Hoping your staying warm today, it's 7 degrees here, in St Louis. Actually it's Super Bowl Day - I never watched football until after my second heart transplant. Still in the hospital with nothing to do.
Hospital tv doesn't have a lot of variety so I starting watching the pre game shows and was thoroughly entertained. 2013 game was played in New Orleans and they featured lots of local information. It was also the year that the power went out and changed pace of the game for an upset. Now, I plan to watch the whole day of Super Bowl coverage. I'll be watching while I spend the day die cutting - hurray for multi-tasking!
Hearts have always been a favorite of mine, even before the heart transplants. When The Greetery came out with this line of heart dies and stamps I did my happy dance! The "add to cart" button was hit several times! Here are two of the cards I made.
The first card is made using Designer Woodgrain by Hero Arts stamped with Soft Granite Ink, Then die cut with Stitched Rectangles in my Gemini Jr. This is added to my card base. Boxwood Heart Detail Die was run through the Gemini Jr, I taped the die cut pieces back into the negative place and colored the piece with blender brushes and Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint Oxide Inks. I also die cut Boxwood Heart Base out of white card stock. Using the attached directions, I assembled the leaves and attached with Precision Glue. Using gold foil paper, I die cut the word love from The Stamps of Life and adhered to the heart. Love is, is stamped with amalgam ink for the sentiment. Finally, a bow, made with string, is attached.
The second card is made similarly but the background stamp is Simon Says Stamp You Are. Love Is stamp is stamped with Coral Reef and Passion Fruit. Boxwood Heart Base is used to die cut. After adhering to base a Stardust pen add sparkle to leaf veins. Using my MISTI, Amalgam ink and then VersaMark Ink I stamped Love You and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
Have a great day and keep on crafting!
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