Lined Hearts
Hearts are good for more than just Valentine’s Day.
The new release from Simon Says Stamp is HERE! Introducing the TO BE LOVED release! This release includes a lot of fun for both holidays and everyday for the next couple of months.
Techniques:
The main heart stamp from this set caught my eye. I love the graphic style of it, and realized the lines were spaced far enough apart that I could probably overlap the hearts… so I did!
CZ Design dies are among my favorites, so for my initial cards with this release I also wanted to make use of the new I’m Sorry word die from Simon Says Stamp & CZ Design.
I stamped and embossed one heart, offset from center, on some soft green cardstock using Liquid Platinum embossing powder. This is a great metallic that isn’t as yellow or brassy as many golds are, but is definitely warmer than a silver.
After that initial heart, I layered in two more hearts in with inks. I was careful to line them up so the lines in the hearts would all be parallel. (I saved the wonky effects for another card.)
I used a darker green ink on the heart at the top, and a lighter blue ink that would have less contrast behind where I was planning to put the greeting, so it would provide some pattern, but not visual clutter.
The card panel is mounted on a kraft A2 card base. I splattered some gold metallic watercolor on it to add some additional shine, and to break up the purely linear feel from those hearts.
The greeting is die cut from Champagne metallic cardstock, which is very similar to the color of the embossing powder I used. I complemented and grounded that with a secondary sentiment stamped and embossed on a deeper green cardstock.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Eucalyptus, Rainforest, Kraft, and Champagne Metallic.
ink: Concord & 9th Eucalyptus and Harbor. Versamark embossing ink.
Thank you for visiting!
Stay tuned for more fun inspiration over the next few weeks.
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