Metal Heart Love Card With Flowers

I find it so much easier to create when I have parameters – like colors, or photos, or – my personal favorite – sketches.  Today's Inspirational Photo is from the Dazzling Divas Design Challenge at Add A Little Dazzle. I love using Craft Metal!  You use it like cardstock but the results are so different!  I didn't have green Craft Metal so I used Garden Green Cardstock (#102584) and Wondrous White Craft Metal.

• Cut a piece of Brushed Silver Cardstock (#100712) at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".  Score and fold at 4 1/4".
• Take a piece of 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" Garden Green Cardstock (#102584) and run through the Big Shot (#113439) in the Woodgrain Embossing Folder (#127821).  Sponge (#101610) the raised edges with Chocolate Chip Ink (#126979).  Adhere to the Silver Card.
• Use the #2 and #3 Heart Framelits (#125599) to create an open heart by nesting them inside of each other and pass through the Big Shot over Wondrous White Craft Metal.
• Run the heart through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice Embossing Folder (#119976).

• Use the 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch (#129404) to punch out 12-15 pieces of Whisper White Cardstock (#100730).
• Pass the scalloped circles through the Crimper and then use your Bone Folder (#102300) to work the fibers of the paper until they start to separate.  Pull the cardstock apart revealing the inside of the paper.  It will resemble suede.
• Stack 5 pieces on top of one another and pierce with a Paper Piercing Tool (#126189).  Insert a Mini Silver Brad (#122941).  Scrunch the layers up toward the center to create a flower.
• Repeat until you have 5 flowers.  Spray the flowers with Vanilla Smooch Spritz Shimmer Spray (#118772).

• Wrap a piece of Silver Baker's Twine (#132976) around the heart, securing with a Glue Dot (#103683).
• Apply Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430) to the back of the heart and adhere to the front of the card.

• Cut one of Tim Holtz's Industrious Sticker Arrows and adhere to the left bottom and right top of the heart.
• Attach 3 flowers to the top left curve of the heart and 2 flowers to the bottom right of the heart using Glue Dots (#103683).
• Use the word "Love" from the Expressions Thinlits over a piece of Wondrous White Craft Metal – and run through the Big Shot to cut. (Placing a piece of wax paper between the metal and the thinlit will make removal easier).
• Attach to the inside of the heart using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755).

• Finish off the front of the card with a Large Rhinestone Basic Jewel (#129324).
• Finish the inside of the card with a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" Whisper White Cardstock.
• The Craft Metal is from Add A Little Dazzle.
• All other Supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE.
• If you'd like to play along, the Inspirational Photo is Below. 🙂