Love is in the air!

Happy Friday HH Fans!

Today I'm opening the Retirement Vault to re-release an image I miss so much.  This cutie is called Love Birds & is designed by Dina Gerner.  It's perfect for an anniversary, wedding or just to say I love you.  For my card today I have paired Love Birds with our sentiment called My Favorite.

Have you every thought about why you make cards?  In today's fast-paced world, where digital communication dominates, there's something truly special about receiving a handmade card.  Each card is crafted with love and care, these tangible tokens carry not just a message, but a piece of my heart.  That's why I do what I do.  Leave me a comment & let me know why you make cards.

For this card I decided to dust off my Distress Inks, I haven't used them in such a long time.  I created the background on the card base with my ink blending tool using Mustard Seed & Broken China.  I love how blending the yellow & blue created a almost perfect match to the green in the leaves.

Copic Combos

Branch - E39, E37, E35

Leaves - YG09, YG07, YG06

Bird on the left - Y08, Y06, Y04

Bird on the right - B24, B23, B21

Background - B000, B0000

Misc supplies - Memento Tuxedo black in for stamping, Copic friendly cardstock, A2 size card base, Distress Inks Mustard Seed & Broken China, Ink Blending Tool, yellow satin ribbon, Bazzil Parakeet cardstock, YNS Stitched Rectangle dies

Stamps - Love Birds TDG101 & My Favorite FDG047

Thanks for poppin' by today & don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know why you make cards.

Happy Stampin'!

Love Birds

Howdy - MichelleO here today .. don't you think romantic Cards are so fun to create. And working with these two "Love Birds" was just wonderful!

Now this card just came together. I decided to cut out this pair of owls with a circle die cut. Then while laying on my desk it seemed they were romancing in the moon... so I went with it. I found a piece of Prima Marketing paper that had a "rail" they could sit on. I cut the bottom of the circle off cutting their toes out to hold on to the rail, then the tails were attached under the rail. The flowers in the pattern paper were cut out to lay over the moonlight. I colored with my Copics (colors below). Then layers were sewed together with a zig zag stitch and placed on a dark brown card stock base.

The sentiment "Dot Out Love is" just was perfect for this pair. Are you feeling their romance?

Copic colors used -

There are so many romantic image at High Hopes Stamps to color up ... Click HERE to see them all.

Thank you

Love Birds

Howdy - MichelleO here today - and I LOVE making Valentine Cards - and at High Hopes Stamps there are some really adorable images! This is "Love You Forever"

They are so in love don't you think? And he brought her a rose... I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then found some romantic paper from Papercraft - love the pink and red. I matted with black card stock to match up with the penguins. I pulled out my favorite Martha Stewart border punch... and then .... nothing! It wouldn't punch, broke... OMG! I sat there staring at it trying to remember just when I got it.... uh... well over 15 years of service... I was so sad. But then pushed it aside and picked another Martha Stewart punch ... and sewed down the layers and placed on a black card stock base. For my sentiment I used High Hopes "Whooo loves your, baby!"

Copic colors used -

Now off to color more Valentine images!!! I just love them... Hubby's birthday and our anniversary so it is a favorite around here for sure!

Now pop over to High Hopes Stamps HERE and see all the LOVELY images..

Have a great day!

Owl Love

I have a confession - I don't usually make Valentine's Day cards but sometimes you have an image cross your crafty desk that just screams at you to make it a Valentine's Day card. 

That is what happened with Love Birds. I kept the layout very clean and simple (for me) - they are just too cute and I wanted them to really be the focus of my card. I also have them sitting on the perfect branch  - it has a few leaves to give this sweet couple some privacy <smile>

After colouring my stamps with alcohol markers I hand fussy cut them. Their tails had to be cut off so I could put them behind the branch. I set them aside and blended some inks to create a light airy background. I added some hearts above their heads for fun. The sentiment was masked off and stamped directly on my background - thankful for my Misti for this one! The heart they are holding is coloured with a sparkle pen - so hard to get a good photo of! Some simple gumdrops finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Love Birds, Branch - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Love Never Fails - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: ink blended by me

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, stitched rectangle die - Your Next Stamp, Stampin' Up inks, mini heart ink splatter - Your Next Stamp, Cosmos Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen

Spectrum Noir Markers: EB6 EB3 EB5 CT1 CT2 GB5 CG1 DG2 DG4 TN3 TN6 TN7 TN4 TN8

                                                                        

 Don't forget to ink up your favourite High Hopes stamp and come play along in our Anything Goes with a twist challenge! We can't wait to see what you create! 

                                                  

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!