I'm not sure how every holiday seems to sneak up on me, but here I am again, right before Valentine's day scrambling to get this year's Valentine cards put together! So after scrounging around in my sticker box, I came up with 2 different versions of an easy but super cute Valentine card. Here's how to make your own Valentine's Day cards in a hurry... How To Make The Yellow Valentine Card … [Read more...]
The punched out hearts from this Valentine card I made earlier reminded me of conversation candy hearts and inspired this Valentine candy box card. I used the extra small heart punch by The Paper Studio. It creates hearts very close to the size of the actual Sweethearts candies. Using this picture of the Sweethearts candy box as a guide, I made my very own box of candy hearts for the cover of this handmade Valentine card! … [Read more...]
I am determined to use my scrap papers in more of my cards this year. This card is an easy example that can be used for any type of card just by changing the punch. I used the largest piece of scrap paper for the base of each card. The cream card is 6" x 4-1/4" when folded and the purple is 7-1/4" x 4-1/4". See how I made both of these Valentine cards using only a heart punch, alphabet stamps, and leftover paper scraps... Instructions For The Cream … [Read more...]
Need a quick card for Valentine's Day? These 2 cards with matching envelopes can easily be made using 2 decorative sheets of paper, heart stickers, and 1 sheet each of red and white paper. … [Read more...]
Most of us who are scrapbookers love holidays, and Valentine's Day is no exception. This a great time to break out any new ideas you want to try when crafting pages about love, memories, and relationships. I also like doing scrapbook pages for Valentines Day because it is a good excuse for me to hook up with fellow scrapbookers and pool any ideas we may have for creating the perfect pages for the holiday. Here are 10 fun tips for creating a Valentine's Day scrapbook page... … [Read more...]
Valentine's Day is one of the coolest holidays to use your rubber stamps to make gifts and decorations.Most of us who collect rubber stamps probably have several that would be appropriate for this lovely holiday like: lots of hearts, flowers, and other nifty stamps just waiting to be used to decorate and make gifts for a fun, romantic holiday.Following are 7 fun things you can do with your rubber stamps to create gifts and decorations for Valentines Day... … [Read more...]
As with any holiday, you already know that I don't just use these types of "fun phrases" as headlines for my scrapbook layouts.I also use them as: photo captions section headers or sub-heads to break up the page (or a multi-page layout) random blurbs tossed haphazardly on the page to fill empty spaces The following page toppers and titles are the ones I review whenever I'm creating Valentine's Day pages or pages about LOVE... … [Read more...]
Earlier, I shared how I made Valentine treat bags. Now, here's another idea, along those same lines... A Valentine treat bag is great for giving away treats -- for adults or children. … [Read more...]
I remember these lace 'doily' hearts from when I was a kid. We were always doing little craft projects growing up, and I suddenly realized what a great (cheap) embellishment this could be for Valentine cards, gifts and scrapbook pages. I got a pack of 24 for $2.00... you just can't beat that. These can be found just about anywhere. (I picked up mine in the Valentine treat section of the grocery store.) They are also a good idea for kids' crafts. These lace hearts can be stamped … [Read more...]
If you're like me, you look for ways to 'fill up' a card before sending it out. Don't forget to look at your stash of patterned paper scraps as a way to add interest to your cards. (You are keeping those, right?) … [Read more...]
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