Key to My Heart

Hello friends-

I still remember when I received my first real key- it was 6th grade and my mom was headed back to her teaching job.  I was trusted to come home after school while my little brother and sister went to a babysitter.  For me, the key meant responsibility, autonomy and a sure step towards adulthood.  It was exciting and perhaps that is what started my fascination with these little metal objects.

Keys are just cool-check out this inspiring photo from Pinterest:

So imagine my delight when I stumble across a package of brightly colored, just plain awesome key embellishments in the Martha Stewart aisle at Michael's.  As I sat down at my desk to create a card, restraint left the building and I used the whole package to create a key collage on my card.

Key to my heart

I started by stamping a background pattern on Raspberry Fizz cardstock with white ink and used a border punch to create a scalloped edge.  Then I arranged the keys on the pink cardstock and removed the adhesive backing to adhere them to the cardstock.  I didn't have the right sentiment in my stash of stamps, so I created one on my computer, printed it out and adhered a tiny red heart for added emphasis.  Some turquoise ribbon and rounded corners on a card base of pure poppy finished out the card.

Hope this card unlocks some inspiration for you!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a fantastic day!
Katie

Supplies: (All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted)

• Cardstock- Pure Poppy, White, Raspberry Fizz 
• Stamps: Background Basics Retro and Dot Spot
• Ink: Fresh Snow 
• Ribbon: Hawaiian Shores 
• Die Cut: Love Lives Here
• Embellishments: Martha Stewart (EK Success)
• Tool: Corner Rounder (Creative Memories)
• Typewriter Font: dafont.com