"Newsprint" - Black and White and Read All Over

My Texana Design Teammate, Linda McClain of The Catered Crop is having another "Follow the Recipe" Challenge.  AND this weeks sponsor is none other than Texana Designs. 

Linda suggested using her Pinterest Board, Black and White and Read All Over as the inspiration for our cards.  And of course, I have my own Inspiration Pinterest Board called "Things to do with OLD BOOKS" .

One of my pins catches my eye every time I look at this pinboard or see someone else post it.  

 Since I am making Valentines this week it only seemed appropriate to "Follow the Recipe" and use one of my favorite "heart" stamps to make some of my cards.  Black, White, and Red happens to be one of my favorite color combinations and I love re-purposing old books into works of art.

HERE is my version of the puffy blanket stitched hearts.

For this card, I used:

Texana Designs Jam'n Barbed Wire Heart

Texana Designs Happy Heart Day 

Vintage Sheet Music

My own Silhouette cutting file for matting the Barbed Wire Heart Stamp - Available HERE

Versamark Ink

American Crafts Zing Embossing Powder - Rouge

Red DMC Embroidery Floss

Fairfield PolyFil to stuff heart

VersaFine Ink - Onyx Black

Stock Cardstock in Black, Red, and White

Scrap of Patterned Paper from FooFaLa

Red Sheer Ribbon

My second card was inspired by these flowers

Supplies used for this card:

Texana Designs Jam'n Barbed Wire Heart Flag Mini Rubber Stamp

Old book pages for flower and background

Stock Cardstock in white, black, and red

VersaFine Ink Pad - Onyx Black

Tim Holtz Distressed Ink - Fired Brick and Black Soot

Spellbinders Dahlia Nestibilities

May Arts Ribbon

Imaginesce  Heart Shaped Love Crystals
Xmas Red Stickles

Don't forget to check out and follow The Catered Crop where you will always find lots of  cardmaking inspiration.  And Texana Designs has the coolest Texas rubber stamps around.  While you are at it, "LIKE" the Texana Facebook Page.  I will see you there.