Simple Heart Garland Card

This card is A6 in size and made using ivory linen effect card.

I’ve used tiny paper flowers that I was given and stuck them on the edge of a large punched heart, which I have then stuck onto the card blank.

I’ve drawn the leaves (not sure if the darker lines are really necessary though) and then added a pink bow. I was thinking that this might make a very simple Mother’s Day card.

Little Red Wooden Heart Valentine Card

This card measures 12.5cm x 12.5cm and is made using a white linen effect card.

This is my 9 square template card made using a 1in (measured diagonally)  X cut scalloped  square punch, red gingham background paper and very sparkly glass flat backed gems, plus a bit of faux stitching.

I wasn’t sure if the ink would stay on the wooden hearts without smudging, but fortunately it has.

Card Candy Heart

This is a new sort of embellishment for me, Card Candy from Craftwork Cards.  I received a packet in a swop and they have been on my pin board for months, but then last night I had a brain wave ……. and this is the result.

I drew a heart faintly on the card first as a guide and then just stuck the candy on willy nilly, so the sizes and the colours are completely random,  I picked them up and stuck them down with no fiddle farting!

 

For a subtler softer effect I have used an ivory linen card with gold matting instead of my usual white and silver.

Gingham Squares with Hearts

 
I use this 9 square pattern a lot on my cards as it is especiallly good when using small stickers and punches.

I don’t think I need tell you how I have made them as the pictures tell the story.

The centre square is set on foam pads for extra dimension.

The puffy stickers are from Accessorize. I have had the small scalloped square punch for years, I think Paperchase sell a lever punch that is almost the same. Dovecraft make boy and girl punches very similar to, if not the same as mine.

To answer Chris G's question in comments - all my dotted lines/faux stitching are done free hand.  I like to use the thinnest fine liner pen I can find (005) and just go for it, if it does go a bit wibbly wobbly it just adds to the charm.

Keep going on this post as I have added another one below ......

Just Fiddling

Yesterday I had a few things on my desk for “WOMDW”, and last night as there was nothing on the tele, (I ALWAYS forget there is no Coronation Street on a Wednesday now!) I had a play………

I thought I would try covering one of the wooden heart embellishment badges I had made  ….. I used a scrap of paper from my K & Co Christmas Cheer Mat Pad, sticking  and varnishing it with Modge Podge for outdoors. I am dead chuffed with this first attempt – it’s sort of rustic. I plan to make some more at the weekend, taking a bit more time and care with the finish (as this was an  experiment I rushed it a bit).

 

The heart pebbles are another experiment I tried after seeing the technique used somewhere a little while ago.

I covered the back of the pebble with Anita’s 3D Clear Gloss Finish, stuck on a heart shape to match, cut from the Christmas Cheer Pad, and then covered with another layer of the Anita’s – and that’s it!

With the red pebble I did exactly the same thing but just used a small silver foil punched heart on the back.

I am not sure what I am going to do with the pebble yet, …… I am thinking perhaps I could add a looped thread when I lay the paper down so that it is secured within the Anita’s and then it could be hung as a decoration??????

Heart of Pearls.

I love pearls.  They are so clean, subtle and understated.


I have used an ivory linen card with gold matting for this card to match the colour of the flat back pearls.

I drew a faint heart outline as a guide and stuck the pearls down with a pva glue which dries clear.  I left a small gap between the pearls for the line to show through.

If I make this card again, I would draw the heart with a beige/mushroom coloured  fine Marvy le Plume  pen and perhaps make the heart a tadge narrower.

Key To My Heart

I said a while ago that I find stamping difficult, but would give it a go at least once a month …. well the time has come …..

The idea for this card came to me as I was making something else ……. I am terrible for getting side tracked!

The stamp I used  was part of a free gift from a craft magazine last year that I hadn’t  never even opened until today.

I stamped onto red card with black StazOn ink, which dries really quickly.

I cut out the heart and wrapped thin fuse wire round the top  corner. I then took the wire down the back of the heart and fastened a key charm (from a charm bracelet) onto it.

I then stuck it straight onto the card, no mat and layering – I must be sickening for something!

Some magazine free gifts are brilliant – some are a bit pants!

After I finished the card I tried stamping with the StazOn onto mirror card – well impressed – I see another card in the making.

Jewelled Valentine Hearts

I love the papers I used on this card, the colours are so rich.  They are from a K & Co Designer Mat Pad called Christmas Cheer (Code 566446)

The hearts are punched using a heart punch that I have had for years.  For a change I have cut an oblong card blank as the centre panel was rectangular and would look odd on a square..

If I were to make this card again, I would use an ivory card for a subtler effect, the white is a touch too harsh.