A few more Valentines...

 I thought I would quickly share a few more of the Valentines I made this year. Since I made about 50 of them, there was quite a selection. Most of them were donated to the thrift store, and I'm happy to say they all sold.

This Valentine was a mini-slimline card. I was trying to use up some heart-patterned paper. The X's and O's were cut from glitter CS and each scalloped circle was popped up on dimensionals.

I had a pack of red heart doilies and used one of them on this card. The center strip is a scrap of DSP matted with red CS. The sentiment is popped up on dimensionals.

This Valentine featured a sticker in the center rectangle. The sticker just happened to fit perfectly in the pretty die-cut cover on my card. The flower and leaf flourish were also cut with dies and inked for a little added dimension. I added some Nuvo Drops to the center of my flower.

This kite card was fun to make, using a couple different die sets. The main part of the kite and the clouds were popped up on foam squares. My sentiment was computer-generated, cut with a stitched circle die and also popped up on foam squares.

For this card, I went through all the extra hearts I had in my Valentine supplies box and put a few in a pocket, which was also cut with a die. I made three of these cards, so I was able to use up quite a few of those hearts! The sentiment was printed with my computer and popped up on foam tape.

This is the last Valentine I will share with you today. Not because I have now shared them all--I haven't--but because enough is enough. I'm sure you're all as ready as I am to move on to another occasion for cards.

I actually had the pretty die-cut/stitched heart in my supplies box, left over from last year. I cut the heart shape below it, inked it a bit, and then popped the stitched heart on top of it with dimensionals. For a little sparkle, I added a tiny purple gem in the middle. The little heart border was die-cut and inked a bit before gluing directly to my card front. The sentiment was also from my supplies box and glued directly to the card front.

As you can see, I don't make very complicated cards when I have to make them quickly. I also try to use the supplies and card parts that I have on hand whenever possible. All the cards had simple stamped sentiments on the inside such as "Happy Valentine's Day" or "Be my Valentine."

I am now ready to start thinking about Easter and all those family birthdays that pop up in the Spring and Summer.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl