The Love We Give Away Mixed Media Card

Hello!!!  I hope you are doing well.  Today I have a fun card to share with you.  

I cut a stencil from heavy cardstock using the digital cut file, Hearts Background.  I'll use this "cardstock" stencil as much as I can and then I'll cut it up to use in projects.  Fun!!!

Onto a piece of watercolor paper cut to 4 1/4" x 6" I added Texture Paste Opaque Matte through the stencil.  After removing the stencil from the watercolor paper I scraped all excess paste off the cardstock stencil and then just left it to dry.

After allowing the paste to dry completely on my watercolor panel, I added color by dripping on Bubblegum Pink Dylusions Ink Spray and then spraying with water tipping my paper to allow the color to run both up and down and also using my finger to dab color around.  Later I also splattered Bubblegum Pink (no water added) over the panel.

I die cut the heart, Calligraphic Elements 1, from white cardstock.  I made a cut along the right inside edge of the heart so I could pass my stamped vellum piece through the heart.

I then embossed the heart using embossing ink and Mixed Media Powder, Punch.

Love, from the Baby Love set, was also cut from white cardstock and then embossed with Queen's Gold embossing powder.

I also embossed the edges of the next layer with the Queen's Gold powder.

I attached the watercolor panel to the Queen's Gold embossed panel.  The quote, The love we give away, was stamped onto vellum with Archival Ink Jet Black, dried, and the vellum torn as shown.  I put the vellum piece through the heart as shown, wrapped the ends of the vellum strip to the back and taped them down.  I added glue under some of the heart to help hold things in place.

Love was glued on as shown.  The panels were attached to a folded pink card.  Nuvo Glitter Drops, Honey Gold, were added as shown. 

I hope you like today's card!!!  It was really fun and easy to make.  If you have time, leave me a comment.  Thanks for following along!!!

Hugs, Wanda (ArtByWanda)

"Mr & Mrs" wedding announcement card with photo sleeve

Hello Crafty Friends!  Welcome to Day 1 of a week long celebration of the newly released A Way With Words dies!  This will be a week full of inspiring projects using the new dies.  All the dies were designed by the ever-so-talented Suzanne Cannon.  She always blows me away with her stamps and dies!

Today I am sharing a project using the newly released Mr and Mrs die set…

…and the ampersand and heart from the Calligraphic Elements 2 set:

Oh- I wish I had these dies after my hubby and I were married as I would have loved to have sent our wedding photo using this card.  We were married nine years ago and photo card I used was so “blah”.  Maybe I should resend all the photos to friends and family?  :)

Instructions:

1.  Create 6.5” x 5” tent fold card using white card stock.  Cut one piece of card stock to 6.5” x 5” and another piece 7.5” x 5”.  Score and fold the second piece at 6.5”.  Adhere adhesive tape to the 1” folded section and adhere to 6.5” x 5” piece to create the tent fold card.
2.  Cut black card stock to 6.25” x 4.75”.  Mount to card front.
3.  Emboss white card stock using embossing folder. 
   
   Die cut using largest die from Stitched Rectangles set.  Die cut circle in proper location to ensure best view of photo.  Use thin double sided adhesive along the bottom edge and the two vertical edges to create a photo pocket.  (I used 3mm tape.)  
   
   Before adhering to card front, ensure that there is sufficient space for photo.  Adhere to card front.
4. Die cut Mr, Mrs, heart and ampersand from red glitter card stock.  Adhere to front using liquid glue.  Be careful not to apply glue to area that will overlap the photo…you don’t want the heart to stick to the photo!
   
5. After card is dry, slide photo into pocket.

Products used:

•          Mr/Mrs die set
•         Heart and Ampersand dies from Calligraphic Elements 2 set
•          Stitched Rectangles dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs
•         Circle die
•       Embossing folder
•         White card stock, black card stock, red glitter card stock
•         Double sided adhesive tape (3mm required for photo sleeve)
•         Liquid glue
•         Happy photo of a happy couple

Thanks for stopping by!  Don’t forget to check out the other posts this week celebrating the new die releases!

Here is a link to the new releases in the Quietfirestore.  Enjoy!

Big Crafty Hugs,

Kathy Jo 

Heart You

 

It's Suzanne popping in between the fine Quietfire designers to share a card that I just had to make!

<3 you!

 

This is so simple and goes together in minutes once you have decided on the designer paper!  You'll be combining dies from two of the brand new A Way With Words sets.

 

Here is what you'll need!:

 

A Way With Words Calligraphic Elements  Quietfire site | Elizabeth Craft Designs site

A Way With Words thank you  Quietfire site | Elizabeth Craft Designs site

Elizabeth Craft Designs Premium Palette Cardstock in Black and Pale Pink (coming soon!)

Patterned Paper  (I used Basic Grey's Kissing Booth)

Double-sided Tape, Glue Dots and Foam Tape

 

Instructions:

 

1. Form a 7" x 5.5" tent-fold card base from black cardstock.
2. Die cut the flourished heart from pink cardstock and "you" from patterned paper.
3. Cut a black panel measuring 4.75" x 3".  Mount the diecuts on it using Glue Dots.
4. Cut alternating designer paper panels and black panels each of slightly larger size (leaving between 1/8" and 1/4" borders) and alternately adhering them with double-sided tape and foam tape as shown.  Yes, it's that simple!

If you can find a plaid with pink in it, this would be a perfect guy card!
Thanks for stopping in. Happy creating! 
Suzanne