Happy Valentines Day!

Today I have a Valentines Day Card. I used the Hero Arts 2018 January Kit along with some other things in my stash. It's a fun sorta grungy card with sparkle and shine.

Have a wonderful Valentines Day!

Theta

Supplies:
MMH January 2018
Silver Brush Pen - Kuretake
Lovely Floral Stencil - Plaid Folk Art
Amethyst Letraset Marker
Ink cubes - Hero Arts and hampton art

Card - Lovely Day

This is hoping you have a lovely day! I used Art Impressions watercolor stamps to watercolor this centerpiece.  I am looking forward to  spring.

Theta

Supplies:
Art Impressions Stamps
Koi Brush Pen - Sakura
Branches Bold Prints Background Stamp - Hero Arts
Round Brads - Making Memories
Heart Brad - Spare Parts - The Paper Studio
Green Hills Ink - Hero Arts
Wink of Stella and black Brush Pen - Kuretake
Glaze Pen - Sakura
Border punch - Kamei

Card - Pop-up House -Howdy

Front

Inside

Inside Close-Up

Hello, its been a while. I've been busy with all sorts of things - a trip home, a trip to see my dad, visitors, tutoring, the horse, and making cards.

This particular card I made for my dad. We both like pop-ups and I got a Big Shot Plus and a Gingerbread Pop-up Die for Christmas. Therefore, it was time to make my dad a card.

Instead of making the house a gingerbread house, I made it a regular house and I made the snow drifts into bushes. I dressed up the gingerbread men as a couple. I think it came out cute, but best of all, my likes it.

Have a fun and happy day!

Theta


Supplies used:

Map of the World Background stamp - Hero Arts
Timber Brown Ink - Stazon
Octagonal embossing folder - Darice
Tag - Notebook paper, tag & ticket - Sizzix 660399
Calligraphy pen - Kuretake Fudegokochi
Lace Stamp - Elegant Borders - Stampendous SSC1122
Versa Mark - Tsukineko
Pop-Up Gingerbread House - We R Memory Keepers 663081
Beatrice - Lace Border Die - Die'sire Crafter's Companion DS-CAD-BEA
White Gel Pen - Gelly Roll - Sakura
Black Pen - Pigma Micron - Sakura

Happy Mail - Valentines

Banner

Front

* Valentines Day Happy Mail *

Yes, this posting is late, but I did send out this Happy Mail before Valentine's Day and the recipients have gotten it, so no spoilers here.

I found some wrapping that is as thick as cardstock and wrapped my flip card in it. The Valentines card I slipped behind the ribbon wrapped around the card on the backside. I used a diecut doily for the main element on the banner. I made pockets and envelopes for the inside of the card and put ATCs and goodies in them. I also made a scalloped shaker for fun. Fo the ATCs, I printed the backgrounds and sentiments on glossy paper then decorated with stamps, Modge Podge Dimensional Magic, diecuts, and stickles.

Have a lovely day!

Theta

Back - with letter

Inside

Inside open

Inside - close-up

ATC's in envelopes and tucked around

*Supplies:

• Eyelash ribbon
• Metallic Heart Stickers
• Heart Charm
• Heart Punches
• Paper Clip to make closure hook
• Brad to attach ribbon
• Doily
• Echo Park Hello Sweetheart Stamp
• LDRS Postage Stamps #2523
• Sizzix - I Love You & Happy Anniversary 658836; Phrases 658838; Sizzlets Bee; Hot Air Balloon 660690; Circles, scallop 657552; Jillibean Soup Just A Note 659521 
• Ranger Diamond Stickles
• Carta Bella Simply Stated Stamp
• Sunny Studios Sending My Love
• Lawn Fawn Hello Baby
• Kuretake Wink of Luna Gold Brush Pen 
• Inkadinkadoo Bird Assortment

Card - Thinking of You - Heart Gate Fold

I saw some dies that made gate-fold cards and I thought it would be fun to make one. Making this card brought back memories of making cards like this when I was little. I cut a strip from an A4 piece of card brief and not having a heart die, I traced a heart onto the cardstock. I cut the heart halfway out on both ends and cut a slit halfway up and down the heart. I covered the half hearts with patterned paper and decorated the front of the card. This card would be pretty for a little girls birthday.

Have a beautiful day!

Theta


*Supplies:

• Lawn Fawn - Hats Off to You
• Hero Arts - Tag Collage AC024
• Sizzix -Phrases 658838; Borders 659200; Carte Postale 660253
• American Crafts Becky Higgins Project Life Dies
• Master Color Card 180 gsm pink - envelope
• Ikea gold card
• ROCO brief card 180 gsm - card base
• SBC Woven Silver Tape
• Kuretake Zig Wink of Luna Gold Brush
• Papercraft Inspirations - Gift Paper Issue 161 February 2017
• Tsukineko - Memento Ink: Lady Bug MD300 and Elderberry MD507; - StazOn Jet Black

Card - Box Garden

Pop-up Box Card

I decided to try my hand at a pop-up box card. Many of the cards of this style I have seen have an equal amount of box top and bottom. I wanted more space on the top to decorate, so I made my card base with a short box bottom and a tall box top. This meant that the flaps angle out nicely from the box and there was plenty space to decorate the top. I thought it would be fun to put a garden in the box and have insects and things pop up and out. For instance, the dragonfly is on a piece of acetate so it looks like it's suspended above the garden. I had fun making this card and probably filled it too full... Oh well, perhaps it is overgrown because currently we are living in a desert and it is usually pretty hot and brown.

Have a beautiful day!

Theta


*Supplies:

• Lawn Fawn - Gleeful Gardens & Grassy Border
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz Garden Greens Thinlets 661206; Hampton Arts Hello Spring 659094
• Hero Arts - Mason Jar Bugs
• LDRS - Postage Stamps 2523
• Momenta - Tree Die 23138R5
• Inkadinkadoo - Refresh Collection Mini Tree
• Kuretake - Zig Wink of Luna Gold
• Sikorea - Jelly-Gel Purple
• ROCO - Brief Card Colored
• Derwent - Inktense Blocks 24 pcs.
• Tsukineko - StazOn Jet Black