Hello!
Today I have a card share featuring a die and stamp from the Simon Says Stamp 2014 Valentine's Release.
This is one of those projects that is a great way to use up all those tiny tiny scraps of patterned paper that you couldn't part with because they might be good for something!
I first used the SSS Heart Parade Die to die cut three heart borders from some smooth white cardstock. The border actually stretches all 5 1/2" across a horizontal landscape card, however I was creating a colorful heart collage and didn't want my hearts extending from edge to edge. I wanted them to be more "clustered" in the middle of the card. I simply trimmed one heart from the end (or beginning) of each heart border to shorten them a bit!
Next I took small scraps of patterned paper (or trimmed it down if it was still too big), placed the scraps behind a heart on the die and ran it through my die cutting machine. This way I didn't die cut the whole border and have a bunch of waste!
I stamped the sentiment in SSS Black Ink in the lower right corner of the card using a greeting from the new SSS Perfect Love Stamp Set.
I lightly added liquid adhesive to the backs of the white outline die cut borders using the Fiskars Two Way Glue Pen. Then I adhered the die cut patterned paper inside each "opening". Where some of the hearts overlapped, I didn't want there to be too much bulk so carefully trimmed away the outline die cut.
To finish my card I added a scattering of enamel dots.
I love the pop of color on the white background with a crisp, black stamped greeting! So easy and fun to create!
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Love the bright colors with these hearts, great card!
Posted by: Lucinde | January 30, 2014 at 07:54 AM
Such a cute and adorable card!! I love all of those different pattern paper hearts!!
Posted by: Sabrina Radican | January 30, 2014 at 08:28 AM
I'm definitely NOT a heart person, but I really like this card! You've filled it with color and movement and it's lovely. Thanks for showing me that all heart cards are not sappy.
Posted by: Laura B | January 30, 2014 at 11:13 AM
Super cute card. I love the hearts and all the bright colors. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Cynthia Larson | January 30, 2014 at 03:36 PM
Sweet!
Posted by: Michele Clay | January 30, 2014 at 08:41 PM
Awesome card!
Posted by: Chillsgal | January 30, 2014 at 09:06 PM
that is such a beautiful card, I love it!
Posted by: Heather Thompson | January 30, 2014 at 09:11 PM
awesome card!
Posted by: Pai | January 30, 2014 at 09:49 PM
What a lovely colorful card! So delicate and sweet. Love the addition of the dots. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Hamutal Shafrir | January 30, 2014 at 10:40 PM
Nichole, what a great and colorful card! I love it!
Posted by: janine | January 31, 2014 at 11:10 AM
Beautiful card.
Posted by: Diane Stricker | February 01, 2014 at 06:23 AM
I love all the wonderful colors and patterns! The hearts are just super fun, too! TFS!
Posted by: Ruth G | February 01, 2014 at 06:43 PM
Love this!
Posted by: Katrina | February 02, 2014 at 02:43 AM