Verve Visual Valentine

I got this new set of Valentine's Day stamps, called Wild Thing, from Verve Visual as soon as they were released, but hadn't had a chance to try them out yet. I loved the sentiments--they're a little different than the ones typically found in Valentine's Day sets. I especially liked "Every little thing you do is magic"--from the Police song, since I love their music (you may recall my recent "review" of their concert--here). I thought I'd pull them out for today's SCS color challenge--Real Red, Soft Sky, and Blue Bayou. I really like this color combination, especially how the red looks with the Bayou Blue. I thought it would make a nice, not-too-girly card and be perfect for the heart image.

This card was coming together really quickly. I stamped the heart images so the solid, patterned one was inside the open image. I cut the heart out and attached it to the white panel with a dimensional. I traced the white lines within the solid heart image with a Stardust pen for some sparkle, too.

Then, I started to use my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities dies to make the mats for the main image. That was the start of my problems. Somehow, one of the clear stamps--my favorite sentiment, in fact!--got stuck on one of my Cuttlebug plates. Since both the stamp and the plates are clear, I didn't notice until it was too late and there was a jam in the machine. I was able to unroll the jam, but a few of the letters in "thing" are precariously close to falling off of the stamp. I don't think there is any possible way to fix this. I am so very sad!! I do like the way the card turned out, though . . .

Materials Used
Wild Thing stamp set (Verve Visual); Blue Bayou and Real Red Classic inks, Blue Bayou, Real Red, Soft Sky, and Whisper White cardstock, Soft Sky Prints Series designer paper, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); red grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); rectangle and scalloped rectangle dies (Nestabilities); silver brads (Making Memories); Stardust pen (Sakura)