Hi crafty friends! Sophie here to share a fun Valentine’s card that is super cute with a dash of spooky.
For my card I featured the Valentine Ghost Friends stamps and coordinating dies! When I saw this set I gasped – I mean look at how cute that little ghost with the heart sunglasses is! I love the play on “boo” with all of the different sentiments included in this set as well.
I first stamped and colored my ghosts with Copic markers. I kept the coloring simple, you can find the markers listed below:
I used the new XOXO pierced cover plate to add some subtle texture to my background and the Eyelet Rectangle dies to cut a pink panel to frame my ghosts. The sentiment is from the stamp set and was cut out with the Sentiment Strips dies. I LOVE this set – it is so versatile and offers so many fun options for layering. There are scalloped banners, fishtail, and plain rectangles with or without stitching! It really is a valuable set and so handy to have.
As a final finishing touch I used 3 red hearts from the Strawberry Valentine clay confetti to frame out this little scene. I already have a few more cards planned with these cute little ghosts and this project came together so quickly because ghosts really don’t need much coloring.
Hi friends Debbie here today! Sharing the Build-a-Heart Die! For Christmas I bought myself a new Anna Griffin Empress with large plates, and it is wonderful! Also using my color cube and grabbed colors that I loved for Valentines- threes shades of pink, lavender and glossy white card stocks. Once they were cut I put the into a Craft Stax for storage. That way when I needed more I was all set.
I started off with the XOXO Pierced Plate Die, and ran it through my P6 with the rubber mat to make a more pillow look rather than a pierce. Trim it down on all sides by 1/8th inch. and mat with the brighter pink.
Building the hearts I wanted and popped them up with 3D foam.
From my stash I have a light pink and white twine I wrapped around the panel three times and tied in a bow. Attach the hearts on and adhere to a portrait top fold card base.
Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!
Hello crafty friends, it’s Christina! If you follow me, you know I love shaker cards, so I couldn’t help but make one more Valentine shaker this season. I chose the new Double Heart Shaker and filled it with the super cute XOXO Clay Confetti pieces. I used the confetti pieces as the pastel color inspiration for my card design, including the Layered XOXO stenciled background. So grab your foam tape and let’s get started!
My first step was to create the background. I stenciled the X layer and the heart layer on a white cardstock panel with Rhubarb and Tidepool Pawsitively Saturated Inks. Then I stamped Hugs & Kisses across the panel with white pigment ink. I just used a small stamp block for this step. Lastly, I die cut the panel using the largest Stitched Torn Rectangle die.
My next step was to create the shaker component. First I die cut another Stitched Torn Rectangle from white cardstock to be the base, and then, for the shaker window, I die cut the Double Heart from the stenciled background panel. I used this shaker window opening as a template to attach a Double Heart, inked with Apple Pawsitively Saturated Ink, to the shaker base. This is what we will see through the shaker window. Now, I attached a piece of acetate, trimmed to size, over the shaker window on the reverse side of the background panel with double-sided tape. Then on the base panel, I attached foam tape around the Double Heart, creating wells, and then across the rest of the panel. I used a thin foam strip to divide the hearts into two separate shakers, but that step is optional. I filled the wells with the XOXO Confetti and used the corner of my Misti to perfectly align the top background panel to the base panel.
With the shaker component completed, I got started on the remaining elements. First I die cut a Double Heart frame, inked it with the Apple ink color, and attached it to the outside of the shaker window. Next I die cut multiple hearts from colored cardstock and lightly inked the edges with a darker ink color for some shading before heat embossing a few of them with small sentiments. I also heat embossed Happy Valentine’s Day on teal cardstock with white embossing powder and die cut it with the coordinating die. I attached most of these elements with foam squares, otherwise with liquid adhesive. And lastly, I attached the shaker panel to an A2 teal cardstock base.
Thanks so much for following along with my pastel Double Heart shaker! I’ll see you again soon!
Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I’m getting excited for Valentine’s Day! It’s coming up and if you haven’t started to make your Valentine’s cards yet, I have some ideas for cards you can make in a hurry with minimal supplies!
Find ten minutes to create? Add a few black & white stamped critters around a colorful heart! The Valentine Ghost Friends are perfect because they look adorable with just rosy cheeks!
