Valentine pop up card

I am finally getting some cards posted. I made these cuties for our youth group leaders for Valentines day. This year I am trying to use things that have been collecting dust in my craft room so these are all old stamps I have. I colored them with Copic markers. I die cut the card using an accucut die called pop up ornament.
  I am posting these on a facebook Valentine challenge.
Thanks for stopping in.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Happy Heart Day Treats

   

I went simple this year for the Valentine treats I made for my daughters youth group leaders. I stamped the saying and mated it.I then die cut 2 hearts one wine one pink and layered them adding them to the saying on each end.To attach the tag to the little pail by cutting a small piece of paper and gluing it to the back of the wire handle sandwiching the wire in between. I used a fast drying glue and a clothespin to hold the tag and paper tag together until they dry.
   Thanks for stopping I hope you have fun making some Valentine goodies yourself.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Playing with my Heart die's

    I spent some time just cutting hearts from different papers and then played with layering them in different ways. I have always admired Lovely Linda Lucas and her spellbinder creations so I used her as a inspiration for some of the cards I made using my hearts. I am sharing 2 that I made but I am entering one of them in 2 challenges one is Mod Squad and the other is MFT sketch challenge.
   I used spellbinders dies Vines of passion and Lace Hearts and Annalee embossing folder from Couture creations for both cards and the red small hearts is a die from Top Dog dies, love is from paper smooches.
    I die cut the card with a accucut die and embossed the card front. The red hearts fit perfect in between the embossed design. I die cut the lace heart from some pretty aqua blue paper I had and the lace heart from cream.I cut the word love from the same red paper as the red heart stripe.I added a strip of the aqua blue paper under the scallops.
   The second card I used pearl paper and metallic paper.I love the way they look so elegant and it was so easy! I embossed the white pearl paper and then added a few dots of glitter pen by Viva to look like small flowers on the vine design. I layered the pink lace heart on the gold and then positioned the lace pink under at an angle.
   I hope you enjoy both cards and dig out your dies and your fancy pearly papers or play with some other color combo's like the aqua blue and red.
     Have a great day and I have a few more cards I will be posting later this week.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

A simple black and cream valentine

 

   I wanted to play with the stamp set I have from Raisin Boat called Free as a bird.  I wanted to keep it simple so I embossed the bird and cages with a pewter embossing powder and die cut it with a fun heart die from Nellie they fit nice as this is a longer style heart. I then embossed the bottom of my card  that I had die cut with an accucut die and added a black print paper from my scraps. I cut a small stripe of silver paper and added a black washi tape on top to pull the silver out a bit.I die cut the word love with a paper smooches die. I added a small stripe of the black printed paper under the scallop and I was done. Not your traditional Valentine colors but I do like the simplicity and the elegant feel of this card.
    I will be entering this in Raisin Boats Challenge # 30 Love is in the air and MFT sketch challenge Be sure to stop in and see the other wonderful cards that the talented paper artist have made at both of these wonderful challenge blogs.
   Thanks for stopping and I hope this black and cream card helps you to think out side the box for your Valentine ( Wedding/Anniversary) card making.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Birds of A feather

     I love that Susan Opel has found a new place to land and share her talents over at My Favorite Things. I also love Challenges so here is my take on My Favorite things sketch challenge.
     I used a fun stamp from Raisin Boat Stamps called Perfect Partners.  I used water color paper and water color pencils to color the cute little birds. I went a little different with the black and white/off white theme.I used spellbinders dies to mat the birds. I used some color core paper and embossed it and sanded it to let the pretty design show through. To add a pop of color on the top and bottom and to go with the sketch. I added some delicate white lace and a skinny red dot washi tape. To finish it off I added a scalloped die cut heart and a metal love embellishment I had in my drawer waiting to be used.To be truer to the sketch I added the delicate leaves a My Favorite Things die that has been discontinued.
   I hope this gets you in the Valentine mood.Be sure to pop over to My Favorite Things sketch challenge to see all of the other wonderful cards the talented paper crafters have made for this challenge.
  Thanks for stopping.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

