Masculine Valentine’s Day Card

Today I’m sharing this fun masculine Valentine’s Day card created using the Conversation Bubbles bundle. We see so much red and pink on Valentine’s day that I thought I’d share something a little different.

My husband appreciates all the cards I make him but I know red and pink are not really his colours so I chose to go with something a little out of the box. I still included some hearts on the card and a greeting to express my love for him it’s just more ‘us’. It’s so fun to be able to customize a card for its recipient.

I didn’t get a chance to film a video for this card, but here’s a quick tutorial.

Measurements:

• Thick Basic White: 5 ½” x 8 ½”
• Evening Evergreen: 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”
• Soft Succulent: 3-3/4” x 5”
• Pool Party: 2” x 3”
• Basic White: 2” x 2”
• Crushed Curry: 2” x 2”
• Fancy Flora DSP: 2” x 3”
• Any Color Cardstock for creating a template: 3” x 4”
• Opaque Gems: x3

Instructions :

1. Die cut the largest of the full conversation bubbles dies from the Soft Succulent cardstock, positioning it so that it’s a bit closer to the bottom and to the left.
2. Using the 3” x 4” scrap of cardstock die cut the second largest rectangle and the cloud like conversation bubble.
3. Use the negative space from these die cut shapes as a template. Trace around the edges using the Soft Succulent Stampin’ Write Marker onto the soft succulent layer with the conversation bubble cut from it.
4. Using the dark Evening Evergreen marker and a bone folder splatter the Soft Succulent layer.
5. Position the Soft Succulent layer over top of the Evening Evergreen and make note of where the Conversation bubble is die cut. You can also use a pencil and trace the shape. Add the piece of Fancy Flora dsp to the Evening Evergreen cardstock so that you’ll see it through the die cut shape.
6. Add the Soft Succulent layer to the Evening Evergreen layer using dimensionals. And then add that to the card base.
7. Stamp the image with the 3 hearts onto the Pool Party card stock with Pool Party ink. Die cut it with the coordinating die and another of the conversation bubbles. I used the one that’s almost square but you can use any of them.
8. Die cut three hearts from the Crushed Curry card stock.
9. Stamp ‘love ya’ using Memento ink onto the white cardstock and fussy cut around the words.
10. Add the conversation bubbles, greeting and hearts to the card front as shown in photo. Note: the trio of hearts and love ya are popped up on dimensionals. Everything else is flat.
11. Add three white opaque gems.

Until next time,

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