Here is My Heart

Here is my Heart to express my Love in a Valentine to my DH. I have always been especially in love with vintage greeting cards -- so it was easy for me to take on the challenge over at Peggy Loves Vintage blog spot. Peggy offers this delightful vintage heart image for her challenge. Another challenge blogspot where I like to play is C.R.A.F.T. -- and this week's challenge is Love/Valentine. For my heart, I used the image to frame a Hampton Arts stamp by resizing the image and printing four copies. From these, I created four layers by removing more of the details with each layer --the last layer is just the gold frame. The layers were embossed and joined together with glue/ dimensionals.

Other Stuff I used: Hampton Arts Stamp; Marvy heart punch, Fiskars border punch, Diamond Glaze, Art Institute Glitter,
machine stitching (with and without thread) and a ribbon rose for detailing.

And there you have "my heart".

Sherry's Bear

"Sherry Berry" is what I call my son's girlfriend. And today, she needs a Teddy Bear -- so this is Sherry's Beary. The inside refrain is from Stampin' Up "There is a Rip and a Tear in my Teddy Bear and love pours from him everywhere!" My husband and I are sharing that love with heartfelt good wishes for Sherry's speedy recovery from a very serious car accident. Sherry, this Teddy Bear loves you and so do we.

Things I needed to make this card: from Sizzix, oval frame, Teddy Bear (paper pieced), and hearts; Marvy craft punch for tiny heart, Cuttlebug embossing folder, soft wire, and foam mounts.