It has been a long, hard, emotional 3 months since I have been able to create. It feels SO GOOD to be back at it! This card was inspired by Kelly Lunceford, looks like a Valentine's card, but the inside actually says "So glad God gave me you"; but I don't remember who made the sentiment - sorry!! OK, on to the details:
I had so much fun creating with this new stamp and die set from Papertreyink, Branches of Love. I stamped the branches in TE Earl Grey; die cut the branches and the 'hanging threads', then die cut lots of hearts using the matching die and TE Cupcake card stock. I love that the 4 hearts are all attached in the die package - I left them together and ran it through multiple times. I then used TE Lollipop and Watermelon to shade some of the hearts, added glue in areas and sprinkled on glitter. Goodness, I think they look amazing!
I cut all 3 of the Skinny Hearts Frames, using the largest heart die as well as the plain white border between the 2nd and 3rd largest die. I used a blending brush to create an ombre look to the heart border, I also added two more plain Skinny Hearts frames behind to add some dimension. I used a piece of Bitty Big Soft Stone paper and a piece of scrap ribbon for some contrast.
I die cut the vase from Bitty Big Sweet Blush, I stamped the 2nd layer of the vase using TE Cupcake in 2nd generation...but then I stamped it twice, so there was really no need for 2nd generation stamping. 😂
I added a partial doily behind the vase and adhered everything to a white card base - oh yes, I added some super soft pink polka dots using Delightful Hearts mini set too. And not that I recommend this, but once it was completely together, I stamped the sentiment. Living dangerously!!