Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Happy Valentines Day and Twofer Challenge

Happy Valentines Day!! I hope you are all enjoying this Hallmark holiday.

I was presented with the nicest Valentine from Charlotte with some candy and my husband brought me home some beautiful flowers. I know that many do not celebrate this day but we always do. Just kind of fun. Charlotte-who is a senior in HS-celebrated it by giving her friends Valentines. The kids at work were running around with pink and red gift bags.

Today I am posting my Valentine's that I created for the Twofer Challenge #2, which is hearts.


I used the Simon Says Stamp "Stacked Hearts" die for the repeated product, with some Doodlebug "So Punny" die cuts for my cards.


I started by using Brusho "Rose Red" on watercolor paper. When it dried, I die cut it using the "Stacked Hearts" die.


I layered the hearts over some Kraft polka dot paper that I had die cut. I then adhered the Kraft over a red A2 card base. Then I popped some of the hearts inside the die cuts.


I then adhered the olives and the sentiment die cuts over the front. I used a bit of glossy accents to the pimento part of the olive and some google eyes.

For my second card, I used the stacked hearts but used white paper.


I actually cut the die cut apart and placed it on my card. I then added back some of the white hearts and also some of the hearts from the red die cut.


I added the die cuts to the card front and added some google eyes.


My last touch was to cover the red hearts in clear sparkle pen and glossy accents.

I am entering these into the Twofer challenge,  AAA cards CAS #108 "All You Need is Love" challenge, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add a Die Cut.

 

I thank you for stopping by!!! Have a wonderful night!!


Supplies:
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Card #1
Paper-PaperTrey Ink “Pure Poppy,” PaperTrey Ink Kraft Basic Patterned paper, Strathmore 9 x 12 Watercolor Paper Pad
Dies-Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts,” Gina Marie Designs Double Stitched Rectangle
Other-Rose Red,” Sizzix Big Shot Machine, Glossy Accents,” Doodlebug Design So Punny “Chit Chat” Cardstock Pieces, Doodlebug Design So Punny “Odds and Ends, 3L Scrapbook 3D Adhesive Foam Squares, Ranger Ink Multi-Matte, Scotch Dot Adhesive




Card #2
Paper-PaperTrey Ink “Hawaiian Shores,”Neenah Solar White, Strathmore 9 x 12 Watercolor Paper Pad
Dies-Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts,”
Other-Rose Red,” Big Shot Machine, Glossy Accents,” Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Marker, Doodlebug Design So Punny “Chit Chat” Cardstock Pieces, Doodlebug Design So Punny “Odds and Ends, 3L Scrapbook 3D Adhesive Foam Squares, Ranger Ink Multi-Matte, Scotch Dot Adhesive

11 comments:

Cardsbymaaike said...

these are some really cute and funny cards.Love the googly eyes. Thank you for playing at AAA cards

Jane said...

Great heart die and those googly eyes are so much fun. Thanks for playing along with the current AAA Cards Challenge.

Kim S said...

Cute!! I love those random hearts behind the charming little die cuts!!

Kara Lynne said...

These are two super fun Valentines, Nora! I love how you changed up your hearts with watercoloring vs. white/red paper. Those glossy pimentos and hearts and the goggle eyes are great details! Thanks for joining in the fun with us at the Twofer Card Challenge!

Anita in France said...

Cute, fun and so adorable, Nora ... each one is wonderfully detailed ... those googly eyes on the olive and on the light bulb are especially fab! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Twofer! Hugs, Anita :)

Darnell said...

Nora, these are both adorable and so romantically fun! Reading through your post was like reading the poetry of card art! Each little step was a line of the stanza pointing out each lovely small detail that takes these cards to the next level! Adding back in some of the hearts in the die cut, but not all; adding red ones in the white die cut and glossing them; adding eyes and gloss to Mr. and Mrs. Martini Olive and to Mr. Light Bulb; and using a conversation bubble on the second card rather than just stamping the sediment onto the card ... I always learn so much from you!! Thank you for rocking Twofer Card Challenge #2!! Hugs, Darnell

Verna Angerhofer said...

Wonderful card designs using the same heart die.

https://bharatinayudu.com/ said...

Lovely cards. The punny sentiments and the use of die cuts is amazing. Thank you for playing along with us at AAA Cards. Hugs - Bharati

Susanne Vargas said...

Your Valentine's cards are pretty and so much fun! The light bulbs are adorable!
Thanks for playing at the Twofer!

Mandy said...

Wonderful cards Nora! They are both super cute.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Mandy xx

Monika Reeck said...

yaay the OLIVE one too darn cute and love your sentiment so much and clever to added green sentiment too
the lamp one oh so sweet again
you are queen at making sweet Scene Nora
am I right hehe
and the heart DIES is to die for lucky you to have it
hugs
Monika