Valentine Hearts

In August I started going to a stamping group that meets once a month. We each make cards to exchange with each other and every month one person does a "hands on".  My first turn at doing the "hands on" was this month and of course was a Valentine's Day theme.  I took these 2 cards already made and then "kits" for them to make.  I gave them a choice of colors.

I purchased pre-made 5.5" x 5.5" cards in red and purple. Then for the purple card we added a 5.25 x 5.25" layer in a slightly darker purple. Then we took a 5 x 5" dark pink and punched it with a Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Heart punch and popped it up on the card.  The next layer is a light lavender and I used the Cuttlebug and had embossed it with the Conversation Hearts folder for them. It measures 4" x 4". Then we inked it to make the embossing stand out. The pink heart was from the Sweethearts cartridge on page 71 the shadow cut at 3.5".  I had them run the hearts thru the Zyron and the pink heart was sprinkled with Martha Stewart Tourmaline Tinsel Glitter then popped up on the card.  For the inside the "xoxo" was cut from the Paisley cartridge on page 57 the image and shadow cut at 1.25" and then popped up on a solid rectangle cut at 2" x 5".  And it looks tilted because it is on an Action Wobble and wiggles when you open the card.

For the red card, the measurements are the same, with black for the 5.25" layer, a dark red for the 5' inch layer and a medium pink for the 4" layer.  The heart for the dark red card is from the Paisley cartridge page 61 cut at 3". The dark red glitter is from Beacon.

Except for the pre-made base, all the paper used was by Core'dinations.

The ladies all said that they really enjoyed making the cards.  I hope so.  I sure enjoyed designing them.

Thanks for coming by and ya'll come back soon,

Cindy :)

Valentine 2

I really love the way this card turned out, but really had a hard time getting a photo.  I used the same paper that changes on this one and it is so hard to photograph.  Also the white mat is a shimmery paper so it makes the stamp on the bottom hard to photograph.
The heart is from the Sweethearts cartridge page 35.  I used the blackout for the shiny layer and then the shadow for the bottom layer in a Stampin' Up paper. The border heart punch is a Martha Stewart "Punch around the Page" punch set that I got last year. The base layer of the card  front is from a DCWV stack and was in my scraps. The actual card base is also Stampin' Up card stock.
For the inside I just used the corner punch of the Punch around the Page punches.

Thanks for coming by and commenting on my cards,

Cindy :)