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Feb 10
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Valentine’s Day Cards – Chalkboard Theme

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Hi All!

Welcome to a new year of fun and exciting craft ideas! I must admit that this month has flown by for me and I can’t believe that Christmas was just about a month ago! To get myself focused on crafting once again and get ‘zoned in’, I decided to make some mini-valentine’s day cards. These cards feature a style that maybe familiar to those that tend to surf Pinterest. It’s a faux chalkboard! With a little red background and some craft card stock these cards look pretty elegant for mini-cards. I love the way they turned out.

Here’s a shot of them pre-product shot. I liked the way they were scattered and decided to just go with it.

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Take a closer look =)

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I have more cards coming up tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Feb 05
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Non-Traditional Valentine’s Day Cards

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Hi All,

Today I have some non-traditional Valentine’s day cards to share with you. Most of the supplies are from the November 2013 Simon Says Stamp card kit. I have been subscribed to these kits for quite some time and find them to be jam packed with products that coordinate and are at times custom designed.

For these cards I wanted to try some colors and prints that aren’t common for Valentine’s Day. Here are 3 combinations I came up with and I still have a large amount of material leftover from the kits to continue working with.

Card 1: Bright colors on a neutral background with a little twine to bring it all together. Love it.

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Card 2: Stitched embellishments are always fun.

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Card 3: Banner card on cork background – yes please!

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What do you think of these color schemes? Are you a fan of going adventurous  do you prefer the traditional route?

Feb 03
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Valentine’s Day Cards – HeartFelt Animals

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Hi All,

Did you catch the pun in the title there? These adorable cards were created using felt animals that share a common ‘heart’ shaped theme. I didn’t want to over-think these cards too much and just wanted to fun animals to take center stage.

I used a dry embossing technique and added embossed hearts to the background and added a fun animal to each card. I didn’t have many Valentine’s Day sentiments that were kid friendly (kisses, xoxo, extreme declarations of love etc..just seems a little too much for my style). So I just kept things super simple.

Here they are!

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These cards measure 3×3″ and are just the right size to hand out in classrooms with a little treat! I made some cards last year with these felt-friends and they were a huge hit! They just had to make a reappearance this year.

 

Feb 01
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Too Much Love For Just One Day

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Hi all,

I hope everyone has been enjoying the start of summer and getting in lots and lots of sunshine! It’s been insanely hot here on the east coast and it seems that no amount of air conditioning helps!  One major problem is that the craft room doesn’t have an air condition unit and makes card making some what of a difficult task. But I am pushing through the heat wave and posting up some new blog posts just for you! =)

Today’s card was created using supplies from the May 2012 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit. I am in love with the kits this company puts out, and am excited to work through them to get some new cards posted. The kit comes with coordinating papers, stamps, and embellishments so helps crank out cards. I think this kit has been my favorite so far. The colors are really nice, and there are so many nice tones and textures to work with. I made a few cards throughout the day and had a few strips of pattern paper as scraps…I just couldn’t throw them away, so I decided to make a banner card out of them. Let me know what you think!

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to like my page on Facebook for some sneak peaks on other projects, and updates on all things crafty.

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Featured Products:

Papers and dies: Basic Grey “What’s Up” collection

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp exclusive “You Can do Anything”

Card Base: American Crafts Textured Cardstock in Crimson Red