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Big Watercolored Ampersand Valentine

January 25, 2020

Big Watercolored Ampersand Valentine

Love is in the air (at least I’m pretty sure that’s what I’m smelling these days!) and I wanted to create a simple Valentine’s Day card featuring a few easy techniques and one big-assed Ampersand die.

A little messy watercoloring with Distress Ink gave me the colorful ampersand and a bit of dry embossing using a stencil added subtle detail to the card front. Here is the video showing you how I created this project.

Have you used stencils for dry embossing? It’s such an easy way to get twice the use from any stencil and I adore the subtle tone on tone effect on the cardstock. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  1. Sue Hudson says

    January 26, 2020 at 9:05 am

    Awesome card-perfect for any gender. I think the giant ampersand is pure genius. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  2. Vianna says

    January 26, 2020 at 12:07 pm

    the large ampersand is a great idea – so many uses. Also, Cathy, not sure if you know of this new community – Simply Cards and Papercraft – but see if you might want to be an ‘influencer’ or teacher. Your creations always rock! Here is the link: https://craftworld.com/influencers

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 27, 2020 at 8:39 am

      I had not heard of them! Will look into it!

      Reply

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