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Forever and Ever

I may look more like an A2 card - but  I  love tall, skinny cards like this one.  The Remember This Design Adhesives has several greetings  that are perfect for tall cards.  Here's one that would be great for just about any romantic day - including February 14.

The heart, from Memory Box, is embossed in Ballet Pink, then smooched with Taffy and Carrot.  A light application of Soft Pink Vivid! Dye Ink ties the colors together.  Silver Fog Designer Foils are applied to the Design Adhesives - and Sweet Orange Glitter adds the final touch.

Here are the instructions for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Rosebud Pigment Inkpad    
• Vivid! Soft Pink Dye Inkpad     
• Top Boss Ballet Pink Embossing Powder
• ColorBox Stylus
• ColorBox White Leaf Tip
• Taffy Smooch Accent Ink
• Carrot Smooch Accent Ink
• Remember This Design Adhesives
• Silver Fog Designer Foils
• Sweet Orange Glitter

Stamp

• Memory Box Daphne Heart

Other Supplies

• Natural Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Blossom Cardstock (3-1/2" x 7-7/8" card)
• Memory Box Soiree Carrot Shimmer Cardstock 
• Heat Tool
• Cotton Swab
• Rotary Trimmer and Perforating Blade
• 1/4" Wide Orange Grosgrain Ribbon
• 1/4" Foam Dots

Directions

• Stamp  Daphne Heart on Natural Cardstock with Rosebud and emboss it with Ballet Pink   Powder
• Smooch the outline flowers with Sassy Pink
• Smooch all of the flower centers with Carrot
• Use the cotton swab to remove any excess Carrot from the embossed areas
• Cut the heart out and ink the edges using the Stylus, Tip and Soft Pink
• Cut a 1-1/2"  wide strip of Carrot Cardstock
• Trim the short ends with a rotary trimmer and perforating blade  to create a  6-5/8" strip
• Burnish the dots and 4 Ever Design Adhesives onto the strip
• Press Silver Fog Designer Foils (silver-side-up) onto the Design Adhesives
• Assemble the card
• Tie a bow and attach it to the heart
• Attach three foam dots to the card and press Sweet Orange Glitter onto the adhesive

Have fun with the Smooching, Foiling and Glittering - and visit often for more Valentine cards and ideas!  Be sure to visit the Clearsnap blog for other great projects too.

 

 

 

Love You Tulle-ly

 

Shades of Peony, Gray and Silver create a vintage modern  Valentine here - with   Charcoal Glitter and Top Boss Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder for a bit of icy bling.  A simple Tink Pink tulle bow accents the artsy heart from Hampton Art.

Here are the instructions for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• Ancient Page Jumbo Flannel Gray Cartridge
• ColorBox Peony Pigment Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Dark Peony Cat's Eye Inkpad
• Memory Essentials Jumbo Inking Handle
• Memory Essentials Jumbo Get Rollin'
• Memory Essentials Stamping Guide 
• Fancy Edges Design Adhesives
• Top Boss Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder
• Charcoal Glitter

Stamps 

• Hampton Art Love Heart
• Hanpton Art Text borders Clear Stamps Set

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (7-7/8" x 3-1/2" card)
• Bazzill Tangy Taffy Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Silver Shimmer Cardstock
• Soft Round Paintbrush
• Bazzill Tink Pink Tulle
• Rotary Trimmer and Scalloped Blade

Directions

• Snap the Flannel Gray Cartridge into the Inking Handle and remove the lid
• Attach the script image from the stamp set to the adhesive Get Rollin' wheel and snap the wheel into the handle
• Push the cartridge towards the wheel to ink the stamp
• Roll the script image onto a strip of Tangy Taffy Cardstock, using the Stamping Guide to stamp in a straight line
• Trim the image to 6-1/2" x 2" and ink the edges with Dark Peony
• Burnish the diamond border from Fancy Edges over the scrip and brush Charcoal Glitter onto the adhesive pattern
• Stamp Love Heart on Silver Cardstock with Peony
• Emboss the heart with the Opalescent Embossing Powder
• Trim the cardstock to approximately 1-3/4" x 2-1/2", using a scalloped rotary trimmer blade
• Cut a 15" piece of the tulle, fold it thirds crosswise, and tie a knot
• Trim the bow ends and glue the  bow to the heart
• Cut a 6-1/2" x 1-1/4" strip of Silver Cardstock
• Attach the pieces to the card

