Valentine Card 2012

Hello, my fellow crafters! I hope you are having a great weekend! It's a bit cold here, but the sun is blinding shining so that is encouraging. :)

Here is my Valentine card for this year sent out to close family and friends:

The front

Yes, I still torture my girls by taking photos

of them for each of these smaller holidays.

I've done this every year since my now 13-year old

was 1 month old! Of course the first couple of years

I took them to a studio, but that got expensive so

I started doing my own when the oldest was 3.

I had photo cards printed prior to 2005,

but then I started making my own after that. 

I posted my past cards HERE. 

Closeup of my "heartstrings" - I love this twine!

Inside

"Love the LORD your God with all your heart

and with all your soul and with all your strength."

Deuteronomy 6:5

Close-up of my girls' individual photos

The ensemble with matching labels & valentine stamps!

The back of the card finished off with a Scrappy Moms stamp!

Card supplies:

• Black & white photos of my 2 beautiful daughters that are growing up WAY TOO FAST!!
• Cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge for the hearts on my "heartstrings"
• Georgia-Pacific white cardstock
• Recollections red cardstock for front photo matting
• Celebrate It Valentine ribbon from Michael's
• Valentine Twist Divine baker's twine purchased from My Craft Spot
• Gill Sans Ultra Bold font
• Deuteronomy 6:5 bible verse
• "Created by" stamp from Scrappy Moms' Everyday Greetings set 
• Stampin' Up Real Red dye ink 
• Christmas Red Stickles
• Micro Glue Dots to adhere Stickled hearts to baker's twine

I am entering my valentine in the following awesome challenges:

• Cricut Cardz Challenge # 101 "Be My Valentine!" - Make a card for Valentine's Day using any cartridge(s) and using any colors you'd like.
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge # 97 "Love is In The Air" - include a heart on your project
• My Craft Spot # 47 Challenge Valentines! - make a card or treat packaging
• Paper Playtime Challenge # 67 Cricut Creations Using Hearts Or a Love Theme - Make any type of project using hearts or a love theme with your Cricut and any colors or cartridges you like 
• Scrappy Moms' Terrific Tuesday Challenge "Hearts Galore"- Use hearts as main design element
• Whimsical Designs Challenge # 42 "Colors of Love" - create any card/project and use the colors white, red, and one other color of your choice

Phew! So many many wonderful challenges! Thanks so much for visiting.

 

Have a very HappyValentine's Day on Tuesday!