Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Valentine Card

Hello everyone!
I guess it’s no secret that I’m a complete and total ‘Challenge Junkie’, so of course I  created this card for a few challenges:
Less is More  ~ Our challenge is to create a one layer card and the theme is ‘Hearts’.
The Muse Challenge  ~ This week our Muse is the incredibly talented Therese Calvird , who inspired the design for my card.
Addicted to Stamps and More  ~ This week we are being asked to create a card for a holiday, and I chose Valentine’s Day
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I find one layer cards to be very tricky, because I always want to add a few gems or enamel dots, so this really was a challenge for me. I die cut, then masked the angled hearts die cuts (my fave) from Clearly Besotted on to an Eclipse masking sheet and inked them in various colors. Then, I stamped the tiny hearts with Versamark and embossed them with clear embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment in black ink, and the arrow is embossed with Zing Glitter EP. And, that’s it for my one layer card! 

I hope everyone is having a great week! 
Barb





Supplies:
Stamps: Avery Elle - Oh Happy Day; Lawn Fawn - Love You Tons (mini hearts)
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - Select White
Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black; Versamark; Hero Arts - Pale Tomato, Butter Bar, Soft Sky, Soft Pool; Stampin’ Up - Pretty In Pink
Die: Clearly Besotted - Love Hearts
Embossing Powder: Hero Arts - Clear; Zing - Black Glitter EP

20 comments:

Virginia L. said...

This is so lovely, Barb! I love the tiny hearts in each of the large heart! You have ACED the challenge! Love this one layer card! PS: love the new blog look! FAB!

Barb said...

Those hearts are so pretty, Barb! I love the different colors you used! Awesome masking, and what a fun idea to emboss the smaller hearts inside the larger ones! ♥

wienerhoneymooners said...

Gorgeous Barb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tracey McNeely said...

This is fabulous Barb! I love those hearts.

Betty said...

pretty pretty! love the design, colors and the added touch of the tiny hearts inside the larger ones.

shirley-bee said...

Great one layer card, Barb! Love those tiny hearts inside the big ones!

Craft-E-Place said...

Beautiful card - love the tiny embossed hearts they appear just like gems!
Elaine

craftytreen said...

I really love this card. so simple and so elegant. my favorite part is the small embossed hearts in the larger hearts. what a great idea and so neatly done. its wonderful

Unknown said...

Love your ink blended hearts!

Chrissie said...

What a terrific card!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Rosemary said...

beautifully done, barb!

sandie said...

Hi Barb
you did a great job at a one layer card and love how you created the hearts. Thanks for joining us at ATSM

♥Gemma♥ said...

Stunning cas card Barb and loving that sentiment...also thank you for playing along at ATSM and good luck!
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Deepti said...

Awww this is so very cute, Love that tone on tone tiny heart on each of the bigger hearts. I too am a challenge Junkie :) LOL Thanks you for sharing with us at ATSM!!

Ardyth said...

Oh, I love this - the little shiny hearts and that black arrow! Thanks for joining us at Muse this week!

Cat Craig said...

Barb you did one layer wonderfully. So smart to add depth and texture with the embossed little interior hearts. I might have to borrow that idea!

lostinpaper said...

I love the challenge of a OLC card too Barb, and this one is perfect, the colours you chose are perfect!

Anita in France said...

Oh, this is simply splendid, Barb ... fabulous coloured hearts with the bold black arrow ... and the wee embossed insert hearts are inspired ... gorgeous!

Deborah Frings said...

Oh this is super! I really like the hearts and the tiny one on the inside too! Thanks so much for playing along with ASM this week!

Loll said...

Sweet card Barb!! Love the stenciled hearts. Loll xx