After sharing those adorable animal Valentines yesterday, I'm back with some more traditional style cards for that special holiday. There are two Valentine bundles in the 2019 Occasions Catalog and it can be hard to choose a favorite, but I decided mine was the "Meant to Be" bundle. The stamps and framelits feature hearts, all kinds. Some of the framelits cut out a frame of a heart as well as the heart and others leave a stitching imprint on paper, but don't cut. The sentiments seem fresh and not overdone, which I appreciate. I feel like with Valentine's Day, sometimes it is hard to be very original!
I wanted to show you some of the ideas I had while playing with the fun bundle.
I added a lot of elements to this first card! The floral die cut is from the other Valentine Bundle, which I will feature tomorrow. I wanted you to see some of the hearts. The cut out heart borders are really lovely, especially with the gold foil paper. When you use these framelits, you will have some extra pieces that are fun to play with as well.
This is a similar concept but I used the framelits that just leave a stitching line and "cut them out" by tugging the paper away from the stitching line. It worked ok, but it would be cut as a background design with just a bunch of stitched hearts.
This card features one of my favorite framelits, the grouping of hearts at the bottom of the card. I ended up cutting several of these and even cut some of them apart for a more narrow tag I was making. Some of the framelits in this set feature an elongated heart that I ended up really liking because it's different. I kept this card simple with some background stamping to help highlight the raised, larger heart.
The most eye-catching heart in the framelit set is this lacy detailed heart. I was able to cut it out of card stock and foil paper, but foil paper ended up being the most dramatic. In case you are wondering, I used some left over Valentine paper from last year's bundle that I still had left. This is a very different color scheme of Calypso Coral and Petal Pink but I think it's gorgeous.
This was my quick and easy idea. All I had to do is run some paper through the Big Shot with heart dies and arrange them on a background (last year's paper again). I have already used the "Just for You" stamp on several ideas, not related to Valentine's Day. It's a bold and larger sized font that I really love!
For this card, I used my retired heart punch for the hearts but wanted to show the "Meant to Be" Stamp cut out of a framelit from the "Wonderful Romance" bundle. I plan on using this oval framelit alot! I love the simple edge detail.
I have a supply list showcase just below so you can see the colors I used and the products. A click on any of them will take you into the online store. It's an easy way to gather up some supplies for your next project! I'm going to feature the other Valentine bundle tomorrow so I hope you'll come back to see some ideas with that set as well. There's plenty of time to start a project of making some Valentine's this year! They're fun to do and are sure to delight your friends and family.
Stay warm and Happy Stampin'!
Sarah
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