Story of Elegance
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s January Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature hearts, so prepare yourself for lots and lots of love. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
When I think of hearts, I think of Valentines and of course the first colors that that came to my mind were pinks and reds. I decided that I wanted to go with a non-traditional color, so I started with green then added complimentary colors. Here is the color palate that I decided on.
Of course when I thought of hearts, it was a sure bet that I reached for the Always In My Heart Bundle. I love, love, love the sentiments in the Always In My Heart stamp set and the intricacy of the large heart die in the Floral Hearts die set makes me swoon!
Here’s what I came up with.
Always in My Heart Valentine
I used the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder to add additional texture, and the Double Heart Punch Pack adds more layers to the center of the card.
A Closer Look
Here’s are steps I used to create this card:
1. Cut a 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ panel of Sahara Sand card stock and adhere to a card base made of Thick Basic White card stock.
2. Cut a 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ panel of Gold Foil and adhere to the Sahara Sand panel.
3. Cut a 3 3/4″ x 5″ panel of Pool Party card stock and emboss using the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder. Adhere to the center of the Gold Foil panel.
4. Die cut the large heart in Shaded Spruce using the die in the Floral Hearts dies. I used Adhesive Sheets when I die cut the heart to make it easy to adhere to the center of the embossed panel
5. Use the Double Heart Punch Pack to cut a heart in Shaded Spruce and Pool Party. Stamp the sentiment onto the Pool Party heart using Versa Mark and heat emboss with Gold Embossing powder. Layer the punched hearts together using Dimensionals and attach to the center of the die cut heart with Dimensionals as well.
6. I used tiny craft store gold rhinestones to embellish the heart.
Stamp a coordinating flower in Pool party on the envelope front and flap to complete this sweetHEART of a Valentine!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
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Here are the products I used for today’s card:
Live Graciously!
This a definitely a Wow! The green is wonderful. And the Dainty Diamonds with the touches of gold are the perfect finishing touches. Well Done!!
Thanks Jackie!
Beautiful card. I love the green with the pops of gold. Thanks for sharing this stunning card.
Thanks Linda!
I love this Valentine’s Day card in blue and green! The heart is a stunner and even more wonderful in rich Shaded Spruce. Such a beauty, Sheryl!
Thanks Brian! And thanks for making this blog hop available for all of us. You’re the best!
GORGEOUS use of color. Your layer and texture elements really makes this layout POP.
Thanks Ann!
Gorgeous colors!
Thanks Wendie!
Wow, so beautiful! Love the use of the Gold Foil sheets!
Thanks Renae! I’m always trying to add something shiny. haha
Wow! I love how you’ve combined Pool Party with Shaded Spruce and a touch of gold – stunning!
Thank you Julie! I’m working on using more color.
Truly stunning card with the layers, rich colors, and touch of gold. Love!
Thanks Sheryl! I’m trying to experiment more with color.
Such a lovely card! I really like the colors you’ve chosen!!
Thanks Joanne!
This is so beautiful. You added the perfect amount of gold to make it shine without taking over. Love all the layers and depth too. Another great card!!!
Thank you Pam!
I love your classy card, Sheryl! The colors are wonderful!