Holiday MashUp



 I TOLD you I had an over abundance of Coin Envelopes! I decided to make Valentine cards to fit these babies! 

 

In my defense this was probably the only quantity I could find on Amazon. 

  

But THEN when I started digging around my Valentine storage box. NOT to be confused with a Valentine box for holding all the kiddie Valentines we all use to spend hours decorating! Do kids still make Valentine boxes?

And I found this stack of 3 x 5 heart printed envelopes! There are two dozen of them. But as I admitted in my previous post - my list of "home made card worthy friends" isn't long enough to even need a list!

 

So...I put the Coin Envelope mission on HOLD! I will use these little cuties instead! Luckily I can still use the juicy stack of strips that are left-over from making square cards. So many missions! So little time!

 

In the spirit of a holiday mash-up I FINALLY broke out one of my Christmas gifts to use on one of the Valentine cards. I put to use the Tim Holtz Alphabetical die. I think I will be using this quite a bit! Fun font and oh how I enjoy my Cuttlebug!

 

 

Buckle Up

~Base card Bazzill pink cardstock

~Target tag with twine

~Valentine ribbon

~Chipboard buckle

~Red glitter chipboard heart

Inspiration | Challenges

Sketch Saturday - layout

One Stitch at a Time - love is in the air

The Ribbon Girl - anything plus ribbon

 

 

 

 Hearts-A-Plenty

~PaperTry Ink white cardstock

~Layer of The Paper Studio Basics design paper

~Red stripe tag with twine

~Chipboard buckle with heart print ribbon

~Glitter chipboard heart

 Inspiration | Challenges

Mojo Monday - sketch

Crafting When We Can - add hearts

 





 

Exes and Ohhhs

~Base card PaperTrey Ink Pure Poppy

~Letters die cut using Sizzix Tim Holtz Alphabetical

~Tic-Tac-Toe made using white cardstock, creased, smudged, and stamped with Paper Studio Alphabet, layered on cardstock matts

~Washi tape

Inspiration | Challenges

Corrosive Challenge - love

Crafting with Dragonflies - anything goes

Digi Designs - use lots of red

 

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Here's to staying focused, digging through storage boxes, and finally playing with Christmas presents!



Nancy in Iowa

Sisterly Eye Rolling

Two more Valentine cards! Four and counting. Luckily (?) - I only have friends that number in the single digits. Maybe I should be a little nicer!

Well, truth be told...there are Facebook "friends", there are friends, and then there are card-worthy friends... Not all friends are created equally - you know what I mean?

Actually, I don't usually send the cards I make. I make them and give them away for other people to send. For some unknown reason I just was in the mood for Valentine cards! This is very uncharacteristic of me as I am so NOT sentimental or mushy! Just ask my siblings! They would probably say - "You have FRIENDS?!" Of course they would say this while holding a glass of wine, lots of laughter, and don't forget some eye-rolling!

I found a set of 8 pre-made tags (twine included) at Target in my favorite aisle and picked these up for the bargain price of one dollar! They are just the right size for my goofy 'coin envelope cards'. Let me see...of the box of 500 (3 x 5 inch envelopes) I used approximately one dozen! WHOOOP!!! Anybody need any coin envelopes? Jeepers! What was I thinking!?

Tag You're Mine
~Base card PaperTrey Ink Sweet Blush
~Washi tape
~Tag with twine from Target
~Two glitter chipboard hearts
Inspirations | Challenges
Card Mania - add some red
Crafts and Me - use reds or Valentines

Valentine Referee
~Base card PaperTrey Ink
~Red/white stripe tag with twine from Target
~Glitter chipboard heart
~Katie & Co sentiment
~Die cut edge
Inspirations | Challenges
Gem of a Challenge - love is in the air
My Time to Craft - Love is all around

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Here's to time in my Bubble, scoring big at Target in the dollar aisle, and sibling ribbing!

Nancy in Iowa

Confetti Hearts

Only my second Valentine card for the day. Good thing I don't have very many friends! Had to run to Target (also known by my friends and I as the 100 dollar store - as it is difficult to get out of there without spending ....you guessed it...at least $100). I NEVER go to Target without perusing the "dollar" aisle! Speaking of the Dollar Aisle.... I found these vellum envelopes prefilled with confetti. I knew they would fit on my goofy "coin cards"!

Bought a set. Brought them home. Added more hearts - inside and out, switched out the twine with ribbon, and ink smudged the edge.

Hearts A-Plenty
~Base card - pink cardstock embossed with Cuttlebug Simple Flowers embossing folder, bottom edge torn
~Vellum envelope with hearts and dots confetti
~Three red glitter hearts
~Metal brad
Challenges | Inspirations
Gem of a Challenge - love is in the air
My Sheri Crafts - Valentine with pink/red.white
Creative Knockouts - anything goes

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Here's to trips to Target, finding awesome items for a 'buck', and being on a card making mission!

Nancy in Iowa