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