A pocket warming Valentine

  I saw this cut little heart hand warmer idea on pinterest  I change it up a bit and used my Accucut heart die and cut the hearts out of some pink fleece. I sewed mine by machine and added rice not beans.( I used a small funnel to fill them with my daughter holding the heart and then pushing down with a wood skewer to get the rice in all of the corners) You just pop them in the micro wave 15 -20 seconds and you have some fun little fat free Valentine gifts.
  My daughter and I made a pair for each of her youth group leaders along with some Ghiradelli chocolate. She chose to make some pillow boxes Accucut die used and emboss them with a  heart embossing folder. She also cut the tags from the scraps.
   It is a simple inexpensive gift the leaders loves ( many are collage students)
  I hope you got some inspiration to make your own hand/pocket warmers.
  Thanks for stopping in and have a Great Valentines Day. Stay safe and warm with all of this crazy weather.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

For you sweet and simple

I stamped the heart bouquet  ( a Gena K stamp )with grey ink and then used my momento markers to do a water color look by scribbling on the inside cover and then pick up the ink with a dove blender pen and use it to color in the heart, steam and bow. I added the saying with the grey ink. I layered it with a red mat. I embossed the card front with a simple line frame embossing folder. I used a glitter pen to go over the heart flowers.I like how this simple design turned out.
  This is made for the Mod Squad hearts and glitter challenge. I love all of the cards on the challenge, be sure to check them out for yourself.
 Thanks for stopping in.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Glittered love

I have had fun playing around with different colors for my Valentine cards this year. This one is full of texture too. I embossed the ivory card stock with a Sizzix embossing folder. I stamped the aqua blue paper with a JustRite background stamp and coco brown ink. I die cut the edge with a spellbinders die and then I rubbed the edge with a sponge and some of the brown ink. I die cut the lacy heart from brown card stock. I stamped some of the aqua blue with a different JustRite background stamp . I then die cut it with a heart die and edged it with the sponge and brown ink.I die cut the word love ( paper smooches die) I then layered things and attached them to the card. I used a glitter pen  and went over the word love.
  I made this card for Mod Squads Hearts and glitter challenge. Be sure to pop over and see all of the fun cards over at this fun new challenge blog.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Sweet Tweet Valentine card

 This is a fun and bright Valentine card I made with a fun Raisin Boat stamp from Tree's company #10200 I stamped it with grey momento ink and colored it with Copic markers. I added the Sweet Tweet saying with Lipstick red memonto ink. I added some glitter to the wings with a glitter pen.I die cut the bird and mats with spellbinders die's. I cut a stipe of blue dot paper and marked where it would go on the bottom of my page and then embossed the x's and o's above and below where it would go.For a pop of red I added a piece of 1/4" wide red dot washi tape above and below the embossed  lines. I stamped Hugs and Kisses( Raisin Boat Love Letters # 10226) with the Lipstick red momento ink and then went over it with the glitter pen. I punched holes on each side of the red mat and attached 2 aqua eylets on each side. I put a red bakers twine through them and attached the matted bird to the card.
  I made this for Raisn Boats Valentine Challenge # 19  and Mod Squad challenge ( hearts and glitter) 
Be sure to pop over and check out all of the fun cards the other talented paper crafters have made.
  Thanks for stopping and have some fun with your Valentine stamps this week you still have a few days!
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Filled with love

  

This is such a fun stamp set from Raisin Boat  Called Cup of Flower It can be filled with hearts or smiles,or flowers.I filled the cup with hearts for Valentines day.It would also make a nice thinking of your or get well card.I colored it with Copic markers. I embossed the card front with a provo craft embossing folder. I then matted it with a grey and raspberry card stock.
 I CASED this design from Carole Renneker over at Stamp TV.
    I will be entering this over at Stamp T.V. for their Valentine Challenge and Mod Squads CASE challenge and Raisn Boats Valentine Challeng.
Thanks for stopping in.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Red filligree heart card

I love the pop of red in this card. I die cut the heart from Kraft and then the filigree overlay in red ( spellbinders die set). I added some red pearls to make it pop. I embossed half the card with an embossing folder and added a fun Kraft and white word paper on the bottom.( Bo Bunny) I added a stripe of red card stock to divid the 2 and a few more red pearls.
   I hope you find some time to play with your heart stamps and dies. It is good for your soul to play with hearts.
  Thanks for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Golden filligree hearts card

This is such a pretty elegant card great for Valentines Day,a wedding ,or a 50th Anniversary card. It was fast and easy to make. I stamped the background stamp ( JustRite Elegant Fronds) on a pearl paper with versa mark ink and then I embossed it with gold embossing powder. I also did the same on some scraps,which I die cut with a spellbinders heart die.I die cut the pearl paper with a scalloped rectangle spellbinder die as well as a gold card stock with a rectangle spellbinder die. They were all layered on the white card bace and small pearl flowers were attached to the center of the hearts that I layered on the card with mats.
  I wish the picture would really highlight how pretty the pearl paper is with the gold embossing.
  I will be entering this into JustRites Background challenge and Stamp T.V.s Valentine Challenge.
  Thank you again for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

A cup of love for you

 I made this card for my hubby for Valentines Day. I love this set from Raisin Boat stamps called Cup of love I added the spilling hearts for a companion set Just add love I used Copic markers to color it and sponged the edge with red ink. I used spellbinders die to cut it out.
  A fun little  twist for this set but I think it makes a great Valentine card.
   I think he will like it.
Thanks for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Valentine kitty with a pink heart nose!

