Valentine's - 2020

Valentine's Day will be here soon. I had a lot of fun creating this year's cards but they cost me a small fortune to mail them. $35.00 for 10 cards. OH MY!!!  LOLOL

Just WHAT made mailing so expensive? I just HAD to use some pendants to decorate the cards which made them bulky and over weight.

The pendants are from Craft Fantastic.

The drawn on heart is from Cricut's Love Struck 2010 and was drawn on with my Foil Quill. I also wrote out the sentiment with the Foil Quill.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is right around the corner so I have been working on my cards.

The dies are from Spellbinder's Small Die of the Month Club for January 2019. Everything you need to make these darling paper dolls is in the die set, 21 dies all together.

All of these cards are going to friends so I did things a bit different. You can see that most of them are girl to girl with a couple of boy to girl cards thrown in. I am the silver haired doll and the others represent my granddaughter and a few other friends and relatives.

Here's a close up of my granddaughter's card. It was a HUGE pain in the neck, took me several hours and gave me a headache to make 2 individual word bubbles for each card but it was well worth the effort. 

I used my Cricut Air Explore 2 to do the word bubbles. The font is from Baby Steps.

I found a real cute sentiment to use on my gal pal to gal pal cards:

Valentine Pillow Box

Deena has some really CUTE gift boxes, if you need a quickie little Valentine's gift box then check out this adorable little pillow box:
 

 

These are just about the fastest, easiest little gift boxes to make, just cut, fold and glue.

 

 
I added some sparklies to the flower centers, along with a few wood embellishments I painted. The cute little heart flower is from Plum Purdy.

Head over to Ewe-N-Me Printables to see Deena's other beautiful printables.
 

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!

 

 
 
 

Vintage Cupid Bottle Cap Images

I was able to get 2 projects out of 1 file today. These Vintage Cupids of Deena's over at Ewe-N-Me-Printables are just too cute.
 

 

I had a small wooden box to work with, I took the hinges and closure off then I put on 2 coats of Gesso followed by 2 coats of Coral.

 

 

 After the paint was dry I used a 1" circle punch to cut out the images and inked my edges. I adhered them to the outside of the box. The heart flower buttons are from my Plum Purdy, I painted them pink and green and added a pink pearl at the bottom.
 

 
I cut out the images for the card with my 1" circle punch, inked the edges then added some pink scalloped circles to their backs. Painted another heart flower and added a piece of twine to the middle and another pearl to the bottom. The sentiment is from my stash of stamps.
 
The washi tape on the top is from my stash. My Darcie Multi Sized Dots folder is what I used to emboss the card front.
 

 
 

 

I was a bit too close for this picture.

 

 



I only had room for 4 images on the outside of the box so I added the 5th image to the inside of the top. After gluing the images to the box I covered it with 2 coats of Mod Podge before I added the heart flower buttons.
 

Quick Quotes Friday Challenge #48

I had a lot of fun with this red and white challenge. I combined some Craft Smith papers I had won the beginning of the year, papers my son and his wife had sent me from Japan, tissue paper from a Valentine gift I received this year, images from my son and his wife and some Quick Quotes products I had picked up at the Great Lakes Mega Meet in 2012.

Quick Quotes Products Used:
Red ring
Large white brad
Red and white polka dotted ribbon
Sentiment

Other Products Used:
Red stripped paper - Craft Smith
Other red and white paper - Kids in Japan
Flowers made from scraps in my stash
Pictures of my son and his wife, conversation heart picture are all from the kids in Japan.

Entering into this challenge: Quick Quotes - #48 - use red and white

Retro Valentines - Ewe-N-Me Printables

When I saw these adorable printables it took me back to my childhood in the late 1950's and early 1960's.
 

 

You get 4 different printable Valentines in each set Click here for Boys. 

 

 

Click here for Girls.

 

I didn't want to make them all the same so I pulled out several scraps, trims, papers, bling, etc. and went to work.

 

 

For the first two cards I used the whole cocoa/treat envelope, I used some Glazed Dimensions to accent some of the silver on the kitten envelope, wrapped a piece of ribbon around the middle of the card and adhered the envelope to the card face.

 

For the little guy, I used a heart cut with my Sizzix Hearts Primitive Die, tied a piece of twine around the fold and added some sequins along the opening side.

 

The envelopes are the perfect size to slip in a treat, gift card or, "love" coupon.

 

 

For the next two cards, I did a fussy cut all the way around the images.

