Valentine’s Day Cards
Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? You know, as a rule, I don’t. I used to, but over the years the time between Christmas and March has become so busy for us with family celebrations of various kinds that I asked my hubby if we could just “skip” Valentine’s Day. As a dating writer, Valentine’s Day also becomes a busy time with questions and articles. So I don’t worry about giving my hubby a gift or card. (We’re pretty romantic all the time, so don’t worry about us! LOL) But I do like to do a couple crafty projects around Valentine’s Day.
Also, I do get why people love it. It’s one day of the year where you can take a moment to let someone you love know how much you appreciate them. Nothing wrong with that. I also dig the cheesy things people do for Valentine’s Day. I love the cards, decorations, and heart-shaped foods. So I thought I would send a couple cards this year to my favorite aunt and cousin. I don’t see them often and I know they’d get a kick out of a homemade card.
For this card, I once again started with a grocery bag (my favorite free material to use!) and some scrapbook paper. I also wanted to make the card to fit into a business-sized envelope (because I got stuck with a box of them a few years ago after buying them for a client who changed his mind and didn’t want them anymore!)
I made the card fit the envelope. Then I painted the front of it.
Then I stamped and embossed the inside. And yes, I see that there is a seam inside the card where the grocery bag came together. I kind of liked it. Does that make me weird? Don’t answer. Anyways, I wrote a simple “Happy Valentine’s Day” on the inside.
On the outside, I placed a page from an old poetry book, a heart made from scrapbook paper, and some embossing liquid.
I’m sending this one to my aunt, who loves this kind of folksy looking stuff. Then I made a card for my cousin, who love stamps and stickers. For this one I used a piece of scrapbook paper to start.
I put some stickers and did some stamping on the inside.
On the outside of the card I painted some hearts.
These cards are pretty simple in design, not like some of the cool ones I see all over. But they were a fun project to do just to unwind after work. And I can send them to my family (who thinks I’m a little nuts for refusing to celebrate Valentine’s Day) so they’ll be happy I didn’t forget them. 
I think that you created a gorgeous Valentine’s Day card out of next to nothing! You’re really creative and skilled! I particularly love the way you’ve drawn and painted the hearts!
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Cherie Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:01 am
Aw Holly, that just makes my day. Thank you!
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Wow! With almost no elements, you made a wonderful Valentine’s Day card! I’d really want to be that creative and skilled, however, since I’m not, I browse the Web to find ideas for crafts to make with the kids I have at school. And the card is one of the many I’ll take into consideration!
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Cherie Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:04 am
Yeah, this would be a great project to do with kids. I love kids’ artwork. They could use stamps, stickers, watercolors… whatever. Valentine’s Day always reminds me of when I was a kid, too. I think it’s all those Valentine’s we gave each other. And remember the “box” we would make? With construction paper or aluminum foil? Aw… memories…
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Perfect timing! I’m adding this to my Valentine’s Day craft roundup! Woot!
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Cherie Reply:
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:16 am
Awesome! Thanks for doing that, Linette.
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They’re so much better than store-bought cards, but cost practically nothing except your love. What could be more appreciated for Valentin’s Day?
Very nice cards.
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Cherie Reply:
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:17 am
Aw, thanks, Eileen! Very true that you don’t need to spend a lot of money just to let someone know you care about them.
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Hallmark cards become so boring after awhile. Your ideas are much fresher and so much more able to be personalized. Thanks so much!
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Cherie Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Aw, thanks, Cyndi. I think the personalization thing is the most important. The people I’m sending them to just want to know I’m thinking of them.
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