Showing posts with label Valentine's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's. Show all posts

Friday, February 12, 2010

Valentine's Day Cards

I don't know why, but when I think of Valentine's Day cards, I always think of cute little "punny" sayings. And the one that always comes to mind is from an old Simpsons' episode, where Lisa give Ralph a Valentine that says: "It says I choo-choo-choose you." And there's a picture of a train on it. Very cute!

So, I decided, in the spirit of love and puns, (& because, well, I love puns!) to make some Valentines for those who are dear to my heart. And what better way, than to dive into my scraps!

For the first couple I made, I thought about using my tools to make shapes. So, I cut a larger circle and then trimmed it off and punched it with my scalloped edge punch. I made an umbrella...


Supplies used: Daisy D's pp (from the Feb. kit), Bella Blvd pp & an Autumn Leaves stamp.


And a cupcake...

Supplies used: Collage Press pp (from the Jan. kit), Pink Paislee pp & glitter brad.


Then, as I was digging through my supplies, I realized that I had quite a few chipboard shapes that could easily be used for cards. Here's what I came up with...

Supplies used: My Mind's Eye & Crate pp, an American Crafts bird and an Autumn Leaves stamp.


Supplies used: Pink Paislee pp & Cosmo Cricket cherries (from the June add-on kit).


Supplies used: My Mind's Eye pp, an American Crafts butterfly and an SEI stamp.


Supplies used: Crate Paper pp, My Mind's Eye chipboard mug and Bazzill cardstock.

So, what about you? Do you plan on making some Valentines this year?


Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Don't underestimate simple

I too saw Elizabeth's valentines display on the weekend and loved it. How I'd love to find a spot in my home and decorate. Especially those glittery XO's! Yum.
But realistically the hours in my day are full full full. With work. With kids. With work... oh yah... I said that already!! ;)

So in my 2 minutes of free time I whipped up this.

Super simple.
Fold a sheet of 5.5"x8.5" cardstock in half.
Cut out a red heart.
Adhere.
Sew (optional).
Seriously simple. But oh so classic and cute!
I also made a couple of these into little booklets (they'll be up on the site shortly).