pink ombre

February 7, 2021 By Mary Haugen

I have been practicing a lot lately with stencils and blending brushes. I love the gradient looks you can get. I tried what I call double layer blending. It was perfect for this Valentine card!

For this card, I first lightly blended Merry Merlot, Rococo Rose and Blushing Bride onto a white panel. Next, I laid my Taylored Expressions Mini Slim Cable Knit stencil over and added more of the same colors. The panel was then cut with a mini slim stitched rectangle die. The hearts are from Stampin’ Up!’s Stitched Be Mine dies. I hand wrote the word “love” with a black pen and added a few rhinestones for a bit of bling.

Have you tried double layer blending with stencils? I’ve got a few more ideas in the works with this. Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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Valentine

February 14, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Happy Valentine’s Day. Thought I would pop on and share one more card I made with the Sure Do Love You set and Painted with Love DSP.

This picture really doesn’t do it justice. The dark spots are actually the gold foil on the DSP. I just couldn’t get it to photograph well. The vine heart is embossed in gold and fussy cut out. I kept the rest pretty simple to let that gorgeous specialty paper take center stage. I seriously want to just frame a few of the pieces. They are works of art all on their own!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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Little Love Notes

February 12, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I normally don’t make a lot of Valentine cards. One for my husband and maybe little notes for my kids. But, I am having so much fun with the Painted With Love Suite. There are so many fun products to work with. I made three little coordinating love notes with this suite. They are made with the Narrow Note Cards and Envelopes in the Occasions Catalog (page 19 – they are easy to miss). The Painted With Love Specialty DSP is SO GORGEOUS!! The gold foil accents are stunning. The Sure Do Love You stamp set and Lots to Love Box Framelits combine to make some wonderful Valentines. These little love notes would be perfect to tuck in with a Valentine treat.

Aren’t these so cute! Each one features a different pattern from the DSP and different stamps from the set. Let’s take a closer look at them.

Here is another angle so you can see the little heart peeking through from the inside.

I added some of the DSP to the flap of two of the envelopes and sponged ink and stamped a little heart on the other. It really ties them together. Another fun thing is that these notes would fit inside this little box I shared last week!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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Sure Do Love You

February 7, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Hello! Just a quick post today. I finished auditions for the High School spring play I’m directing and am in the middle of casting the show. How about a quick Valentine project today? I made a quick little treat box with the Lots of Love Box Framelits Dies. I just love the possibilities with this box die, beyond Valentine projects.

The box is cut out from the Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. Love the gold foil on this paper. I heat embossed the heart vine and the banner in gold and splattered Calypso Coral and Melon Mambo ink. Next I stamped a Calypso Coral heart as well as the little Melon Mambo Heart and die cut them. I also cut one of the little hearts out of Melon Mambo card stock for layering. A few rhinestones finish off a fun little treat for your Valentine.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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