Happy St. Valentine's Day !
I want to share with you my last three vintage Valentines. These were done at the last minute after I got a call yesterday from a friend who had seen the earlier ones I did and asked if there was still time for me to make two cards for her grand-daughters (ages 4 and 6) and one for her daughter.
It took me about 3 hours to get these done and she's on her way over to pick them up. :-D
Here are the two for the grand-daughters. She told me they both love kittens so...
On both cards, the kittens were originally gray scale images so I used ProMarkers to add some color. On the top one, I used white gel pen to add the sentiment to the hearts. I fussy cut the kittens and added them to a red heart with Pop Dots, then layered that onto a white doily. I used 'confetti' CS to make the card base, added two scraps of red dp (Paper House) and one of my signature, hand-sewn, bows with a pearl.
Challenges for this card:
For this second card, the kittens were already in a heart shape so I fussy cut that allowing for the pink bow and the rose to be "out-of-the-box." I used dimensional tape to add the kitten/heart piece to the inside of a filigree heart stamp. I cut that piece with a Gina Marie die and added the sentiment to the top and bottom. I used chalks to 'sponge' the border. The card base is embossed, burgundy CS and I added a scrap of dp from my stash plus 2 blue doilies.
Finally, this is the card for her daughter.
On this one, I highlighted the roses with white gel pen on one of the images and popped up the roses and the bow in her hair with Pop Dots for added dimension. The lace behind the image is from my stash and the pink half-frame is a scrap of CS which was on the craft desk. The bright pink bow was made with lace, wrapped with satin ribbon. I added the tiny, epoxy, flower/heart and called it finished.
That's it for today. Spread the love this Valentine's Day and don't forget to love yourself, too. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie
