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Handmade Valentine’s Day Cards

21
Jan
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This morning Designers Kathy Martin and Emily Spahn are sharing some fun handmade Valentine’s Day card projects with you. We think they’re pretty SWEET!

Handmade Valentine's Day Cards

“February” 14 and “Perfect,” Kathy Martin

Creating Valentine cards with the Yours Truly collection make the cold winter months feel just a little warmer!

Handmade Valentine's Day Cards

Hearts, hugs and flowers are just a few of the things that make this line so fun to play with and all you need to make pretty Valentine’s cards for your friends, children and sweetheart.

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Lots of layering is my go-to technique for card-making and texture is key. I get lots of lift between layers by using foam mounting tape and mini wood clothespins. And I love to mix elements like wood, fibers and metals.
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Personalized Initial Valentines, by Emily Spahn

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Valentine’s Day is so much fun with kids!  I love watching them open their cards and surprises!  This year,  I decided to personalize my Valentine’s by using my Silhouette to create an “initial” Valentine for each of my children.
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First, I simply cut my 12×12 paper in half to make a 6×6 card.  I used my Yours Truly 6×6 patterned paper pad to create the strips that make up the background of my card.
I didn’t worry much about the size of each strip or making all three cards exactly the same. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out a large letter for each of my kids.
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For this project, I used the “Bebas” font. Instead of using the positive image, I instead used the negative so that the paper would show through.
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I covered the entire back of each letter with foam pad adhesive to give the cards a more 3-dimensional look and placed it over top of the strips.  Finally, I used the adorable Yours Truly Chips to embellish each card.
Supplies:
Feb 14 Card

Yours Truly – First Kiss (732375)
Yours Truly – Love Note (732382)
Yours Truly – Love You  (732377)
Yours Truly – Together (732372)
Yours Truly – Tags (732389)
Yours Truly – Basic Heart Sticker (732387)
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Yours Truly – Love Note (732382)
Yours Truly – Love You  (732377)
Yours Truly – Hearts (732379)
Yours Truly – First Kiss (732375)
 Yours Truly – Heart Strings (732378)
Yours Truly – Together (732372)
Yours Truly – Repeat Phrase Stickers (732388)
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Yours Truly 6×6 Paper Pad (732397)
Yours Truly Cardstock Stickers (732386)
Yours Truly Chips (732390)

Handmade Valentine’s Day Cards

20
Jan
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Today we’re bringing you two different takes on handmade Valentine’s Day cards created using similar supplies. You will be surprised at how unique each take on the cards is…

Handmade Valentine's Day Cards

 

Valentine Trio

Up first is a trio of Valentine’s Day cards put together by Designer Tiffany Hood.

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Valentine’s Day is one of my very favorite holidays.  I love decorating for it. I love the pampering and going to dinner. And, of course the candy!  Yours Truly is such a fun happy Valentine’s collection.  It’s been so much fun playing with it.

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For these cards, I used the paper pad and made them all 6×6.  Then I embellished them with stickers, chipboard, ribbon, twine, tags, and washi tape and added a bit of machine stitching for added texture.
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Supplies:
 Other Supplies:
American Crafts Primio Twine
American Crafts Cardstock Tropicals
American Crafts Cardstock Pastels

Fold Up Valentine

Up next we have a card with a really sweet set-up from Designer Kim Jeffress.
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The Yours Truly collection Is just perfect for Valentine day cards. The pieces in the collection are coordinated so well they almost craft them selves.
I decided to create a slider card using papers from the 6×6 pad, Mini Envelopes and Tags.
I started with two pieces of 4×12 black cardstock strips. I trimmed one piece to 4×6. The other I folded in half,  I then folded one half into 1/4. ( creating a 3×4 section).
Adhere the 4×6 cardstock to the front of the 3×4 folded area.
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Trim the floral pattern paper to size and adhere to the 4×6 card and then trim a banner piece from the pink spot paper. To complete this part, add one of the tags and pockets to the front. Trim the spot pattern paper to fit on the flat section of the card. Choose a coordinated mini envelope and glue to the pink spot pattern paper.
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To give or to keep the card for the future it folds down easily into this nice little package.
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Supplies:
Yours Truly 6×6 paper pad
American Crafts Black cardstock

Valentine’s Day Layout

17
Jan
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We love to feature the work of Patricia Kumfer, especially when it showcases her amazing photography. Today we’re sharing one of her fantastic Valentine’s Day layouts. This one features her son!
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Yours Truly such a fun line for the month of love.
I had fun making this collage styled 8 1/2 x 11 layout of my kiddo.
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He cannot stand the photos and was so embarrassed when I took them.
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But, it was one of those moments as a mom you just love.
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Valentine’s “Lovely” Banner

16
Jan
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Looking for a fun photo prop for your Valentine’s Day shoot , or a pretty banner to hang on the mantel? You’ve got to check out the lovely banner Designer Candace Zentner created.

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I love that banners are popular as props in portrait photography right now! Mostly because I love making banners and I love photography!! Since I frequently have photo shoots with my daughters, I thought the Yours Truly collection would work perfectly to create a fun banner to use as a prop.

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I used a simple die from Jaded Blossom to create each pennant in my banner and decorated each piece using stickers, tags, chipboard pieces as well as other fun elements in this collection.

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Although this banner may look like it was rather involved to make, it was actually very quick! Since there is such a great variation of embellishments in this collection I found it very easy to make each pennant unique and pretty.

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I also had to share some of the pictures from the photo shoot with my daughter, so you can all see the banner in action!

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The banner will also make a great piece of Valentine’s Day décor!

Supplies:
Yours Truly Phrase & Accent Stickers
Yours Truly Mini Envelopes
Yours Truly Printed Cardstock Shapes
Yours Truly Dimensional Stickers
Yours Truly Phrase Cards
Yours Truly Tags
Yours Truly 6×6 Paper Pad
Yours Truly Cardstock: First Kiss, Bouquet, Hearts, Heart Strings, You & Me, Love Note

Mini Love Notes

16
Jan
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Looking to leave a little note for your loved one this Valentine’s Day? Check out the adorable mini love notes we’re featuring created by Designer Eva Pizarro.

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I love to prepare little games or leave love notes for my husband on Valentines day.

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This year I prepared some mini cards with cardstock and one of the sheets of paper from the Yours Truly collection.

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I plan to hide the little notes in some places where he can find them during the day (his briefcase, his closet, with his lunch, etc…) I’m sure he is going to love the surprise!

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Supplies:

YOURS TRULY DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″

YOURS TRULY PAPER PAD 6″X6″ 36/SHEETS”

YOURS TRULY CARDSTOCK STICKERS 3/SHEETS

YOURS TRULY MINI ENVELOPES 12/PKG