Valentine's Day is over but....

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If I have to be honest, Valentine's Day isn't in the top of my holidays to celebrate.  Gasp!  And can I just say that I'm totally happy I don't have to make classroom Valentines or Valentine's Day boxes for my kids anymore.  I'm not sure why I feel that way.  I just cringe when I hear the news stories about how much people spend on each other for Valentine's Day.  I'd rather save that money and have an extra special anniversary.  Anyone else feel the same or is it just me?

But having said that, Superman and I did exchange small inexpensive gifts (I'll share those with you tomorrow) and we'll be going out to dinner tomorrow night so I'm not a total Scrooge.  Just so ya know.

I do, however, LOVE Valentine's crafts, decorating and all that goodness.  I've been making a few cards with the new Crazy for You collection from We R Memory Keepers.  The colors in this new line are just.....juicy.  That's the only word I can come up with.  Juicy.  Let me show you what I mean.

The pinks in this collection are so pretty.  Not pastel, but not in-your-face neon.  Think red raspberries, and vine-ripened watermelon (see? Juicy.)  Just lovely pinks.  And just like Christmas, Valentine's Day and glitter go hand in hand.

WRMK adds just the right amount of glitter to their chipboard stickers and patterned papers.

And I couldn't resist pulling out my Silhouette to make another card:

I cut a heart background from one of the 6x6 text sheets and adhered over top the pink heart paper.  Included in the collection are some really cute doily stickers.  I layered the chipboard sticker, doily sticker and metal button for a fun textural look.  I decided it needed a little something more so I adhered some of those little hearts back into the cut out openings.  Here's a close up:

I have a ton of those little text hearts still left.  I'll show you how I was able to use most of them, plus a new shape that WRMK has in the Silhouette store.  I'll also show you the yummy purples in this awesome collection.

So even though Valentine's Day 2013 is officially over, it's never too late or too early to plan your fun paper crafting projects!

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Another Valentine Banner

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First of all, check me out!  My Bingo Valentine Banner card was featured at My Crafty World!  My card is #9.  Thanks, Tiffany!

{Yes, I know. There is a TON of brown in this room.  As soon as the weather warms up enough for spray painting, the end table, coffee table and magazine holder all will receive a new coat of paint and distressing.  The only color I've decided on for sure so far is white for the end table.  I also have plans to add white painted shutters above the piano to use as a backdrop for a wreath of some kind.  It's all coming together, but slowly.}

I showed you that I've been updating my living room.  Part of that, is a gallery wall.  I've seen lots of examples on Pinterest and other blogs and the ones that are my favorite are the ones that aren't measured exactly.  I love the relaxed look of just eyeballing the frames.  I plan to get some other shaped frames in there, too.

I found this particular frame at the D.I. (my local thrift store).  It was 75 cents and already had that Aqua frame.  I knew it would look great on the wall because it was a shade or two darker than the wall color.  It actually was a white board in its former life, but I had a plan.  I wanted it to be a home for seasonal banners.  I'm thinking I won't be able to put as many of my holiday decorations in that room now just because the color scheme is so specific.  But I do want something of each holiday in there so I thought that small banners would work.

I have this great SU! patterned paper called First Edition that I put over the white board part.  I knew it would be a great backdrop for whatever banner I made to hang on the frame.  My first banner is one for Valentine's Day.

I used my Silhouette to cut little white doilies.  Then I used my Slice to cut the letters.  I LOVE that font!  Then I used my punches for the bottom of each pennant, the trim accents and circles and lastly added stitching, buttons and brads.  The awesome clear buttons belonged to my grandma. Then I used my SU! Cherry Cobbler bakers twine.  Love that stuff!

Here it is hanging happily in its new home!

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Ink It Up!

Good Morning!

I decided to start a card swap now that I have members in my SU! downline.  Here's what I sent to them:

If you don't already know, I LOVE banners.  I've had this Bingo Background stamp for quite awhile and have NEVER used it.  I just started experimenting and here's what happened.  Sometimes experiments are a good thing! ;)

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Either I'm behind or I'm ahead

Today I'm ahead! I received my small SU! order the other day and included was a cute little thank you card and a sheet of rub-ons. Both with a Valentine theme. Of course, I couldn't throw away the thank you card so I decided to put some patterned paper over the thanks message and use it to make a simple Valentine's Day card for my husband. I used the gray XOXO rub-on on the little pink tag. Thanks for looking!

P.S. I think my camera is getting worse. Sorry for the blur!