Christmas has barely faded and now it’s time for the Stampin’ Up! January – April 2024 Mini Catalog that goes live January 4th! That means Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it’s Sale-A-Bration time, too, which means you can earn exclusive, FREE products for every $50 you spend!
Since I’ve had a little time off from school, I’ve been busy playing with one of the new bundles called Adoring Hearts,(on page 18 if you have the catalog). This bundle includes a stamp set and 3-D embossing folder with dies that cut out the embossed hearts and more! Use this link on January 4th to view the set. I have also included a visual supply list for all of the cards at the bottom of this post.
I’ve challenged myself to create a variety of cards with this set, especially masculine ones! I knew I wanted some rainbow colors, so I began there. I made a few cards similar to the first one featured below. I wasn’t 100% happy with the layouts until I created my first card below. A great tip that I learned from Jennifer McGuire is to layer your die cuts for added depth. So, all of the hearts die cuts you see on these cards are cut twice and glued together before going on the card. I really feel like it gives a lot more depth and texture to the card.
A Rainbow of Hearts
This first card features the small detailed heart dies, which I fell in love with! I used a variety of cardstock to create two-toned hearts in a rainbow of colors. I embossed one of the sentiments in white on Basic Black cardstock. Although it’s difficult to tell in this image, the background for the hearts is embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder. I die cut a black from from the Deckled Rectangles and mounted this on a Basic White cardstock base.
Masculine Card in Gold & Vanilla
This next card goes for a more masculine vibe and features the 3D Adoring Hearts embossing folder. I added Versamark ink to the inside of the folder, then carefully added a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock before running it through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine. For sparkle, I added gold embossing power and a loop of gold simply elegant trim behind the sentiment. The colors for this card are Pecan Pie and Calypso Coral. The sentiment and shape I used to cut it are both from the Something Fancy bundle.
Masculine Card in Silver
Since my first masculine card had gold, I went for silver with the next one and did a reverse emboss. The base color is Smoky Slate. After embossing it, I went direct-to-paper with my VersaMark ink pad, trying to carefully avoid the inside of the embossed images. In person, the background has an aged look to it. I then embossed Cherry Cobbler with the Metal Plate 3D embossing folder. The sentiment from Adoring Hearts is embossed on Cherry Cobbler in white. For some added interest, I die cut a few shapes from the Adoring Heart dies in Cherry Cobbler and Real Red.
Inspired by StampinGala
My next card was inspired by Julie Gilson from StampinGala. Her card was a delight of Fresh Freesia, but I chose to go bolder with my colors and selected Berry Burst as may focal color, accented with black, Basic Gray, Bubble Bath, Soft Seafoam and Shaded Spruce. I stamped the heart image in black Mememto ink before coloring it with Stampin’ Blends. I then embossed this piece with the 3D Basic Embossing folders for texture. Next, I die cut one of the detailed hearts from Bubble Bath and glued that on top. I cut the banner and a few of the smaller hearts each twice for added thickness from Basic White. I then lightly inked the banner in Bubble Bath for a wash of color before stamping the sentiment. The sentiment banner is elevated with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish this card, I glued the Basic White panel onto Basic Gray and added two small strips of paper from the Bright and Beautiful DSP all on a Berry Burst card base. To complete the card I added a bow of black and white check ribbon and a few iridescent rhinestone basic jewels for sparkle.
Using My Scraps!
My last card was inspired by both one of the dies in this set and some scraps I had. I used the 4-heart die to cut out rows of hearts from Basic White along with the triple hearts. I embossed the panel with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder. I then glued leftover strips of cardstock in pastel colors behind each row of the hearts. The sentiment from the set is embossed in white on Basic Black cardstock and fussy cut. I added some Wink of Stella to some of the hearts diagonally and glued down the triple hearts. This is all then glued on a Basic Black panel, which is then glued to a Basic White card base.
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