January CTMH Spotlight Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close To My Heart January Spotlight Blog Hop! You should have arrived from Jill's blog.  But this is a circular hop, so it doesn't matter where you begin. ;)

This month we are spotlighting Valentine's.

For my card I used December's SOTM called Amore, and for the damask background, I used the Wings Workshop stamp set.

Before I stamped the Amore sentiment, I sanded my Vineyard Berry cardstock so it would show up a little better and to also give it a soft, more vintage-y look.

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I also created a more masculine type of Valentine card, a little more suitable for the guy in your life than the first card.  I used the same two stamp sets for this card, and paired it with a patterned B&T from Wings.

When stamping my damask background, I just masked off the scalloped edge to keep the scallop part free of ink.

Thanks for visiting! Your next stop along the blog hop is over at Jenifer's blog.

Happy creating! :)

Supplies used all CTMH:

Amore card:

Paper:  Vineyard Berry, Colonial White, Black CS

Stamps:  Amore, Wings Workshop

Ink:  Black

Embellishments:  Colonial White crochet ribbon, Colonial White button, Black buttons, Adhesive pearl, Naturals floss

Other items:  Corner rounder, Paper piercer, Needle, Sanding kit

Love You card:

Paper:  Wings B&T; Twilight, Colonial White, Black CS

Stamps:  Amore, Wings Workshop

Ink:  Black, Twilight, Vineyard Berry

Embellishments:  Black striped grosgrain, Black button, Crystal Blue waxy flax

Other items:  Corner rounder, Micro-tip scissors, Paper piercer, Sponge, 3D foam tape