Anniversary Wishes

Not long ago, I ordered my very first Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit. There are still kits available as of the writing of this, but once they are gone, they're gone.  I just loved the stamp that was included in the kit although I don't normally buy too many kits. There always seems to be a great deal of product in them that I won't use so I normally wait until the stamp set goes separately to get one.  But everything in this particular kit seemed like something I would use eventually if not right away.  No sooner had I ordered the kit, than Jennifer McGuire posted a video (here) using the stamp set and I could hardly wait to get mine.  Well, you know how the saying goes about the best laid plans?  Well, that's kind of what happened to me.  With the construction of our new home in Texas, the traveling back and forth for that and my regular work meant I didn't actually have time to try it out until yesterday but there was a specific card I wanted to make.

Today's card is for the Anything Goes Challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog found here. For my card, I started with a piece of Scarlet Shimmer Cardstock from Papertrey Ink and stamped the first layer of embossing in Versamark, then heat set it with Hero Art White Embossing Powder.  For the second layer, I used Hero Arts White Pearl Embossing Powder. With the white powder behind it, this gave me a white sentiment rather than a pearly sentiment in the same color as my cardstock.  For the third and fourth layers I used Filigree Silver Embossing powder.  Silver embossing powder melts very quickly and I was careful not to overheat mine.  While I was at it, I also did this card in the white and gold combination that might make it's way to the mister sooner or later.  The first card is for my Daughter and Son-in-Law for their anniversary, so I didn't add any sparkle to that and I definitely left it off the one for my mister. 

This card was matted in Tonic Silver Mirror Board and the hearts were also cut from that. The lacy looking heart is an old Accucut die and the XO is an old Quickutz die.  The bigger heart is from the Little B Heart Dies.  There is a lacy heart die included in the Hero Arts Kit, but I didn't want one quite that feminine.  Everything was adhered using Kokuyo Dot Runner Adhesive.

I mounted that to a top folding card base made from True Black Cardstock.  I also die cut a white stitched rectangle panel for the inside of the card to write my message on.

I have been enjoying the technique of double (or more) heat embossing because it's a way to really make your sentiment pop off the page.  This technique using multiple layers and colors was too eye catching not to try.

I've linked most of the supplies I've used for your convenience below (affiliate links may be used).

Cuttlebug Shop at: SSS	Filagree Silver Embossing Powder Shop at: PTI	Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS
Kokuyo Long Dot Runner Adhesive Shop at: SSS	Little B Hearts Designer Dies Shop at: SSS	Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | GKD	PTI Scarlet Shimmer Cardstock Shop at: PTI
PTI True Black Cardstock Shop at: PTI	SSS Stitched Rectangles Dies Shop at: SSS	Teflon Bone Folder Shop at: SSS	Tonic 6 Inch Personal Trimmer Shop at: SSS
Tonic Frosted Silver Mirror Cardstock Satin Effect Shop at: SSS	Versamark Ink Shop at: PTI | SSS	Wagner Heat Tool Shop at: SSS

The Card Concept #76 - {Romantic Roses}

Today's theme for the Card Concept Challenge #76 is Romantic Roses. Nothing says love quite like red roses as that is the most universal emotion associated with Red Roses. Red Roses can have many different meanings depending on the shade of red and how many are given, but Red Roses are the most popular flowers given for Valentines Day each year which is why the cost of them is so much higher in that month. Their bright color is the ultimate expression of romantic and everlasting love.

When my daughter got married, her dress was white with red accents, because Red is good luck in Chinese culture and she married a Chinese man. Her bouquet was one dozen red roses arranged into the tight bouquet like the inspiration image to symbolize their everlasting love for each other.  His boutonniere was also a single red rose like in the inspiration image.

For my card, I stamped a couple of roses from the Altenew Amazing You Stamp Set in Versamark and heat embossed them using Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder.  I used Distress Inks in Festive Berries and Mowed Lawn to do the water coloring.  When it was dry, I cut that panel down using a stitched rectangle die and then cut a larger one from the white on white striped paper.  That paper reminded me of the white shutter in the inspiration image.  I tried it with black first, but I really liked the tone on tone look.  The sentiment is stamped on a piece of black cardstock for that pop of black to tie it all together.

Be sure to stop in over at the Card Concept to see the other inspiration from by the design team. Thanks so much for stopping by today! Please be sure to stop over at The Card Concept Blog and see all of the styles.  We hope you will join us for this challenge.