Funky Fossil "You Are My Happy Place" Card

I've been playing with the new "Heartfelt" stamp by Funky Fossil Designs, pairing it with a couple of stencils and a sentiment stamp to create this card. 

For 2023, I am attempting to use up some of the crafting bits and bobs that I have hoarded for years.  Today, I found a small piece of card with yellow spray ink on it, so decided that this would be the canvas for the card I made.

I used "Mowed Lawn" Distress Oxide Ink through the Funky Fossil Designs "Striped Circle Mask".

Next,  I used "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide Ink through the Funky Fossil Designs "Wonky Hearts Stencil".

I then used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink with the Funky Fossil Designs "Heartfelt" stamp over the top of the stencilled background.

Not finished with stamping, I used the Funky Fossil Designs "Vintage Script" stamp with Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" turquoise/teal coloured ink, stamped in second generation, so there is just a hint of it in the background.

I decided it was looking a bit dark, so splattered some white paint (Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof white paint), across the surface and gave it a quick blast of the heat gun.

I Inked the edges of the card using Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink, then mounted it on to a card blank.  

Finally, I stamped the "You are my happy place" sentiment, which is part of the Funky Fossil Designs "Small Print 2" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink.

Funky Fossil Designs "Heartfelt" Card

When I was planning my previous cards using the Funky Fossil Designs "Brushed Roses" stencil, I tried the three Distress Oxide Inks combination of colours of Dried Marigold, Saltweater Taffy and Picked Raspberry through the stencil on a small off cut of card first, to see if I was happy with the way it looked.

This piece of card lay on my desk when my order from Funky Fossil arrived this afternoon, so I decided I would use the piece of card, rather than it hanging about and ending up in the bin.

I cut it to 3" square and then used the Funky Fossil "Heartfelt by Art Journal Love" stamp, stamped in Versafine Clair "Purple Delight" ink.  I then edged the square in the same ink.  I layered the image on to a pink piece of card and stuck it to a card blank.

Using Versafine Clair "Purple Delight" ink, I stamped the sentiment which is part of the Funky Fossil "Small Print 2" stamp set.  Finally, I added some sticky backed gems to the central area between the hearts.