OK, here it is, as promised, something that is actually creative!
Now, I’m the first to admit, I should have uploaded this a little earlier than now, but this is the card I made for Jarrod for Valentine’s Day. It uses the stamp that go me hooked on SU! – the wonderful (now retired) Soft Swirls.
The Soft Swirls are stamped on Ruby Red cardstock using Ruby ink. The little bear is Bear Heart – Melanie (2230D) from Stamp-It. She actually holds a heart but I thought she’d look cute peering over the sentiment, so I trimmed her down. The sentiment is by Katie & Co and is stamped on W/White using B/Black ink. The heart is coloured with Ruby ink using a blender pen. I’m pretty sure I used my 1″ RD punch to round the edges. I did this by trimming down the W/White and then pushing it through the bottom of the punch. I used my 1/8 punch to punch the holes in either end and threaded white narrow organdy through and tied a bow to finish off. The sentiment panel and Melanie are raised up on dimensionals and the edges of the card are sponged with Ruby. Oh, I forgot to mention I coloured Melanie using the Gamsol technique – using my Derwent pencils, paper stumps and Art Spectrum Odourless Solvent since I haven’t been able to source Gamsol here in Australia. I found the odourless solvent at Riot.
Supplies Used: Stampin’ Up! unless noted
Stamps: Soft Swirls (retired), Bear Hear – Melanie (Stamp-It), Happy Valentines Day (Katie & Co)
Cardstock: Ruby Red, Whisper White
Ink: Ruby Red, Basic Black Classic Ink
Accessories: White Narrow Organdy Ribbon, 1/8″ RD punch, blender pen, dimensionals, stampin’ sponges, Derwent pencils (had forever), 1″ RD punch (EK Success), paper stumps, odourless solvent (Art Spectrum)
This is so cute and sweet looking! That bear is darling!
~Angie