More Valentine Love

There are still a few valentines to share.  Today I have two with similar sentiments, but a bit different in style. The first is a very CAS valentine.

Several years ago, I purchased an embossing folder from Alexandra Renke which I’ve used occasionally. I pulled it out for this valentine and you can see all the lovely detail below. The happy fuschia cardtock is from The Stamp Market.

Behind the gold heart is a debossed heart which I opted to cover with this pretty metallic gold one. I lightly swiped a gold ink pad over the raised dots that radiate out from the heart which gives them a little sparkle and also highlights them.

After trimming the panel down, I backed it with the same metallic gold paper. The sentiment from Spellbinder’s “Essential Foiled Sentiments” was foiled in gold on white cardstock. It’s the first time I’ve used that foiling plate, and I do like the font.

Foiling takes center stage on the next valentine. I used (once again) the “Heart Grid” by Pinkfresh Studio, but cut the panel down with a heart from Hero Arts “Infinity Hearts.” They are also a new purchase and one I’ve used over and over creating valentines this year. 

I also used the infinity heart dies to cut the next largest heart in gold metallic paper. I layered them on to a white panel embossed with the Sunny Studio’s “Quilted Hearts” embossing folder. 

The die cut love, shadow, and sub sentiment are from an older set by Simon Says Stamps appropriately named “Love.” The gold metallic paper from Hobby Lobby is a perfect match for the gold foil from Spellbinders as is the Brutus Monroe “Gilded” embossing powder.

I’m entering a few challenges with these cards. First off, Addicted to CAS where the challenge is Hearts. Then the first card in The Card Concept where both the color pink and the heart were the inspiration for their “Love is in the Air” challenge. It definitely fits their category “Clean and Simple.” Then both cards are off to Simon Says Wednesday Challenge where the challenge is “Emboss It!”