 



On the bunny card I added some silver Glazed Dimensions around the big hearts, some stickles on her flower, Accent Essentials on the nose and tiny heart on the bow then I added some red glitter to the heart. The layer under the bunny was done by brushing my embossing folder with acrylic paint.

 

 

You add your paint, then lay your paper facedown on the paint and close the folder, press down evenly but do not run through your machine, you just want the paint, no embossing. This process took a few tries to get it to come out right, I had to get the right combination of paint and water (you add a little water to the paint to thin it out just a bit).

 

When I was done I added a piece of alpaca yarn to the fold edge and tied a bow.

 

For the little hunter I inked my Darcie Stripped Background embossing folder with dark blue ink then ran it through my Cuttlebug. The stamp that runs up the open side is a border stamp from Close to My Heart. I also added a ribbon and a button with twine. I added some Accent Essentials to the small heart.

 

 

 

For these two cards I also started with a fussy cut, for the cowboy I used a leftover piece of paper that I had sprayed to add some color to a while back, it started out as white but I turned it blue with a bit of sparkle. I used another border stamp from the same Close to My Heart set on the opening side, a piece of ribbon near the fold and a few sequins. The pink paper the image is adhered to was stamped with a background stamp from My Creative Time.

 

On the little girl I used another border stamp from the same set, twine to the fold and a piece of embossed paper behind her. I also rounded the corners on the girl

 

 

Then moved on to a couple of shaker cards. The little cowgirl is on a piece of leftover paper I had sprayed with my eBrush and one of my own stencils. I added a piece of Washi tape up the side and my shaker. The hearts and cactus are stamped directly on the clear acetate using StazOn ink. I added a few jewels on the rounded corners.

 

 
For the rocket man I added some heart trim from Queen and Co. I also added some stars and hearts with StazOn ink, directly on the clear acetate.
 

 

The shaker cards were really hard to get really good pictures of. The shakers I put into both of them was a combination of my negative cuts from making stencils, sequins and tiny beads.

 

Thank you for stopping by to take a look.

 

 

 

 



 

 

Angel Love Tags - Ewe-N-Me Printables Blog Hop

Welcome To The
Ewe-N-Me Printables Valentine Blog Hop

Deena made this cute file for me to work with:

 

Angel Love Tags: you get 6 tags total, 3 each of 2 different sizes. I used the larger size for my Valentine card.

 

 

I cut out the tag and inked the edges with black StazOn ink, I also cut a background layer for it and also inked that edge. I punched a hole in the top and added my twine.

 

For the background I made a mask and sprayed it with a peach Tombow marker and my eBrush.

 

I added a piece of washi tape to the bottom (my kids in Tokyo sent it to me). I cut the peach heart with my Cuttlebug and Sizzix Primitive Hearts #2. The bling is from Zva Creative. The tag is attached with foam squares.

This hop will run for three days Feb. 6th, 7th and 8th, 2015
(free files will be available on Feb. 9th)

Visit each Design Team Member's blog
and check out our exclusive Valentine designs:

Cyn - http://cynzplace.blogspot.com
Sue - http://suek86401.blogspot.com
Gracie - http://gracielliedesign.blogspot.com
Beth - http://prettybyrddesigns.blogspot.com
Deena - http://ewenmeprintables.blogspot.com

If you follow each blog and leave a comment on each blog you'll get all the printables used in the hop for FREE!

HOP GUIDELINES
1. FOLLOW all four blogs in this hop. You can follow by using Google Friend Connect, Blog Lovin, email, etc. (Each blog has different options.)

2. COMMENT on all four stops and let each designer know what you think of their project.

3. SUBMIT your info on the last stop of the hop (www.ewenmeprintables.blogspot.com) to let us know that you've followed the rules. Once the form* is received, we'll send you the links to the free printables used in the hop. The download links will be sent when the hop is over. (Feb. 9, 2015)

*Filling out the form is NOT a guarantee of files... please be patient while we verify your info.

 

I also have a giveaway going, two of my homemade masks/stencils, with Valentine's Day being right around the corner I am giving away 2 of my heart designs:

 

 

Hearts - 1

Each mask measures approximately 6 1/2" x 6 1/2", the hearts measure approximately 3/8".

Hearts - 2

The hearts on this mask measure approximately 5/8", 1/2" and 3/8". These are many other designs are on sale on my blog for $4.00 each.

 

Due to the cost of shipping, I can only ship to the US and Canada for this giveaway.

