My Valentine Card

I wanted a simple sentiment this year for my Valentine Card for my husband. I decided that a graphic heart image on a plain Kraft background would be perfect.  I sketched out the heart, and then used a Stadleder marker to darken the lines.  I tried filling the heart with a Prismacolor Artist Marker, but the colors ran, so I ended up using Prismacolor pencils instead.

 I know this isn't the fanciest card. I like the retro feel with the saturated color against the neutral cardstock. I like drawing my cards, it makes it personal, because they are truly a unique creation for the recipient.

Happy Valentine's Day.
~Venetia

 

Valentine

Oh Yes! There's a sketch! Keep Reading!

My youngest is a Girly-girl. She adores pink and all things pretty. We call her the pink princess, and she lives up to it. I enjoy this because my oldest is not at all girly, so I know my youngest comes by it naturally, despite, not because of, her mother. Of course when Valentine's comes into play, the pinker the better. I decided to make her a beautiful Valentine for tomorrow.  Budge is so funny when she gets any sort of card or gift because she is always extremely positive and excited.

Another Look Craft- Rosettes Valentine

Valentine's Ideas- Decor

 I thought I would reshare some of my favorite Valentine's themed projects in the weeks leading up to the holiday, starting with the Kissing ball (or pomador) I made last year.  This is one of those projects that look amazing, is super simple to create, but consumes massive amounts of time.  I enjoyed making this, and I think that my 8 year old would be able to do this craft this year if we wanted to make special presents.

 

Supplies:

Styrofoam Form (could be a different shape)

Floral pins

Paper

Flower Shaped punches

Ribbon

 

 

Punch enough flowers to cover your shape well, and pin them onto your form.  It took about 300 for this 6in round ball, and I had double flowers, so it really was 600, but the flowers were about the size of a dime, so larger flowers would cover it quickly, which is what I would do if I were making this with the little one. As you can see above, shaping the flowers after you have covered the ball adds some gorgeous dimension and depth to the piece.