Quick and Easy Valentines Day Cards Using Pattern Paper



I recently received an email from Cards for Kindness where they said they are in need of Valentine's Day Cards. These cards were quick to put together using Concord & 9th Up Up and Away Dies. I used patterned paper in my stash from Altenew that I have had for years to make the balloons. For the background, I used a turnabout stamp from Concord & 9th called Bitty Burst Turnabout and stamped it twice using two different colors of inks from PinkFresh Studio.

Bitty Burst Turnabout™ Stamp Set

If you are unfamiliar with turnabout stamps, to use them, you place the stamp in a stamping tool such as the MISTI and then rotate the paper after each color to fill in the design as shown above. For my cards, I stamped directly onto a card base made from Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock.
 

To finish the cards, I stamped a sentiment from a retired stamp set from Clearly Besotted using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and paired the cards with a matching envelope.


PinkFresh Studio recently came out with a new ink cube holder that can hold all of their 72 colors of ink cubes. This has been my favorite way to store ink cubes and can also hold all the colors of Distress Ink. This storage system stores the inks in a faux leather case and the box that it comes in can also be used for stamp storage. 



SUPPLY LINKS
Concord & 9th Up Up and Away Dies [Scrapbook]
Concord & 9th Bitty Burst Turnabout Stamp [SSS]
PinkFresh Studio Soul of Provence Dye Ink [SSS] [Scrapbook]
PinkFresh Studio Fairy Dust Dye Ink [SSS] [Scrapbook]
My Sweet Petunia MISTI [SSS] [MSP] [Scrapbook]
PinkFresh Studio 72 Ink Cube Holder Box [SSS] [Scrapbook]
Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink [SSS]
Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock [SSS]






Location: Poulsbo, WA 98370, USA

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