And if you have a little more time, of course I think you should make a shaker!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were inspired by these quick and easy cards.
Hello, Gemma here today, sharing a fun Valentine ghost card.
I began by die cutting the previously released Ghost Holder die set ghost from white pearl sparkle card, and adding the face features from black card.
Next, I die cut the strings and lots of hearts from the Valentine Holder Additions die set. I used some different textures of card for the hearts – pearl, pearl sparkle, and glitter.
I adhered the strings to the ghost, then added hearts along the string. Each heart is layered with a couple of white die cuts, for extra dimension.
On an A2 card base, I added some subtle heart details, using the new Layered Heart Sprinkles stencil set. I used just one layer of the stencil, with the light pink Spun Sugar distress oxide.
Hi everyone! I’m Rebecca and I am so excited to be here sharing some of the Pretty Pink Posh Valentine’s release! I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the hearts and happiness in this release. Today I have a card and tag for you made with the Fringe Heart Dies that would be great to add to a Valentine’s Day gift!
I cut each die from the Fringe Heart Dies from different colors of cardstock. You could use thinner paper or even tissue paper to create more traditional fringe, but I had more colors of regular cardstock so that’s what I used. If using cardstock you can curl up the ends or fluff them with your fingers to give them a nice fringe effect.
I embellished my hearts with the Hugs and Kisses Clay Confetti and the Strawberry Valentine Clay Confetti. I decided to turn one heart into a tag by punching a hole using a We R Memory Keepers hole punch in the top left corner of the heart. I was able to then use some cord to tie it onto a present that I had wrapper with ribbon I had left over from Christmas! The other heart I can use as a card for the present with a handwritten message inside!
The Fringe Heart Dies quickly and easily creates such a fun look that it is great on a card or as a topper on a gift! I absolutely adore it!
Hi friends, Christina here to share a fun shaker card, perfect for an elegant birthday card or celebration. I used the Party Balloons set and a super simple shaker construction for this project, and it took no time at all to put together. Let’s get started!
I started with an A2 black cardstock panel and five rounded balloons die cut from scrap cardstock. I used the balloons as templates to figure out my placement on the black cardstock panel and then lightly traced around them with a pencil. I die cut each balloon from the panel, and then before attaching a piece of acetate to the reverse side, I heat embossed a couple of sentiments on the bottom corner with gold embossing powder. I chose Celebrate from the Birthday Scripts stamp set and a sub-sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Birthday stamp set.
Next, on the reverse side of the panel, I attached foam strips around each of the balloons, creating wells for the shaker beads, and foam tape to any other open area. I filled each shaker well with mostly Celebration Shaker Beads and just a few black beads from the Construction Zone Shaker Beads. I removed the release paper from the foam strips and tape and attached a white A2 cardstock panel to the tape.
To finish the shaker card, I tied tiny bows in gold cording and glued them in place and added some matte gold sparkles die cut from the Halloween Mug Addition Dies.
I started off by creating the card and cut a large Eyelet Rectangle panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock. I colored the whole panel with spun sugar oxide ink, and then created an extra fun pattern using the Scattered Heart Frame stencil along with oxide inks that coordinate with the Hugs & Kisses confetti mix: picked raspberry, salty ocean, tumbled glass, shaded lilac and wilted violet. I splattered water all over the panel and dried it using a paper towel, mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add white splatters on the panel, and did the same with liquid stardust for a touch of shine.
Next I cut the four Fringe Heart pieces out of different colored cardstock, and added a pattern to each element using the Mini Polka Dots stencil and matching distress inks. And just like the background, I added white splatters to each of those four pieces. Once these were dry, I assembled the heart using 1mm foam squares between each layer, and I attached the complete heart right in the middle of my Eyelet Rectangle panel using liquid glue.
I cut the Love Script out of holographic cardstock, and attached it right on the fringes using liquid glue. I also stamped and embossed “Always & Forever” from Sentiment Strips: Valentine in silver on white cardstock, trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and attached it below “Love” using foam squares. I stuck my Eyelet Rectangle panel to a pink striped 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel using 1mm foam squares, and finally to a white card base using liquid glue.
