2010 Valentine Cards for the Men!

Valentine's Day was just around the corner...I really had to make card for my family.  I made my first trip to my local scrapbook store, Scrapbook Nook in Kent, WA and to my local JoAnns store to buy Valentine papers.  What I had used for Christmas just wouldn't work for this holiday, that's for sure.

I bought paper, ribbon, buttons, rhinestones, brads, embroidery floss, twine, and a page of puffy stickers, but I was very conservative.  But,. . .the slippery slope had begun!  Looking back...I see that I was stuck on making them all horizontally and opening from bottom to top!

John's card - Feb. 2010

David's card - Feb. 2010

Mark & Ginger's card - Feb. 2010

What fun it was...again...I was so proud of myself!  I love this quick self-gratification.  Sewing was a lot harder and took a lot longer to finish.   I was in my element!

Christmas 2009...My First Self-designed Card!

Here is...my very first self-designed card for my son, David, for Christmas!  My sister had this beautiful paperline in her scrapbook store, and I fell in love.  One of the sheets was composed of rectangular cutouts that could be used in various ways, such as I used on my card below is the focal point and sentiment.  I made 5 other cards, but lifted ideas or parts from others that I saw in magazine, etc.  Little did I know I was on the slippery slope of becoming an addicted cardmaker!