Valentines for a Swap

 Valentines using Relatively Thoughtful images from the Gatsby digital collection.  The paper collection can be found HERE. 

Happy Birthday - Relatively Thoughtful Design Team Project

 Relatively Thoughtful Design Team project using the new Happy Birthday papers released this month.  Used nested heart dies to create the triple easel card. Find paper collection HERE!

LeighSBDesigns Gothic Valentine Blog Hop Day 3

  Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 4th Annual 

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

February 13th to 16th

 The linky party opens today at 9am Pacific and 

closes at 5 minutes 'til midnight Pacific.

Today I have a Valentine I created for a swap over at Relic & Artifacts. 

I cannot participate in a DARK VALENTINE hop without including POE... he is the king of DARK LOVE!  The image I used on my ATC is from LeighSBDesigns collection of POE. 

I have included a few lines from "Eulalie - A Song"

    And my soul was a stagnant tide,

    Till the fair and gentle Eulalie became my blushing bride

    Till the yellow haired young Eulalie became my smiling bride. 

The text was copied from a book of POE!

The background is a scrap of tissue from Prima

To see all the other artists work click HERE!

The hop is stress free, i.e. enter makes on as many days as you want and only hop and comment on the days you play, easy peasy! Please follow the Rules HERE to participate and qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Prize! This is a Blog Hop NOT a challenge.... HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! Everyone is invited to enter dark love inspired makes in the Linky Party using any stamp company products!

LeighSBDesigns Gothic Valentine Blog Hop Day 2

 Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 4th Annual 

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

February 13th to 16th

 The linky party opens today at 9am Pacific and 

closes at 5 minutes 'til midnight Pacific.

Today I have a Valentine ATC I created today using one on LeighSBDesigns images...  the Heart Tree.

Strange how the picture made the image much brighter than it is in person.  I was going for a stormy background.  Here in the picture it does not feel as stormy as I intended.  I printed the image and used my distress inks to paint it.  I stamped small hearts in the tree and "Be My Valentine". 

We have had a couple of snowy days here.  Not much celebrating, my husband planned to buy flowers but the roads were too bad.  We had a nice quiet day at home. Like every other day this past year. 

To see the work of other artists click HERE and scroll down to the links! 

The hop is stress free, i.e. enter makes on as many days as you want and only hop and comment on the days you play, easy peasy! Please follow the Rules HERE to participate and qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Prize! This is a Blog Hop NOT a challenge.... HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! Everyone is invited to enter dark love inspired makes in the Linky Party using any stamp company products!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's and Birthday cards from my class last month at the Scrapbook Zone!

Paper and ephemera from Echo Park!

And birthday cards!

Finally a gift card wallet

LeighSBDesigns Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

Welcome to LeighSBDesigns 4th Annual 

Gothic Valentine Blog Hop

February 13th to 16th

 The linky party opens today at 9am Pacific and 

closes at 5 minutes 'til midnight Pacific.

Today I have a Valentine I created for a swap over at Relic & Artifacts. 

ATC's HOT GLUE stamped with FRIDA red rubber stamp from Rubber Moon!  Background watercolor paper sprayed with water and Pixie Powders.  Edged with gold pen and three small hearts are stamped in the lower right corner. 

The above cards were sent with the ATC's.  Background is the same as the ATCs.  ArtFoamies arch was stamped with red ink. Crown, Burning Heard and Niche are from Rubber Moon.

Find other Artist work that are participating in the hop HERE!

The hop is stress free, i.e. enter makes on as many days as you want and only hop and comment on the days you play, easy peasy! Please follow the Rules HERE to participate and qualify for the LeighSBDesigns Prize! This is a Blog Hop NOT a challenge.... HAVE FUN, BE NICE, PLAY FAIR AND LEAVE LOTS OF LOVE! Everyone is invited to enter dark love inspired makes in the Linky Party using any stamp company products!

Dark Valentine Day 3 - Lenore

LeighSBDeisgns 3rd annual

My Dark Valentine Blog Hop
join the fun February 12 - 16❤️

Find all the rules HERE to have some great fun! Create your own Dark Valentine or just hop along and get inspired by all the artists.

On white card base, stamp "Stampendous Poe Poetry" with Black Brilliance.  Attach a tranpenancy of skeleton to the card with strategically placed  glue dots. 

Adhere Tim Holtz lady with dimensional foam tape.


Adhere flowers and heart with glue dots.

Find the other great Dark Valentine creations HERE!

Dark Valentine Day 2 - The Raven ~ Darkness There

LeighSBDeisgns 3rd annual

My Dark Valentine Blog Hop

join the fun February 12 - 16❤️

Find all the rules HERE to have some great fun! Create your own Dark Valentine or just hop along and get inspired by all the artists. 

Tangled Raven from LeighSBDesigns HERE

Background The Raven copied page from book, distressed with Oxide ink. Colored tangled Raven with Copics. Embellished with Heart Washi Tape and Tim Holtz lady.

Find the other great Dark Valentine creations HERE!

My Valenitne Card Class - with some not so Valentine Cards!

In this class we use Simple Stories My Valentine paper and ephemera and Elizabeth Craft Designs Asian dies!  There is a resist technique with alcohol inks and embossing powder.  

Shaker Card

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love the old Valentines we used to trade at school!  This one is even older than the ones we traded.  Love the sweet little faces!

 

 

 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Cupid is Busy! Valentine

I found this to be an interesting Valentine! Traveling Cupid!

Front lower left: 2-200

Front lower right: Copy Right 1907(?) by W. S. Heal

(the last digit of the year is not legible due to the cancellation)

 

 

 

Mailed from Ault Colorado to Denver Colorado in 1908!

 

Dear Friend, Does the world still move, you would not know from this place.

 

 

 

I am sharing this postcard with Postcard Friendship Friday!

Note - all postcards shared on Postcard Friendship Friday are from my private collection

 

THE KISS

Valentines Day is coming and it is all about
love, hearts and KISSES!  This card is one of my RED posts over on the Altered Pages blog!

Supplies:
Just a Kiss - Altered Pages Collage sheet
Flowers
Black Trim
Prima Pad 6x6
Doily
Large Rhinestone LOVE
Card Base
Cardstock - Black
Brown Ink
Tacky Glue
Glue stick
Double sided tape
Foam Mounting Squares

 

Cut mat for card from Prima 6x6 paper pad, with Brown Ink edge the mat, attach to card with Double sided tape.  Attach doily with Glue stick. Adhere the Just a Kiss  image to black cardstock with  Glue stick, with  Foam Mounting Squares attach to card.

 

Tie Black Trim around the left side of the card.  Adhere Flowers with Tacky Glue.  Add the Large Rhinestone - LOVE. 

 

AND THAT IS A KISS!