Before we get to Card #13, the winner of yesterdays daily giveaway is: Neil who said, “Great Birthday card. Sure hope I get one like this for my Birthday.”.

Thank you for your kind words and Congratulations Neil!

I hope you enjoy your card.

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Card #13 –  Valentine card

I started by assembling all my supplies.

I’ll probably be making several Valentine cards in this card series.  I used a Simon Says Stamp set called “Sending Happy Thoughts“.

I used white cardstock (5 1/2″ X 8 1W/2”) for my base and patterned cardstock for the inside of the envelope.

I started by using Versamark ink to stamp the envelope image twice.  Because I wanted it to appear as if the envelope was open, I needed to cut two separate pieces.  I covered the images with black embossing powder, melted them with the heat gun and cut them out.  I kept one envelope intact and for the other one I cut out the top flap.  I also stamped the image with regular black ink on the backside of the patterned paper.  After all the pieces were cut out I glued them together and then adhered them to the white cardstock base.

Once I had the envelope placed, I used the red ink to stamp the “Sending” sentiment.  I finished the sentiment by stamping, in black ink, the words, “Lots of Love”.

Now the work began on this card.  I punched out assorted hearts in coordinating colors with my Martha Stewart Hearts punch.  Then using my Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive, I attached them semi-randomly as if they were flying out of the envelope.

I finished the card by painting a few of the hearts with my Wink of Stella glitter brush and attaching a few sparkly embellishments.

Here is the finished card.

This was a super fun card to make.  Hopefully it’s given you some ideas for Valentine’s Day.

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Until tomorrow,

We know all about Christmas, but what’s this Valentine thing?  Does it involve treats?