3 Challenges and 86 Valentine's Cards Later!!!

Laura' Sketch #45 from 2 Sketches For You,
colour Q challenge #19 ;
and Crazy 4 Challenges #23 - Be My Valentine - Valentine themed card











Here's my card I made for my husband!

Edit: I was selected Colour Queen with this card!
I LOVED everything about these three challenges - the sketch is FAB because it is so different, the colors are FAB because I could make my card look a little more manly for my husband! And what isn't there to LOVE about a Valentine themed card! I wanted a little texture in the blank space so I cut a second layer of the sweet blush paper and embossed it in my Cuttlebug.

I also stamped the lighter brown with PTI's Background Basics Heart Text Stamp. The wide brown ribbon is actually a cheap belt that came on a pair of shorts I bought last summer. I cut the buckle off and knew I'd use it some day - like today! The heart border is my very FAVORITE K&Company adhesive ribbon called smitten. The button is a random button from a mixed bag of buttons from JoAnn's. The Love stamp is from Stampendous Love Messages and I stamped it with SU Chocolate Chip and then clear embossed it to give it some UUMMPH! I know he'll like this card but he'll LOVE what I wrote inside even better!

These next pictures are of the 85 cards I made for a nursing home. I am FINALLY done and I'm proud to say every one is different! My neighbor and I brought cards to this home last year plus this year we'll have sandwiches, so they will be happy to see us. This is a GREAT way to make good use of all of those embellishments and papers I have been collecting. These people are just so happy to have visitors and to get something with their name on it. It's a ton of work but so very rewarding. I'm just glad I made a lot of guy cards because it seems like there are more gentlemen there this year than last year.

Okay, I have just posted my LAST Valentine's Day card for 2010. I hope everyone who visits my blog has the BEST Valentine's Day EVER!