Share the Love
Hi - Welcome to the Day 3 of our Blog Blitz as we introduce our January 2015 Collection of Dies and Stencils. Jean Okimoto here with a another spritzy-bright card for you. Did you see Shelby's beautiful card this morning? I was inspired by her great use of colors...hope you like these colors too.
- NEW Vernay Heart Die 99080
- NEW Open Studio All About the Love Die Set 30005
- NEW Open Studio Cherub Hearts Die Set 30008
- NEW Open Studio Shaker Rectangle Frames Die 30003
- White Notecards
- Peony Envelope
- Fireworks! Spritzes - Tangelo and Lilac Posies
- Sheer Shimmer Spritz - Gold
- Memento Luxe Pigment Inkpad - Wedding Dress
Spritz watercolor paper lightly with water, then with Tangelo, Lilac Posies and Gold. Let it air-dry for about 10 minutes, then heat-set the inks with a dry iron on the cotton setting. Cut the large Cherub Heart. Spritz some extra paper and have it ready for other projects and quick tags.
Place the heart in the Vernay Heart die and dry-emboss it. Use the embossing mats, plates and stacking sequence recommended by the manufacturer of your diecut machine. I use the rubber embossing mat, light pink embossing plate and gray base plate with my Grand Calibur.
Leave the diecut in the die and stencil Wedding Dress onto the embossed areas. Remove the die and heat-set the ink.
Cut "love" from the All About the Love Set from gold mirror cardstock. Cut a frame of textured white cardstock using the Shaker Rectangle Frame set. I like how it creates a 'reverse-shadowbox' effect...what do you think?
Attach everything to a White Notecard - use a foam dot for upper right section of the heart. Attach iridescent pink sequins. Coordinate the card with a matching Peony Envelope.
Want to win prizes from our new collection? Be sure to comment on each designer's post throughout our blog blitz this week. The deadline for comments is 11:59 PM EST on Sunday January 18th. As Deborah said, you increase your chances of winning if you comment on each and every blitz post!
Impress has a great selection of the new products...but hurry, they're selling quickly - and Valentine's Day is exactly a month away!
Hope you're enjoying our blitz and are inspired to create with the very best products in the papercrafts industry - and they're proudly made in America. Be sure to stop by again tomorrow - Marnie has another one of her great designs for you!
Love the "love" and love the pink! Great card, Shelby!
Posted by: Cynthia | 01/14/2015 at 04:06 PM
Great card!
Posted by: Laraine R | 01/14/2015 at 04:15 PM
So, so pretty!
Posted by: Jeannie Swanson | 01/14/2015 at 04:19 PM
Love the Vernay heart and the Shaker heart dies. You did a great job on your card with them.
Posted by: Jean Bullock | 01/14/2015 at 04:21 PM
Love how you made your card and the die.
Posted by: Lindarub | 01/14/2015 at 04:24 PM
Love the colors of your card. Love the vernay heart die and the shaker dies!
Posted by: Margarita Navarro-Rivera | 01/14/2015 at 04:40 PM
Oh Jean, your cards are wonderful. You always make elegance simple. Love the coloring, so fresh and cheerful. You always do am amazing job. Loving the new release.
Posted by: Blue Rose | 01/14/2015 at 04:43 PM
Thanks for "sharing the love."
Posted by: Sandra Williams | 01/14/2015 at 04:49 PM
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Mitzi | 01/14/2015 at 04:55 PM
LOVE THE LOVE!
Posted by: Jane | 01/14/2015 at 05:51 PM
Just beautiful - the heart die is gorgeous!
Posted by: joy meadows | 01/14/2015 at 05:54 PM
Love the colours and the card! Such a beautiful design.
Posted by: Vicky C | 01/14/2015 at 06:54 PM
Lovely card. You showcased the Vernay Heart beautifully.
Posted by: Vivian C. | 01/14/2015 at 06:57 PM
pretty heart! thanks for the tutorial
Posted by: Pai | 01/14/2015 at 07:23 PM
Gorgeous card! Love the very beautifully detailed Vernay Heart die! Wow! One of my favorites so far!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | 01/14/2015 at 07:54 PM
Love the way you have coloured and used the Vernay heart. Beautiful card.
Posted by: Alison | 01/14/2015 at 08:03 PM
Your card is GORGEOUS Jean!!!
LOVE the "love", LOVE the texture heart, STRIKING color combo and ELEGANT design with the rectangle frame - LOVE IT ALL!!!
WOW - there is SO MUCH TO LOVE in the new releases you have showcased today, LOVE the Vernay Heart & Cherub Hearts dies, LOVE the "love" too!!! ... I have to confess that I made my 1st shaker card this week, so I'm SUPER EXCITED to see the rectangular shaker frame set AND to have Jean show me that it can be used to add ELEGANT layers too!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION & tutorial and for giving us the chance to win some CRAFTY AWESOMENESS!!!
PS - the class looks fabulous too!!!
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | 01/14/2015 at 08:10 PM
Love, love the Vernay heart, have to get it!
Posted by: Brenda | 01/14/2015 at 08:28 PM
OMG... I just love the embossed heart, it's just so beautiful!!! What a great die!!!!
Posted by: Mimi R | 01/14/2015 at 08:43 PM
The embossing with the Vernay die is just stunning. Love the CAS look of the card too!
Posted by: Chrissie | 01/14/2015 at 11:21 PM
So elegant! Thanks for sharing your techniques!
Posted by: Alice H | 01/14/2015 at 11:24 PM
Awesome cards and amazing dies, that can definitely be used for sooo many things. Absolut stunning work here too with all these different amazing dies. What a release this time, it´s going to ruin me I´m afraid LOL.
Posted by: Maryann | 01/14/2015 at 11:47 PM
Love this card. So beautiful, so elegant, so lovely, and so inspiring.
Posted by: Carmen Willis | 01/15/2015 at 12:48 AM
I love your white cards: they are really beautiful
Posted by: marta | 01/15/2015 at 01:15 AM
This is just lovely!!! The design is so pretty embossed that way.
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Posted by: Janis in ID | 01/15/2015 at 02:36 AM