Love

  I promised another card today, and here it is.  It’s a little late.  My husband was off today and nothing ever goes as planned when he is here with me.  We did go do a little shopping before the snow comes.  They are calling for 2 to 5 inches.  That may not be much to some, but it’s enough to make me glad I can stay home and craft or, if I’m desperate enough, the HOUSEWORK so on to today’s post.

  I really need to come up with some catchy titles for my post.  I titled this one “Love” because it is a card with Love on the front.  It could also refer to my love of warmer weather, my love for my hours in my craft area, or the great love I have for my kids. 

  For this card, I used a technique that I saw Heidi Swapp do on My Craft Channel.  She is so talented and has designed her own line of Color Magic sprays.  I thought to myself,  I could do this.  I used the back of a heart stamp and stamped with VersaMark onto White Daisy cardstock and  then spread clear embossing powder over the hearts and using my heat gun, embossed.  I then used Blush reinker and water in a spray bottle and sprayed over the entire cardstock wiping off the spray with a tissue.  The hearts that are embossed resist the Blush  colored spray.  I then added  the White Daisy cardstock onto Black cardstock.  I added a little strip of patterned paper with a narrow piece of ribbon between the two.  I’m not crazy about the ribbon where it says “loves me not”, but, it matched the paper perfectly, I had to add it.

  This technique is so much fun that you’ll probably see it again.

All supplies Close To My Heart unless noted

paper: Sweetheart(retired), White Daisy and Black cardstock

stamps:  Whooo’s Your Valentine(retired)

ink:  Blush reinker

tools:  spray bottle

cricut cartridge:  Artiste

ribbon: KI memories