Introducing XOXO...

Today I get to introduce a new stamp set by Papertrey Ink coming out on December 15th called XOXO by Heather Nichols! It is chock full of darling conversation heart stamps and fun fonts to create for thank you's, love cards, anniversaries, Valentine's, etc.

On the Together card, I used a new Papertrey Ink cardstock color called Lovely Lady, which is stamped with the little heart in XOXO to create the background. It's a beautiful shade of pink in between Sweet Blush and Hibiscus Burst. The big conversation hearts are stamped with XOXO.

Washi tape was added to the top with a gold enamel dot and stamped hearts from XOXO. The together sentiment is from Quilted: Spring.

Together card:

STAMPS: XOXO, Quilted: Spring

INK: Pure Poppy, Lovely Lady, True Black

PAPER: White and Lovely Lady cardstock

DIES: none

OTHER: gold enamel dot. twine, striped washi tape.

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On the I'll Always Love You card, I used XOXO stamp set and a new set called Keep It Simple: Love ("I'll Always love you" sentiment).

Most of the hearts are stamped directly onto the card front, with the exception of one red one, which is popped up for dimension.

I'll Always Love You card:

STAMPS: XOXO, Keep It Simple: Love

INK: Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Lovely Lady, True Black, Aqua Mist

PAPER: White cardstock, Pure Poppy Pattern Pack

DIES: none

OTHER: Soft Stone button, floss, washi tape.

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Below I've combined the XOXO stamp set with an oldie set called Stitched Sentiments to create a matchbox style card.

To create the matchbox look, a strip of Aqua Mist cardstock was cut 4 1/4" wide by 11", then scored and folded at 4 inches down from the top for the front piece. Then to trim out the heart in the center, I used the Limitless Layers 2.5" Hearts dies.

On the outside, I used Stitched Sentiments stamps for the branches and sentiments. Inside the card, I used a piece of Nostalgic Notions paper and an XOXO stamped heart.

You Always Bring out the Best In Me card:
STAMPS: XOXO, Stitched Sentiments
INK: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Tropical Teal
PAPER: Aqua Mist, Nostalgic Notions
DIES: Limitless Layers 2.5" Hearts
OTHER: seam binding, gold sequins.
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Visit Nichole's blog to see more sneak peeks each day this week, and be sure to grab the XOXO stamps and dies on the 15th!

Creative Cardmaker: Tags...

Today I have a quick post up on a couple of ideas using tags over at the Weekly Scrapper!

On this card, I've used the tags, labels and flair from the Happy Place line by Fancy Pants, designed by my sweet and super talented friend, Kim Watson! I've also added a Birthday Cheer die cut by Papertrey Ink.

Swing by the Weekly Scrapper to see another card using these Happy Place tags! Thanks for stopping by!

Two Feet Deep Revisited...

Today I have a couple of new cards made with the Two Feet Deep stamps! I've focused on the beautiful snowflake images and lovely quotes. I apologize for the photos, will get some better ones soon.

On these cards, I've stamped the snowflakes with Fresh Snow ink and added white embossing powder over the top, heat embossed them to create a resist. Then I used watercolor paints to color over the top of the snowflakes.

The splatter technique is one I just did here in this video. I've also added some Faux Snow to the sentiment strips.

In the backgrounds of the cards, I used the Ombre Stripes paper pad.

Still love the look of watercolor? To get the striped effect in the paint, I added the watercolor over the top of the embossed snowflakes with a paintbrush, then wiped it straight down with the paper towel.

Visit Nichole, Dawn, Betsy, Heather and Melissa from the Papertrey Ink Senior Design Team for more Two Feet Deep projects!