Now that the Holidays are over I am excited to start working on Valentines Day cards. The new Mae the Mouse stamp from the Brie Mine Release is packed with so many Valentine/Love type stamps that I had to make a Valentines Day card with it.
So say hello to Moe and Mae Mouse, don't they make the cutest little couple!?!
Before working on the final card I stamped out the idea I had onto a scratch piece of paper as I wanted to make this a one layer card. This helped me figure out what to stamp first and what I had to make masks for. I then used the rough stamped piece of paper to place my stamps in the correct position and then used a stamp positioning tool to stamp each layer out. Sometimes I had to cut spots out in the masks I created to allow the next stamp to stamp onto the paper. For example, on Mae the Mouse, I started with the rose. I then added a mask to the rose but cut a piece off the stem to ensure the hand stamped out in the correct spot. Sometimes the lines didn't connect all the way so I drew them in afterward.
Once the images were all stamped out, I colored them in using Copic markers and then covered the mice up again with masking paper before working on the background. To blend out the dots, I used Worn Lipstick Oxide ink and a blending brush to add the large circle dots using the Polka Dot Background Stencils.
Next, I die cut the card front using the largest Scalloped A2 Frame Die. For the sentiment, I used a few stamps from the Brie Mine set and stamped them onto vellum paper which I then heat embossed fussy cut, and glued in place.
As finishing details, I added some Hug Me Clay Hearts between the mice, added some white pen highlights, and glossy accents to their eyes and nose. I also stamped out the bow on Mae's head using Picked Raspberry Oxide Ink and drew in her mouth and eyelashes.
SUPPLIES
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 MAE THE MOUSE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS |
 BRIE MINE Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Scallop A2 Frames Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS |
 POLKA DOT BACKGROUND STENCILS Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS |
 Hug Me Candy Hearts Shop at: HBS |
 Neenah 80 LB SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | AMZ |
 Mini Misti Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | SK |
 Blackout Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3 |
 Vellum Value Pack Shop at: AMZ |
 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Shop at: SSS | AMZ |
 Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB |
 Black and Decker Heat Gun Shop at: AMZ |
 Sizzix Big Shot Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB |
 Magnetic Platform Shop at: SSS | AMZ |
 STANDARD CUTTING PADS Shop at: SSS | AMZ |
 BLENDER BRUSH Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ |
 Oxide Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Oxide Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB |
 Uni-Ball Impact Gel Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB |
If you have the coordinating dies for Mae the Mouse this card would be a lot quicker and easier to make. Unfortunately, for me at the time I did not :( but that didn't stop me from creating my vision. I love how this Valentines Day card turned out and hope you did as well!
Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋
