Valentine's Day Card

Oh my goodness I have a lot to talk about on this card!  I ended up using so many things that I have been hoarding like the Love My Tapes fabric tape (this stuff is AMAZING!), the TH grungeboard bird from my sweet friend Kathy (Branches on SB.com), & one of the new stamp sets from The Craft's Meow (hearts and sentiment).  ** You can click the pictures for a larger view if needed**

I started off making this card for the Simon Says Stamp presents a Chipboard Challenge over at Lily Pad Cards.  I wanted to stick with kraft, teals, and reds - one of my absolute fave color combos!  I had all kinds of cute little chipboard accents out that I painted with Picket Fence Distress Stain, and then turned out I didn't use them! grrrr!!!




and a close up shot


**I wanted to mention that the very talented Julia Stainton (Belle Papier blog) was my inspiration throughout this card, I pushed myself to just make this for fun and tried to recall all the beautiful techniques and images on her blog.. I think it really helped because I actually had FUN making this from start to finish!  Yay!  Maybe this year WILL be a better year (craft-speaking) than last ;)  Thanks for stopping in today!**