Marbled Hearts - Stampin' Up! Hugs for Love

 I've been mixing and matching different products lately to make my Valentine's day cards and today's card is more of the same.  I designed this one to use some of the Marbled Elegance DSP, Hearts of Elegance dies and the Hugs for Love stamp set.

  My local stampers made this design in my last class and everyone agreed that the Online Exclusive Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper is gorgeous with it's swirls of color and gold foil.  This card isn't big on stamping but it's big on the gold "wow" factor!

  The card starts with a Real Red base, then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.  A piece of the Marbled Elegance DSP is added to the right side of the card.

  A bit of gold twisted thread is wrapped around the center and tied in a bow.  Next come 3 lovely die cut hearts using the Hearts of Elegance dies.  The red heart is stamped and embossed with the sentiment.  Both the red and pink patterned hearts are accentuated by using a scoring stylus on the backside of the die cuts.  This gives the die cut a beautiful "puffy" look and is so easy.  Just leave the die cut in the die and flip it over to the back side.  Use a foam mat and the scoring stylus to gently trace the shape on the inside of the die.  And that's it; you get a jazzed up die cut in seconds.

  All 3 hearts are popped up on dimensionals and a few Adhesive-Backed Heart Sequins are added for even more gold shine.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Al of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Hugs for Love

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Real Red, Basic White, Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP (Online Exclusive), Brushed Gold Foil Specialty paper (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Forever Plaid embossing folder, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Gold Twisted Thread (Online Exclusive), Adhesive-Backed Heart Sequins (Online Exclusive)