Heart of Heart

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Today I want to share a card I made from the new Craftin Desert Divas January release.  The die is called Heart of Heart .  It come with an amazing 4 dies total.  There is so much you can do with this!

 

I chose to start off with red cardstock and cut the heart die.  I saved all of my left over hearts as I wasn't sure how many I'd be using on this project.  I then knew I wanted to have one heart a different color to stand out.  So I cut the heart die again in white and placed one heart among the red. 

 

I tried a few different ways to lay out this card and you can't go wrong with splattered paint!  I took out my dylusions white paint and Tim Holtz splatter tool and went to town.  I did not splatter the pink layer under the red.  I wanted that straight pink.

 

I always lay paper underneath what I am splattering.. this way I have a masterpiece from the over splash.. On the right panel that worked out perfect from the overspray.  I layered white behind and use 3m foam tape to give it some height.  Then using 2 white hearts from the previous cut. 

 

Love with the arrow is another die cut in the Heart of Heart, so I cut that in white.  I wanted this bold so I left it a solid white. 

 

Using some sequins from Craftin Desert Divas sweetness mix I randomly placed these.  I had made enamel dots from perler beads a while back and so I placed on in each corner..

 

This turned out so incredibly gorgeous.  I'm in love with it and might have a hard time mailing this one out! 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I do hope this has inspired you to be crafty

Happy crafting

~Kara

 

 

This card is entered into the challenges:

Craftin Desert Divas - Heart Linky Challenge

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Dl.Art - Valentine

 

 





LoVe

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Today I want to showcase the Heart Pops from the Whispers collection (Die-Versions)!

 

I had a few different ideas in my mind for the die.  I cut many different colors and ended up with this perfect match.

 

I put my solid base down in red and in another cut I did pink.  I knew I only wanted the word 'love' to accent for my top layer.  I cut the word love from the center balloon and glued it down.  It made the perfect look for what I wanted.   I topped it off with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen in pink. I took my clear glitter pen and added a few more strokes of glitter.  A picture can not really pick up the true beautifulness of a glitter pen, but in person it looks stunning. 

I love you stamp is from Virginia Turtle. 

Other dies used are Avery Elle Wonky Stitches, MFT double circle die.

 

The Heart Pops die can be found here

 

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy crafting

~Kara

 

This card is entered into the challenge:

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

 

DOUBLE layer Valentine shaker card!!

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Have you ever lost sleep thinking about an idea brewing in your mind??  I couldn't stop thinking about a double layer shaker card.  When I say I'm obsessed with shakers.. it's not joke.

 

As I was thinking about what to make my shaker from.. I instantly thought of the word art stamps from Craftin Desert Divas.  These word art stamps make the most PERFECT shaker cards.

 

I knew this would be my top layer so I created the shaker portion using the Pocket Pieces die from Craftin Desert Divas .  I need someone to create THICK foam LOL.. For this layer I just used foam to die cut for my height.  I quickly colored in the darling images with my Spectrum Noir and formed the top layer with some heart sequins I purchased from AliExpress.

 

Now to the bottom layer.  I took my double stitched dies from My Favorite Things and cut foam as well.  For my shaker cards I like height to my shakers.. I want everything to shake.. not be stuck.. I use a little of everything and some of the beads I use have too much height to them for a single layer of foam.  I cut foam for a layer of height and then I used actual foam tape for another layer.

 

Having a top layer to my card I figured the bottom layer needed some kind of stability to hold up that top layer.  The die I used for the top layer I cut some more foam.  When I was forming my bottom layer it ended up being backwards.. Normally I fill the window part of my shaker first.  Because I put the foam down for stability.. I had to place my shaker elements on my flat card and then lay my window over top.  I had to work slow because I didn't want my beads to roll everywhere.  I glued some sequins on the outside of my window because I for got to do so on the inside.. I actually like them on the outside better!

 

I then pieced it all together and super gorgeous.. it turned out!!

 

And that's a wrap for my double layer shaker card!  I am glad I lost sleep over it.. it turned out fabulous. 

I hope this has sparked some creative juices flowing. 
Happy Crafting
~Kara