I Love You More Than Bamboo!

Hello my cardmaking friends!  Even though Christmas was yesterday, we aren't celebrating with the kids for a few more days.  On Christmas day this year, I spent a bit of time straightening up and reorganizing for the new year - it had been awhile since I had cataloged and filed my newer stamp sets.  It always feels good once that is done.  

Today, I made a shaker card using a few of Lawn Fawn's new release items.  The stamping is from the I Heart Pandas, I Heart Pandas Add On and All My Heart.

For the upper background, I used the Bamboo Stencils with Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink.  I didn't have the color of pink that I wanted so I first inked white paper with Spun Sugar.  I used Kitsch Flamingo for the bamboo stocks and Picked Raspberry for the little bumps.  Although you can't see the ground in the background of the card, I used the Hillside Stencils with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn.  

To create the front of the card, I used the largest of the new Lacy Rectangle Stackables with the new pearlescent cardstock.  I layered that piece on top of white cardstock that I inked with Picked Raspberry and trimmed it close to the lace edges.  To cut out the window, I used the medium sized Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables.  Once that was assembled, I adhered a piece of acetate behind the window opening. 

To create another layer on the card, I applied the Bamboo Forest Backdrop to the backside of the acetate window.  To do this, I inked white cardstock with Kitsch Flamingo ink and then spritzed it with Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Spritz.  I really like the new spritzes, they add such a nice shimmer to the paper.  Once the spritz was completely dry, I applied wide double sided tape to the top of the inked paper and then ran it through my die cutter using the Bamboo Forest Backdrop.  Once I peeled off the tape liner, I applied it to the backside of the acetate.

The images were colored with Copic markers in the following colors:

• RV00, RV10, RV02
• RV14, RV25, R27
• YG11, YG06, YG07
• C2

Once I had adhered the images where I wanted them on the background, I created a "well" using double sided adhesive foam tape.  I sprinkled in some shaker elements along with some little hearts I cut out from scrap pearlescent and pink inked cardstock using the Sequin Mix Die.  I placed the top on the lower part of the card to seal everything in.  

On the front of the card, I added a few bamboo shoots, butterflies and a little bug.  The heart on the lower right corner is cut with smallest of the Lacy Heart Stackables.  The sentiment is from Henry's Build A Sentiment: Love and was heat embossed using black embossing powder.  

This is such a fun Valentines card don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a Happy New Year.

Sandy