Layered Hearts

 

Good Morning.

So happy to be back with a fun card.  With limited time on my hands, I just love and so appreciate the creative time I do get.

Here's a card I created with Valentine's Day on my mind.  Super simple and fun.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I positioned the Marvelous Rectangle Mask from A Colorful Life Designs over my panel as I wanted to be left with a clean white border. There are a number of sizes of rectangle stencils and masks included in that set.
• Next. I pulled out my Hearts Marvelous Mask also from ACLD.  These stencils include the masks as well and that's is what I used for the background.  I chose a size that would fit nicely over the masked panel as there are numerous sizes in that set too.
• Starting at the top of the panel and using the heart mask, I sponged on some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks along the edges of the heart.  I moved the heart over slightly and sponged on some more ink.
• I repeated that process, moving the heart mask each time down the card panel and sponged using some Salty Ocean then some Blueprint Sketch DOX inks next.  *I used my small finger sponges instead of my blending brushes as it was such a small area.*
• When I was happy with the inking, I die cut the Heart from Hero Arts right from the center of the card panel.
• I placed the die cut heart into my Misti and stamped the sentiment from Hampton Arts in the center of the heart and clear heat embossed it.  
• To add more interest and to help make the heart pop, I pierced around the outer edge.
• I glued the main panel onto a piece of matching cardstock, then pop dotted the heart back into place.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- PATTERN

Little Red Wagon- TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

Simon Says Wed.- LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

Supplies

Stamps- Love (Hampton Arts- Doodlebug)

Inks- Versafine Clair; DOX

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook, Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Rectangle Marvelous Masks (ACLD); Heart Marvelous Masks (ACLD); 

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); heart die (HA); Tim Holtz Piercing Tool; pop dots;

finger foam sponging tool; clear eb powder