I {heart} U...

I hope everyone's holiday festivities went well! I had a very relaxing couple of days, which is definitely out of the norm! We had about a dozen family & friends at the house... Poot smoked a mean brisket and we also had shrimp, cheesy potatoes, and french bread... simple, fattening, and yummy.


Several people asked me what free stamps I chose for winning one of TAC's contests, so here they are: TA-DA! Thanks to TAC!!!


So I guess it is time to move on to the next holiday: Valentine's Day. I really like how this card turned out. It has a very vintage, scrappy feel to it. Vintage I {heart} U card:

Stamps: Fancy Bet, Running Stitches
Paper: Lilly Anna cardstock, Mimi SWIC (which is still BOGO-free for a short time!)
Ink: VersaMagic Pixie Dust, Belle Rose & Burnt Umber Palettes
Other: Tan Scrapper's Floss, Coluzzle Nested Circle, Paper Piercer, misc. twill & ric-rak, MM buttons, foam tape, Glue Dots, Hydra Sponge, Edge Distresser

To create the look of stitching on the heart, I pierced holes and then scratched off the color layer of the paper between them. Some are scratched lightly, others notsomuch :)



I stamped the letters in Belle Rose and then used the Pixie Dust pad to pat the lighter pink over the image... I also edged with BU to add dimension. I like the subtle soft look to the letters.

At first, I didn't have the zig-zag stamped stitches... it felt like something was missing. I think these really added to the final piece.



WHAT DO YOU THINK?