Valentines -- the start

I have all kinds of heart stamps, but I haven't made Valentines for a few years.  It sneaks up on me, I guess.  Our two sons live some distance away, so mailing in time becomes an issue.  This year, I'm ready...just hope the one to New York gets there in a week.  😉  I stalk Pinterest for ideas; I just can't think of pretty card designs (as my blog friend Leslie does! She is also the best coloring artist I've found in my corner of the card-making world!).

These two cards are CASE creations from Pinterest.  I added the little silver heart and silver thread on my own; I also covered the single print heart with Glossy Accents.  I'll put Visa gift cards inside; it makes more sense than putting together a box of something they don't need.  💕

Prowling Pinterest Again

More than once, I've said Pinterest is "Internet Crack"!  How fun to scroll through the images and "pin" them to my boards.  One large board in my collection is of "Cards."  This card was inspired by one of the layouts on Pinterest, and I chose it because it provided another opportunity to use one of the beautiful glittery butterflies from Prima.  

CASEing Pinterest

I love Pinterest for the beautiful cards that I can save by "pinning" them to a "board."  Some man asked me the other day..."Do you ever look at them after you pin them?"   "Yes, I do."  Today, I decided to do something more than look....after all, I pinned because I was interested in making something just like the item I pinned.   So I've decided to CASE some of my pinned tags and cards.  This first one is inspired by Eileen's Crafty Zone-- I have pinned several of her creations, primarily because of the vibrant colors and striking images.  

The first thing that drew me to this tag was that wonderful Stampendous flower, one of my very favorite stamps.  The colors were equally appealing. I liked the textured cardstock Eileen used, so I dry-embossed my tag and flowers.  (The cardstock for the flowers began as white textured cardstock that I colored with Dylusions Postbox Red spray.)