Tuesday, January 24, 2012

XOXO...


There are a few "moxie fab" challenges going on over on Moxie Fab World and I was inspired by two of them to create this monochromatic Valentine's Day card for the Paper Creations Ink Love & Romance Challenge. I combined the Die-Cutting and Embossing challenges to see if I could create a highly textured card all in one color!

I first chose a color -- red was my original choice, but then I decided that pink would offer a more subtle and pretty effect and I was glad I did. I used some new nesting dies to cut out a bevy of different sized hearts, both scalloped and laced.
Now, because I was working with only one color, I needed to add some texture and dimension for the card to work. I ran some of the hearts through with some embossing folders and also nested some of the hearts to create cut-outs. I used foam tape to pop up some of the hearts and made sure to layer others. With some simple die-cut letters, I spelled out my "hugs and kisses" for a soft, sweet, and very pink love card!
BEAN NOTES
Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette (Stampin' Up!); Dies: Nesting Lace Hearts, Nesting Scalloped Hearts, Nesting Hearts, Santa's Workshop Alphabet (Lifestyle Crafts/Quickutz); Templates: Dots, Stripes Embossing Folders (Lifestyle Crafts/Quickutz)

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9 comments:

Jodi Collins said...

Love this monochromatic beauty and all the texture on this!!

Kathy Martin said...

Love the tone on tone!

Anonymous said...

OMG I'm swoooooning! This is breath-taking! WOW! You mastered and ROCKED the monochromatic idea! Love this one Bean. See you soon! ♥

Yvonne Hagane said...

WOW! This is so so sweet - it looks like candy :) Well done!

Unknown said...

This is gorgeous! I love all the different hearts popping off the card! ;o)

Unknown said...

Your card look like as a candy:):):):)Have you same like this card in red color?????

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Karen Hasheck said...

Awesome card for our Love/Romance challenge! Thanks for sharing it with us at Paper Creations Ink!

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Regina! Thanks again for linking this up to the Die Cutting Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! :)

Unknown said...

Sooo "Hearty-Cute" and love the monchromatic "pink"! :0)