A Red Valentine and a Shiny Birthday

I've got two cards to post today.  First up a Valentine card:

Using mixed media cs, I sprinkled two shades of red Brushos through the hearts on a heart stencil and then spritzed with water. After it dried, I framed it with dark red cs with a large heart die cut in the centre. 

Next up, a birthday card:

I used the "black ice" technique.  I followed this tutorial on SCS.

To make the background, I took a piece of silver foil cs and lightly dragged my black Staz-on pad down it to create some streaks. I then stamped the wildflowers with the black Staz-On and then heat set just to be sure I wouldn't smear it. Then I lightly dragged a Versamark pad over it in the same direction as the black streaks, covered with clear embossing powder, and heat set it.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cs and cut it into a banner and add it to the main panel. I bordered it in black and added to a white card base.

The first card is going to these two challenges:

Addicted to CAS "Hearts"
 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - I used the left hand vertical row - Red, Heart, Sentiment

 

The second card is going to:

Seize the Birthday "Sparkle and Shine"

 

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - PTI sentiment
Ink - Archival Jet Black
Paper - red cs, mixed media cs
Size - A2
Accessories - large heart die, Brushos (Scarlet, Brilliant Red), TCW hearts stencil

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Unity Insightful Meadow, SU sentiment
Ink - Versamark, Staz-on black, ColorBox white
Paper - silver foil cs, black and white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - clear embossing powder, white embossing powder