Hello Valentine!

 Hello friends!!!  Happy almost New Year!  I am still playing with the latest releases from Hello Bluebird, but rather than do a Christmas/Winter card, I decided to use this little sweetheart from the Merry Mail Stamp Set,  to make a Valentines Day Card.  

To start this card, I placed my coloring cardstock in my Misti.  I used the second largest of the Lawn Fawn Postage Rectangle Stackables to make sure that I was able to place my stamps to that they fit within the borders of the die.  Once I had them stamped, I masked them off using Eclipse Art Masking Tape.  I used the die it out and then adhered it to my glass mat usinging removable tape.

I used the masking set that coordinates with the Postage Rectangle die.  I used mint tape to hold it to my surface and to mask off  the ground.  I used Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink for the sky and Shabby Shutters and Rustic Wilderness for the ground.

I used the one of the Falling Hearts Lawn Fawn Stencil to place them in the sky with Yeti Pigment Ink.  I also used a little Spellbinders Splatter Effects Sparkle to add a little bling.  Once the splatter was dry, I peeled off my masking.

I used Copic markers in the following colors to color in my little friend:

• Mailbox - N0, N1, N2, N3, N4
• Fox - YR30, E30, YR23, YR24, YR27
• Jacket - BV000, BV00, BV11
• Scarf - YR000, YR01, YR02
• Ground Shadows - G82, G24
• Red - R27

The sentiment is from the stamp set.  I stamped it on white cardstock and the trimmed it down.  I cut rectangles at 5.5" x 4.25" and 5.25" x 4.0" from patterned paper and layered them together.  I placed my inked, colored and stamped image at an angle to add a little interest to my card front.  

Once I had everything together, it felt like my lower corner was a little bare, so I used the Sweet November Year Round Postmarks to add a Post Mark to the bottom of my card to tie it all together. 

For just a little more bling, I used Trinity Stamps Ocean Jellyfish Confetti Mix to add a little something something to the corners.   

If you would like a more detailed description on the creation of this card, you can follow along with the process on my YouTube Channel.  I will link it down below.

Thank you so much for following along today.  Create a smile, one card at a time!

Sandy