PWP Valentine

I have been on a roll with Valentine cards this week - and I love using a red, ivory, and black palette - it makes a rich looking card. I used a PWP ($2.95) called Diamond ornament and stamped in a pattern using my stamp-a-ma-jig (what would I do without that tool). Used #4 nestie to cut out the red and ivory that I mounted on the main card. happy Heart Day is a retired set called Label Lingo and I am using it quite a bit lately. A few red pearls for my bling and a simple Valentine.

Good Luck

I have had this stamp set a while and I just love all the little girls/boys we have in our line. I spoke with dear granddaughter this weekend and she told me she was sitting for her nursing state boards this coming Friday - 1-14 so I knew which stamp I was going to use. I got the Good Luck from a "retired" set Friendly Greetings, and the little girl from Rolling By. I colored her with copic markers. I used TuttiFrutti DP a bit of sheer blue polka dot ribbon and 2 small nailheads on the scooter. On the inside I used another "retired" saying God will help you stand up to anything. I have used this set Words of Wisdom many many times and will continue to hang on to it. I lined the inside of the envelope with the same DP that is on the card. I am sure she will be happy for the encouraging words inside.

Get Well Dog

One of my BFFs Pat made this darling "get well" card for her "niece" dog Stella. The stamp is by Doggone Stamps and is just too cute. IRL it has wonderful textured snow and the colors are very much like our Stella. Stella had surgery almost 2 weeks ago for a torn ACL which is major surgery for a dog. We now call her our $1,000,000 bionic dog!! There goes our cruise for this February - but a cruise only lasts 5 days and Stella brings us happiness year round. The recovery will be about 12 weeks - yes I said 12 weeks. Try keeping an energetic 70#girl down. Thank heaven for doggie downer!!! For real!!!

Southern Bell

Who remembers this beauty from years past??? In fact I think this was a set I got when I had my TAC party then decided to become an angel. She was so much fun to color with my copics (I found a really good coloring chart on Color Me Copics). This chart has taken some of the guess work out of combining colors for me. I used a Hero Arts lace doily (I am loving some of the retro style stamps out there), and fussy cut the southern belle out and place her with pop dots in the middle of the doily. I also added another layer with just the rose on her hat for added pop!! I then added just a bit of bling with small red pearls and Happy Valentines Day at the bottom. I am thinking this will probably go to my Chemo Angel, as I got a new one recently. After my little guy passed I felt like I just couldn't do another child just yet so I asked for an adult and I got a 55 year old with breast cancer so I am hoping this will bring a smile to her face. I am also putting together a clear bucket of red/pink goodies to send her too so I will post when I get it filled.

Cheery Hello

This little girl makes up so cute for a "girly" Valentine. I colored her with copics and paperpieced her outfit with More Mimi paper. Matching photo corners with just a tiny bit of bling in the left corner using TAC Fun Gem Collections in white. Polka dots seem to be in this season so I used the polka dots from Background Soup. I am happy I have 2 granddaughters so one of them will be getting this card.

Valentine Girl

This little girl is from a set of 4 from "the other company" but I fell in love with these vintage type children and had to have the set. This little girl was so much fun to color (with copics). I used a embossing folder that I borrowed from a BFF Pat and it worked perfect with this image, a bit of bling with pearls, popped up the little girl and how cute did this turn out. I think this will be for dear granddaughter.

Valentine Rosette

My BFF gave me a Martha Stewart scoreboard for Christmas and I have been making rosettes like crazy, what fun. For this card I did a bit of cuttlebug work, a thin strip of red/tan ribbon and a rosette made with kraft/red paper which I thought went so well with TACs red and kraft CS. A heart brad in the center of the rosette and easey peasy card. I am going to make some rosettes with TAC double sided papers this afternoon.