Exchanging Valentines

When we were kids my mom taught us how to make home made valentines. She would bring out the glue and scissors, lacey doilies, Dennison brand stickers...the kind you had to lick the back to make them sticky, gold Dresden scraps and old magazines to cut out pictures.

My sisters and I are still making home made (now we call it handcrafted) Valentines to exchange with each other and to send to mom.

My Flagstaff sister made this lacey one...
and the one with the embossed mulberry paper hearts and the lady bug was made by my Tucson Sister.

As you can see we each have our own unique styles...I'll post mine tomorrow.

Cow Girl Up!

I have been wanting to design a "Cow Girl" card for a while, I just couldn't find an image that I liked. This Cow Girl image is from Graphics Fairy...Karen shares such wonderful images.
I tea dyed the lace on the bottom of the card and frayed the edged. The flowers are made from a organza ribbon with cool frayed edges...but they weren't quite the right color...I sprayed them with diluted Bundled Sage re-inker.

Here comes the Bride

I have been designing cards again...
The image for this bridal shower card is from Suezz Que...I love the cloche veil...very big in the 1920's and 30's. I used Star Dust Stickles to add a bit of bling .
The paper is Basic Gray Wisteria, inked with Crushed Olive Distress Ink...one of my new favorites. I also used the Crushed Olive ink to stamp on the background.
The flowers are cut from organza lace...they were too white so I spritzed them with some diluted Crushed Olive re-inker and added rhinestones in the center.

It's good to be the Queen

I would apologize for not blogging for so long...but I have just checked out some of my friends blogs...they haven't blogged in six months...so I figure I'm ahead of the game!

I have been busy creating, making and teaching classes. I have had a chance to make a card or two.

This card is made using the Teresa Collins BeBe Girl patterned paper and some "royal images".
The bottom of the card reads..."Upon viewing her calender for the week she went ahead and pre-medicated"

Hearts, Glitter and Lace

While everyone was busy working on Christmas decorations and cards...I was creating Valentines Tags so I could get ahead of the holidays. I displayed the tags at the "Christmas" Heirloom Tags class. I used 8 inch tags so there is a lot of room to create on...The McCall image is from Suzee Que...the combination of black, red and white are "in" colors for Valentines.

This little vintage cherub with glitter paper flourish and Prima flower is more of a juxtaposition Valentine.

I really like this plaid heart with a few poises tucked in a beaded lime green ribbon...aqua and hot pink are a great color combination for Valentines Day.

I will be teaching tag classes at Scrapbook Barn this Thursday and again on Wednesday the 19th.

The next "tag" holiday...St. Patrick's Day!

Happy New Year!

"There are better things ahead than any we leave behind"

C.S. Lewis

Compliments of the Season

Best wishes for a

Happy Christmas

and a magnificent

New Year