Be My Valentine

Here is my take on this weeks challenge over on Stamping 411.

I decided to flip the sketch on the vertical. I actually had a tough time with this one. It is the second thing I tried (I ended up trashing the main part of the first one... ever do that? Get an idea in your head that you think will look great and then it just does NOT look good in real life? Yeah... that was my first try). I was struggling to find my mojo... I am not sure I have found it yet, but this is what I came up with...

I started with a base of Chocolate Chip. On top of that is a layer of Pink Pirouette, which I embossed. Then I have a layer of Cherry Cobbler with the edge punched with a scallop edge punch. Next is a layer of Whisper White. On top of that is the Be My Valentine heart stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Cherry Cobbler. I cut it out and then stamped the sentiment, again in Cherry Cobbler on Pink Pirouette and cut that out. Then I popped that up. I put on a pink organza ribbon. I made a "button" out of Cherry Cobbler. I punched 4 hearts using my 3 heart punch. I used my glue stick to glue them together. Then I used my "button" punch to make two holes in the middle of the hearts and tied a knot using hemp thread. And finally, I "blinged it up" by adding some light pink rhinestones.

Thanks for looking...