Wednesday 30 January 2013

Valentine Cards made with LOVE!

Last year I made Valentine cards for those I love and care about. So I thought, why not make it a tradition! There is an unlimited amount of cute ideas out there. So let's start things off with a little bit of inspiration.

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These lovely Fabric Window Valentines, found at The Purl Bee, are simple and creative. It's a great way to use up your scrap fabric and practise your stitching. The great thing is that even in you are not that good at sewing and mess up a bit it will just add to the sloppy cuteness of it!

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Also found at The Purl Bee are these cute heart pins.You can find the full tutorial here. You could pin them to the top of a gift or wear it on your coat or scarf.


The brown paper bag and cupid arrow sold me! I love the natural look of the brown paper bag with the pink, white and red. You can find the full tutorial over at Creature Comforts.

Are you feeling inspired? I hope so. If not, here is the tutorial for my own crafty creative Valentine card. I decided to use kraft cards purchased at Micheals. I looked through my craft box and found some bakers twine, washi tape and buttons.

 
 
I bought one stamp from Micheals and then got the idea to make my own stamps. I bought a pack of four erasers and an exato knife from the dollar store. Sorry no tutorial on this. But you can find one here
 
 
Basically I just drew a simple shape on the eraser and then traced it with the knife and trimmed out everything I didn't want to show. I did one chevron print and one arrow. Super cute, right?!
 
 
This is the final product! Each cards was different and unique.

 
I used this amazing alphabet rubber stamp that my mother in law got me. She ordered it on Etsy. LOVE!

 
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!