Critters in Love!

Here are another four cards featuring these cute little critters from Penny Black. What fun these are to make for the special ones in your life. The products and supplies used and the instructions are shown below each card. If you have any questions about these cards, please leave me a comment and I will be happy to respond. 

I like to water color with Distress Oxide inks by smooshing the ink direct from the pad onto a non-porous surface, spritz with water and then use a water color brush to pick up and apply the color onto water color paper. Two of the cards used below used Bazzill Twig and French Vanilla card stocks, both of which have a water color texture to them and are easy to paint on. The blending is so forgiving on these papers, it always looks beautiful!

51-491       Lovable Cut Out               51-485       Hearts Around

30-529       Lovable                           30-525       Words Sweet

25-020       Petite Blossoms

Neenah Solar White; Canson 90# WC Paper; Bazzill: Pomegranate; Distress Inks: Spun Sugar, Gathered Twigs; Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Clear EP; Red and green markers; Red Twine

Pomegranate Card base; White c/s cut to 4” x 5-1/2”; Die cut 51-485 1” from top and centered side to side. Sponge Spun Sugar through 25-020 in center of heart; softly sponge Spun Sugar over that. Stamp sentiment in Onyx Black; adhere piece to card base. Stamp 30-529 onto WC paper with Onyx Black, heat emboss with clear EP. Die cut image using matching die. Lightly water color with Gathered Twigs and Spun Sugar; color flowers and leaves with markers. Add red twine bow, Adhere as shown with foam tape. Add tiny hearts. **

51-495       Key, Cutout                      51-181       Love is Growing

30-523       Key to My Heart                25-007       Dotlets

Neenah Solar White; Bazzill: Pomegranate; Twig; Petalsoft; Distress Inks: Gathered Twigs; Spun Sugar. Versafine Onyx Black Ink; Clear EP; Red marker

White card base; cut another white card piece 3.75” x 5”; sponge Spun Sugar through stencil; Stamp sentiment in Onyx Black; adhere to card base. Stamp bear in onyx black, emboss with clear EP. Die cut bear from Twig c/s using matching die. Lightly watercolor with Gathered Twigs and Spun Sugar; Adhere  heart from word die to front of bear. Die cut 51-186 from white c/s; die cut top portion only from Pomegranate. Snip red hearts and add over corresponding hearts. Cut a 1” x 3-5/8” banner from Twig c/s, flag the ends. Adhere 51-185 and banner to card front, positioning the curly end over the top of the banner. Die cut key from Petalsoft c/s and lock from Pomegranate; thread curly loop through both as shown. Adhere bear with foam tape. Add tiny hearts. **

51-440       Elegant Stitching              51-484       Lovely Border      

51-495       Key, Cutout                      51-494       Love and Miss You

51-488       Big Love                           30-523       Key to My Heart

Neenah Solar White; Bazzill: Pomegranate, French Vanilla; Petalsoft; Distress Inks: Gathered Twigs; Spun Sugar; clear EP

White card base; cut 2-1/2” x 5-1/2” piece from Petalsoft c/s and adhere to card base. Cut second largest 51-440 die from white c/s, center and die cut 51-484 from white piece and adhere to card front. Die cue 51-488 from Pomegranate, and 51-494 word from white c/s; Stamp bear from 30-523 with Onyx Black, heat with clear EP; die cut from French Vanilla; Watercolor with Gathered Twigs and Spun Sugar. Adhere bear behind 51-488; adhere word over heart; Adhere to card base with foam tape. Add tiny hearts. **

51-409       Ribbon Stackers                51-491      Lovable Cut Out

30-529       Lovable                            30-525      Words Sweet

25-017       Trailing Vines

Neenah Solar White; Bazzill: Pomegranate; Canson 90# Watercolor Paper; Distress Inks: Gathered Twigs; Spun Sugar; Versafine Onyx Black Ink; Clear EP; Red and green markers.

 

Pomegranate card base; Cut another piece of white c/s 3-3/4” x 5-1/2”; sponge Spun Sugar through 25-017; Die cut 51-409 with white c/s; adhere to stenciled piece; Stamp sentiment in Onyx Black, adhere to card base. Stamp 30-529 with Onyx Black; heat emboss with clear EP; Die cut 51-491 image from w/c paper; Watercolor with Gathered Twigs and Spun Sugar; color flower and leaf with red and green markers; adhere to bottom center of frame with foam tape. Add tiny hearts. **

**  The tiny hearts shown on all cards can be cut from 51-484 Lovely Border or 51-485 Hearts Around using Pomegranate and white c/s.

Making Valentine cards is so much fun! Once again, I hope you've been inspired, and I so appreciate you stopping by!