Bird Love

Valentine’s Day used to be my absolute favorite holiday. However, over the past few years it’s fizzled in the background to St. Patty’s Day and all the great food I make to celebrate my husband’s heritage.

This year, though, I’m rekindling my fire with Valentine’s Day as I create cards and develop a new concept for my main blog, NOTE TO SELF: Daily Reminders from God. During the month of February, Daily Reminders from God will be replaced by Love Notes from God. It is divinely inspired and I know God is truly going to pour His love on so many people! So please be sure to check out my site and follow along next month.

Okay, onto the cards.

Here is The Deconstructed Sketch for this week:

 

Here is my take:

See these cute birds, hearts and heart tree? $1 for a pack at Wal-Mart, and I still have a whole lot more I can use, including some adorable journaling cards that I’ll use on the back. The paper is from Hob Lob, and the polka dot tape is from the Smash line, which I’m sure every crafter on the planet owns. The heart stamp is from the Portfolio line by Pink Paislee that I bought at Two Peas in a Bucket.

Now the next card is taken from another sketch from a few weeks ago, but I wanted to try it anyway. For some reason I’m not receiving their email alerts.

And here’s my inspiration:

Papers are from Hob Lob single sheets. And the stickers I bought a while back at JoAnn Fabrics.

I’m enjoying throwing vellum into the concepts, but sometimes it can get a bit tricky, especially if you are using dimensional tape. It’s also not easy to use in the Cricut, as it seems to tear easily even on the lightest setting.

Well, onto the weekend…

I Love You Valentine’s Day Card

Just crankin’ along on these sketch cards. Found another site, Mojo Monday. I know it’s Friday, but I don’t have much of a mojo on Monday, or any other day to be quite honest.

I decided to make another Valentine’s Day card, in hopes of stocking up when the time comes to mail them out.

Anyway, I don’t have the energy to blab on and on tonight. I’m exhausted and I have a long weekend ahead of me. So here it goes.

The original sketch:

My inspiration:

The papers are from Hobby Lobby. I bought them in single sheets. I used the epoxy stickers by Paper Studio with the “I Love You” paper, and the rhinestone heart is part of the Spare Parts line of Paper Studio, also. The seam on the two papers is Martha Stewart Crafts Paper Tape, Vintage Girl. The pink glitter flowers are from JoAnn Fabrics online store, Studio 112 Glitter Chipboard, Florals.

*Yawn* {big stretch and pulling muscles in my shoulder—FUN!}

Past my bedtime. Night, night!