Sending XOXO

 Hello friends, today I have a couple of Valentine cards I made for my friends order.  

I've always been inspired by cards made with paper strips, so I cut a bunch of strips, different widths, and a variety of pink, coral and red tones.

I started by adding some dot tape runner across some which cardstock, then laid the strips straight across until I had the length I wanted.  I then took my Spellbinders heart die and cut it out on an angel so I wouldn't have the strips going horizontal.

I cut a smaller panel using MFT cross stitch rectangle to lay my heart onto.  I also use a strip heart die from Papertrey Ink to cut a row of hearts.

Once the heart and strip of hearts were adhered to the cross stitch panel, I cut a couple more panels just slightly smaller than than the cross stitch panel and adhered to the back to give it some dimension.  I know I could of used foam for my layer but I find that can get to bulky by the time you get everything else on your card.  I cut the 'xoxo' die  - 2x from white card stock and once from Spellbinders white glittered foam and adhered together.

I know it looks like the 'XOXO' is not straight but it is.  I used my T-ruler to line it up.  I think it is because of the diagonal strips that makes it look a bit off.

To finish this one off,  I added some clear sequins, and punched 3 red hearts, adhered to the strip of hearts, then added some red art institute glitter for some sparkle. 

 For my second card, which is done basically the same, but I made the strips different widths and added some red rhinestones to finish off.

I was asked by one of my co-workers for 3 of these cards for her 3 children, one in blues (for her little boy), one in purples and the other like above.

I thank you for stopping in today, wishing you a wonderful day! See you again real soon,

Pauline

Sympathy x 2

 Hello friends!  I've been busy over the last couple of weeks working on a card order for a friend.

Today, I have a couple of sympathy cards for you.  

For my first card, I used a stencil from Gina K.  I had this stenciled since last fall, but it just never made it into a card.  Since I was asked for Sympathy, I went through my partial done basket to see what I could use, and came across this.

Not sure of the inks I used but do believe they were Gina K inks.  Once the flower was stenciled, I left the stencil in place, then laid onto top a dotted stencil and taped it down.  I applied the inks using the same colours and once lifted it provided the dots onto the image.  Gives it a little more interest then just a plain stenciled flower.

I cut out the image using an MFT scalloped rectangle die, stamped the sentiment and then added some small pearls to finish it off.  I was going to add glitter, but decided to leave as is.

For my second card, a little more moodier in appearance, but like the depth of the blue inks. I sponged some Simon Says Positively inks for my gradient look.

I then took the SSS stamp set called Vintage Garden  and stamped the bottom and up the sides with a variety of stamps from this set. 

Stamped the sentiment in the middle also from the same Vintage Garden set.

To finish off I added some bluish sequins.

Thank you for you  visit today, have a wonderful day!

Pauline