Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Hanh Nguyen with you on the Pear Blossom Press Blog today. I am so excited to share a sweet light-up Valentine’s Day card with you featuring the Pear Blossom Press EZ Light and Sunny Studio Stamp Passionate Penguins. I thought that it would be fun to use these lights to light up the car lights. The Pear Blossom EZ Light comes with three lights so I thought it would be perfect to light up a heart in honor of Valentine’s Day for these cruising penguins.
This EZ Light is so easy to use. There are 3 lights attached to a battery unit by wires. The wires are the key here in that it allows you so much freedom for the light placement. There’s no need to have it right next to the battery unit and press button. I love it!
SUPPLIES:
PB Press Stamps and Die Bundle – Pear Blossom Press
World’s Best Foam Tape – Pear Blossom Press
Passionate Penguins Stamps – Sunny Studio Stamps
My Heart Stamps – Sunny Studio Stamps
Gift Card Envelope Dies – Sunny Studio Stamps
Sweet Treat Bag Dies – Sunny Studio Stamps
Frilly Frames Polka Dot Dies – Sunny Studio Stamps
Slimline Nature Borders Dies – Sunny Studio Stamps
CARD INSTRUCTIONS:
I stamped the penguins from the Passionate Penguins Stamps set onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and fussy cut them out. I colored them with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.
COPIC COLORS:
Penguins: T3/5/7, W0/1, Y38 YR04, R30
Car: R22/24/27/29, C0/1, W5/7
Lights: Y13
Heart: R24
For the background, I used the Frilly Frames Polka Dot Dies to diecut a panel out of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock. I created a homemade cloud stencil by using the cloud border die from the Slimline Nature Borders Dies to diecut a piece of acetate. I used this cloud stencil and some Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink to create a cloudy background. I stamped one of the sentiments from the My Heart Stamps set directly onto the panel with Versafine Satin Red ink.I adhered the colored image to the panel and adhered the panel to a piece of red cardstock (4.25″ x 5.5″).
For the lights, I looked around my crafty stash and found a die from the Sweet Treat Bag Dies that fit exactly into the center of the car lights. I used this circle die and a heart die from the Gift Card Envelope Dies to diecut the three holes for the lights. Pieces of vellum colored with yellow and red Copic markers were taped over the holes onto the backside of the panel.
I stamped the “press here” sentiment from the Pear Blossom Press Stamps and Die Bundle set onto the little heart diecut from the inked panel. The heart was adhered to the card front.
Next, I prepared my Pear Blossom Press EZ Light by placing the coin battery into the battery unit. Then I lined up the three lights with the holes on the backside of the red panel and secured them in place with some Scotch tape. Next, I aligned the battery unit behind the word “press here” on my panel and secured it to the panel with tape. I tested the lights out to make sure everything worked and was aligned properly.
In order to create room for the battery unit on the backside of my red panel, I adhered some Pear Blossom Press World’s Best Foam Tape to the panel. This foam tape is absolutely AMAZING! It allows you 30 minute working time during which you can adhere, remove and re-adhere the foam tape as many times as you want and it does not tear up the cardstock! It slowly becomes permanent in 24 hours. It’s magic! Pure magic!
Finally, I removed all of the release paper from the foam tape and adhered the panel to a white card base (4.25″ x 5.5″).
I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
Hanh
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