5 Inky Fingers: Velvet Hearts

Happy Friday! My gosh! Can you believe it; two more days and January is over! If you live in the frozen tundra like I do (It's been darned frosty this week in MN) you know what a big Whoohoo that is! One more month of Winter and we can start peeking into Spring!

Today's card is an easel card. It's one of the first I tried and I am pretty happy with the result. Of course the black, ivory and red color scheme is pretty snappy so that's maybe why I like this one.

My card base is Very Vanilla but I layered it on Basic Black for a little extra pop. The designer paper is from a K & Company assortment called Black and Ivory Fusion. I picked a couple of different patterns and then added the little red hearts to the polka dots so there would be a little red in the background. The ribbon is from Michael's I think. The hearts are cut with my Spellbinders Classic Heart and Classic Scalloped Heart sets. I sponged the centers of the Ivory hearts with Real Red before I popped them out of the dies and then layered them on the red velvet hearts with glue dots. The red velvet paper is from Doodlebug Designs. So pretty! My tag was stamped with Basic Black, then hand trimmed and distressed a bit before I used a couple of dimensionals to hold it down. A strip of Real Red Fleur de Lis punched border at the bottom and a couple of rounded corners finish things off.

STAMPS: Anna Griffin-Sending You, Love Matters, My Sentiments Exactly (Happy Valentine's Day - inside), Occasions Collection PAPER: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, K & Co: Black and Ivory Fusion INK: Real Red, Basic Black ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders: Classic Heart and Classic Scalloped Heart, Crystal Stickers gemstones, ribbon, dimensionals, sponge, Fleur de Lis Punch (EK Success)