Adore You - CTMH January SOTM

The Close to my Heart January Stamp of the month, "Adore You" is such a Beautiful stamp set. This is not just a Valentine set but can be used for most occasions. However, for my class this month, we are making just Valentines.
This is the first card of my 3 card workshop this month. 
Stop by in a few days to see the other two. Final card on the 10th.

Lots of dimension on this card. The Base was Dry Embossed using a Spellbinders Embossing folder. The edges were then swiped with VeraMark  Embossing Ink then Gold embossing powder was poured over the edges and heated. 

The Heart and flowers in lower left corner were stamped and heat embossed with Gold EP, then fussy cut out. I used a small dot embossing folder on the heart. 
The sentiment is from the stamp set and I stamped it on a cricut cut. The outside around the sentiment is Gold Cardstock.

Gold shimmer trim was added to the top and a gold heart was punched from Gold Glitter cardstock. I punched two holed in the heart and tied some gold and jute twine through it.

The Big heart and the flowers were colored in using the NEW CTMH GOLD Shimmer brush. Very elegant but the picture does not show it off very well. 

I also have a tiny heart punch and punched out some gold glitter hearts. I used three in the bottom right corner and then punched out small circles and added them to the centers of the flowers. 

Heartstrings WOTG Valentine

Happy New Year!

I finally got some inspiration to start making Valentine cards. It is really hard for me to faze out of the Christmas Card mode. Christmas is my favorite card making season.

So, I broke out my New Heartstrings Workshop on the Go. My inspiration for this card started with a sketch challenge over at Cardabilities Challenge Blog.  This is a fabulous paper pack and stamp set featured in the New release of the Seasonal Expressions.

I used the Chevron Border punch on the lower left and then backed the punched area with the Teal Shimmer Trim.

I die cut the doily.

I fussy cut the Lagoon stamped Heart and the swag. I then stamped two Cranberry roses and attached them to the swag. I added some red glitter glue to the hearts and dots on the swag. 

After all was together, I added three Red Enamel Hearts to the upper right corner.

Other Challenges for this card:
ABC Challenge - Anything Goes
Cards Galore -  Anything
Country View - Use something New
Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes with a die cut
Natalie and Amy - All things New
My Time to Craft - All things New
ShowCASe your Style- Use at least one die cut.
Stamping Sensations - Dies and Punches