More Valentines

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Quick Cards

This is an A2 card size using a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and a 3/4" circle punch. The vanilla card stock measures 3 1/8" x 3 7/8". Such a great way to use up scraps that I've been hoarding - LOL! The sentiment is: Carte Postal by Stampin' Up (retired).

The second card below measures 5" x 6 1/4" and uses a 1" punch. The sentiment is: Think of You by Hero Arts. These cards are simple, but something about them makes my heart sing!

Here's another butterfly card I made using a butterfly sticker and a watercolor powder from Paper Source called Pixie Paint by Cosmo Cricket in a color named Harbor:

Valentine's Day Favors

These 3D hearts are so fun to make and a GREAT way to use up scraps!

For the hearts, you can experiment with various patterns of papers and lengths of papers,

but here are some measurements to try:

Large heart (shown above): 2 strips each measuring: 12" x 1", 9.5" x 1" and 7.5" x 1"

Medium Heart: 2 strips each measuring of 11" x 1", 9" x 1" and 7 x 1"

Place the largest strips together then add the medium size strips then the smallest strips on top. (NOTE: The side you want to face out should be placed in this bundle facing in.) Staple or glue together all strips at the bottom. Bring the remaining free ends together and staple or glue all strips. Cover the staples with hearts, flowers, etc.

The box with a lid will hold two Hershey's Hugs or Kisses or the box can be made without a lid to hold candies (like M&M's) and glued inside the heart. (Instead of the box, candy like a Hershey's Kiss or Nugget can be placed where the box sits and attached with glue or glue dots.) The box measurements are as follows:

VARIATION TWO: Mini Heart

8.5" x 1" scored at 4" and 7.5"

10" x 1" scored at 5"

12" x 1" scored at 6"

Score and use bone folder on all score lines. Stack the strips inside each other from the smallest to the largest as shown in the picture above. Staple about a 1/2" above the fold or glue each folded strip to the next above the fold. Add glue to the inside of the flap on the smallest strip and attach the flap to the outside of the free end of the smallest strip. Add glue to the inside of each free end of the middle strips and attach the free ends to the outside surface of the smallest heart. Repeat with the middle then largest strips. 

Attach a candy with glue or glue dot.

Sending Love

I just finished my first card using the Waffle Flower Sending Love stamp and die set from Simon Says. Quite a frustrating experience as this polymer stamp set comes with such a slick surface that the ink doesn't adhere very well. Versafine Onyx Black seemed to work the best in the end. I could take an eraser to the surface, but the stamps are so tiny and intricate.

VERSION TWO:
Something seemed a bit off as I looked at the design above. I finally figured out that it was the color of the mouse! Here she is in gray and this change in Copic colors made me do a happy dance at last:

Here are the Copics used to color the second version of this mouse:

...and the white scalloped frame was made using the Lacy Layer 2 die set from Waffle Flower Crafts.

I also used the Spectra Noir Sparkle inks and they are so vibrant and sparkling! Colors used on the Big Hugs circle, mailbox, and Love stamp are Icy Blue, Frosty Rose and Winter Plum (purchased from HSN as a three-pack). These inks must be completely shaken to diffuse the glitter and I had to work quickly at first to get enough sparkle on the paper. I discovered it works best to place the ink immediately after shaking onto a non-porous surface like a piece of glass with an eye dropper, then load my brush from that ink supply to retain all of the glitter and sparkle.

On the Simon Says website, there are a few sample cards to entice you to buy this set!