Flowers for Your Valentine

I guess roses are a more traditional flower for Valentine's Day but this hydrangea fit in this circle so nicely.  Now I forget is it pink because of the acidic soil or would that make the flower blue?

Vintage Valentines

The designer paper I used on these cards was nice but I thought it needed just a little something more.  So I inked one of my stamp  sets with pool party ink and stamped on the DSP.  The lace that I used is some from my MILs's stash.  She had so much sewing stuff when she passed and I try to use some of it instead of buying new.  After all this is a vintage card.

Glass Amaryllis

Although there is some light that you can see on the firecrackers in the background, the flowers are the subject of this post.  These flowers are amazing with light behind them.  This picture was taken at a craft show so you can see how he displays his glass items.  With the sun shining on them the colors are brilliant.

Embossed Heart

I have made several valentines now but I need to save some of them for my February posts.  But, since I promised to post a few I will, but then you have to wait.  This heart was made using framelits which are designed to cut.  But by using a mat and turning the framelit cutting edges away from the paper you get this look.

Happy Birthday Jim

I really made this card to use as a Valentine, but today is Jim's birthday so I thought it would be ok to post it for him.  It isn't the card I made for him but he did see this one and liked it.  He's not one of those guys that get all bent out of shape over pink.

Conversation Hearts

I bought this jar stamp a LONG time before it came out in the past SU holiday mini from a mom and pop stamp store.  As soon as I saw the conversation hearts stamp last year I knew I wanted to make something with the hearts and jar.  I also used another Stampin' Up retired valentine set on one of the cards.  I think the card with the mouse needs some more hearts.  Easy to do just stamp and then punch with the matching heart punch.  Thinking of my mom today.

Thoughts of You and Happy New Year

Soon I will be making valentine cards, but I have this picture ready to go.  I guess after getting through all the holidays with only new years day left it is time for a break.  So I am taking a week or so off from posting so that I can get busy making those valentine cards.  I really don't have anything new right now anyway because I goofed off during the past few weeks.

Happy New Year!