This may not look like a typical Valentine card but I assure you, as a very knowledgeable Nana of 6 and Great-Nana to 2, that home baked cookies are the favorite Valentine treat of any grandchild and a huge number of "favorite grandma" points can be scored with a simple plate of them every February 14! :-D
The image (from Paper Nest Dolls) is actually intended as a Christmas image, supposedly Mrs. Claus, but I modified it a bit by covering up a sprig of holly in the image and it worked perfectly for a child's Valentine. Since it's a new image for me which I got just this month, I wanted to find a way to use it without having to wait for Christmas to roll around again.
I colored her face, hand, hair, and the plate of cookies with my ProMarkers, then paper pieced her dress, apron, shoes, and bonnet. The holly sprig I mentioned was originally on her apron and it's covered with one of the paper-piecing bits.
I cut the image with a die from Spellbinders, then cut the card front with the same die and inlaid the image, backing the entire card front inside with darker pink CS. Die cutting the card front and doing an inlay is a new technique for me and for my first time using it, I think it turned out pretty well.
I printed the sentiment, matted it with a scrap of the plaid dp and layered it on at the bottom of the card. The pink bow was white but I 'dyed' it with a pink ProMarker to match the CS as best I could. There's also embossing and piercing around the image.
Challenges:
Aloha Friday
Brown Sugar
Colour Crazy Craft
C.R.A.F.T.
Creative Fingers
Cute Card Thurs
In the Pink
Outlawz Twisted Thurs
Polkadoodles
The more I look at this card, the more I love it and am impressed with the new die cutting technique. I'm sure you'll see lots of it from me in the future. Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
The image (from Paper Nest Dolls) is actually intended as a Christmas image, supposedly Mrs. Claus, but I modified it a bit by covering up a sprig of holly in the image and it worked perfectly for a child's Valentine. Since it's a new image for me which I got just this month, I wanted to find a way to use it without having to wait for Christmas to roll around again.
I colored her face, hand, hair, and the plate of cookies with my ProMarkers, then paper pieced her dress, apron, shoes, and bonnet. The holly sprig I mentioned was originally on her apron and it's covered with one of the paper-piecing bits.
I cut the image with a die from Spellbinders, then cut the card front with the same die and inlaid the image, backing the entire card front inside with darker pink CS. Die cutting the card front and doing an inlay is a new technique for me and for my first time using it, I think it turned out pretty well.
I printed the sentiment, matted it with a scrap of the plaid dp and layered it on at the bottom of the card. The pink bow was white but I 'dyed' it with a pink ProMarker to match the CS as best I could. There's also embossing and piercing around the image.
Challenges:
Aloha Friday
Brown Sugar
Colour Crazy Craft
C.R.A.F.T.
Creative Fingers
Cute Card Thurs
In the Pink
Outlawz Twisted Thurs
Polkadoodles
The more I look at this card, the more I love it and am impressed with the new die cutting technique. I'm sure you'll see lots of it from me in the future. Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
