Last Minute Valentines & Very Bad Hair Day

This past weekend I decided I had to make DH a valentine after all.  It was that or go to the store and tell him I didn't feel like making him a Valentine.  Can't do that, seriously, now could I?
So off I went to the craft room and the first card I made turned out very nice indeed . . . if I were giving it to a woman.
*sigh* What was I thinking?  Ok, so here's the first card, totally unsuitable for a man:

And here is the inside of that card:

Each section of the inside heart book is either stamped with words (Love, Cute, Sweet, Irresistible, XOXO, etc) or stickers.  The card is an oversized 5 1/2" X 7 1/4".  I got the pattern for the heart book on the inside here.   I've decided to enter this one into Inspiration Emporium's "Put a Heart on It" challenge. That was Saturdays work.

Back to the craft room on Sunday to make a manly card.  Here's was where the bad hair day came in. First I cut off about an inch of my hair in the Fisker's cutting when cutting the darn cardstock to the correct size. Once again a 5 1/2" X 7 1/2" card on two sided stock.  One side red, the other pink.
Then I got my hair somehow taped under the first layer with the double stick tape.  Crap.  Ok, that did it.  I took the time to get a large hairclip.  Then I stabbed myself with the exacto knife while trying to get the fancy red fiber out from underneath the King of Heart.  Had to go get a bandaid, took the darn hairclip out that was giving me a headache and wnet back to it.  Finally finished the front successfully, then glued my hair to the pop - up on the inside with the elmers glue.  Good thing this card was for dh, lol.  Anyway, I was not very happy with the way this one turned out, but I think he will like it.  Here are the pics.  Outside:

And inside.  It's hard to tell the center heart is a pop up, but it really is.

And those are the only two Valentines I made this year.

Easel Card Valentine

I will be wuithout a computer soon for about a week, so will be behind in my reading.  I may be able to check in daily at the library, if it ever warms up enough that I want to go out again after work.  Anyway  . . . short post, getting done quickly.

Another Valentine - Easel Card.

Here is the front of the easel card and below that the card opened up.

Image used is the Kewpie Doll stamp from Wild Frog Creations Rubber Stamps

I got a little teensy bit carried away when adding the flowers to the bottom of the card. It looks like a memorial in a cemetery to me, lol.

I am entering this card into the following challenges (click the link to go directly to the challenge pages):

1. The Cheerful Stamppad's Challenge #10 Be My Valentine

2. Crafts and Me Challenge  Red

3. Pennys Paper-Crafty Challenge #46 Heart a Flutter

4. Scrapbook Sisters Challenge #21  Red Red Red

5. Simon Says Challenge Love is in the Air

Rose Valentine

Another simple card.  On standard size cardstock layered with designer paper and stickers.  Quick and simple, no stamps used at all this time.

I am entering this card into the following challenges (click the link to go directly to that challenge page):

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #54 Sketch or Flowers

Crafts and Me Challenge #22 Monochrome

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge #136 Valentine

Simple Valentine

This Valentine was simple to make.  Just layers of pink cardstock, some punched with my square punches, then tiny heart stickers stuck on the center squares.  Sentiment just stamped on pink and cut out.  It was an easy under 15 minute card to make. 

I've really got to get all these Valentines posted soon so I can get them ready to be sent out.  I only have 3 more to scan.

I am entering this card :

Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge which is to "Use Shades of Your Favorite Color" and we all know that I am not afraid to admit my favorite color is pink!

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #3 Pink!

Love Valentine

Here is another Valentine that was made without rubber stamps.  It is a standard white cardstock layered with 2 shades of pink and decorative paper.  The sentiment is actually  a sticker.

I am entering this card in the following challenges (click on the links to go to the challenge blogs):

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge  #117  "With Love"
Wags 'n Whispers Challenge # 44 "With Love"
Southern Girls Challenge #10 "Totally Loved Up"
Mark's Finest Papers  "Hearts"

Paper Scrap Valentines

Here are another 2 Valentines that are vey similar.  Again, I had so much fun with the first that I had to make a second using different colors.  I seldom ever make one card at a time. I did not use any rubber stamps on this card.

These are both standard size cards on black glossy stock.  The center layer of each was done by cutting strips of leftover Christmas gift wrap and adhering it to black glossy cardstock  diagonally in two different directions, then cut to size.

The silver cording is also left over from Christmas packages.  The heart in the center is a wooden heart shape dipped in UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) in my melting pot.  Several colors of glitter and embossing powders were added while the UTEE was still hot, then it was dipped in the clear UTEE again.

I am entering the first card in the following challenges.  Click the links to go to the sites! :

Woodware USA Challenge #9 - Hearts

One Stitch at a Time's Love & Valentine Challenge #44

Iris Folded Valentines

These two Valentines are almost identical.  I really liked doing this one so I did a second using just a different color for the folding and a different color ink. 

Stamp is from Azadi with the center cut out of the heart and the iris folding is inside the heart.  Hope it shows up in the scan.  I should have used 2 different colors on the red so it would show up better.

Kewpie Doll Card

After work today I tried to get busy cleaning the craft room.  Here's what I did instead, lol.  I'll clean the craft mess tomorrow.

The Kewpie Doll stamp is from Wild Frog Creations.  First photo was a bit light and second photo a bit dark and neither shows the true colors good enough so I'll post both.  I prefer scanning cards, but the lace around the image would have flattened.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

The Cheerful Stamp Pads Challenge #8 Life in Times Past with a prize from Unity Stamps

Scrapbook Sisters Challenge #17 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursdays Challenge #146 Out with the Old

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC99) Flowers

Papertake Weekly Challenges Anything Goes with Lace

Valentines

I'm finally back online after almost 3 weeks off for Christmas vacation.  I've spent the last 3 days catching up on reading from my blog lists.  Didn't make a lot of comments but enjoyed catching up.  Meanwhile, I've been making Valentines.  I enjoy them so much more than Christmas cards for some reason.  So far I've done 12, lol.  Thought I'd start by posting my 2 least favorites.  These ones are for little kiddos.  On the cute side.

First one uses the "Layer Up" technique from Technique Junkies.  The flowers in the basket and the hair bows are layered up.  Stamps are from Azadi.

2nd card also has stamps from Azadi:

Little kids will like these two. Tomorrow I'll post the card for the teenages, I like them much better.