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Modern Love

Hello Everyone, HAPPY MONDAY! Today I have a Valentine for you! A lovely modern style card for someone special. Red is such a romantic and powerful color, I hope you enjoy! For this project I used: Altered Pages collage sheet 3196 in two sizes Altered Pages red brick image or use the brick Stencil  Adhesive Fabric scraps Red satin shimmer paper 8 1/2 x 11 (folded for card) Misc. love quotes on vellum Gloss medium Clear crackle medium First, I fussy cut the heart images I wanted from my printouts ( I used original print then sized it down to a half page for smaller hearts). Then I cut the brick image, removing some of the "bricks" to give it a more interesting appearance. I certainly could have used the image as it printed but I like to add more interest since the hearts are fairly even shaped.  Now I take the lovely red paper that has a "glimmer of shimmer" to it, and fold it in quarters. Your card will measure 5 1/2 on right/left sides and 4 ...