Sweet & Sassy Valentine

My son asked me to make a valentine card for him to give to his girlfriend - I hope she likes it because I really like her too!

A fresh and modern valentine card with bold, bright colours

The base card is Rich Razzleberry to which I added a layer of the glorious Painted With Love Special Designer Series Paper.  

The hearts are cut with the Sweet & Sassy framelits from Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo cardstock, Gold Foil Sheet and another piece of the Painted With Love paper.

The foliage is cut from Night of Navy scraps of cardstock using one of the Bouquet Bunch Framelit dies.

Cutting and layering the flower adds depth to the card

I stamped the flower from the Falling Flowers stamp set three times onto Melon Mambo cardstock with Basic Black ink and used a paintbrush and a little Rich Razzleberry ink to add some shading.

I then cut the centre parts from two of the flowers, adhering one part to the main flower to provide depth and the other one to the gold heart as a small flower in its own right.

There are some Faceted Gems in the centres of the flowers.

The greeting is from the Petal Palette stamp set.  It's stamped with Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White cardstock which I cut with one of the Bunch of Banners framelits.

Your comments are always very welcome!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on an image below to shop in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

$58.00

Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies

$50.00

Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

$21.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$7.00

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Clear Faceted Gems

$8.75

Party Pandas 18th Birthday card

It's time to celebrate! .... Not just my niece's birthday but also the start of Sale-A-Bration 2018 and the launch of the new Occasions Catalogue!

These little guys are just so cute!  And quite versatile - use them individually or together and adjust the backgrounds and greetings to suit many occasions and age groups.

The Painted With Love paper is sooo stunning it makes any card really special with no effort!

This trio are in full on party mode for my niece's 18th!

The Painted with Love papers are just so stunning that they make any card really special, quite effortlessly!  I cut the balloons from a different piece of the paper (you can see more of it in this card) and tried to use the markings in the paper for some shadows and highlights.  I drew in the strings with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.  The numbers are stamped with Melon Mambo ink using the Back to Basics Alphabet stamp set which is, unfortunately, retired but the numbers were just the right size!.

These gorgeous Party Pandas are in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue and are FREE with an order of $90

The watercoloured "dance floor" is a bit of a happy accident!  I started out with Powder Pink, darker in the foreground, then added some Melon Mambo shadows.  The blue was an accident but I rather like it!  I had just finished using Brusho crystals and water to watercolour a sky and clearly hadn't washed my brush as thoroughly as I thought I had!

Both the Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Party Pandas stamp set became  available today!

The Party Pandas are one of the amazing items in the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue and are FREE with an order of $90.  

Contact me if you'd like more information about the incredible Sale-A-Bration offers and opportunities.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on an image below to shop in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Powder Pink A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

$6.00

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest Meg Loven

 

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Meg Loven - we are thrilled to have Meg join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her. 

 

Click to visit Meg's blog

Click to visit Meg's blog

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

I loved looking through all the amazing cards on Meg's site and was tempted by many of them ... but I was particularly drawn to the post featuring these two cards because it appealed to my sense of thriftiness!

The Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper is so gorgeous that the card doesn't need much else!

The Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper is so beautiful that the card really doesn't need much more!  I cut some Calypso Coral cardstock with the Lovely Word thinlit and a Layering Oval framelit and attached it to a piece of Powder Pink cardstock also cut with the oval framelit.

I very carefully saved all the little bits of Calypso Coral cardstock to use in the next card.

Avoiding wastage by using the leftovers from the die cut

I layered the Calypso Coral pieces from the previous card onto a slightly larger Basic Grey oval - no wastage!

The glamour of the Painted With Love flower goes perfectly with the Painted With Love paper

I love the paper so much and was really enjoying that great multipurpose layout so I made this card as well!  The gorgeous flower from Beautiful Day is gold heat embossed onto a piece of scrapPowder Pink cardstock and cut out.

I then used Stampin' Blends alcohol markers to colour the flower before adhering it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper and Beautiful Day stamp set are from the new Occasions Catalogue and will be available from 3rd January 2018 to 31st May 2018.

Thanks for following our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List - click on an image to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Fresh Fig 1/8" Sheer Ribbon

$10.50

Powder Pink 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

$12.25

Gold Mini Sequin Trim

$10.50

Basic Gray 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon

$14.00

Lovely Words Thinlits Dies

$45.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00