Always and Forever

Happy Saturday!  Jean here, sharing another Valentine design.  Glittered Orchard Spray Design Adhesives and a pair of diecut lovebirds against a Rollagraphed background and Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz are great for a guy-card.


The elegant greeting is from the Hampton Art Studio G Love Honor Cherish cling set.  The Cupid Heart Die is from Memory Box  and Nestled Bird Die is from Poppystamps, a division of Memory Box.


A simple change of colors could quickly transform this design into a romantic wedding or anniversary card too.  Here are the directions for this project:

Clearsnap Products

• Espresso Limited Edition ColorBox Pigment Inkpad
• Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz
• Color Catcher Spritz Box
• Memory Essentials Jumbo Inking Handle
• Say What? Rollagraph Design Wheel
• Coal Black Memory Essentials Jumbo Ink Cartridge
• Orchard Spray Design Adhesives
• Ruby Slippers and Charcoal Glitter
• ColorBox Stylus and White Blending Tip

Stamps and Antiquing Ink

• Hampton Art Studio G Love, Honor, Cherish Cling Set
• Photogenic ColorBox Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Inkpad (available to retailers through Hampton Art)

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Dusk Cardstock (5" x 7" card)
• Paper Accents Dark Red Cardstock
• Memory Box Dove Cardstock
• Kraft Cardstock
• Soft Round Paintbrush
• Acrylic Stamping Block
• Heat-Tool
• Memory Box Cupid Heart Die
• Poppystamps Nestled Bird Die
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• Screw Punch
• Scor-Tape

Directions

• Place the Dove Cardstock in the Color Catcher
• Gently shake the Vanilla Shimmer bottle to blend the contents, spritz the cardstock, and allow the ink the dry
• Snap the Ink Cartridge and Say What? Design Wheel into the Jumbo Inking Handle
• Remove the cartridge lid and engage the cartridge by pushing the tab towards the wheel
• Stamp the design on Kraft cardstock and dry the ink
• Trim it to 5.5" x 1.75" and ink the edges using the Stylus, Tip and Photogenic
• Burnish  approximately 4.5" of the Orchard Spray Design Adhesive onto Kraft cardstock
• Brush Charcoal Glitter onto the adhesive pattern
• Trim the cardstock and ink the edges with Photogenic
• Attach Scor-Tape to Dark Red Cardstock and diecut two birds (cut a bird from each side of the cardstock to create left- and right-facing birds)
• Brush Ruby Slippers Glitter onto the adhesive-covered diecuts, then attach the birds to the Orchard Spray patter
• Diecut the heart from Dark Red Cardstock
• Stamp the greeting on the heart with Espresso, heat-set the ink, and ink the edges with Photogenic
• Trim the Smooch-Spritzed cardstock to 4.25" x 3.5" and ink the edges with Photogenic
• Punch three holes near the bottom right corner and attach Scor-Tape behind the holes
• Press Ruby Slippers Glitter onto the adhesive through the holes
• Assemble the card, using foam dots to attach the heart

Hope you like the card...trust me, it's easier than it sounds!

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