Stampin' Up! Hearts Collection Framelits - Valentine Card

What are your favorite colors for Valentine cards?  I don't have a favorite.  Therefore I am not adverse to using non-traditional colors, as I did  for this Valentine card that features the Stampin' Up! Hearts Collection Framelits.  As you can see, my non-traditional colors are pink and green.  I added some doodling on the primary piece of the card.  Enjoy!

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Stamp Set:  I {Heart} Hearts (118571)
Cardstock and Designer Series Paper:  Pretty in Pink (100459), Lucky Limeade (122922), Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730), and Flirtatious Specialty (122360)

Ink and Markers:  Real Red (103133), Lucky Limeade (123002), Basic Black (100082), and Pretty in Pink (100045)

Accessories:  Basic Pearls (119247) , Basic Rhinestones (119247) , Trinket Hearts (125605), and Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon (122977)

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How to Use the Stampin' Up! Framelits in a Different Manner - Part 2

Tuesday I shared an alternative method for using the Stampin' Up! Hearts and Labels Framelits.  If you have used them, I'm sure you've noticed the size between each framelit is 1/4".  In my post on Tuesday, I asked if you prefer the difference in size to be 1/8".  If your preference is the 1/8" difference, and you don't mind tracing and cutting, here's an alternative for you. 

ALTERNATIVE 2:  CREATE A FRAMELIT THAT IS 1/8" LARGER THAN ANOTHER (NOT THE USUAL 1/4")

1.  Select one framelit and desired cardstock and cut out two hearts or labels using the Big Shot. (Reference yesterday's post for the Big Shot sandwich.)

2.  Lay the framelit onto one of the cutouts with the cutting edge facing upward, and trace around the framelit.

 



3.  Using paper snips, cut along your tracing.

                                                             

4.  Now you have a cutout that is 1/8" smaller, except at the very top.  I like the look, don't you?

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How to Use the Stampin' Up! Framelits in a Different Manner - Part 1

Would you be interested in using your Stampin' Up! Hearts  and  Labels Framelits different from the standard method?   Would you  like to create a FRAME around the negatives resulting from using the Framelits?  Also, do you wish the size between the Framelits was 1/8" rather than 1/4"?  If so, let me share some alternatives with you.  Today I will share one alternative, and Thursday another.

ALTERNATIVE 1:  CREATE A FRAME ON NEGATIVE CARDSTOCK PIECES


1.  Cut a piece of cardstock to the size you need as is determined by the layer (i.e., 1st, 2nd, etc.) of your planned greeting card.

2.  Place your selected heart or label framelit onto the center of this piece of cardstock ( from step 1) for cutting out the framelit using the Big Shot. (A heart framelit is used for this demonstration).

3.  Prepare a Big Shot sandwich with the cardstock and framelit in this order, and run the sandwich through the Big Shot:

• Multipurpose Platform, Tab 2
• Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)
• Piece of Cardstock
• Framelit
• Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)

4.  Remove the cutout (in this case, the heart) from the framelit and stash it away, keeping the negative cardstock.

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5.  Place the framelit into the negative piece of cardstock, with the framelit cutting side face up and underneath the cardstock.

(You can see the metal cutting part of the framelit sticking through the cardstock.)










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6.  Create another Big Shot sandwich according to the following:

• Multipurpose Platform, Tab 2
• Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)
• Framelit
• Negative Piece of Cardstock (framelit inserted inside according to above)
• Standard Cutting Plate (Acrylic)
• Paper Shim

• Run the sandwich through the Big Shot two or three times. 

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9.  This is the result:




Can you see the 1/8" frame that has been created around the heart?













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10.  You can insert into the negative  another framelit cutout (in this case, a heart shape from the Stampin' Up! Twitterpated DSP).  Now you have a heart cutout from a framelit with a heart-shaped frame created around the inserted heart.


Isn't this cool? 

You may choose to embellish the frame around the heart as I did on a previous card share on which I added Crystal Effects.  Here's the card.

COME BACK THURSDAY FOR THE SECOND ALTERNATIVE!  TOMORROW I HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR YOU!

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