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Coffee with Extra Flourish

  For journaling or card making, our  ​Flourish Latte Rubber Stamp  creates a warm and cozy feeling. But did you know that there are another 2 stamps that perfectly match the flourish in this stamp? ​Flourish with Leaves Rubber Stamp  and ​Large Fauna Rubber Stamp   We create a nice, beige and brown card and add a die cut word, 'friend' across the front. For the background, I took heart embossed white card stock and added some distress oxide inks in brown hues with an ink blending tool. I then stamped the  ​Large Fauna Rubber Stamp  on each of the edges in Plum Archival Ink (one of my new favorite colors!) I stamped  ​Flourish with Leaves Rubber Stamp  in a light ink (Distress Oxide Antique Linen) on the corners around the main focal point of the coffee cup. I usually do not use the Distress inks for primary stamping because they do not reproduce the fine details of any stamps, but for this purpose, it was ok. For the "friend" text, I die cut  a light brown card stock

Pink Vintage Elements Card

  One of our 4x6 background rubber stamps called,  Vintage Elements   is a recent release that features a neat valentine/greek/roman/cupid feel with just the right amount of splatters and text. We have created some cards with it stamped in a red and pink ink. The stamp makes for a pretty theme on a card, whether it's for Valentines Day or any other occasion. Also, what's great about it is that is can be for men, women or kids. Vintage Elements stamped in red Stazon ink onto white card stock. I burnished the edges with  Ranger's Mini Ink Blending Tool  and a pink ink,  Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo . To make the raised feature heart, I inked just a portion of the background with ink. I then placed my die cut heart piece face down onto the ink. Using tweezers help keep my fingers out of the ink. I also used the tweezers to press the paper onto the rubber during inking. I used foam circles to attach the heart die cut to the card. I also colored in the cherub to create a fun f