My heart seemed full as it could hold

Today I’m sharing a Valentine card featuring an image from the vaults of Simply B Stamps and the Emo Valentine collection, Heart Break Miller.

I’ve not done Valentine’s cards before, mostly because I can’t get my act together enough to make Christmas cards but that’s the great thing about being on a DT, you are forced to get crafty!  Now I said I loved the effect of that Fran-tage when I used it on my not-Steampunk card.  This time I didn’t stamp first, I just piled up the embossing enamel and let it all melt together to give a lovely glossy centre to my card.  I think the Spellbinder’s hearts are a bit funny, they don’t quite nest as well as the regular shapes but I still like the effect they create.

Robyn’s Fetish’s current challenge theme is no designer paper, which is exactly the effect I was going for in my CAS card, the kind of card a real Aussie guy might be willing to buy for his Valentine.  I think this shows you don’t have to have designer papers to make a real statement with your card.  Although I did deviate slightly from the monochromatic, I’m entering this in the current challenge at Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenges and hope they overlook the slight splashes of red and gold.

Don’t forget our challenge at Simply Challenged Challenges too, you can use any image but we sure love to see the SBS ones, it’s anything New Year’s related.

Ingredients:

Copics

C00, R89, T2, T4, T6, T8, T10, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel – Aged Black & Aged Scarlett

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot

Papers

American Crafts Cardstock – White

Close to My Heart Cardstock – Black

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black

Stamps

Simply B Stamps – Heart Break Miller

Challenges

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #105 – Monochromatic

Robyn’s Fetish Challenge # 194 – “no pattern paper – card stock only!”

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