To make the shaker tag, I followed those steps:
1. Cut a Double Heart Shaker purple frame using the main die and whole heart die from the set 2. Cut a Double Heart Shaker panel out of acetate, and attached it at the back of the purple frame using liquid glue 3. Still at the back of the frame, added foam strips all around the whole heart, and at the back of the cropped heart as well 4. Poured a bunch of Hugs & Kisses confetti inside the whole heart frame 5. Cut another Double Heart Shaker panel out of acetate, and stuck it to the foam strips to close the shaker tag 6. Cut another purple frame, and attached it at the back of the tag to finish it nicely
I stamped and embossed “Valentine Greetings” from Valentine Greetings in silver on white cardstock, cut it using the coordinating die, and attached it right on the acetate heart using 1mm foam squares. I cut a cropped heart out of pink cardstock using a Double Heart Shaker die, added a pattern using the Mini Polka Dots stencil along with a matching distress ink, splattered white ink on it, and once it was dry I attached it to the front of my shaker tag using 1mm foam squares.
I cut a light blue handle using a Build A Stocking die, and attached that handle on the left edge of the cropped heart, created an additional small heart tag using Stitched Hearts and a tiny heart from Baby Mug Additions, and I tied this extra heart tag to my Double Heart Shaker using purple twine and beads from my stash.
And that’s it! Another cute and fun set of card and shaker tag! Thanks so much for stopping by, see you next time.
I love making holiday themed paper cupcakes—all the fun without the calories! When I saw the cute puppy from the Valentine Bucket Additions DiesI knew I had to transform them into a set of Paw-lentine cupcakes.
To get started, I cut all the pieces from white cardstock (which I colored using blending brushes & inks), pink & brown cardstock along with glitter and foil cardstock. Once I had all my pieces cut & colored, I had fun frosting & decorating each of the cupcakes.
For my girl pup, I added a sweet pink bow and made a vanilla cake with cotton candy pink frosting all nestled in a silver wrapper. I decorated the wrapper with pink hearts from the Valentine Bucket Additions Dies.
For my boy pup, I added a heart nose and made a chocolate cupcake with hazelnut frosting all nestled in a rose quartz foil wrapper. I decorated the wrapper with Pink Glitter HUGS from the Valentine Bucket Additions Dies.
To finish the cupcakes, I decorated each of the puppies with hugs & kisses + heart sprinkle die cuts and for extra cuteness I added googly eyes.
To finish each of the cards, I added the cupcakes with foam tape to an Eyelet Rectangle panel (for the girl I also used the XOXO Pieced Plate). Then I attached the decorated panels to a pink and pink-striped card base.
So there we are friends, two paw-sitively adorable valentine cupcake cards. Thanks for stopping by and Big Paper Hugs!
Welcome to Valentine Theme week! It is Zsofi here today with a fun mix and match love card. Recently, I make more cards with die cuts, but to increase the cuteness level, I love to add some coloured images too. Just like on today’s inspiration.
First I die cut the elements from the Big Valentine Cupcake die set using coloured cardstock: the base from pink, the cupcake from brown, the cream from ivory cardstock scraps. I also cut a heart, a bunch of roses and leaves to embellish the cupcake. I used Distress Oxide inks and blending brushes to add a tiny shading to the die cuts, I love how big difference it makes!
Then I worked on the background: I did some ink blending on Bristol Smooth cardstock with Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. When I was happy with the blending, I spritzed it with gold shimmer mist for a subtle sparkle. I also added a few drops of water which I dabbed off with a paper towel to remove some of the ink and get more texture. When the panel was dry, I die cut it with the Pierced Hearts Plate die. It looks gorgeous!
I wanted to add some critters to the card, so I stamped and coloured some bees from the Bee Friends stamp set. I used Copic markers and cut them all out with their coordinating dies.
As I used the bees, I really wanted a matching, custom sentiment. I die cut the Be Mine shadow dies from white and black cardstock and layered them on top of each other tiny offset. To make the sentiment match the card more, I simple added another “e” at the end. Isn’t it cute?
When assembling the card, I used 3D foam squares to pop up the cupcake, while I adhered the bees with liquid glue. I just love to have dimension on my cards.
As a finishing touch I used a black glaze pen on the eyes of the bees and clear shimmer on their wings. I added glossy accents to the heart and I also used some pearl beads to adorn the little roses on the cupcake.
I hope you liked this card idea and got inspired. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon,