 
 Here is a fun and fast little Valentine treat I did for my daughters little gymnasts in her class she teaches.  It is a cute little kitty from Wild for you Honey from Raisin boat I just stamped it and used a Copic ivory maker to go around the edges and added a cute pink nose.I die cut it with a oval spellbinder die as well as the scalloped pink mat, and added it to my skinny bag of treats (from Raisin Boat) Very fast and easy.
    Make a little treat for some Valentines in your life!
Thanks for stopping.
Donna
  
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Baby stamp set for a Valentine card?

   I had been playing around with a baby stamp set from Raisin Boat called Loads of Love  and I saw the heart in there and played with it and came up with this fun card. I colored it with Copic markers and used a saying from Tree's Company it worked out so nice with this cute little bear.I embossed the top of the card with an embossing folder and the bottom is a printed paper from Cosmo Cricket.
   Why don't you check out your stamps to see what might be a fun Valentine card, You never know what you might come up with.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

A remake of a heart box for Valentines Day

    I found this heart box back in my craft shop waiting for a make over.I decided to make it into a vVlentine box for my daughter. I stamped the cat from Raisin Boats Stamp set Wild about ewe honey I stamped it with brown ink and then colored it with Copic markers. I die cut the scalloped heart from some fun love paper and then edged it with a sponge and brown ink.I wrapped some fun irridecent twine also from Raisin Boat and added a fun love charm I had in my goodie draw.I put some lace around the cover and called it a day.
     I hope it inspires you to make a Valentine treat for someone special in your life.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Moxie Fab backgrond challenge Kitty Valentine

   
  I had fun playing with some new color combo's for me for a Valentine card. I played with pink and brown and I like it. I stamped the background with a small heart stamp from Raisin Boats stamp set Playing Cupid I stamped it diagonally on the paper starting in the middle and working my way out on each side. I find this helps to keep it even yet look random.I sponged the edge with the brown Momento ink,I embossed the brown paper with a fun embossing folder by sizzix and then cut it and used a corner rounder , I cut a pink mat a bit bigger and then also used the corner rounder on it. I edged the pink with a sponge and brown ink also.I also cut a stripe of pink and sponged the edge of it with brown ink and then added a fun pink gingham ribbon I added this to the middle of the card and then the mats. I stamped a cute little cat from Raisin Boats stamp set Wild about Ewe Honey. I colored it with copic markers, I cut it out and then attached it to the mats with foam tape.
   I hope you find some time to play with your stamps to make your own background for the challenge over at Moxi Fab.
    Keep warm!
     Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Moxie Fab small card challenge with a valentine twist

   
  I love a challenge so here I go I pulled out some fun stamps that I thought would fit on these cute little gift cards I have with envelopes. They measure3 1/2" x 2 1/2" I dry embossed some with frames from Sizzix ( stampin up) and the other is a border that is from a sizzix die set I have.I then stamped my goodies and colored. Some I cut out and put Raisin Boat stamp sets I have. on with pop dots the others I just stamped and colored on the card. the stamps are from various These are fast an simple cards to add to a box of candy or a hand made gift of goodies. Great for Valentines day.
   Why don't you think small today and make some little cards.
    I hope you have a great weekend.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

My Valentine for my Valentine

 I had to share the card I made for my Sweetie for Valentine's Day. I used Raisin Boat stamp set Undies in a Bunch Such a fun set. I stamped the undies on printed paper and then cut them out. I die cut the hearts with a spellbilnder die and then drew a cloths line and added my hearts and undies. I then stamped the sayings and I was done.( I ran the hearts and undies through my xyron and they were all ready to put on my card)

 I hope I made you smile.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Valentine treats to share with you

 I have some fun little Valentine favors to share with you. I have used Raisin Boat Stamps and Accucut dies as well as spellbinders dies to make these fun Valentine treats.

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer