Hello Crafty Friends,
I had a bit of a lightbulb moment recently: My children are no longer little kids. My son (20) and daughter (17) still (claim to!) love to get cards from me--but cutesie critters from my stash are no longer great choices for either of them. Time to change up my card-making for the kids.
Fortunately, the Swirl Valentine Digital Kit from Hero Arts is just what I need to create elegant cards for both of them.
Here's the card for my son:
How to: Using the burgundy background in the kit, the swirly big heart, and the Love You sentiment, I quickly built a card for my son--I printed the background on our family color printer and then over printed the heart and sentiment over the background using my laser jet printer. I added silver toner foil to the design, ran it through my Minc foiling machine matted it with silver cardstock, and put it on an A2 card base. Too. Easy!
Here's my daughter's card:
How to: I created a background using the Leaf and Floral Stencil and pink inks. I printed the same image and sentiment I used for my son's card--but this time I printed it onto vellum paper using my laser jet. I added hot pink toner foil to the vellum, and ran it through my Minc. I also blended pink inks onto the back of the heart image to help it stand out. I placed the vellum design on the background and that was it!
Two elegant cards for my nearly adult kids (wow, time flies), ready in plenty of time for Valentine's Day.
My post is part of the February Hero Arts blog hop -- and if you leave comments here and on other stops along the hop, you could win $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 14th at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
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Thanks for stopping by!
Essie
I love the flourishes! Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI totally hear you regarding kids cards. My son is 26 so it's tough but I think you just shared some light on me as well. The flourish images work well and love the shine. Beautifully done Essie. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLovely 😍
ReplyDeleteThese cards are just stunning. Just delightfully stunning.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Simple yet stunning. And these kits are terrific - full of fun and creativity!
ReplyDeleteI love both versions of your cards! Your kids will love them!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and elegant cards! I love the foiling, too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!
ReplyDeleteLove these beautiful heart designs and pretty backgrounds! Wonderful cards!
ReplyDeleteThe stenciled background on the second card is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your talent.
I especially like the soft pink one. Very traditional and pretty
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the classic elegant designs.
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards for you children! I'm sure they will cherish them for many years to come ❤
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