Valentine Inspiration

Card designed by Sharon M Reinhart

What are your favourite size of cards to work with? Usually I enjoy making A2 size (4-1/4x5-1/2 inches) or 5-inch square. Lately though I have been really liking the mini slim line 3-1/2 x 6-inches. They have a good amount of surface area to work with and don’t leave me trying to just fill space. The other thing that I like is that the envelopes are readily available at dollar stores and are inexpensive!

This particular card is a mini slim line and I have to put a shout out to Taylored Expressions, I have been thinking about getting their stitched rectangle and Scalloped rectangle mini slim line dies for some time and poof the other day while in a craft store they were staring me in the face so I purchased them. They work beautifully for this size of card, but will also be very useful with other card sizes as well. (No I do not work for this company or receive any compensation. Just truly love their products, please know though that regardless of compensation I will always give my true opinion)

I started this card with a piece of white card stock cut 6 inches wide by 7 inches long. Next score at 3.5 inches and fold in half. This one will be a top fold landscape card. The layers are a red Scalloped layer die cut with the largest Scalloped die in the set followed by a stitched rectangle die-cut with the largest stitched rectangle in the set and from printed card stock.

Cut two solid hearts, these ones were made using an older Stampin’ Up template that cut and embossed at the same time. Use what you have, you can always die cut a solid heart and then emboss with an embossing folder or you can create texture by using a score board and doing lines vertically and then turn and repeat to create a grid effect. Or if you have none of those supplies stamp a decorative design all over the hearts, or even pierce a design into the heart. That is only a few options,  I think you understand that there are many avenues to pursue while creating.  The middle heart is an open decorative heart, again one from Stampin’ Up, yes, I do love their products as well. If you don’t have this particular one, layer two nesting heart templates to create an open style heart, or stamp a decorative design around the outside edge of the heart and place a smaller heart cut from the printed paper in the Center of the heart in order to create a similar effect. This sentiment was generated on my computer and printed onto card stock. Add an accent piece such as a flower, gem or both. Simple but very effective design! Hope you are inspired to create!

This card has been chosen for a card-of-the-month contest through Creative Scrapbooker magazine, it’s just a fun little contest, no prizes, just a way to show some creativity and hopefully inspire others. If you like this card and wish to vote please use the link below to see all of the cards, scroll to the bottom and you will find my card! There are different rounds to vote in, the first ends February 6, 2021. 

Creatively Yours,

Sharon