This vintage-inspired Valentine card is all about building layers and texture from the ground up. Starting with a plain white sheet of cardstock, I created a warm, distressed background using ink blending, ink smooshing, subtle text stamping, and splatter. The Lots of Hearts stamp set was stamped in two complementary shades of red to add depth and visual interest, then finished with a collage of mini tags and layered hearts. This project is a perfect example of how thoughtful layering and intentional distressing can completely transform a simple background into something rich and timeless.
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Video Tutorial
Vintage Valentine Card
Simon Says Stamp products featured:
- Lots of Hearts Set
- Heart Suite Set
- Rounded Tags Dies
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
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Love, love, love this!!
Your cards are always wonderful!
This is a perfect card for a guy, Nichol! Kudos on all that ink blending in the background! And those little tags add wonderful dimension!
Love the diff patterns, sizes and shapes in this heart set!!
I just watched your video and LOVE your vintage look card!
Thanks for walking us through your creative process .
Oh I love this! It reminds me of a box of chocolates. Thanks for the gorgeous inspiration.
Nicole, this is a lovely distress masterpiece! Loving the brown and reds.
What a gorgeous Valentine! Love this!
Such a pretty vintage card- love the Heart Suite “Love” in the center!
What a fantastic way to start “hopping” along today on the SSS Blog Hop. Nichol, you set the tone for a great trip hopping along, I LOVE your card, but that was a given, Vintage, Grunge and Hearts, everything in that trio makes my heart happy. This new Lots of Hearts, S&D set is pure perfection for those that love hearts. Thanks Nichol for starting my hopping journey today off on the right foot.
Love the vintage feel!
Wow, how beautiful. I will definitely look for that video.
Loved the card! The hearts just pop with all rich beautiful background!
Oh WOW – totally love this card – the colors and vibe are awesome! Thank you for the inspriation!
Nichol I absolutely adore your card. Really love the colors and vibe to it. Thanks for sharing.
Nichol, I absolutely adore this card and you explained your technique so well! Thank you so much!
Love the vintage look
LOVE this card!! The contrast between the red, white and brown is a Fabulous combination!
Love the card. The colors you picked are perfect. Love all the hearts.
This is an outstanding valentine!
Love this card…you have a very unique and creative card ideas!
Love this vintage card design; so creative!
This vintage card is absolutely gorgeous! Wow, love it!
What a lovely card! It’s so creative!
Love this card so great for a valentine
Gorgeous card!
What a perfect and elegant masculine card! I love the layers and your ink blending is amazing, Nichol!!
I like the vintage look to your card!
Gorgeous card! I love the vintage look.
Stunning! Love the vintage look.
Gorgeous card!
Oh Nichol!!!! I love this card sooooo much!!!! Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!
WOW! Such a new & refreshing take on a Valentine’s Day card.
This is GORGEOUS!! The red hearts pop against the rich brown background. Love it 😍
I love how you distressed the tags!
Just like always Nichol creates a fabulous card. Well done!
You do vintage so well. This card is absolutely gorgeous.
I LOVE this card! it looks like wooden pieces! I’ll definitely copy your technique!
And this stamp set is perfect to go with it!
I LOVE the vintage feel and how the red pops from the brown background!
Love that you chose a shirt with hearts on it to do this gorgeous card!
The dimension, depth and richness of this vintage design is next level! It highlights the red elements so beautifully.
So beautiful I love the Vintage look!!!
Such a beautiful card. Love the vintage look.
What a great card – love the vintage look! Great ink work.
What a beautiful card! The vintage look is so pretty.
I love this look. So different than most valentine’s cards.
Love the style and colors! Fabulous Valentine’s Day card!
What a great design Nichol. Love the warm brown with the pop of red! The sweet little tags look awesome!
Love the dark background! Makes everything else pop off the page.
Such a pretty card Nichol
Love the vintage look..deep & sophisticated
Beautiful!
Love your vintage valentine card!!!! The reds are perfect! I so enjoy your videos ! Thanks for sharing your amazing talents and for all the inspiration!!
Amazing! What a fantastic and creative card. I was blown away. Terrific idea
LOVE this card, Nichol! I don’t think there will be any other card to top this one in this hop #2. Kudos to you!!!
What a great vintage card. Love all the details. Thanks for the great video.
Love your card. The wood is so realistic!
Nicole….this card makes me want to distress cards more. You are always an inspiration.!
Love the vintage feel, stunning. I could never in a million years come up with this design.
Lovely card, nice design
I love everything about this card! This hearts set is so cute and I love the ‘love’ sentiment!
Lovely!!! You can never go wrong with red & brown as a base.
Nice card and technique
the natural background looks so great with the red and white. I have never tried anything like that…
What a cool card!
I love the way the red pops against that gorgeous, grungy background!
Gorgeous!!
Oh wow! Love the vintage vibe!
That’s a beautiful card!
Love this distress vintage look. So beautiful
I love that this has maybe an unusual color for valentine’s day card (brown) but still feels quite traditional with the red hearts. ❤️
Love this vintage card! Great inspiration!
Beautiful card
This. Is. Gorgeous. Such a beautiful creation, adore the Vintage Vibe and I loved the video! TFS!!!
I love the color combo, the tags, all of it! I love all your art!
I am completely in love with this card. The colors, the layers, the vintage look! It is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this with us ❤️
Wonderful vintage background on your card. Love the Love die too 🙂
What a beautiful card! Totally love the love font!!!!
Beautiful design, I love how the red pops against the background!
Beautiful card.
Great masculine card.
Wow! This is gorgeous!
Nichol, you always creates so amazingly beautiful cards! Extra extra beautiful!
Love your vintage card
Love the mixed media look of this card. How much fun to create all these elements!?
Awesome card. The black soot really added depth
Absolutely gorgeous Nichol! Love your design and the vintage feel to this.!
Wonderful, creative card!
Such a unique card! Love the colors.
Great vintage take on creating this card
Great make, Nicole! I always love your color palettes! Thanks for the inspiration and tutorial.
Love this card, the color combo is beautiful
Clever design with the distressed tags and layered hearts! I want to try this layout! Love.
I loved your video and watching you create this Nichol. So fabulous with the crisp red and white but the rustic vintage base. Just all so delish together! xoxo
Beautiful card! Love rich, deep colors you used.
This is gorgeous with all the tags and layered elements! Love the color as well.
Love the rich vintage look!