Ladybug Valentine - Kitchen Sink Stamps

If you are visiting today looking for a Let's Make a Scene design, I am going to have to disappoint you (but not too much, I hope). With Valentine's Day on Thursday, I needed one more Valentine to put in today's mail. Therefore this creation, sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps, is a Valentine which features two Kitchen Sink Stamp sets: Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps and Ladybug Hugs Multi Step Clear Stamps.

Here is how I created the image panel. First I stamped the rose. I then stamped the ladybug on the lower right petal of the rose. I then added a mask to the ladybug and the rose which allowed me to add the leaves. Finally, I used my magic makeup brushes to clean up the tiny gaps left after masking. Those things are AWESOME!!

I created the card with the following challenges in mind:

International Art & Soul #51 Make Your Own Background

The background was created with three Distress Oxide Inks: Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, and Candied Apple. I put splotches of the two pinks and spritzed with water before drying it. I then sponged on the stenciled script (The Crafter's Workshop) with Picked Raspberry. I dried it and added more water splotches and dried it again. The final addition to the background was the tiny hearts stamped in Candied Apple.

The February Pile It On Challenge - Pretty in Pink + 1 More Challenge

and

613 Avenue Create #218 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Critter

Color Recipes

Rose

Layer 4 Memento Rosebud stamped 3 times

Layer 3 Memento Rosebud stamped once

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink stamped 3 times

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink stamped once

Leaves

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Lady Bug

Layer 4 Memento London Fog stamped twice

Layer 1 Memento Love Letter

Layer 2 Memento Ladybug

Layer 3 Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Layer 5 Versafine Onyx Black

Sentiment

Versafine Onyx Black

Embellishment: Pink Stretch Crochet Ribbon and White Grosgrain

Find more fabulous Kitchen Sink Creations linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,
the owner and creator of KSS


Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz