Are you interested in the Super Bowl today or are you more interested in stamping? Perhaps you will be doing both! Either way, here is another Valentine idea, the Poppy Parade Heart Shaped Valentine, in case you want to make some valentines to send or give. And really, if you changed this greeting on this card, you could make it for any nice occasion.
What I did with this card was choose two complementary colors. Complementary colors are colors opposite each other on the color wheel. If you have the Stampin’ Up! Color Coach, you can do this easily. I started with Poppy Parade since it is a red color but one that I don’t use very often…although when I do, I am really happy with using the color. The color opposite Poppy Parade on the Color Coach is Shaded Spruce. So those are the two colors I used on this card along with Basic White. I think it worked out!
The card base is Poppy Parade with a layer of the Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper. Obviously the pattern is not one of the marbled designs but “the other side”, the generic side that you can use any time. For the focal point on the card, I stamped the wreath in the Heart Shaped Stamp Set in Shaded Spruce ink on Basic White. The three flowers are stamped with the Heart Shaped Stamp Set also in Poppy Parade ink and diecut with the Heart Shaped Dies. You can get the Heart Shaped Stamp Set and the Heart Shaped Dies in the Heart Shaped Bundle, FREE during Sale-A-Bration this month with a $120 purchase. It is a Level 2 product you can earn.
The Basic White piece is diecut using one of the large circle dies in the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I love how these have a decorative border on them. The diecut circle is adhered flat on the card but you could pop it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The three Poppy Parade flowers are also glued on flat on the wreath, but you could pop up these flowers if you wanted to. I also took the tip of a Poppy Parade marker and just dotted the little berries on the wreath right over the Shaded Spruce ink. Just do very tiny dots. You barely see them but I like the look.
I didn’t have Poppy Parade ribbon so I colored my own! I used the white ribbon in the Petal Pink & White 1/4″ Diagonal Trim Combo Ribbon and colored it with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend Marker. I colored on both sides and even touched up the edges a little if some white was still showing. Because they are alcohol markers, the ribbon dries quickly and then you can use it on your card. It’s so great we can make our own custom colored ribbon! I tied the bow and adhered it with a couple of Glue Dots.
The greeting is in the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. It had a colored border around it but I wanted it really thin so I trimmed off the border. Then I layered it on a thin strip of Shaded Spruce.
To each side of the greeting I added a little Heart Sequin. These are currently not available, hopefully you have them already, but if not, just use any jewel or gem that you like if you want a little sparkle or bling.
These two complementary colors aren’t too different to use on a valentine or other card, but it was fun to use my Color Coach in choosing the colors.
