Roses for Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! Our challenge theme at SweetStamps this week is Roses. Seems like a good choice for the day, and these ones will never wilt!


Join the weekly challenge following this theme and you could win $20 of SweetStamps rubber stamps! Don't forget to stop by the SweetStamps blog to see the beautiful card creations from the Design Team!


I've set a goal for myself to try to make a new card at each show we do, as Sundays are usually not quite as busy, and it is the only time I have a workspace and my craft supplies accessible. I created this card in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is sweet and simple (that's my style), I only wish I would've had some of that 1/16" shimmery mauve cording (that I know is sitting back home in my craft room) to weave around the frame.

I used Echo Stardream cardstock for my A2 card base, stamped 786h Swirly Rose Vase with White Dye Ink onto a 36# vellum layering swatch and etched the vase white with a stylus and blue embossing pad.


I love sparkle so I colored the vellum on the front using Stardust Gelly Roll Pens (Rose and Pink for the flowers, Green and Lime for the Leaves) and blended the colors with a Dove Blender Pen. For the darker centers of the roses, I put some Fuschia Fizz Shades™ Dye Ink on the back side of the vellum using my Dove Blender.


I cut the vellum layer with Cheery Lynn Designs XM7 Oval Little Stackers Dies that I adhered to the dark A2 card with V2 Vellum Adhesive Spray. I cut DL136 Japanese Garden Lace Oval (Cheery Lynn Designs) from cream CS and adhered over the vellum layer using Krylon All Purpose Spray Adhesive which works like magic when adhering the delicate, open lacy of Cheery Lynn's dies.


The corners are adorned with two different sizes of pearls from the Cream & Pearls Embellishment Collection.


This card has been entered in the following challenges:

• Cheery Lynn Designs - Pretty In Pink
• Crafty Boots Challenges - Valentines
• Lexi's Creations - Love
• Make It Monday - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp & Show - Anything Goes 
• Stamp & Create - Valentines/Love 
• The Crazy Challenge #106 - Valentines Day
• Addicted to Stamps #23 - Valentines/Love
• Dream Valley Challenges - Valentine
• The Squirrel & The Fox #11 - Valentines Day
  

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Next week's challenge at SweetStamps.com is using the BINGO card you see below. You can choose any line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) to create your card. Hope you'll join us for your chance to win $20 worth of SweetStamps.com rubber stamps!

Happy stamping,

I Heart Valentines

Hello. I thought I'd share a Valentine card I made while in Texas last week, guess you could call this one my "Houston Heart"!

I stamped 465 Scrollwork Corner with Distress Embossing Ink onto a 6x6 panel of Core'dinations CS and filled in the outlined areas with a White Gel Pen. For the heart, I stamped 434 Scalloped Heart Frame with White Dye Ink onto 36# parchment and heat embossed using a new powder called Valentine Sparkle, which is a fine detail deep red with red glitter...pretty! I then used my blue embossing mat and stylus tools to etch the white around the lacy part of the heart image, the straight grid was used to add embossed dots to the open area of the heart, and finally I used the 4-split perforating tool and black perforating pad to cut around the design.
This would make a pretty box topper or the front page of a mini album too!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts - Free & Easy February
• Creative Inspirations Paints - Hearts
• 2 Sisters - Challenge #78 I Heart You
• Sweet Stampin - Clean and Simple
• Card Makin' Mamas - Valentine
• Fussy and Fancy - #56 With All My Heart 
• Simply Create Too - #6 Red Hot
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Love Is In The Air
• Creative Belli - #136 Hearts/Valentine
• Catered Crop - Recipe Swap Quickfire with Hearts

See ya next card!
Happy stamping,
:) stacey