Modern Valentine’s Day Card | Card Making with Silhouette Cameo

/ A2 cards, Embossing Techniques, Joann, Pinkfresh Studio, Silhouette Cameo, Valentine's Day

If you haven’t been reminded lately, you are loved. Yes, you are! There are people in your life that love you immensely. Start your day today by reminding those special people in your life that you love them!

I’m happy to share a card featuring a few components made with my Silhouette Cameo 4 Pro cutting machine. I do enjoy using my manual die cutting machine, but sometimes I don’t have a specific die for a project in mind.

For this fresh and modern card project, I designed a gift tag using my Silhouette Cameo design software. I then cut the tag out along with a free foliage image that came with my machine. This image was so delicate and the machine cut it so well.

The gift tag served as my main focal point of the design, so I decided to soften the image by ink blending Simon’s Says Stamp’s Winter Sky premium dye ink around the perimeter of the tag and layered it with pewter card stock. I stamped a heartfelt sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio’s You Are My Favorite stamp set using Tsukineko VersaFine Claire nocturne black pigment ink. Then, I colored my foliage using various shades of greens from my Ohuhu alcohol markers to achieve a variegated leaf.

I then embossed my background using a buffalo check embossing folder by Park Lane that I purchased from Joann some time ago. I love the modern design and the texture that it brings to the card panel. (A tip is to be sure you line up your paper evenly inside the embossing folder so your lines end up straight, unless you are purposely going for an angled design.)

Finally, I adhered all pieces together using liquid adhesive. I placed foam tape under the gift tag to give it a little pop and finished by adding in a natural jute twine bow.

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