's ears while she rested her head in his lap. "I prefer your ears to Tuppence's Eva," he was saying to her, then caught my eye and chuckled. "I suppose that's a bit like saying I prefer your ears to Daddy's!" he said.

Have a lovely weekend won't you and I'll be back on Monday with more crafting fun!

Irresistibly Yours for a wedding day

Are you busy browsing the new Stampin' Up spring/summer catalogue and making your wish list? Don't forget that you can choose a free item from the Sale-a-bration brochure for EVERY £45 you spend! (And you can earn even more if you have a big wish list - click here for details!)

It's worth mentioning that you don't have to shop from the new catalogue to earn your freebies and you can get even more for your money by shopping from the Weekly Deals or the Clearance Rack! I spotted the fabulous envelope board in the Weekly Deals this week for just £13.46! That's less than the price of a punch for goodness sake! Come and see how I used it today:

I made a pretty wedding card with Your Perfect Day, a beautiful stamp set from the spring summer catalogue.

Everything was stamped and heat embossed with gold embossing powder and I added a hint of colour with an aquapainter.

The background panel and matching envelope were made with the Irresistibly Yours designer papers that you can get free as part of the Sale-a-bration promotion. I LOVE these papers!

It comes in subtle white with various clear embossed patterns, and you can use it as it is or you can colour it in a variety of ways to give it a new look! I sponged a gradient on mine using Soft Sky ink and tied the envelope up with matching seam binding ribbon.

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Your Perfect Day Photopolymer Stamp Set £14.95

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder £3.95

Envelope Punch Board £17.95

Soft Sky 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon £6.25

My shop is open 24/7 so you can buy Stampin' Up products from me any time, day or night.

If you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

I loved using the new wedding set today and felt very virtuous that I was stamping a cake rather than eating one. My daughter said she'd seen an exercise online that was a cross between a lunge and a crunch. "It's called lunch," she said pertly.

Have a great weekend and don't forget to join me again on Monday for more crafting fun.