OCC Clean and Simple Techniques & Happy Mail

I am having lots of fun watching all the amazing and inspiring videos over at Online Card Classes Clean & Simple 4 - Techniques Made Simple! I am so glad I signed up for this class. I really had a hard time with the Clean & Simple One Layer Cards class - I loved the cards they created, but I just don't like to keep my cards to one layer! However, I am loving this Clean & Simple class! I love techniques and, like everyone else, am short on time so this is giving me lots of ideas to create beautiful cards simply.

For this card I created from Day 1 inspiration - Heat Embossing - I used a Dylusions background stamp, inked with Versamark Ink. I then layered on pink, purple and silver embossing powder, one at a time and heat set. I found this lovely 'love' diecut in my stash, cut from a Cricut cartridge and glued it to the area I had masked off. A little black ribbon added some detail and then I rounded two corners. I thought this could work perfectly for a nontraditional Valentine's Day card!

Inside

I also was very excited today to get some happy mail!! Recently I participated in a diecut swap and received this amazing package- 

Holy smokes! I am going to have a field day with these!

I also got a wonderful prize package today from Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

I am so excited to try these feathers and some mist!

And, I got my order from Peachy Cheap!

The papers in the 6x8 paper pack is beautiful!

Woo hoo! Fun day!

Linked to: 

DL Art - Thankful Thursday #149 - Valentines

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG

Sister Act Card Challenge - #90 AG cards

613 Avenue Create - #108 AG w/ optional create your own challenge;

-#1-stamped image, #2-Diecut, #3-Wet embossing, #4-Flowers, #5-ribbon