Heart Shaped, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm working on a card using the Sale-A-Bration "Heart Shaped" bundle. I found this card on Pinterest and had to give it a try. There is a video that the gal did. I followed most of it. You can see the original card here. I had to look her up by the name stamp on the card, there was no link. Please read on to see how the card was made.

In the video we took a full sheet of Basic White card stock and our Blending Brushes and scrubbed on some Petal Pink, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Basic Beige. Now I didn't have Basic Beige (I don't know why, I own everything else!! LOL) so I lightly scrubbed on some Crumb Cake and it worked just fine. Then we had to take our aqua painter and spatter some water over the piece. It doesn't really show up on the small pieces but I do know it's there. The sheet was cut in half after it dried and the heart was run through the Big Shot. I cut out three. I also cut out three flowers. I used the center of the heart to do that. The flower and the heart are from the "Heart Shaped" Sale-a-Bration bundle.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. When cut in half on the short side, it measures 4-1/4" x 11".  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

A 3-3/5" x 5" piece of Petal Pink card stock was cut for the layer. It was set in place using Dimensionals. 

A 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the top layer. Using the largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set it was cut out at the upper part of the card making equal spacing on the top and sides.

A 6" piece of ribbon was taped to the back. I didn't have any Petal Pink ribbon but I had some retired Pale Papaya that blended in just enough to pass. I have so much retired ribbon that I need to use it where I can. Maybe (if I ever use it all up) I can buy some current ribbons in the near future! The piece was then set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

The circle from that piece was used to scrub on some Petal Pink ink and a little Crumb Cake splatters were added. Now I had always flicked my pens but in the video she just took the Blends Pen and hit it with her bone folder and there were splatters! It was super easy and it doesn't ruin the tip of the pen. The circle was then glued in place on the front of the card through the opening it came from.

Next the hearts were added. I die cut three from a piece of the card stock I colored. I glued them down but I didn't add glue on the whole piece. It needs to have a loose look to it.

Then the three flowers were added using glue. I added a crystal rhinestone to the center of each.

The words are from the same "Heart Shaped" bundle and were stamped using Versa Mark and heat set with white embossing powder. They were set in place using pieces of a Dimensional and the card was done.

Isn't it pretty? I just LOVE the look of it. It's got such a soft welcoming feel. It's going out in the mail tomorrow. If I were to make another one, which I probably will, I would add some Petal Pink splatter to the front, it seems like it needs something more than just a ribbon. Though if my ribbon was a solid color it probably would look better. Either way I just like it.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's friendship card,
Wanda