Clearsnap: Flowering Valentine

Hello, hostess Tami here with a Valentine to share with you...

All pieces started out as white cardstock. The background was created by applying a light spray of Stephanie Barnard Spray! in Bubblegum. The edges were distressed using Stephanie Barnard ColorBox Premium Dye Ink in Bubblegum and then Guava, both applied using the ColorBox Stylus and Tip...

The flower was made by stamping medium sized hearts from The {Stamps} of Life's Love2Hug stamp set in Guava and Strawberry dye inks and the center was stamped in Grape. The center was applied using a 3D dot and the petals were slipped and arranged under it...

The stem was made by arranging some of the phrase stamps in a slightly wavy line, and the leaves are made with the striped heart stamp, all stamped using Spearmint dye ink...

The borders were stamped using the same sets of colors and the edges distressed so they would stand out against the background. The scalloped heart border was made using a portion of a heart circle stamp...