Hello Lovelies! Ok, this is easy turned up to the max! The Hearty Tweed background provides a muted base for the vibrant pop of the Fancy Love You sentiment and that's all you really need to make this card fabulous.
The Simon Says Stamp's Smitten Release, has so many ways to show your love, but this die-cut is definitely my favorite!
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FANCY LOVE YOU CARD - Stenciling and Die-cutting
Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
COLOR PALETTE
Pawsitively Saturated Ink - Flannel
CARD WALKTHROUGH
STENCILING
Secure a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock to you Stamp and Stencil Mat.
Align and adhere the Hearty Tweed Stencil over the cardstock.
Use a large blending brush and the Pawsitively Saturated Flannel Ink pad to ink the cardstock through the opening in the stencil.
DIE-CUTTING
Die-cut the Fancy Love You sentiment layer out of the red glitter cardstock from the Be Mine Glitter Paper pack.
Die-cut the Fancy Love You outline layer out of Lipstick Cardstock.
Adhere the layers together with Craft Glue.
Trim the Sentiment Strip and attach Foam Dots to pop-up.
FINISHING
Adhere the stenciled layer to the card base with Foam Tape.
Adhere the Love You die-cut to the stenciled card front with Craft Glue.
Adhere the sentiment strip.
Embellish the card front with flat-backed rhinestones.
Not all backgrounds need to be intense; some just need to provide the perfect contrast to the main event!
A little bit of glitter goes a long way!
I am happy with how this combo of red, black and grey came together!
Quick, striking and a teeny bit fancy!
Thank you for stopping by and I hope this will get you started on making a stash of easy Valentine cards for all your favorite people!
Happy Crafting!
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I listed the products that I have used below. Please note that these are compensated affiliate links, used at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support. All stamps used today were part of my Smitten maker package from Simon Says Stamp. Click on the icons below each product picture to shop with SimonSaysStamp.com.