I {Heart} Friends!

I love the real life texture of this card! I layered Chocolate Chip, Real Red and a sheet from the Sending Love ds. The Real Red layer was run through the Big Shot in the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder.

The Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink hearts were cut/embossed with the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit. The edges of both hearts are sponge and the indented 'dots' each have a dot of Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

The 'friend' heart was stamped in Real Red craft ink and clear embossed to make it pop more.

Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Sending Love ds

Ink: Craft ink: Real Red. Classic ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder, Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit, Top Note die, sponges, clear ep, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, dimensionals, Chocolate Chip satin ribbon

Abundant Hope

I really like the springtime feel of this card!

I layered Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, So Saffron and Vanilla. The So Saffron layer was color embossed by rubbing my So Saffron classic pad across the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder, then inserting the So Saffron cs and running it through the Big Shot. I love the look you get by color embossing.

Stamps: Abundant Hope, Tiny Tags

Paper: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Vanilla

Ink: Black, So Saffron, Only Orange, Close to Cocoa, Summer Sun, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Sahara Sand, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard

Accessories: brads, linen thread, scallop border punch, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions, folder, aquapainter, dimensionals, Certainly Celery twill ribbon

Vintage Vogue

I couldn't seem to find a real end to this card -- I kept adding frills. I like the Victorian texture of this.

I layered Night of Navy, Baroque Burgundy and Pretty in Pink. The larger Pretty in Pink layer was color embossed with Baroque Burgundy using the Finial Press Textured Impressions folder. The middle Pretty in Pink layer was stamped with the vine flourish in stamped off Baroque Burgundy. The F was clear embossed with Baroque Burgundy craft ink and clear ep. The BB heart was die cut/embossed using the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit.

Stamps: Vintage Vogue

Paper: Night of Navy, Baroque Burgundy, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Craft ink: Baroque Burgundy. Classic inks: Baroque Burgundy, Night of Navy

Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions folder, Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit, small heart punch, Pretties kit, vintage brads, Scalloped border punch, sponges, dimensionals, navy 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon

I layered Certainly Celery, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum and Vanilla. The Perfect Plum layer was run through the Big Shot using the new Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder.

I made the Certainly Celery frame using the Pinking Hearts corner and border punches -- it's much easier to make the frame, then tailor the image to fit within!

The Perfect Plum bird on the tag was paper pieced.

Stamps: Garden from the Heart

Paper: Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Vanilla

Ink: Black, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Close to Cocoa, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder, Pinking Hearts corner and border punches, eyelets, dimensionals, Certainly Celery twill ribbon, aquapainter

Love Bandit!!

I layered Always Artichoke, Real Red, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue. I got the layered grass idea from this months' Stampin' Success. I cut the layers with my CM wavy cutter, stitched them on the sewing machine, then snipped the edge to make the 'grass.' The raccoon, squirrel and hole in the stump are done in red ultra-fine glitter. The tag is from Tiny Tags and punched with the new tiny tag punch. The corners are cut with the new scallop corner punch. I wanted to do the border all the way around, but could NOT get it to come out right. Clearly not something that you want to do when you're in a rush! The heart brad at the bottom is from the new Real Red Epoxy Brad sets. Stamps: Love Bandit, Tiny Tags Paper: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Real Red, White, Barely Banana Inks: Black, Going Gray, Sahara Sand, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink Accessories: Scallop corner punch, Red Galaxy utlra-fine glitter, dimensionals, glue pen, Real Red epoxy brad, sewing machine and thread, sponges, 3/4" circle punch