Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! I hope all of you had a great day with somebody you love. I know I did - my friend Amy and I headed up to Phoenix and hit up Hobby Lobby (or two). We showed them lots of love. LOL. Today I'm sharing a cute little card that's perfect for Valentine's Day, or just any day you want to tell somebody that you love them. Now for the paper yummies:

I'm playing along with a few challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges "Entwined" challenge

Simon Says Stamp "Love is in the air" challenge

Ooh-la-la Creations "Be my Valentine" challenge

Paper Play Challenges "Love Letters" challenge

Frosted Designs "Love" challenge

Fussy and Fancy "With all my heart" challenge

Crafty Emma's Store "Lots of Layers" challenge

Thanks for looking!

Supplies: cardstock: Recollections (kraft), Georgia Pacific (white for stamping/coloring); patterned paper: Creative Imaginations; stamps: Hero Arts (background polka dots), Jillibean Soup (library card), TPC Studios (elephant), Hampton Art (sentiments); inks: Staz-On (fuchsia), Tsukineko (black); embossing powder: Hampton Art; markers: Prismacolor; distress ink: Tim Holtz; charm: Tim Holtz; heart punch: Hampton Art; glitter glue: Ranger; heart/scallop edge punch: Martha Stewart; corner rounder: We R Memory Keepers; ribbon/twine: craft supply; dimensional adhesive: American Crafts

Happy Valentine's Day card

Here is a Valentine's Day card I made for the Hero Arts 2012 Valentine card exchange on Flickr. There were 57 gals who participated in the exchange, and it was a lot of fun! I made this card for Sheila in Wisconsin, and received 2 (yes 2!) lovely cards from Gayatri in Australia. How cool is that?!?

Here's a close-up of the rosette, on top of which I stacked a pink button and a red felt heart that I Stickled:

And since the card was too bulky for me to want to send it in a regular envelope, I decided to send it in a bubble mailer. And that gave me an excuse to decorate the regular envelope:

I hope Sheila enjoyed the card. And I hope to be part of the next exchange. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: card base/envelope: The Paper Studio; cardstock (black, kraft): Recollections; patterned papers: October Afternoon; ticket strip die/stamps: Papertrey Ink; "happy" alphabet dies: Sizzix (Rat-a-tat font); alphabet stickers: Cosmo Cricket; "day": handwritten with black Recollections pen, then Versamark pen and embossed with American Crafts black glitter embossing powder; rosette: Dritz; twine: Offray; red felt heart: American Crafts; button: craft supply; glitter glue: Ranger; white pen: Signo Uniball; machine stitching

Valentine's Day card class

Love is in the air! Here are some Valentine's Day cards I made, and will be teaching in an upcoming class at Real Deals. This class is Tuesday evening, January 31st, from 6-8 pm, and includes everything you'll need to create these 4 super cute love day cards for your sweetheart, kids, grandchildren, best friend, or anyone else you wanna share some love with! If you're in the Tucson area, we'd love to have you! Ok, on to the paper yummies!

You have my heart:

Vintage Valentine's Day:

I'm your love monster:

Hello cupcake:

Thanks for looking!

Vintage Valentine mini mailbox

This is the vintage Valentine's Day mini mailbox I will be teaching as a class at my local Real Deals On Home Decor. This class will be this Thursday evening (January 19) from 6-8 pm at the Tucson store. Cost is only $8, and includes all the supplies you'll need to make your own (finished product wil vary. Each class participant will be able to select from various patterned papers and mailboxes to personalize her own project). You can fill each mailbox with whatever treats (homemade or otherwise) your heart desires. These make the cutest little gifts for teachers, friends, or your sweetheart. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: Mailbox: Target; patterned papers: My Mind's Eye, Creative Imaginations; cardstock: Recollections; stamps: Stampin Up!, Hampton Art, Imaginisce; markers: Prismacolor; tag die cut: Cricut; inks: Versafine, Tim Holtz distress ink, punches: Fiskars; ribbon, burlap: stash