Be My Valentine's Day Card

 Hello Everyone,

One more Valentine.  This is the one I made for my hubby.

Heart stamp from Technique Junkies.

Karen

Valentine's Card Drive - Lots of hearts

Hello Friends,
Today, I have another of the designs I made for the Cards From the Heart card drive organized by Winter.   See all the details on Winter's  blog.  Since I was die cutting all the felt for the cards I posted yesterday, I decided I might as well die cut hearts from paper. I cut a bunch.

The card bases are made from white and pink CS.  I added a layer of paper.  I stamped little hearts on some of the papers (see below)

I positioned three strips of washi tape onto the DP and then added the heart.  And finished it off with some bakers twine.

I stamped hugs and kisses on this sample.  I used a variety of sentiments on the other samples.

*****Challenges for my Valentine's Day card:
Crafting with Attitude:anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations: anything goes
Creative Knockouts: a card for a child
In the Pink: anything goes with pink
Moving along with the times: spots and dots *******



I will post more of the cards next week.  Saturday is Lost Coast Designs day and I have a fun project to share with you.  Check back for more crafty goodness.  Hope you are having a great day in your little corner of the world.  Love ya
Karen

Valentine's Day Card Drive

Hello Dreamers!
Time for Valentines.  As, you know, each year I make Valentine's for Winter's Card drive: Cards from the Heart.  I have 55 cards ready to go out.  I made about six different designs with multiples of each.  The card for today uses felt die cut hearts.  Here is the group:

I started with white and pink CS.  I die cut the felt with a die and my Big Shot.  The felt was pretty easy to cut.  I did add a light cardboard shim to facilitate the cutting.

The hearts were glued to the cs with Fabri-Tac glue.  I did not add any other embellishments as the cards are going to children in hospitals.  That means no items that can be a choking hazard and no glitter, etc... See Winter's blog for all the card drive guidelines.  Cards must be in by Jan 31, 2016.

On the inside, I stamped sentiments from Sweet N Sassy.  I also signed the insides of the cards with my first name and state.  And a smiley face.  LOL

This is a second version that uses a larger die cut felt heart placed over a paper doily heart.

*********Challenges for my Valentines:
Crafting by Design:use red
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
Fun cuts: a heart
Cards and More: one layer card


Check back tomorrow for another Valentine.  Also a new post with Technique Junkies on Saturday!!  And next week, a New Release event with Lost Coast Designs!!  Fun, fun, fun!!!!  Love ya
Karen

Medallion Heart Tag

Hello Everyone,
Been super busy, but thought I would pop in  and share this pretty heart tag.   I used Stampin' Up stamps and dies to make this fun tag.

I stamped the Daydream Medallion stamps (Stampin' Up) with Crisp Cantaloupe ink on white CS.  Then die cut the heart.   I added lots of wide ribbon and some lace trim.

I would like to enter my Medallion Heart Tag in:
Love to Scrap Challenge: Anything goes

I will use this on a gift package or, it would be super sweet on a gift bag.   See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen

Love Note----Post Card

Hi Dreamers,
Just could not resist wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!!  Hope everyone has a great day filled with lots of love!  I sent out all my Valentine's and handed out a bit of chocolate too.  Fun!

Now, today's card could be a Valentines, a love card, or even a anniversary card.  I think I will set it aside  to give to my husband for our anniversary.   Already have his Valentine made and ready for tonight.  

Materials:

Stamp: Bird Post from Stampendous

CS: Kraft, Rusty Burgundy textured

Velum

Inks: Real Red dye - Stampin' Up; Cardinal Pigment - Versa Color

Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Barn Door

Fired Brick Distress Embossing Powder

Heart Die Cut- Amuse Studios

Rosa Embossing folder - Cuttlebug

Burlap Ribbon

Sheer Ribbon

Charms

Wire

Instructions:

• Make a card from Kraft CS and distress with Vintage Photo ink
• Dry Emboss Rusty Burgundy Textured CS 
• Distress with Vintage Photo and Barn Door ink--use an applicator and direct to paper method
• Glue to card base

• Stamp the Bird Post stamp on Kraft CS with Real Red dye ink
• Die Cut a heart from Velum
• On the Velum heart, stamp the Bird Post with Cardinal pigment ink and heat emboss with Fired Brick powder
• Glue the velum heart  to the Kraft CS with the stamped image lining up the image precisely
• Carefully tear the Kraft CS around the Velum heart leaving about a quarter of an inch all the way around the heart
• Distress the edges with Vintage Photo ink

