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Have you started your Valentine’s Day cards yet?  This sweet little frog image is from Sparkle N Sprinkle’s Sweetheart Frog set.  Super cute and easy to color.

The card has a white card base that is 4” x 9 ½” scored at 3 ½” and 7 ½” to fold into a 4” square.  To create the pink layer I ran 1/4" Double Sided "Tear-ific" Tape along the edges and heat embossed with Strawberry Sherbert EP.  This allowed me to create a layered look the color I wanted without adding more thickness to my card.  Then I added a layer of green polka dot cardstock, edged with Bullfrog EP using the Distressed Embossing Powder technique.

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I colored the image with Copic markers and die cut with a heart die.  I used Versamark ink to add Sparkle EP to the dragonfly wings, Bullfrog EP on the hearts on the frog, and Strawberry Sherbert on the heart shaped lily pads.  Bullfrog EP was added to the die cut edges.

For the sentiment I covered white cardstock with Versamark ink and heat set it with Strawberry Sherbert EP.  I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink, heat set with Bullfrog EP, and die cut with Spellbinders’ Labels Fourteen.  I popped this up with dimensionals.

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For the inside of the card I repeated the steps from the front.  Then I created this cute little pop out frog face from mottled green cardstock, die cut with Spellbinders’ Labels 13.  Wiggles eyes were a must on this.

On the right side I added another heart, lined up with the front heart.  Bulldog EP was used on the edges and for the sentiment.

This tri-fold card would be a great Valentine card for adults and children.

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts January Challenge: Hearts
Party Time Tuesdays PTT Challenge # 194  - Anything Goes Theme 

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge – Something New (New Stamps) 
Sweet 7 Challenge #9 - Anything New (New Stamps) 
TTCRD Challenge – Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #228 – Embossing 
Card Mania Challenges CMC#64 - Make it Sparkle! 
Craft Your Passion Challenge #245 – Anything Goes 
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog LTSCB #46 - Anything Goes! 
Stamping Sensations January Challenge - Dies and Punches 
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #130 – Something Old, Something New (New - Stamps/Old – Dies, Froggy Technique)

MWAH!

If you go shopping, you will note that Christmas is gone and the shelves are stocked for the next holiday – Valentine’s Day.  Just a little reminder that it is time to get started on those Valentine card for all of our loved ones.

I love the sweet couple from the Love and Kisses stamp set. The best part is it works for a lady’s or man’s card.  The card I used it on can be used for either, too.  I used some pinks but added just enough blue that your special man wouldn’t mind receiving this.

I covered the card front with a Super Adhesive Sheet and removed the protective layer.  Using the Memory Box Cherish Border die, I die cut the right side of a piece of sticker paper slightly smaller than the card front and layered this on the card front.  Then I covered all the exposed adhesive with Princess Anna Fuchia glitter.  I removed the protective layer from the die cut layer and added Olaf White glitter.

The image is colored with copic markers and fussy cut.  After adding Princess Anna Fuchia and Princess Elsa Frozen glitter to the hearts on the clothing with a glue pen, I popped up the image on an embossed white rectangle and a fuchsia scalloped rectangle.  I ran my glue pen around the white rectangle and added Princess Elsa Frozen glitter and then wrapping these layers with ribbon and added to the card front.

I just had to use the “MWAH!” sentiment.  After covering a piece of white cardstock with Super Adhesive and Princess Elsa Frozen glitter, I stamped the word with Versamark ink and heat set with Stickum Powder Embossing Powder.  This was covered with Princess Anna Fuchia glitter and heat set again.  I die cut this and popped it up on the right side.

If you love the glitters I used, these come in the Frozen Glitter set.  Great to use for a variation from the usual Valentine’s red and white.

E. Marie

January 2015 Reveal Winner

Thanks to everyone who participated in this month's release.  One Grand Prize winner will win the entire collection revealed this month!

This month FOUR new stamp sets were  introduced.  All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image.  The Collector set #682 is the stamp set featured in  This Month's Technique Video.

The sets are:

 

Big Wet Kisses #678   (digi version DIGI678)

Ellie Retail Therapy #679   (digi version DIGI679)

Itty Bitty Robots #681  (digi version DIGI681)

The Collector #682   (digi version DIGI682)

 One Grand Prize Winner was selected from the comments left on the participating Designers' blogs.

The Grand Prize Winner will receive
 each of the New Reveal rubber stamp sets (or digi versions, if preferred)

Congratulations goes to
Donna

who said...

Gorgeous card, so fun and cheery!  Happy New year!

January 3, 2015 at 10:23 AM

Her comment came from Anne's blog.

Please email Anne at icinganne@yahoo.com to claim your prize.  Be sure to include your mailing address and phone number (if you are an international winner).

E. Marie