Card making Die cutting How to Papercraft Papercrafter Techniques Projects
Love might well be in the air, but we’d like to remind everyone that it quite often starts in the craft room. Valentine’s Day cards are bread and butter to the 14th February, and we like to make sure our readers are stacked with options on how to make that loved one feel extra special – luckily Colette Smith has just the thing with this nesting hearts Valentine’s Day card. Utilising precise stamping, blending, and an inspired use of masking paper, this greeting will raise smiles and hearts all while allowing you to flex your love of crafting. Win win!
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You will need:
Stamps, Altenew Halftone Hearts
Dies, Altenew Halftone Hearts Nesting
Ink pads: Versafine Onyx Black; Ranger Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar
Little Things From Lucy’s Cards Crystal Clear Hearts
Pen, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle
Masking paper
Tool, ink blending
Die-cutting machine
Adhesives
1 Die cut a large heart from masking paper. Fix towards the top of white card, 11cm x 14cm. Starting from the top, blend Picked Raspberry distress oxide ink downwards to the halfway point. Blend Spun Sugar distress oxide ink from the halfway point downwards, leaving the bottom lighter.
2 Remove the masking paper heart and stamp a tiny heart in the centre using black ink. Die cut a slightly bigger heart from masking paper. Cover the smaller motif. Stamp a medium-sized heart on top in Picked Raspberry distress oxide ink, then remove the mask.
3 Die cut another heart, slightly bigger than the pink stamp, from masking paper and layer on top. Stamp a larger heart in black ink and remove the mask. Stamp ‘Hugs & kisses’ towards the bottom of the greeting in black ink.
4 Add another sentiment below using black ink. Trim the panel to 10.5cm x 13.5cm. Embellish with clear heart gems. Matt onto a white blank, then add shimmer to the black hearts and sentiment.
YOU WILL NEED:
Paint, Color Pour Magic Fiery Opal
Dies: Altenew Love Letters, Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Rectangle, Concord & 9th Hugs & Kisses Turnabout
Stamps, Concord & 9th Little Love Tags
Ink pad, Ranger…
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YOU WILL NEED:
Templates from papercraftermagazine.co.uk
Brother ScanNCut CM900 machine
METHOD:
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You will need:
Embossing folder, Stampin’ Up! Layered Leaves
Embossing powder, white
Dies: Concord & 9th Just Because; Tonic Studios cross-stitched circle, stitched dot square; My Favorite Things Hooray, Wish
Inks: Catherine Pooler Sauna, Party…
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You will need:
Patterned papers, American Crafts Jen Hadfield Reaching Out 12” x 12”
Punch, 5mm corner
Embellishments: mini bows, pearls
Adhesives
1 Cover a 10cm x 17cm top-folding white blank with heart paper. Trim gingham…
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