Happy Valentines Day! Are you spending the day with your sweetheart? Mine is working, so we're going to take a rain check. Instead of sharing a Valentine for my hubby, here's a card I whipped up for one of my galentines. It uses one of my very favorite techniques, watercolor stamping, and combines it with a beautiful, intricate Spellbinders die cut for a soft and shabby-chic style greeting.
First, the Supply List:
Distress markers, used to color the stamp: Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn and Fossilized Amber
Rubber Stamps: A Real Violet (F2621) by Hero Arts, Sending my Love (B412) by Memory Box
Die Cut: Spellbinders Eau de Lavande Label Etched Dies S5-321
Other: Pink seam binding and and old button, pop dots, vintage ledger paper, spray bottle, white cardstock, pink patterned paper.
If you've never tried watercolor stamping, it is my absolute favorite technique - especially with floral stamps. Simply take your markers, color directly onto your rubber stamp, then holding a water mister about 8 inches away, gently mist it with a few pumps of water and stamp it directly onto cardstock. If you want the colors to run into each other even more, spray more water next time.
For today's card, I stamped directly onto this beautiful Spellbinders Die cut. It is so ornate, that I only needed to add ribbon/button to finish off the look.
Have a wonderful day my friends - may you know that you're loved and appreciated!