Hope you like these colors as much as I do!  Visit our blog often - we'll be featuring an array of Valentine greetings for your special sweetie(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love, Simply Stated

Here's a simple Valentine in rich reds, browns and silvers.  I love to layer stamps and inks - ColorBox Fluid Chalks create the background and Valentine motif here.  ColorBox Ruby is embossed for the glossy red hearts and simple greeting.  

Cherry Pie Designer Foils are used for the shimmery metallic dots underlining "love."   The foils are great with Design Adhesives too - I'll be featuring them on more Valentine cards in the next few weeks.

Here are the instructions for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Gray Whale Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Dark Brown Inkpad
• ColorBox Ruby Inkpad    
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils
• Top Boss Clear Embossing Powder

Stamps

• Memory Box Scalloped Circle
• Memory Box Heart Bird Keepsake
• Memory Box Love and Hearts
• Memory Box Renaissance Tile

Other Products

• White Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Truffle Cardstock (5-1/2" square card)
• Memory Box Soiree Cherry Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Silver Shimmer Cardstock
• Stamp Positioner
• 1/8" Foam dots

Directions

• Stamp Scalloped Circle on white cardstock with Gray Whale
• Stamp Heart Bird Keepsake over the circle with Dark Brown
• Stamp the hearts (attached to the side of the Love and Hearts stamp) using the stamp positioner and Ruby
• Emboss the hearts
• Trim the cardstock to 3-3/8" wide x 3-5/8" tall and ink the edges with Gray Whale
• Stamp Renaissance Tile on Soiree Cherry Cardstock with Dark Brown
• Trim it to 1-1/4" x 5" and ink the edges with Dark Brown
• Cut a 4-1/4" x 1-7/8" strip of Soiree Cherry Cardstock and ink the edges with Dark Brown
• Stamp "love" on Soiree Silver Cardstock with Ruby and emboss it
• Trim it into a strip and ink the edges with Dark Brown
• Attach five foam dots to the strip and press Cherry Pie Designer Foils onto the adhesive
• Assemble the card, using foam dots to attach the greeting

Hope you like this color combination - and will be back to see more Valentine cards and winter projects soon.

 

Desktop Calendar - Part 3

Breeze thru summer with the next three calendar pages - and more great Clearsnap Inks, Design Adhesives and Glitter.  Dazzling Copper Embossing Powder is used with Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives for September.  It's a brilliant combination of rich copper embossing powder and glittery highlights.

Here are some of the products featured in this post:

I love layering Design Adhesives over stamped images.  Be sure the ink is completely dry - heat-set it if necessary - so the adhesive will transfer properly to your project.

Here are the supplies and directions for June, July and August:

Clearsnap Products

• Vivid! Cornflower Inkpad    
• Vivid! Olive Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Gray Whale Inkpad
• ColorBox Pumpkin Spice Inkpad
• ColorBox Tangerine Inkpad
• ColorBox Deep Lagoon Inkpad
• Dazzling Copper Embossing Powder
• Spots and Dots Design Adhesives
• Hawaiian Hibiscus Design Adhesives
• Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives
• Ruby Slippers Glitter
• Sweet Orange Glitter
• Peridot Glitter

