Lawn Fawn Valentines

Hi, guys! Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. It could be the card maker in me, but I love the giving and receiving of Valentines.  Taking the time to write a card and letting those you love know how you feel is very important to me.  I hope I do a good job of letting the people in my life know how much they mean to me.

Today I will be sharing two Valentine's Day cards I made using Lawn Fawn stamps.  I enjoyed using these stamps as they had such cute images and sentiments.

On this first card I decided to use my Prisma colored pencils to color the pears. The background is embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The focal image was distressed and then inked using Distress Ink.

The next card is for my father-in-law.  As I was making it, I noticed how touchable it was.  I used white flocking on the bunny (so soft!) and the background was done in a faux letterpress style.  I used an embossing folder that had white pigment ink rolled on it and it gave the red card a softer look.  Along the bottom of the focal image  I added Dew Drops.  The focal image was also distressed and inked with Distress Ink. 

This weekend is a three-day weekend for us to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. here in the United States.  My hope is for a world of peace and equality for all.   Enjoy your weekend!

Until next time!

A Big Hunk O'Love

Hi, guys! For today, I decided to make a friend a Valentine's Day card.  She is an Elvis Presley fan beyond compare.  I thought it would be great to make her one using a vintage stamped image of Elvis that I had.  The stamps on this card are from a company called Stampsmith.  They are a company that I discovered while at a stamp convention.  They stamp like a photograph.  The trick to using them is to make sure you have a "cushion" underneath them.  I bought a 99 cent mouse pad I use for this purpose. The sentiment is one of a sheet filled with Elvis sayings and song lyrics.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampsmith, Viva Las Vegas Stamps
Paper: Gina K (Black, White)
Ink: Versafine, Distress Inks, Archival 
Misc.: Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, Gems

I decided to use some fun tissue tape by Tim Holtz with music on it, and some fun bling that reminded me of the white jumpsuit Elvis used to wear.

For fun I decorated the envelope.  The sentiment is, appropriately enough, from Viva Las Vegas Stamps.

I wish Irvina a very Happy Valentine's Day and hope she finds her special "hunk o' love."

Until next time!