Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Blue Sympathy

Inspiration

Welcome to Heartfelt Creations Wednesday and a NEW RELEASE! You've probably seen some sneak peeks from CHA of this beautiful set. This month's release is the Floral Cross Collection. This collection is as fresh as a blooming yellow lily on a sunny spring day: intricate flowers compliment the typographical, linear, and wooden crosses. There are 6 new PreCut Stamp Sets and one beautiful new exclusive Spellbinders die designed for Heartfelt Creations.

And wouldn't this be a nice Valentine's present for yourself - the entire release! Just leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by February 14 to be eligible to win the entire release valued at $125.93. The winner will be announced on February 15 on the HC Blog.

BlueSympathy

Ingredients

Note: Finished card size: 5" x 7"

Heartfelt Creations Products

Paper

Night of Navy (SU!)7" x 10", scored at 5", and
2" x 2 7/8"
Bashful Blue (SU!)4 7/8" x 6 7/8", and
1 7/8" x 2 3/5"
Vellum4" x 6"

Ink

Versamark (Tsukineko)
Night of Navy (SU!)

Accessories

White Embossing Powder (Sweet Stamps)
Heat Gun
Markers (SU!)
Paper Piercer
Brads
ATG (3M)
Scor-Pal
Rotary Trimmer (Fiskars)

Instructions

BASE CARD

Cut a piece of blue card stock measuring 7" x 10", score at 5" and fold.

MAT LAYER

Cut a piece of light blue card stock measuring 4 7/8" x 6 7/8". Stamp the large lily image in dark blue ink randomly all over the light blue mat.

IMAGE LAYER

Cut a piece of vellum measuring 4" x 6". Stamp a lily image in the lower left corner with Versamark ink, and heat emboss with white powder. Turn the vellum over, and color the lily on the back of the vellum panel using Sunshine Yellow, Bashful Blue, and Night of Navy markers.

Center the vellum panel on the mat layer, and pierce a hole in each corner. Place a light blue brad through the vellum and light blue panels. Mount the panels onto the front of the card.

SENTIMENT

Stamp the sentiment in dark blue ink on a piece of light blue card stock measuring 1 7/8" x 2 3/4". Mount this on a piece of dark blue card stock measuring 2" x 2 7/8". Mount the sentiment stack in the upper right corner of the vellum on the card front.

Thanks for stopping by!

Orange_Green

3 comments:

Glenda said...

Oh my goodness, Lisa this is beautiful! I love the blue and your flower just pops off the card!

Angelica Turner said...

What a pretty card Lisa, lovely colors and so elegant.

hlm said...

This card is so beautiful!

Post a Comment

Your kind comments make my day!

LinkWithin

Blog Widget by LinkWithin