Paper craft project no. 489: Because I care

Hello, hello! I'm back for the third day of Love TAGplorations over at the STAMPlorations blog. (If you missed the first day, the post is here. It has all the info on prizes and how you can link up your own Valentine's day projects.) 

For my card today, I took a page from the Color Blooms coloring book and die-cut a tag (using the medium Luggage Tag die). Next I die-cut the clustered hearts three times, coloring the hearts with pink and red markers, and layering them up. I used bright gold Nuvo Crystal Drops to outline the hearts. Then I die-cut two strips of card stock with the curly bracket die (from Lacy Edges and Borders), colored one of them with a red marker, layered them up, stamped the sentiment (from Pocket Blooms) in black, and adhered to the tag. I finished the card with pink twine.

Have you linked up to the Love TAGplorations gallery yet? You've the the weekend to create a Valentine's day project or two with a tag in it so I hope you'll join us!:o)

My card's layout is based on the current sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch:

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Paper craft project: 488: You are special

Hi again! I'm back for the second day of Love TAGplorations over at the STAMPlorations blog. (If you missed the first day, the post is here. It has all the info on prizes and how you can link up your own Valentine's day projects.) 

For my card, I stamped the dogwood (Floral Bliss) in HA white ink all over a black textured card base. On mixed media paper, I stamped it again using a pink Tombow brush marker and spritzed to make the ink bleed and make the image look faded. Then I stamped it again on one side with HA neon pink. I die-cut a tag out of it using the ATC Tag Builder dies and stamped the sentiment (Pocket Blooms) in black before adhering the tag and finishing it with pink twine.

I hope you're enjoying our little hop so far and that you will soon link up a project of your own on the Love TAGplorations gallery. The link up is open until Valentine's day so get to it! ;o)

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Paper craft project no. 486: Love

Hey! Sharing a card for the first day of Love TAGplorations over at the STAMPlorations blog. From today up until Valentine's day, you'll find the STAMPlorations girls sharing projects with tags in them. There are plenty of prizes for those who visit the participating designers' blogs and leave comments along the way. Then there are prizes too (new stamps and dies!) for those who party with us and link up their own Valentine's day projects.

For my project, I inked up my favorite stamp (Large Narcissus) with a black Tombow marker, spritzed it with a bit of water, and stamped on my card base (Strathmore acrylic paper -- it has a wonderful texture). Then I  took a waterbrush and ran it over the stamped image that I was going to die-cut my tag out of. I used the smallest luggage tag die to die-cut the tag and then I inked the edges of the tag with HA neon pink. Placed a small piece of card stock on the back of the card front before adhering the tag back in place with foam tape. Oh yeah, I added some black splatters to the card base before doing that. Then I die-cut love three times on white card stock, sponged HA neon pink on one of them, and then stacked and adhered the thing. Finished the card with dark pink twine. 

I'm the last stop in the hop -- for today :o) Hope the team and I have inspired you to create a project or two that you can link up to the Love TAGplorations gallery. The link up is open until Valentine's day so get to it! ;o)

Linking up my card to the following fun challenges:

• Craft Stamper Take It Make It - Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• The Paper Players - Valentine (my second entry)
• Fusion (I went with the photo -- flowers and pink)
• Crafty Cardmakers #181 - Love love love

 

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