Hello Crafty Friends! I have a card for you today using the Clear Stamp of the Month and the Die of the month. Spellbinders sent me these kits to play with so that I could create these beautiful projects for you!
Here is a list of items I used to create the card…
- Spellbinders – Clear Stamp of the Month plus Die
- Spellbinders – Die of the Month
- Ohuhu Markers
- Gink K Amalgam ink
- Simon Says Stamp – Big Momma foam Tape
- Simon Says Stamp Dot Tape Roller
- Gina K. Connect Glue
- Neenah Solar White 80 lb Card stock
- Neenah Solar White 110 lb Card Stock – Card base
For this card, I combined the Die of the Month and the Clear Stamp of the month with Die. I love that these clubs pair so beautifully together!
I started by stamping the Clear stamp in Gina K Amalgam Ink so that I could use my Ohuhu Markers. I stamped the heart as well as the additional florals so that I could create some dimension by popping up the florals separate. I set it aside and worked of the background while I let the ink dry and settle.
The Die of the Month is so fun! I knew I wanted to create this patchwork/quilted look. The stamp gave me that feeling so I wanted to continue it into the background. This die would normally cut out each of the triangular shapes, but instead I used an embossing mat and just got the imprint of the die. I then grabbed 4 colors (the same colors I will be using on the stamped heart) and went to work coloring each triangle. I paid special attention to the lines and made sure that I colored carefully to ensure that the colors didn’t overlap. Once I was done coloring, I knew I wanted those white hearts, so I did cut the die out of a piece of white cardstock and then glued all the white hearts onto the panel. This also covered my messy coloring!
Once I was done with that, I did trim the panel .25 inch around the vertical and horizontal sides. I used a Tape Runner to adhere the panel to the card base.
I then heat set the stamped heart to ensure that it was extra dry and then went to work coloring it with the same colors I used in the background. I cut it out, along with the extra florals and used Foam Tape to add that extra pop. Oh and a few pearls in the center of the florals can I have to had bling somewhere! I used a sentiment from the stamp set and viola! I love this older, vintage feel to this card.
I really like these colors, great card.