Valentine's Day card for a little girl

Hello everyone out there in blogger-land.  Hope everyone is surviving the week thus far.  Halfway through to the weekend!

I'm sharing a Valentine's Day card that I have made for my 9 year old daughter.  Like most 9 year old girls, it's all about sparklies and fun, girlie stuff.

I based the layout on the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

For the background paper, I sponged some Victorian Velvet distress ink around the edges as well as on the image panel to mute the bright pink of the cardstock.  I also sponged Barn Door distress ink onto some cream cardstock for a nice light red and used it for the doily die.

Ava, from Bugaboo, was colored with Copics and I added Icicle Stickles to her wings as well as to the three paper roses in the bottom corner.  I hand stitched around all the panels except Ava's, which I only did the corners.  The triple loop bow was made by following Holly's excellent tutorial (which can be found at her blog here).  The BE MINE stamp was done in Victorian Velvet distress ink.  A red velvet heart button stitched to the center of the bow and three shiny-metallic red brads, and I think I'm happy with it.  I think she will be too :)

Full view

And a bit of a close up

 

Challenges:

Ladybug Crafts - Valentine's Day 2/28/13 

My Mum's Craft Shop - Love 2/28/13

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything goes

Pin and Tack - Anything goes  03/1/13

DL. Art - Anything goes 

And I dropped a link to Make It Monday as well :)

Product details below.  Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

Size:  6 x 6
Papers:  basic card stock, My Mind's Eye
Dies:  Cheery Lynn Nautical Wheeler and Spellbinder's Foliage 2 

Stamps:  Love Messages from Stampendous, Ava from Bugaboo

Ink:  Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress inks

Embellishments:  Velvet heart button and paper roses from Hobby Lobby, ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon, brads from stash

Valentine's for teen boy

Hello everyone and a very happy Tuesday to all!

I am back to share a card I have made for my 16 year old son.  We shall see if he likes it! 

I based this card on this week's Stella Says Sketch challenge.

The sentiment panel was sponged with Tea Dye distress ink and stamped in Vintage Photo distress ink to tone down the overwhelming 'red' of the card.  I used Liquid Pearls in ruby red on two corners and to cover the hearts from the stamp (trying to make it a bit less 'girly').  The burlap ribbon was grunge cut instead of tucked neatly behind, and I tacked it down with two silver brads.  The heart button was tied with brown hemp cord to match the Vintage Photo distress ink.  The image of Deacon was fussy cut and colored with my still very limited number of Copics.  I hope I did him justice despite the pink shirt (a pink shirt for V-day is appropriate, even if he is a boy- right?  LOL).  I then popped him up on his own foam pedestal.  Many thanks for taking the time to come visit- hope you all have a wonderful day!

Close up

 

Challenges:

Stella Says Sketch #130 - sketch

Catch the Bug - Affairs of the heart

Stampendous - Love is in the air 2/28/13

Craft Your Passion - My Valentine 

Tuesday Alchemy - My heart's all a flutter 

Dream Valley - Valentine's

Paper Crafting Journey - Love 

Stamp Your Life - Anything Love 

Ladybug Crafts - Valentine's Day 2/28/13

One Crazy Stamper - Love 2/28/13

Wags 'n Whiskers - Love 

My Mum's Craft Shop - Love 2/28/13

Pin and Tack - Anything goes  03/1/13

DL.Art - Anything goes

Size:  6 x 6
Papers:  basic card stock, The Paper Studio, me & my BIG ideas
Dies:  Labels 1 and Classic Scalloped Edge border from Spellbinders 

Stamps:  Love Messages from Stampendous, Deacon from Bugaboo

Ink:  Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress inks

Embellishments:  Button from Hobby Lobby, hemp cord from Really Reasonable Ribbon, burlap ribbon from The Paper Studio, Liquid Pearls in ruby red