Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

As a card maker every occasion is reason to send a card.  But Valentines Day is THE reason.  What better way to say I love you than a handmade card?   Today I want to share a few of the cards I made and send some love your way.  I kept these Valentines all small and square at   4 1/4". 

First up is a card for my nephew.  I tried to stay masculine but the cuteness just snuck up on me.  I started with watercolor cardstock and some watercolor paint for the background.  The trees are also watercolored but for the bear I brought out my Copic markers.  I stamped and did some ink blending over the front of the card base for a natural woodgrain affect.

For this card I used the following supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bears (The Ton), Barnwood Background (Concord & 9th).

Ink: found topaz (The Ton), clear emboss (Versamark), Copic markers, Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor paints.

Paper: black (Simon Says Stamp), 140 lb watercolor (Canson), premium white cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Accessories: Honey Bear Dies (The Ton), Tall Trees dies (Penny Black), white embossing powder (WOW!), twine.

I needed another masculine card for a teen nephew so I stuck with the woodgrain background.  This time I diecut a heart out of the center and raised it a little with a layer of fun foam underneath.  Adding a couple rows of diecut arrows along the bottom helped to tie in the black sentiment.

Stamps: Barnwood Background (Concord & 9th), Sending & Wishing (Simon Says Stamp).

Ink: found topaz (The Ton), clear emboss (Versamark).

Paper:  black, red (Simon Says Stamp), premium white cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Accessories:  Sending die (Simon Says Stamp), Heart STAX dies (My Favorite Things), Of The Heart dies (Lil' Inker Designs), heart punch (Martha Stewart), twine, fun foam.

I had so much fun making this cute little card for my niece.  She's a kitty lover and I wanted to send a box overflowing with kitties her way.  I love how easy these tiny kitties were to color with copics.  Not a lot of shading needed, super simple!

For this card I used the following supplies:

Stamps: Pick of The Litter (WPlus9), Love Notes (CASual Fridays), Bokeh Burst Round (The Ton).

Ink: clear emboss (Versamark), midnight (Catherine Pooler Designs), wet cement (Hero Arts Shadow Ink), Copic markers.

Paper: razzle berry, natural (My Favorite Things), cotton candy (Simon Says Stamp), premium white cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Accessories: All Prettied Up dies (Mama Elephant), white & clear sparkle embossing powders (WOW!).

This card I made for a fellow coffee lover...my sister.  Keeping it simple and clean with a bright white background accented with some very light polkadots at the top.  The little touches of red really pop off a white background.

For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps:  Mug Hugs (Sunny Studio), Yay Stripes (Catherine Pooler Designs), Coffee Talk (Lil' Inker Designs).
Ink:  natural (My Favorite Things), rockin' red, midnight (Catherine Pooler Designs), Copic markers.
Paper: premium white cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs).
Accessories:  Mug Hugs dies (Sunny Studio), Stitched Mats Rectangles dies (Lil' Inker Designs), twine.



My last card is for my little sister.  I kept it bright and only used one ink color for this card.  I stamped some stripes around the edges and blending some color towards the inside of the card base. Popping up a diecut white panel with dimensional tape over the top, adds some clean edges and interest.

For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps:  All You Need is Love (Lil' Inker Designs), Yay Stripes! (Catherine Pooler Designs).
Ink:  flirty fuchsia (Catherine Pooler Designs), clear emboss (Versamark).
Paper: silver sparkle (My Favorite Things), premium white cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs).
Accessories: Layers of Love die (Concord & 9th), dimensional tape (3M), white embossing powder (WOW!), silver sequins.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope you have a beautiful Valentine's Day and surround yourself with love.

XXXOOO!