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Heart Turnabout Background: Valentine’s Day Card Series Day 3

January 19, 2022

Hey everyone. Welcome back to day 3 of the Valentine’s Day Card Series. The color palette for today is very retro and I love it. This has been one of my favorite color palettes for a while now and I even want to use it in my house now. LOL We are working with the Heart Turnabout stamp from Concord & 9th today along with a quick and easy sentiment. If you missed the start of the card series, you can visit day one here. Let’s get into the card.

Like I mentioned we are using the Heart Turnabout stamp to make a pretty background. The ink colors today are from Concord & 9th and they are Aqua Sky, Marmalade, Stardust and Wheat. This color palette will work for masculine or feminine cards.

Adding a little bit of dimension on the card by die cutting out the center with the Hero Arts Infinity Hearts dies gives the card a pretty eclipse look.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

Like I promised, here is a bonus card I made using the watercolor background. The panel was created using the same colors but instead of inks, I used liquid watercolors in the same colors from Concord and 9th. For this card I used the Waffle Flower Stitchable Pinking Heart die for my focal point. Stitching has become another hobby I’m really embracing. The pattern for this design was easy to create by just shifting the colors in the design.

DMC floss was my go to thread for the stitched heart. Here are a few color combos in the same palette you can use for stitching.

DMC726, DMC741, DMC779, DMC3761
or
DMC744, DMC3854, DMC3862, DMC747

I decided not to place a sentiment on this card and just let the beautiful stitching shine through.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed your visit. I’ll see you back here tomorrow for more Valentine’s Day card inspiration.

Mix Media Valentine Card – Valentine’s Day Card Series Day 2

January 18, 2022

Hey everyone. Welcome back to day two of the series. We are working on mix media valentine cards. Mix media really scares me for some reason, however in today’s tutorial I’m going to embrace it the best way I know how. Ink and water will do the trick. The term mix media is really just using different mediums to create something pretty. So that can be anything from ink to paint to glitter. As long as you have at least two different mediums, you have mix media. Really simple right.

I’m using Hero Arts Hero Hues today as I know they work well with water and create beautiful cards. As I was working on this card I really loved how I was able to create texture without using any thing more than the ink, water and a piece of acetate. I paired up the pretty background with a bold print stamp, a few dies and a simple sentiment.

The soft color of the background works so well with the lines of the Hero Arts Chained Linked Fence Bold Print stamp. Also the Chain Link Fancy Die is the perfect addition to the card for a little bit of raised texture.

Adding a touch of silver to my card with silver matte cardstock for my lock from the Locks Fancy die set from Hero Arts as my center piece on my card. Pulling in all the ink colors for my sentiment keeps my color palette flowing.

I have a couple bonus cards for you as well to show you how else you can use the color palette. This simple colored gradient heart made from Hero Arts glitter cardstock, Hero Arts Infinity Hearts die and the same color inks I used for my background take on a totally different look. Keeping the background simple with an embossing folder makes the heart stand out even more.

And why not use one more medium today. I pulled out my Copic markers to color in this adorable image from Woodware Craft Collection called Valentine Gnome. I have to say, I’m pretty smitten with this card. The Copic makers colors used are:

E11, E13
R32, R43
BG02, BG07
Rv13, RV21
Rv19, RV99
T3, T5, T7
Prismacolor Pencils for added depth

You can watch the tutorial here on my blog or over on my Youtube channel

Holiday Card Series 2021 – Day 10 Avery Elle

November 19, 2021

Hello everyone. Well today is day 10 and the last day of the holiday card series. I have a tutorial for you where I create tags for my wine gift giving this year. Products are from Avery Elle and they are perfect for gift giving.

Blending such beautiful inks for tag making really makes gift giving even more beautiful.

You can watch the tutorial right here or on my Youtube channel.

Thank you everyone for all your lovely comments on this years tutorials. I’m so happy I was able to bring this series to you again this year. I’ve listed the products below each tutorial on Youtube and here on my blog in case you want to do a little shopping. Again thank’s again for your continued support.

Holiday Card Series 2021 – Day 9 Scrapbook.com

November 17, 2021

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Hey everyone. Day 9 is here of the Holiday Card Series. I’m featuring products from Scrapbook.com. By using the Ink Combos Guide, I will show you how to use the colors from the guide with paper instead of inks. Remember the combo guide is a reference of colors that work well together. So if you limited on your inks and how a ton of cardstock, you that instead. Let’s check out the cards.

The first card is featuring the Scrapbook.com Christmas Foliage stamp set. This is a slimline stamp set perfect for filling up a card panel. The color palette today is number 10 in the guide.

Now my second card, I pulled the same colors in cardstock to create my color palette. By using the slimline cardstock paper pads from Scrapbook.com I was able to create the card without using any inks as my color. You’ll see just how easy this card was to create in the tutorial.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel. All product used are listed below.

I can’t below tomorrow is already the end of the holiday card series for this year. I’ll see you back here then! Have a great day everyone.

Holiday Card Series 2021 – Day 8 Waffle Flower

November 15, 2021

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Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Holiday Card Series 2021. We are on day 8 and the products today are from Waffle Flower. Today I felt like a little ink blending and a cover plate die would be a great match up. Using distress oxide inks with the Waffle Flower Poinsettia Cover Die help me make a stunning card.

This color palette is number 5 in the Ink Combos Guide! Love the non-traditional colors this creates for a holiday card.

My second card I used the same color palette however I switched up the stamp set. This time I used the Snowflake Background Stencil from Waffle Flower. Look how gorgeous those snowflakes are. The sentiments used on both cards are from the Waffle Flower Wonderful Christmas stamp set and coordinating dies.