Metal and Wire and All My Love

I love adding the unexpected to a card and metal, wire and beads are things I always have on hand.  I have a lot to celebrate this week and this card was made for my husband.  He is my forever Valentine on the 14th.  Our anniversary is Feb. 15th and we are celebrating 13 years together.  To top it off, his birthday on Feb 17th.  Yes, he planned the wedding date so it was easy for him to remember.  Still, he can never remember how many years we have been married.  He finally framed the marriage license and hung it in our bedroom so he can quickly check it out.

I have always loved red and black together for a guys Valentine.  I used regular foil to frame the black card stock.  I had the grungeboard hearts in my stash and and ran them both through my Cuttlebug and then used red distress ink on them.  I then dipped the edges into black embossing powder to give them an edge that stands out a bit.  I wrapped the hearts with wire adding beads and twisted the wire. 

The bead letters make the sentiment for the card and the lower ones are framed in a metal frame held onto the card with heart brads.  I got the little silver metal hearts with a bundh of eyelets and brads at a garage sale last summer.  Even though it is a guys card I added lace to highlight the hearts so they stand out a little more.

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I love you, Jerry!  You are the best and my Forever Valentine.