Love Challenge Inspiration

Good Afternoon Fiskarettes!

Today I thought I’d share a card I made with the Current Fiskarettes LOVE challenge in mind, hopefully to inspire you! I must say I don’t make a lot of love or Valentine’s cards, and I haven’t been to a wedding in years (all our friends seem to be married now), so it’s been a nice change. I have to remember of course that LOVE cards and projects can be given for a number of reasons, not just to say I love you. Read on to find out how I made this card.

Fiskars Supplies

Fiskars Squeeze Punch – Extra Large Heart

Fiskars Squeeze Punch – Medium Heart

Fiskars Border Punch – Scalloped Lace

Fiskars Clear Stamp – Flourish

Fiskars Clear Stamp – Lowercase, Uppercase letters and numbers

Fiskars A5 Guillotine

Other Supplies

Turquoise Pearlescent paper (from my scrap box)

red textured cardstock

doodlebug love ribbon

red polka dot and pink patterned paper

A6 card blank

Black Stazon ink

Clear ink pad

Clear embossing powder

White gel pen

Recipe

1. Cut turquoise paper to size to fit onto a white A6 card blank. Randomly stamp the leaf flourish onto the pearlescent paper using clear ink and emboss with clear powder. Mat onto red textured cardstock.

2. Punch the scalloped lace border punch from white cardstock, trim and fix to the right hand side of the card as shown. Add ribbon cut with an angled edge, wrapping the edge of the ribbon underneath the red cardstock for a neat finish.

3. Punch one medium heart from pink patterned paper and one extra large heart. Ink the edges with brown ink. Fix to the card as shown using 3D foam pads.

4. Finally stamp the word ‘love’ above the ribbon to finish.

!Top Tip! : when stamping onto pearlescent or previously embossed cardstock, using Stazon will ensure your greeting stays in place and doesn’t smudge.

Well, I hope you like my card, and that it inspires you to create LOVEly things!

Love and crafty hugs, Clare x