 

To win this giveaway you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment below. 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

 

Sue

 

 

Valentine Greetings - Ewe-N-Me Printables

This is such a beautiful file that I just had to work with it. Valentine Tea Bag Envelope has a lot of possibilities and my first idea was to make an invitation to a Valentine Tea Party involving my dolls in their sandbox and their forever tea party but I decided to show my sane side instead and went with a card.

 

You get 2 tea envelopes on the page, all you need to do is cut them out and assemble them.

 

I cut mine out using just the front and back panels. Then I laid out my cardstock and go it ready to spray the heart background with my eBrush.

 

 

Of course I used one of the masks/stencils that I designed and made.

 

I added some Glazed Dimensions to the rose bud and the, "V" and "G" in the sentiment to give it a little shine, added a piece of ribbon I found while clearing out a box and 2 hearts from Queen and Co. I ran the pink paper through my eBosser using the Delicate Dots folder, attached it to the front of the card and added my Printable to the embossed scrap.

 

 

 

 

I stamped the inside sentiment and attached the back side of the tea envelope inside the card.

 

We are having a blog hop February 6-8, please come join us and see what everyone has made with their special files. Deena has a great giveaway planned and I will also be offering a giveaway on my blog, 2 of my heart mask/stencils. Please come see what I have made and enter my drawing.

 

 

The following picture is for those of you who would like to see my not quite so sane side:

 

 

Back in Michigan I actually had real sand in the box but I haven't added any since our move to Arizona. My Dad made this for me about 15 years ago, this little sandbox is one of my most prized possessions. 

 

Thank you for stopping by to take a look at my card.

 

Sue

 

HIMCR #185 - Freestyle

 

HIMCR #185 - Freestyle!

The sponsor is Digi Digi Doodle

The giveaway is TBA

 

This little bunny told me that he wanted to be a shaker card so I made him into one.

Recipe:

Image from Digi Digi Doodle
Cardstock
Clear Acetate
Washi Tape
Colored Pencils
Sequins, beads, whatever for your shaker
Chipboard (I used an old cereal box)
Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies

I printed and colored my image with colored pencils. I cut him out with one of the circle dies. For the shaker component I cut a few layers of chipboard out using 2 circle dies at the same time so that the center would be cut out.
Cut the acetate for the window and a circle inside a circle to make the top part of the frame. Glue the chipboard layers together and let dry thoroughly. Attach chipboard layers to the image layer with strong glue. Add the sequins, beads, etc. then attach the window with strong glue placing the frame on top. Then attach to scalloped circle on bottom and adhere to card face.
I added a piece of washi tape and some sequins.

 

Love is in the Air

When I first choose this Printable I really didn't know what I was going to do with it but I think that it's super cute so I wanted to work with it. Love is in the Air Cocoa Envelope

 

 

A few days after getting the file I received a package from my kids in Tokyo which contained several packages of Japanese crafting/origami papers, stickers and chocolates filled with cognac and apple brandy. This beautiful print was perfect for the Printable and a Valentine card was made.

 

 

I love the Eiffel Tower stamps on this print as well as the vintage postcard look. I did downsize the cocoa envelope a little to fit on the card. The swirl bling is from Zva Creative and the hearts are from Queen and Co., I added a piece of twine to the fold and the card was done. The Love is in the Air cocoa envelope can also hold a gift card, book of love coupons, etc.

  

Bouquet of Valentine Wishes

I choose the Valentine Clowns Collage Sheet from Ewe-N-Me Printables to work with: Valentine Clowns Collage Sheet

 

You get 6 different images in 2 sizes for a total of 12. I used the larger images for this.

 

 

Once again I had to use my newest toy, I used my eBrush to color the wooden sticks I used and to decorate the jar.

 

 

I cut the stencil using clear acetate and my Cricut.

 

Here is the finished stencil, I used blue painter's tape to hold it onto the jar while I painted it.

 

 

I wrapped a length of tulle around the top to hide the tracks for the lid then I added a piece of pink rick rack.

 

I adhered my whole page of images to the back of an empty cereal box to add a bit of stiffness to them, then I cut them out with my trimmer. I added some Glossy Accents to a heart on each of the images then I adhered the images to the sticks with my hot glue gun.

I cut out some scalloped hearts to put on the sticks after adhering the sticks to the backs of my images.

 

I filled the jar with some iridescent Easter grass, added my images and I was done.