I Whale-y Like You

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Now that the new year is here, it’s time to move in to Valentine’s Day crafting projects! I put together this punny Valentine’s Day card based on this week’s sketch from Retro Sketches.

I used the whale from the WPlus9 Bitty Buddy Valentines set as my focal image. I die cut the shape using the matching die, then stamped the image on the die cut piece in blue ink. It’s set on a panel edged with some wave-like strips I cut with a Spellbinders Edgeabilities die. The set’s “I whale-y like you” sentiment is stamped in red ink on a white strip and layered over the waves—I was worried it wouldn’t show up well enough if I stamped it in black directly on the waves.

The image panel is layered on a red mat and set on a blue card base. I added a strip of red patterned paper next to it. The paper’s from a Christmas collection, but the pattern’s pretty non-seasonal, so it still works and I'm glad to be able to keep using it after the holidays! I added a little washi tape and a baker’s twine tied button as accents to finish the design.

Materials Used:

from i {heart} papers: WPlus9 Bitty Buddy Valentines stamp set, Bitty Buddy Valentines dies, Tsukineko Memento Bahama Blue and Love Letter inks, Doodlebug Design North Pole Collection Kit, Spellbinders Classic Edges One Edgeabilities die, Divine Twine Cherry Red baker’s twine, Queen & Company blue striped tape, Sticky Thumb dimensional dots

other: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Pacific Point, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); blue button (Michaels)