Hello.....Valentine!

Hi Everyone!  It's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail and I am sharing a Valentine's Day card with you today.  I have been trying to use my Copic markers more this year, so no better time to break them out then when making Valentines!  

Check out this sweet card:

 

I started off by using two scraps of patterned paper from the Echo Park "Love Story" 6 by 6 paper pad to create my background.  I stamped the sentiment at the bottom using an older CTMH stamp set called "Whooo's Your Valentine". The image of the girl and "Hello" are from My Favorite Things Stamps "Best Friends" stamp set.  I colored the image with Copics, then added a few Stickles to her bow and flower.  Instead of stamping on a boring shape...I cut out a heart with a mat using my Cameo and used that to stamp the image on.  I inked the edges and added a few pearl accents.  The best tip I can give you from making this card....that crinkle ribbon?  Yes, it is indeed cute, but I struggle sometimes with how to use it with much success.  If you straighten it out, it looses some pizzazz, but if you leave it bunched up, it doesn't stick well using really any adhesive I tried.  When this happens, I go a bit "old school" and break out my hot glue gun!   Yep, that did the trick!  Just a thin line of hot glue and gently press down the crinkle ribbon and you get a nice result.  Be careful, though....the ribbon is thin and that glue can get HOT!  

I hope you have a great day!

Cheers,

Sonya

Cheers!

Hey everyone.....It's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail.  I'm super excited about this card as it checks a couple of things of my "goals for 2015" that I shared yesterday on my blog.  

Check it out:

 

My first goal is to use my Copic Markers more...and I used them to color this sweet image with that ginormous glass of bubbly (perfect for celebrating the new year, no?!).

I also am wanting to use my stamps that have, sadly, never seen ink.  While this is a new stamp to my collection, it sat a few weeks without ink.  It's called "Cheers" by My Favorite Things.

One of my other goals this year is to spend more time creating and less time shopping.  I started this last year and it worked really well for me.  For this card in particular, I found some Echo Park "Sweet Day" paper scraps and made them into this card. 

I used one fun, often forgotten, product on this card called Glossy Accents.  After I colored the glass of bubbly, I applied Glossy Accents all over the top of the glass to make it look nice and shiny--like real glass!  

Last year for each post I did at She's a Sassy Lady, I made a Christmas card. I had a lot of fun doing my cards throughout the year and will continue to do so and share on my personal blog near the 25th of each  month.  I'd love to hear what your goals are for 2015 for your papercrafting!

Cheers,

Sonya