Hey, Valentine!

Happy Valentine's Day!  Here's a cute little card I made just for today.  It's the same pirate from my little treat bags for Aaron's class.  By the way, when he saw the completed treat bags, he told his mom:  "Nanna did a really good job coloring."  Gotta love that little guy.  He spent at least 5 minutes choosing which crayon heart to give to his teacher (sweet) so I made hers a little fancier.

I love this little pirate.  I am partial to him partly because Aaron loves all things pirate so much and partly because he's just stinkin' cute.

I used a few of the little hearts that were punched out from the Cherry Cobbler layer to add to the image, as embellishments.

With my bum knee and all, I didn't get many projects made this year for Valentine's Day.  Sigh... let's move on, anyway.  One good thing about being an artist... there's always another project to be made and it's waiting just around the corner.  Have a Happy Heart Day today!

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Time Out for Valentine's Day

I am thrilled to say that my journal project is coming along well and I'll have photos to share with you very soon.  But first, time out for Valentine's Day.  I want to share with you what I made for Aaron's class at school.  They have their parties today.  I hope his asthma is better so that he can go, but I'm doubtful that he will.  He was home with me yesterday.  Maybe these will cheer him up.

Yes, that's a crayon!  Take a silicone heart mold (cupcake pan) and melt up a bunch of old crayons.  I gave the heart molds to my daughter, gave her the idea, and she happily used up a bunch of their old and broken crayons.

Come back for my next post and I'll share a darling little Valentine's Day card I made... and then we'll get on to my new journals.

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Monster Hugs

These cute little monsters came out in time for Valentine's Day but I think you could use them any time, really.  Who doesn't love a hug?  I've made a variety of projects using the boy and girl monsters.  Check them out and let me know which one you liked the best.  

First, I made a banner, because they reminded me of the paper doll chains I made when I was a little girl.

Then, I made individual treats, including a treat box (inspired by Julie Davison):

I attached one to a teepee card:

... and then I made a lot of cards:

I used a different embossing folder for the background on each card.

Be sure to let me know which one you liked the best.

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