Black & White Valentine

One of my favorite things about crafting is using unexpected colors or materials to create something.  I'm not a big fan of pink (I'm sorry!) and I didn't want something too "lovey" or "frilly" on the Valentine I was making for my honey. So, what better combination than black and white?

What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Spellbinders Draping Vines Elements #S5-234
Sentiment Stamp from Great Impressions, #C230 (I think it's discontinued)
Tim Holtz/Sizzix Alterations. Labels, #660060
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Black Cardstock
Pop Dots

Showing some dimension

This was a very easy card to make and I feel that the monochromatic color scheme is very elegant.  First, I die cut the flourishes using the Spellbinders set, out of black card, and then attached them onto the card base. Then I stamped the sentiment on some white card, die cut it with one of the Labels in the Tim Holtz/ Sizzix set and Pop Dotted it onto the card.  This is the first time I am using the Draping Vines set and I can see that I will be using that set a lot! 

So simple but striking.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a fabulous February! Hugs, Christi


I am entering my Black & White Valentine card in the following challenges:
Creative Friday - (M) #172, Heart/Valentine
4 Crafty Chicks - (M) #337, Love
Through the Purple Haze - (M) #118, Valentine/Love
Frilly & Funkie - Be My Valentine
Cardz 4 Guys - #156, Love You
Happy Little Stampers Dies Challenge - (M) Anything Goes With Dies

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is actually the first card I made with the Kit of the Month from Hero Arts (I talk about the kit and rave about it here). I simply couldn't resist that heart made of roses and I had to check it out as soon as I got the kit.  I love that I can also cut the center out of the heart if I choose - so versatile! 

What I Used to Make my Card:
Red Card Base
White Cardstock
MISTI
Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit (MMH kit) January (sold out)
Hero Arts Ink - Bubble Gum, Strawberry and Soft Pink
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Sequin Hearts

I began by stamping the heart base with the Bubble Gum ink on the white card panel.  Then I topped the heart base off with the flower detail stamp using Strawberry ink.  That was stamped using the MISTI to help line everything up and I'll tell you, the more I use the MISTI the easier it is and the more ideas and ways to use it I come up with.

Just another look - funny how the sequins
caught in the light change the "color" of the card.

I overstamped the heart with the sentiment "happy valentine's day" using Jet Black ink.  The set has a few tiny hearts and I inked them up with Soft Pink, Bubble Gum and Strawberry and randomly stamped them around the card.  I liked the look of the card, very clean and simple for me, but it needed some bling.  I got my stash of sequins (I have sequins from the 90's and I am fairly sure these sequin hearts are that old!) and used some small sequin hearts which I placed randomly around the card.  There! I mounted the white cardstock panel onto the red card base and I was done.  

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I am entering my Happy Valentine's Day Card in the following challenges:
a to z Scrapbooking - (M) February Challenge, Any Shade of Red 
A Blog Named Hero - (M) CAS
Deep Ocean Challenge - Hearts
Little Red Wagon - #380, Color Challenge - Use Red and/or Pink & Black
Make my Monday - #39, Shimmer & Shine
Die Cut Divas - Use Red or Pink
Cards in Envy - Valentines