Valentine's Card inspiration - February 2020 Card Sketch Challenge - happy craft challenge

Hello everyone!!

** Design Team Member **

Here is my take on February 2020 Card Sketch Challenge for Happy Craft Challenge.

"Well my love for easel cards will never fade"

I would be sharing the supply list and process to make this card as below:

1. Classic Rose die - Heartfelt Creations - HCD1-7110

2. Eyelet hearts dies - Heartfelt Creations - HCD1-7162

3. Oakberry Lane Blossoms dies and stamps - Heartfelt Creations - HCPC-3842 and HCD1-7200

4. Elegant pocket accents - Heartfelt Creations - HCD1-7213

5. Classic rose vines - stamp and dies - Heartfelt Creations - HCPC-3753 and HCD1-7111

6. Window Hinges dies - Heartfelt Creations - HCD1-7285
7. 3D Rose Shaping Mold - HCFB1-462

8. Gold cardstock - Dress my craft

9. Silver cardstock - Dress my craft

10. Archival inks - orange blossom, monarch orange, vibrant fuchsia, vermillion, cobalt blue, library green, fern green, shadow grey

11. Unicorn pigment ink - mint - hero arts

12. True Love paper collection - Little Birdie

13. Peach cardstock - from my stash
14. Pollen - Dress my craft

Here is the process:

Firstly i cut 6 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches of pattern paper to mke the card front. Distressed edges with shadow grey ink. Then die cut the biggest eyelet heart from this paper, it will create a heart shaped window in the front panel. Then added a square cut gold cardstock on the back side to fill up the heart window. I aslo die cut the biggest eyelet heart from peach cardstock and cut a window out of it using the next smaller size heart die. This will give you a eyelet heart border to set on your gold heart window.

Also die cut elegant pocket accents corners and pasted on opposite corners of the card front. Have also cut smaller eyelet hearts and plain hearts for further filling of card design. I always prefer to cut extra die cuts whenever i am using my machine and keep them in my stash.

I never plan where i will place what. Just followed my instinct. I feel it tougher to stick to the sketch but hope i did justice 😊

Next I hand cut the pink tabs from the pattern paper and distress them with grey ink before pasting on the card front. Then i added a second eyelet heart and pasted with a double sided tape beside the previous heart, just overlapping a bit. This will give extra dimension to the card. Also added a heart strip from the same pattern paper below the second heart, this die is also a part of the same eyelet hearts collection. To finish the end of this strip i have used smaller heart diecut.

Next i used the classic rose vines, classic roses and oakberry lane blossoms to fill up my card front. Also hand cut a sentiment from pattern paper and distressed it and added window hinges to give it a finished look. Added it to the card using double sided tape.

Then i created the base card using peach cardstock. Cut 12 x 6 1/2 inch. Score at 6 and 3 inches. Fold on score lines. Now you have the easel base ready to place your card front. Before that lets cover the base with pattern paper. Cut another piece of peach cardstock 6 1/2 x 7 and paste it on the the back of our cardfront with double sided tape. This will give strength to the front panel. Now stick this ready front panel onto the easel Card. And decorate the base of the card following the same pattern of flowers to give it a continuous look.

I also made a sneaky small message card using two more hearts joined with the window hinge. 

Signing off for now. Hope you all liked it.

Do share in your comments and suggestions.

Thank you

Creative Caddy

by

Shikha Chander