Black and White with a Splash of Color Card Class Cards

La Vie En Rose paper collection was the beginning of the inspiration for this month's cards. Embossing, dry and wet will be the technique, 

And, of course, we will be working on our lovely Valentines! 

January's Stamp of the Month, Beloved Bouquet (S1601) has the prettiest font.

Using one of the La Vie En Rose patterns makes a great background for the heart cut-out.

Fine White Embossing powder helps pop the sentiment and the simplicity of the card, makes it great for that guy on your Valentine list.

Using clear detail embossing powder makes for a great background for watercolors. The rose and leaves are first created stamping with Versamark and coated in clear detail embossing powder. After you heat the embossing powder, add watercolor. 

Once dried, cutout and add to left side of the oval opening.

Using the Close To My Heart lattice embossing folder gives some texture and add to that the polka dot pattern paper to create the backdrop for the beautiful pink rose.

The inside leftover piece from the first card works great for the next card. Stamping inside the offset heart, white shimmer trim and pink glitter paper adds just the right bling to say 'Thinking of You'.

The last card uses a circle to showcase the small floral image using second and third generation stamping.

Another pink glitter paper heart and a little pixie thick twine, finish this card.

Please leave a comment, so I know what you like.

Beloved Bouquet Valentine in Pink

Creating cards for holidays a month early is a great way to stay ahead, so this month there will be a Valentine or two shared.

This month's Stamp of the Month, Beloved Bouquet (S1601), is a perfect choice, as it has beautiful flowers and love and Valentine sentiments both for the inside and outside of your card.

My newest Beloved Bouquet project uses this month's theme, Black and White with a Splash of Color through the pattern paper from January's featured paper, La Vie En Rose. The top of the card uses the chevron pattern and the bottom uses the strips from other side of the chevron pattern piece. 

There is a black cardstock mat surrounding the pattern paper and a small strip of black cardstock between the two patterns gives a visual break making the patterns work well together.

A Pink glitter paper heart and a triple bow ribbon finishes the card. The ribbon is not Close To My Heart, it is a little stash I picked up from a friend at the latest stash yardsale.  

This will be one of the three cards for classes at my Montgomery crop, where they will learn to create the center using a stamp.

Would love to hear from you, your comments are greatly appreciated.