A little old, and a little new for this masculine Valentine’s Day card. I got my husband’s opinion on this one, and he especially liked it. This photo has sunshine casting shadows, and showing depth, which I think is neat.

Once again, I relied on the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper for the “wow” factor in the die cut heart. I found the swirly vines in the Beautiful Peacock stamp set (tail feathers), and thought they would fit the shape of the heart. Happy dance when they did! I stamped them in Basic Black ink, deciding to stick with just three colors for the finished project.

The card base is Tip Top Taupe, because this shade of brown matched the heart perfectly. Tip Top Taupe is considered “old,” as is the Real Red DSP (last year’s Valentine DSP) that I embossed with the Quilt Top embossing folder. The embossing folder has not gone into retirement yet, yay! I love the way it turns paper into fabric. Don’t you?

I glued the Real Red “fabric” to a Basic Black cardstock layer that would tie in with the color of the Beautiful Peacock tail feathers and the sentiment.

The sentiment, “Sure Do Love You” is from the stamp set of that same name, and has a die to cut the banner. I really like the simplicity of this card, and I know at least one man does also. This photo is without the sun.

Sure Do Love You Wood Textures

Thanks for stopping by my blog on this second day of the year. New beginnings are exciting!