• Glue the heart to the card base
• Add the ribbons and charms

And, how about a few Fun challenges for my Love note card:

Stampendous: Feb challenge--Love notes

Simon Wednesday: Kraft CS

Simon Monday: we love stamps

Brown Sugar: die cut or punch

Craft for the Craic: hearts

Craftitude: Valentines/love

Fussy and Fancy: be my Valentine

Sister Act: Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts: Valentines/love

Up next in Dreamland---I am going to post that Baby card---Yes, I really am going to post it!  I know I have been talking about it for weeks, but I really am going to post it next.  It is pretty cute and I think you will like it.  And, after that, a few Lost Coast Design projects.  So, lots of fun over the week or so.  See you soon!!  Happy Valentine's Day!!

Love ya

Karen

Decorative Paper Doing All the Work-Valentine's

Hello Dreamers!
This is my last Valentine's Day Card post.  I have shared all the Valentine's with you.  I have to run out tomorrow to my favorite candy store.  This store has been in business since the 1950's and still makes all their candies and chocolates.   I will pick up some chocolate hearts for a few special someones.  LOL.  Maybe even one for myself.
Today's cards are made with a pretty decorative paper that had four quadrants printed on it with a heart in each.  How easy is that!  Cut and paste them on.  You could check your stash for something similar.  Or  a pretty print cut in the shape of a heart would work too.

Materials:

Decorative Papers: one with a small print and one with large heart motif (this paper is one I had in my stash for a few years)

CS: reds, wine, pinks

Ink: Real Red - Stampin' Up

Valentine Sentiment stamp-Stampin' Up (retired)

Scallop Circle Punch

Ribbons

• Make a card base from red CS
• Layer with decorative paper--I used a paper that coordinates with  the heart motif paper
• Cut a sheet of 8 x 8 decorative paper into four 4 inch pieces
• Layer onto a square of red CS
• Tie ribbon around the smaller square
• Add to card front

• Stamp the sentiment with red ink and punch out
• Add to the card with dimensional adhesive
• All done!  Very quick ---and that is why I made four!!

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A few fun Challenges for my Decorative Paper heart cards:

Crafting from the Heart: Anything goes with red

Crafting for all Seasons: show some Romance

Pennys Challenge: monochrome

Rhedd and Rosies: love is in the air

The sisterhood of Crafters: love you

Fan-Tastic Tuesday: romance
4 Krafty Girlz: anything goes
Paper-crafting journey: love is in the air

!!!!!!    Have a happy Valentine's day--on Friday !!!!!! 

What's coming up in Dreamland:

I have some Lost Coast Design Projects that I will be sharing with you.  I went a little crazy with the Liquid Pearls.  Have you used them?  Pretty fun way to make your own embellishments.  And, other things......  xxxxxxxxx  Check back for that!!!    Have a super day!  Love ya

Karen

Bird in Heart Valentine

Hello Dreamers!
Trying to get my Valentine's in the mail.  I have to address the envelopes and try to get to the post office.  We had more snow yesterday!  Another 4 inches!  The temps are very low, so none of the snow and ice is melting.  The streets and roads are really a mess.  So, let's warm our hearts today with a Sweet Friend Valentine.  I used stamps from Stampin' Up for my pretty Bird in Heart card.

Materials List:

Stamps: Stampin' Up

Ink: Black dye

DP: Carta Bella Devoted 6x6 Pad

CS: White; Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush-Stampin' Up

Top Notch Die Cut - SU

Copic Markers

Pink satin ribbon

Pearls

Sewing Machine (optional)

Instructions:

• Make a top fold card from pink CS
• Layer with DP
• Stamp the Bird in Heart on white CS and color with Copics
• Cut out around the heart shape
• Cut a pink layer in a heart shape and layer with stamped heart-- I cut the hearts by hand as I did not have a heart that worked.

• Layer DP on the dark pink CS
• Stitch around edges with a sewing machine and white thread
• Layer hearts on this piece
• Die cut Top Notch from Blue CS and cut a strip: glue to lower edge of stitched piece
• Add to card front

• Stamp sentiment on white CS
• Color with a blue and pink Copic marker
• Cut out and add to card front
• Tie ribbon in a bow leaving long tails
• Run hand gathering stitches down the lang tails and pull threads to gather -Glue to card front
• add pearls

****************Challenges for my Bird in Heart Valentine
Simon's Wednesday: add a heart
4 Crafty Chicks: add flags or a banner
4 Krafty Girlz: anything goes
Crafty Ribbons: anything goes with ribbon
Creative Knockouts: Be Mine


I have a few more Valentine's Day cards to share.  And, the cute baby card.  I will be posting those over the next two weeks.  Not sure of the order I will post them.  Stayed tuned for that!  Have a great day!!  Love ya.
Karen

Valentine's day Hearts--More cards for Hospitalized Children

Hi Dreamers,
This is the last of cards for the Cards from the Heart Card drive.  I stamped and die cut hearts for this group of cards.  As you can see, I made multiples of the cards.  I changed the papers and cardstock a bit for variety.

