Monday, February 21, 2011

All You Need Is Love…

I'm Card Captain of the enjoyMichaelStrongstamps Yahoo Group for this week, so for 5 days I'll be showing you several works using Michael Strong's stamps.
I hope you'll find them inspiring.
Today's card #1 is a Valentine's Day card in non traditional colors (no red, no pink).

Ingredients:
Cream CS for the card's basis
Dark blue vellum paper for the background
Recycled cream mulberry paper with gentle embroidery on it
Brown CS
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Heart Stamp (large)
Michael Strong's Punch & Spell Alphabet Stamp Set
Gold EP
ProMarkers
Oval Large Nesting Paper Punch 1.5 x 0.75 inch by EK Success
Binding Edge Edger Punch by EK Success
Bright blue blings in various sizes
Narrow yellow satin ribbon.

The heart
I stamped Michael Strong's Cloisonné Heart on white CS, heat embossed it with gold EP and cut it out using TH scissors.
Then I colored it with ProMarkers. I used Shale, Gold, Royal Blue and Cocoa.
The heart was glued 3D with foam tape for extra dimension.

The word LOVE
I stamped the letters L O V E from Michael Strong's Punch & Spell Alphabet Stamp Set on white CS, heat embossed them with gold EP and then punched each letter out using the Oval Large Nesting Paper Punch 1.5 x 0.75 inch by EK Success.
Then I colored the letters with ProMarkers. I used Gold, Royal Blue and Cocoa.
Each letter was separately glued 3D with foam tape for extra dimension.

The interlacing ribbon piece
I used a dark brown CS, both its edges punched using EK Success Binding Edge Edger Punch
Then I used a narrow yellow satin ribbon, interlacing it from one side to the other all the way down, and simply tying it at the lower end.
The interlacing ribbon piece was separately glued 3D with foam tape for extra dimension.
I also added a few bright blue blings in various sizes for some glam.
Take a closer look at the card from its lower side, to see how attaching these 3 motifs - the heart, the letters L O V E and the interlacing ribbon piece - gives it an extra 3D look.
(You can enlarge each photo by clicking on it)
I hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day!
Challenges
February 2011 Card Challenge: Colors of Love for enjoyMichaelStrongstamps Yahoo Group (until February 28th) .
Embossing for 2 Sisters Challenge Blog (until February 25th) .
Anything Goes for Little Clare's (until March 4th) .
Love Is All Around! For Crafty Ann's (until February 24th) .
DDCC # 100-Feb 17- Sparkle/Glitter/Bling for Dutch dare (until February 23th) .
Love for The Crafty Calendar (until March 4th) .
Use punches or dies for Incy Wincy (until February 28th) .
Use dies for Crazy 4 Challenges C4C75 (until February 25th) .
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

8 comments:

  1. Pretty card Dorly!! I really like the colors and layout.

    Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

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  2. פולינהFebruary 21, 2011

    דורלי יקרה! הכרטיס כל כך יפה ומיוחד. הקשירה מוסיפה שיק לתמונה וגם לב עם אותיות בטכניקה הזאת מעשירים את התוצאה סופית! אהבתי.

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  3. This card is stunning!
    Thank you so much for joining us for Little Claire's first ever challenge x

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  4. Stunning work Dorly, thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's
    Ann x

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  5. It's a beautiful card Dorly, I do love the colour scheme - very elegant.

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  6. LOvely stitching details! I’m so glad you could join us at Dutch Dare this week!

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  7. A wonderful Valentines card and a strong entry for the MS challenge - the ribbons- jewels and MS letters make this card so effective hugs Leo

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  8. Lovely card, the embossed heart is stunning. Thanks for joining us for our 1st challenge at Little Claire :o) Lisa x

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