Making Valentine’s Day cards is so fun. The bright pinks, purples, and reds are fun to pair with anything that sparkles. My sparkle of choice was specialty paper such as shimmer paper or pearl paper from Cricut or glitter paper from the Dollar Tree store as well as holographic paper from Lawn Fawn or the Dollar Tree. Don’t forget foil paper. Using a die from Technique Tuesday called, “Cascading Hearts”, I created a window of falling hearts on my Valentine’s Day cards through which you can see the sparkle of the specialty papers I used. Don’t forget, you can make these cards as “Thank You” or “Thinking of You” or “Missing You” cards if you don’t want to make them into Valentine’s Day cards. As always, have fun and use your imagination…’cause, isn’t that the point?!
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Specialty Papers
Dollar Tree Glitter Paper: Purple
Cricut Shimmer Paper Wine Red and Silver : https://www.cricut.com/en_us/cutting-materials/shimmer-paper-sampler-classic.html
Paper Junkie Colored Vellum Red: https://amzn.to/2LE8AX6
Cricut Pearl Paper Silver: https://cricut.com/en_us/pearl-paper-neutrals.html
Cricut Pearl Paper Light Purple: https://cricut.com/en_us/pearl-paper-pastels.html
Lawn Fawn Metallic Cardstock in Holographic Silver: https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/metallic-cardstock-holographic
OR
Dollar Tee Silver Holographic Paper and Blue Holographic Paper
Dies
Technique Tuesday Cascading Heart Die: https://amzn.to/38OGqRR
Sizzix SIZ660223 Tholtz Thinlits Die Celebration Words Scrpt Tholtz Thinlits Die:
https://amzn.to/35MNo8g
Adhesives
Scrapbook Adhesives Easy Runner Grand: https://amzn.to/3mA0jjO
Tombow Mono Liquid Adhesive: https://amzn.to/37DhjRI
Other
Fiskars Sure Cut 9″ Paper Trimmer: https://amzn.to/2WzlUhq
Unibal Signo Gel Pen in Gold, Silver, and White: https://amzn.to/367m59I
Quickstick Precision Pick Up and Place Tool: https://amzn.to/3nOYjEt (Used to place purple hearts on silver holographic paper)
Brad Setter & Piercing Tool: https://amzn.to/3bITUkd (Used to remove embossing powder from between
Heat Embossing Products
Anti-Static Embossing Pouch: https://amzn.to/39DLibJ (You can make your own with a piece of cloth and corn starch. You just have to sew the pouch yourself and fill it with cornstarch)
Heat Tool for Heat Embossing, comes with 4 embossing powders: https://amzn.to/2LIstw2
Versa Mark Stamp pad for embossing: https://amzn.to/2VhDzcy
Embossing powder (assorted colors): https://amzn.to/39sBcMs
Cardstock
Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 110lb Cardstock (for the card base): https://amzn.to/3ljFvfv
65 lb Cardstock for front panel Darice Coredinations Value Pack Cardstock, 8.5 by 11-Inch, 200-Pack (2 packs):
https://amzn.to/2N1veZJ
OR
Recollections Cardstock Paper, 8 ½, Bright Essentials, 200 Sheets
https://amzn.to/3qqFrxl
Stamp Sets
American Crafts Heidi Swapp Magnolia Lane 12 Piece Clear Stamp Set “Special”: https://amzn.to/39Icq9s (The words,“Thankful for you”)
American Crafts Heidi Swapp Magnolia Lane 14 Piece Clear Stamp Set “Only You”: https://amzn.to/2LHQALx (The words “only you”)
Art C Stamp and Cut Alphabet: https://www.myartc.com/product/die-stamp-combo-small-uppercase-serif/
Art C Stamp and Cut Sending Lots of Love: https://www.myartc.com/product/die-stamp-combo-thanks-so-much/
Craft It Valentine Stamp Set by Recollections (from Michael’s stores with the Be Mine Stamp): https://amzn.to/39FikZ5
Alternate With Love Stamp Set: (could not locate the one I used in the video, here is an alternative): https://amzn.to/2M1XOJV