My pen pal group at Splitcoast recently issued a color challenge as way to inspire one of our members whose mojo had left the building. We were all to create cards with the colors red, pink and brown to help Carol jumpstart her creativity.
Well with those colors in the middle of January, how could I not do a Valentine's card?
The ironic thing is that not one bit of stamping was done on this card. I'm hoping it will inspire Carol anyway!
I found the heart pattern on the message boards at Circle of Crafters. It's not my pattern so I cannot forward it on to you. If you are interested, I urge you to check out that site. It is full of incredibly talented pattern designers.
I used pink patterned paper for the actual iris. Since I did use thicker paper, I did not fold it but rather kept it flat. That's not technically iris folding but its my variation. I used some gold peel off stickers to accent the heart and finised off with some brown brads. I have to say that I adore these three colors together. Next time I may just have to STAMP something with them!
Did you see the Superbowl sale over at Viva Las Vegas stamps? From now until the Superbowl all stamps are 43% off. What's even better is all sizes of Miracle Tape are also on sale. I use that tape all the time with my cuttlebugged layers so I took the opportunity to stock up.
I am also valiently trying to resist temptation. Some really cute stamps have recently been released or are about to. My wish list is way longer than it should be and I'm not known for resisting long. I really want the new Valentine Lily and Billy stamps from Pink Cat so I think that will be my downfall when they are released on Thursday. Is there anything out there tempting you lately? Go ahead, show me. How much more tempted could I get???
Hi, I'm Julie from SCS group 9. It is nice to meet you. Love your valentine's card. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Julie Copeland | January 17, 2009 at 01:36 PM
Your heart looks really neat!
Posted by: Wendy | January 17, 2009 at 01:03 PM
Hi Laura,
I'm Joanne from Blooger Group 9 stopping by to say hello. I look forward to getting to know you better.
I love the iris heart, what a beautiful creation!! This is something I've been wanting to try but haven't yet. I love the finished effect.
Have a great weekend!
Joanne
Posted by: Joanne Travis | January 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Just wanted to introduce myself, Im Lisa from group 9. Nice blog! Great info- 2 stamp sited I never knew existed! Looking forward to sharing ideas!
Posted by: lisa Phillippi | January 17, 2009 at 12:43 AM
This is an awesome heart :)
Posted by: Becky | January 15, 2009 at 01:05 PM
Aren't Iris Folds great! Love the card and color combinations.
Posted by: Karen Sullivan | January 13, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Ohhh that is sweet! The color combo is absolutely yummy. Red and brown are my sister's wedding colors...that is, when she gets married. teehee! I love the iris fold and the pretty embellishments. Way to go! :D
Posted by: Joni | January 13, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Please know that if this post has typo's, my cat just walked across my keyboard...anyway...this card is really pretty!
Posted by: Cindy | January 13, 2009 at 08:48 PM