Valentine 2024-Radiant Heart

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today, I made a Valentine's Day card for my husband. I used Lawn Fawn and Ranger products. I love all the sparkle and shine!

I took a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch A2 piece of Ranger Distress Heavyweight Cardstock and sprayed it with Distress Mica Stain in Cocktail Party. Then, I spritzed some water to get the stain moving. I love how the mica sprays leave you with such glimmering results!

I used Lawn Fawn's Radiant Heart Backdrop Die on the stained panel. If I were to do this again, i would cut first before spraying. I have an Anna Griffin Empress and I've never had a problem cutting dies with it before. I had the precision plate and two cardstock shims in my sandwich, and could barely het it to work after multiple passes. I think the mica stain and water softened the cardstock.

Once I punched out the diecut panel, I placed hearts around to see what placement looked best. The heart dies are from the Radiant Heart Backdrop die set and Hearts and Stars Mini Tag die set, both by Lawn Fawn. The hearts are made with Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 80lb cardstock and Lawn Fawn's halographic cardstock. I ink blended with Lumberjack Distress Oxide for the red hearts.

For the sentiment, I stamped this heart from Lawn Fawn's Magic Heart Message stamp set in Lumberjack Distress Oxide and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

After adhering panel to a cardbase, I sprinkled the Heart diecuts around and glued in place with Gina K Connect Glue. I really like the final card!

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