Greetings friends. The latest release has lots of new heart designs just in time for Valentine's Day cards. I chose to use the new Heart Swell die. When you cut out the die, it looks like this:
Everything is still in one piece. The open area is perfect to add patterned paper behind the opening of for paper piecing. In my card, I created a background with watercolor paper and Distress Oxide inks. First, I rubbed some Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey, and Fossilized Amber ink onto a nonstick craft sheet. I spritzed the inks with water and then painted the colors onto my watercolor paper with a foam sponge paintbrush. Here is the background:
Next, I placed some strong double-sided adhesive (Elizabeth Crafts) behind the heart openings and paper-pieced some gold and dark pink cardstock to make the hearts and sprinkled the whole thing with fine glitter (again from Elizabeth Crafts) so that the glitter stuck to all the open areas of tape. Here is a closeup so that you can see the paper-piecing and the glitter:
The last step was to add a few Fairy Sparkle sequins from Birch Press Design.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Beautiful card Laura, Love the colors and the new designs!
Laura, you did it again ! SUPER EASY ANS SUPER CUTE ! Thanks for sharing and I love that die!
Happy New Year Laura! Your card is simple AND gorgeous, now that’s my kind of card. A beautiful die.
Esta hermosa la tarjeta me encanto el efecto de colores. Gracias por compartir.
Very pretty card, Laura. The fairy sparkle dies really add to it. Simple and yet beautiful!
That’s such a lovely card ! The glittered hearts are gorgeous !
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That is so pretty. I can see it as a Thank you, Anniversary, Birthday, Get Well, card too. A perfect die. Of course, you used my favorite inks for the background – love the colors.