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (natural, yellow, turquoise, orange)
• Hampton Art Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classic Clear Set
• Hampton Art Text Border Clear Set
• Hampton Art Curvaceous Border Clear Set
• Hampton Art Sprinkle Flocking Set
• Mini-Calendar
• Sticker Paper or Adhesive Labels
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Cut cardstock to 4-3/4" x 5-3/8" for each month
• Attach the calendars to sticker paper or adhesive labels and trim them to approximately 1-1/2" x 2-3/4"
• Stamp the "reminder blocks" with images from the Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classics set
• July - Stamp the circle border from Curvaceous Broders on the smoother side of the natural cardstock with Cornflower.  Dry the ink, then burnish three of Spots and Dots circles over the border.  Brush Ruby Slippers Glitter and red flocking over the adhesive patterns. Stamp the block with Gray Whale and trim it to 1-7/8" x 2-3/8".  Ink the edges with Gray Whale.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Cornflower.
• August - Cut approximately 4-1/2" of the Hawaiian Hibiscus and burnish it onto the yellow cardstock.  Brush Sweet Orange Glitter onto the flowers.  Brush Peridot Glitter onto the leaves.  Stamp the block with Olive, trim it to 2" x 2-1/2" and ink the edges with Olive.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Tangerine.
• September - Stamp the circle border from Text Borders with Deep Lagoon and dry the ink. Burnish the Design Adhesives branches over the dry ink and emboss it with Dazzling Copper Embossing Powder.  Stamp the block with Pumpkin Spice, trim it to 1-3/4" x 2-1/4" and ink the edges with Pumpkin Spice.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Tangerine.

Have fun with these pages - and experiment with other combinations of stamped images and Design Adhesives on your next project.

 

Desktop Calendar - Part 2

Here's the second quarter of the desktop calendar project - it welcomes spring with an array of ColorBox Fluid Chalk and Vivid! Inks,  Design Adhesives, Designer Foils and Peridot Glitter. 

Here are "just a few" of the products featured on the April, May and June calendars.  If a calendar isn't your idea of cool project, you can easily adapt these designs and create cards instead.

   

Here are the supplies and directions for April, May and June:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Orchid Pastel Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Rouge Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Lime Pastel Inkpad
• Vivid! Lavender Inkpad
• Vivid! Beach Glass Inkpad
• Vivid! Olive Inkpad
• Vivid! Turquoise Inkpad
• Fancy Edges Design Adhesives
• Butterfly Swirl Design Adhesives
• Peridot Glitter

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (light aqua, pink and turquoise)
• Hampton Art Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classics Set
• Hampton Art Wildflower Silhouette
• Hampton Art Hot Fudge Studio Elegant Flourishes Mini Flip Flop Set
• Mini-Calendar
• Sticker Paper or Adhesive Labels
• Spellbinders Labels 8 Die and Diecut System
• Hampton Art Sprinkle Flocking Set
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Cut calendar pages to 4-3/4" x 5-3/8"
• To make it easier to ink the edges, attach the calendar pages to sticker sheets or adhesive labels, then trim them to 2-3/4" wide
• The "reminder blocks" for each month are stamped with the Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classics images, then diecut or trimmed
• April - Stamp the journal block with Lavender, cut it with the Labels 8 die and ink the edges with Lavender.  Stamp the "eggs" on the smoother side of the pink cardstock using the oval stamp from the Elegant Flourishes set and Orchid Pastel, Beach Glass and Lavendar inks.  Ink the edge of the calendar with Orchid Pastel.  Burnish the diamond pattern from the Fancy Edges Design Adhesives and brush Peridot Glitter onto it.
• May - Stamp Wildflower Silhouette with Rouge, Olive and Lime Pastel.  Stamp the block with Olive, trim it to 2" x 2-3/4" and ink the edges with Olive.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Olive
• June - Burnish the Butterfly Swirl Design Adhesives onto the cardstock and press Plum Crazy Designer Foils onto the adhesive.  Burnish an additional butterfly and brush Peridot Glitter into the adhesive.  Stamp the block with Turquoise and trim it to 1-3/4" x 2-5/8".  Ink the edges with Turquoise.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Lime Pastel.

Keep warm,  have fun with these pretty colors...and pretend it's almost spring!