Stamps from Stampin' Up and Gingham CS from A Muse Studios.

I punched the heart and layered with Real Red CS from Stampin' Up.  Various valentines papers were layered onto pink and red CS.

Papers from My Mind's Eye (xxoo) and all others from Crate Paper.  Sentiment from Stampin' Up.

 Challenges for my Cards from the heart:
Crafty Catz Weekly:anything goes
Crafty Hands: shades of the same color
Simply create Too: Mother's day or card for a female
Sister Act Card Challenge: anything goes
Aloha Friday: Valentine's/ love
Open-Minded Crafting: Show some love
Sweet Stampin: Valentine's/ love
Crafty Calender: Love is all around



 I have some Valentine's Day Cards that I made for my friends and family too.  I have taken the pics and will share those with you in the coming days.  Lots of time to make a few cards for someone you love.
Hope your day is going well and you have some time for a bit of crafty fun.  See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen

The Stampsmith Floral Alphabet Love Card

Hi Dreamers!
It is totally all about "Love" in Dreamland this week!  On today's card, I spelled out the word LOVE with letters from The Stampsmith's Floral Alphabet.  I added all kinds of pretty embellishments fit for a heartfelt Valentine's Day card.

The letters were stamped with brown ink on pink CS.  I added some color to the letters with markers.

I die cut a heart (A Muse Studios) from Velum.  

The doily was hand cut to fit on top of the velum heart.  I used the rest of the doily on the bottom of the card. 

I added some red satin ribbon and some tiny rhinestone hearts (A Muse Studios).  And what would a Valentine's Day card be without lots of pearls??!!  

So, I like how this turned out.  Again, an example of how you can make a Valentine's Day card with everyday stamps.  This would be pretty with a name instead of Love too.


And, now a few Heart inspired Challenges!!
Flourishes: hearts
Anything Challenge: Vintage/shabby chic
Craft-room: make embellishment--I made the heart
Tuesday Alchemy: hearts
Creative Belli challenge: hearts---paper doilies
Little Red Wagon: love
365 Cards: Word Wednesday-love

Well, I have to get going here.   Have busy day today.  All good stuff.  I hope your day is filled with LOVE.  Love ya.
Karen

Forever Love with Blockhead Stamps

Hi Dreamers!
Back today with more Valentine's day love.  On this project, I used a floral stamp from Blockheads Stamps for the background, custom made Shimmer Spray, and Distress Markers.

Materials List:

Stamps: Large Tulips,  Love and Romance Half Sheet all from Blockheads

Inks: Onyx Black Versa Fine, Barn Door and Vintage Photo Distress Ink: Spun Sugar Distress Re-inker

Distress Markers

Sunflower Sparkle Perfect Pearls

Mini Misters

Spray bottle with water

Cardstock: red, brown, white

Red Rhinestone

Instructions:

• Tip: Make your own Shimmer Spray with Perfect Pearls and Distress reinkers---- In a Mini Mister put a couple pinches of Perfect Pearls, three drops of Spun Sugar re-inker, and water.  Shake
• Make card base from red CS
• To make the background: Ink the Large Tulip stamp with Barn Door ink--spray the inked stamp with water --- just a few spritzes.  Now stamp onto the white CS  --gives a nice muted image. 

• Color the Tulips with Distress Markers
• Distress the white CS with Vintage Photo ink.  
• Spray with the Perfect Pearls Shimmer mist spray and let dry or dry with heat tool.
• Stamp "Forever" with Onyx Black ink
• Stamp  heart (from Love and Romance Set) with Barn Door ink; cut out and distress with Vintage Photo
• Add to card with dimensionals.
• Place Rhinestone on heart

A few Love-ly Challenges for my Forever Love card:

Simon Says Stamp and Show: something messy

Card Mania: Love

Craft Your Passion: My valentine

Papertake Weekly: hearts and flowers

Top Tip Tuesday: Sweetheart and tip

Stay tuned for more Valentine fun the rest of the week!  Hope you are having a great day!  Love ya.
Karen