Commissioned Valentines...

One of the thrift store customers who has purchased some of my cards there asked me to make three special Valentines for her family members. She also gave me personal messages to add to the inside. I won't share those, as they are quite personal, but I'm happy to share the card fronts.

This card was made for her daughter. It's a little hard to tell, but the mailbox is cut from some silver metallic cardstock that is a kraft color on the other side. I cut the post from the backside of the silver, which worked perfectly.

The word "love," made from self-adhesive gems, is from a sheet of gem stickers that all spell love. Sometimes it's hard to think of ways to use stickers like this, but Valentines are one of the perfect opportunities.

This Valentine was made for the customer's son. Both children are young adults, but I thought the X-O DSP and the tic-tac-toe game still worked for a masculine card. 

The little hearts and the sentiment were cut from some red foil. It has a nice, reflective shine without being sparkly.

This Valentine was made for the customer's husband.

Once again, I used some red foil for this heart die-cut. I backed it with the same color of cardstock that was embossed for the card front. The heart was then popped up on some foam squares.

I also used the same silver cardstock for the arrows that I had used for the mailbox on the first card.

I didn't put a sentiment of any sort on the front. I felt her sentiment on the inside said exactly what she wanted to say, and nothing more was needed.

I am sometimes stymied when trying to come up with new card ideas for people I don't know, but these actually came together pretty quickly. 

My DH has had to leave town for the rest of the week, so I am in charge of Mickey, our new furry family member. DH started walking him at least twice a day, so I guess I'll have to keep that up. Looks like I'll be getting my exercise, too!

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

Cheryl