Sunday, January 3, 2021
Happy New Year, friends and welcome to my first post for 2021! I have been working on Valentine's cards and wanted to play along with:
In terms of the CAS Mix Up challenge, I not only splattered and stamped, but also heat embossed and die cut.
I am also playing along with NBUS #22 for January 2021. This challenge is helping me go through my stash and to keep using Never-Before-Used-Schtuff, which is a good thing.
The die cut (NBUS) is from Poppystamps called Tumbled Heart Balloon Collage. At the time of this posting it is on sale for $5.00! Think of all the cards you can make with this: birthdays, celebrations, graduations, retirement, anniversaries...many. many uses. Such a versatile die.
The background was created by ink blending on Blick Art Bristol Smooth Paper with Distress Oxides inks. Not a traditional Valentine's red, but more of a coral-red. I like to change it up! I splattered with water and blotted with a paper towel after about 30 seconds.
The sentiment is from a clear set by Tim Holtz called Just Sayings that I have had for probably 10 years. It has it own sentiment outline and the matching die. My favorite of these sentiments is "From the Heart". I think that is just perfect for Valentine's Day. Not too mushy. I found it in red rubber on Amazon called "Saying Stuff".
For this card, I stamped the sentiment in Versamark Ink, sprinkled with Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder and heat set. Next, I used the matching die to cut it out.
Instead of foam to pop up the sentiment, I die cut 3 more sentiment strips from scrap paper, glued them together and used that to pop up the sentiment. It is supposed to be a way to use up scraps and go through the mail better. We'll see!
The inside sentiment is again from my stash and yet NBUS! The set is called I Love Chocolate by Your Next Stamp. I don't believe it is still available.
Thank you for joining me today and thank you to the challenge hosts, CAS Mix Up and NBUS! Come play along!!!
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What a pretty shade of red, Anita! Love how the water splatters add the look of texture and the dimension from popping up the balloon and adding the little hearts back in! Wonderful label sentiment with the gold frame! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bonnie!
DeleteLove the beautiful heart die-cut, Anita. The red-on-red layers with water splatter look amazing. Love the gold on the sentiment banner. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Loll for the nice comments!
DeleteThis is lovely, that heart balloon die is just great and the way you have blended and added your splatters before you cut the card and used the cut outs gives it a wonderful consistency, and yet you have achieved interest by adding the dimension. I love it. Thanks so much for taking the time to join us at CAS Mix Up this month
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, HilaryJane!
DeleteYou've made a beautiful romantic card, Anita! Who wouldn't want to receive a balloon filled with tumbling hearts?! You did a great job with the blending and the schplattering! Thank you for sharing with everyone at NBUS! I love your enthusiasm! Happy New Year Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteThank you, Darnell! Your very welcome and I appreciate your enthusiasm, too!
DeleteBeautiful die cut balloon with all the hearts placed back in like a puzzle. I really enjoy doing that technique too:-) Love your coral red for your main image and your stamped and die cut sentiment. wonderful creative design, Anita. So pleased you joined us at CAS Mix Up...Love and Hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteLovely idea showcasing this technique Anita. Great card and thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!
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