Moustache Heart Valentine Card

Hello, I'm back again with another Moustache themed project for Valentines Day.

I wanted to show that the lovely new First Edition ‘Love Story’ papers from +Trimcraft Ltd  are very versatile and suitable for Modern, Masculine and fun makes too, as well as feminine and romantic makes.

One of my favourite First Edition die sets is the Vintage Gentleman set and so I created this fun Mr. Moustache Heart Valentine card using the Wood Textured canvas effect paper in the Love Story pad and teaming it with black, red and kraft for an easy modern make.

 Step By Step:

1. Cut a sheet of Wood patterned canvas effect paper from the 6x6 Love Story Pad to measure approx. 5 3/8” square.  And Ink around the edges with red ink.  Mat onto a slightly larger square of Dovecraft black card and again onto a 6x6” Kraft card blank (fold along the top) using double sided tape. 
   
2. Using black ink and the Dovecraft ‘Be My Valentine’ clear stamp, stamp the sentiment along the bottom of the woodgrain paper, pressing evenly & firmly to ensure a good print on the textured surface.
   
3. Cut 2 heart shapes from Love Story paper by hand or by using a die, template or your Cricut machine to cut simple hearts.  Ink around edges with red ink and adhere largest heart to card front.  Mat the small heart on top using 3D foam pads to add height.
   
4. Using the FE Vintage Gentleman die set, cut 1 curly moustache shape from Dovecraft black card and attach to heart using 3D foam pads.  Glue 2 googly eyes in place if you have them, if not you can create eyes with circles of black and white card.
   
5. To finish I created black pearls by using a First Edition black marker to colour pearls, when dry I added 1 large and 2 small to either side of the stamped sentiment.
   
    
   Products Used:
   
   
   Dovecraft Kraft 6"x6" Cards & Envelopes DCCE024

   First Edition 6x6 FSC Paper Pad Love story FEPAD115

   Dovecraft A4 Black Card DCBS102

   First Edition Dies - Vintage Gentleman FEDIE003

   Dovecraft Clear Stamp - Valentine DCSTP016

   First Edition Twin Markers - Greys FETMK001

   all materials from +Trimcraft Ltd  and the project can also be seen in the Trimcraft DT Gallery link here http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/projects/121192/moustache-heart-valentine-card-with-first-edition-love-story-papers-dies

How Sweet It Is...Rosette Accordion Card

Hello, I have a new +Trimcraft Ltd DT card to share with you today. First play with the new First Edition papers ‘Love Story’ and as always there was a lot of ‘ohhing and ahhing’ as I looked through the pads.  These papers are so pretty, beautiful traditional florals mixed with modern patterns and wood effects, the colours are just right too, soft shades of pink, peach, and creamy beige with sprinklings of soft greens and browns. Perfect for Valentines but also all year round as there is such a nice versatile selection of designs.

I recently made a Rosette Accordion Heart and wanted to create another, so this time it’s a large circular shape as the main focus of the design.

  Step By Step:

1. Take a 6 x 6” Kraft card blank and cut the front in half diagonally to give a card with a half front.
   Take the floral xoxoxo paper from the 6x6 Love Story pad and trim it down just a little (it will be a mat inside the card)  Ink around the edges with red ink and when dry edge around with Dovecraft glitter glue in ‘crystal’  When dry use double sided tape to adhere inside the card.
   
2. Cut 2 triangles of paper (use the off cut from the card front to help you size it) from the Love Story striped paper. Inking around and adding the glitter glue as before.  When dry adhere 1 triangle to cover the inside cover and 1 to the card front.
   
3. To create your Accordion Rosette, take sheets of the ‘with love’ text paper from the Love Story Pad, and cut each sheet at 2” strips  (you will need about 4 strips) score and fold these strips at 1cm intervals and join each together using glue to form a loop.  When dry press down on loop onto a circle of card with glue in the centre, gently push the pleated rosette together so that the centre is small and the rosette is the size you wish.  (Mine is approx. 4 3/8” wide).
   To neaten the back of the rosette, cut a circle from pink Love Story paper, edge with red ink and glitter glue to match the design and glue to the back of rosette. Also do the same to the rosette front with the inking and glitter glue around the edges and along the raised folds.
   
4. Using the first edition alphabet die set, die cut letters to spell ‘LOVE’ in pink paper and Kraft card (use waste from card front).  Glue the letters to a wooden heart shape offsetting them so the pink is on top with the kraft as the shadow.  Ink and glitter glue around the edge of the heart before adding to centre of rosette using 3D foam.
   
5. Using the FE Border dies die cut border from Kraft card (use waste from card front) glue to card front along the bottom.  Die cut a matching piece of border and trim down to a single motif, gluing this inside card at top right.
   
6. Adhere rosette to card front centrally where it will overlap so be sure to only put adhesive on the parts that won’t be seen when the card is opened.
7. From the Love Story papers, cut out the tag ‘How Sweet it is’, ink and glitter glue edges, then glue inside card where it will be hidden by the rosette on the front
   
8. To finish, tie organza ribbon (santoro) in a bow, trim ends and stick in place just above heart.  Add a small adhesive pearl to centre of motif border piece and add 3 adhesive pearls along diagonal front of card.
   
   
   
   
    Products used in this project:
   

   First Edition 6x6 FSC Paper Pad Love story FEPAD115

   Dovecraft Kraft 6"x6" Cards & Envelopes DCCE024

   Me to You Sweet Shop Wooden Shapes MYWDN003

   First Edition Dies - Borders FEDIE002

   First Edition Dies - Script Alphabet FEDIE014

   Santoro 68 Spool Ribbon Box SNCR002

   
    all materials from +Trimcraft Ltd  and the project can also be seen in the Trimcraft DT Gallery link here:http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/projects/121174/how-sweet-it-is-rosette-accordion-card-with-first-edition-love-story-and-dies