Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve often wondered how Valentine’s Day came to be celebrated. For decades, I thought it had a romantic connotation. Here’s a little factoid. Apparently Valentine’s Day did not come to be celebrated as a day of romance until circa 14th century. There have been several Christian martyrs named Valentine. However, the day […]
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Simple Valentines with Country Bouquet
Here’s a simple Valentine card with Country Bouquet – a flash back to products which carried over to the current 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue. If you’re budgeting and don’t necessarily want to invest in new specifically designed products for Valentine’s day, look through your stash and you’ll find that last year’s offering will fit the bill. […]
Inlay Technique Valentine card with Sentimental Park
Today I have an inlay technique for a Valentine card using the Sentimental Park stamp set and dies. I covered the dies earlier in the week on my Top Tip Tuesday slot on my channel on YouTube HERE. Valentine cards on the commercial platform usually have lots of big hearts and are loud and in […]
Valentine card with Conversation Bubbles
Valentine’s day is approaching so I made a Valentine card with something old and something new. The new are the Conversation Bubbles and Love For You Bundle from the January-April 2023 Mini and the old is the Count Me In Cling stamp set from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue. By purchasing the bundles plus an ink […]
Diagonal Gate fold Valentine card
Today I have a diagonal gate fold Valentine card which is deceptively easy to make but looks ever so complicated! I made this type of gate fold so many years ago, you can see it HERE way back in November 2016!!! Well, they say time flies when you’re having fun!!! These days it’s also called […]
Valentine card for Her
Here’s a quick, easy “Valentine card for Her” mainly because it’s pink! If you have pretty images on patterned paper, you can cut them up as a feature on a card. I was inspired by one of the cards in the January-June 2022 Mini catalogue. It intrigued me how she had created the second lollipop […]
Long slim Valentine card
A long slim Valentine card made with the Sweet Conversations bundle. It wasn’t on my radar at first, but now I’ve got it, I LOVE it! Those hearts with the words on it remind me of the Sweethearts candy which are also known as conversation hearts! Stampin’ Up! have called their stamp set “Sweet Conversations” […]
Valentine card with watercolour wash
It’s almost February, time to think about a Valentine card with watercolour wash as a background. Happy Sunday! Are you doing anything interesting today? Can’t believe we’re a whole month into the New Year which isn’t so new now and we’re galloping into February! Have you tried Stampin’ Up!’s hybrid embossing folders? They allow you […]