This is another  “untraditional” Valentine’s Day card.  You don’t have to have red in a card to make it appropriate for Valentine’s Day.  Sometimes the sentiment is enough.  And this one,  “Dream without fear, love without limits” is a sentiment stamp I have fallen in love with myself!  It can be used for a Valentine’s Day card, an encouragement card or even a home decor piece.  The sentiment is from the Picture Perfect set and this set lends itself to so many possibilities.  This photopolymer set features some “photo real” images from nature along with some untraditional sentiments.  The set is definitely for the stamper who likes to push the boundaries or be a little more artistic. With this card, I kept it simple.  I just wanted to show off the paper, Perfectly Artistic DSP from the “Limited-Time” Sale-A-Bration offer.  The paper is just lovely with 6 shades of subtle water color looking designs.  I hope we see more of this type paper from Stampin Up!  The paper is a great background paper and lends itself to so many looks from artsy to traditional.

The starfish stamp is a 2-step stamp.  Using 2 stamps gives the starfish a very realistic, almost dimensional look.  It is hard to see from the photo here, but these stamps almost make the starfish look like a photograph.  I also tried to “sparkle up” the image a little by coloring the image with the new Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.  It looks great in real life, but the photograph does not do it justice. At any rate, if you like a little glitter but don’t like the mess, try the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush!  It is fabulous!

Recipe

Papers: Perfectly Artistic DSP, Soft Sky, Soft Suede
Stamps: Picture Perfect
Inks: Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip
Embellishments: Linen Thread, Basic Pearls

This stamp set,  “The Sky is the Limit” sent me soaring to place an order when I first saw it as a Sale-A-Bration offer!  It is a perfect stamp set for making more masculine looking cards. It is also a “limited-time” stamp set, so if you want it you have until February 15th to get it!  I also love the Going Places DSP stack.  This paper stack has so many options for making cards that guys in your life will be delighted to get.  And finally, we are getting more choices for them! From Valentine’s to Birthdays, to Graduations, this little set has so many options for cards for the guys in your life.  Or the aviators.   It may be a “limited-time” stamp set, but it will stay in my collection for a while.

The stamps and paper offered the perfect opportunity to use the Lost Lagoon striped ribbon.  I kept the card totally monochromatic since fewer colors tend to be more masculine looking that lost of colors. I don’t know if that is a hard and fast rule. It is just something that makes sense to me. The antique airplane was fussy cut. I thought it looked so much better popped off the page. Popping it up also seemed to make the plane look like it was flying.

Recipe

Papers: Lost Lagoon, Very Vanilla, Going Places DSP Stack
Stamps: Sky is The Limit
Inks: List Lagoon
Accessories: Lost Lagoon Striped Ribbon.