A Valentine Hello

Hello friends!

We have almost reached Valentine's day!

Are you ready?

I really love this valentine,

 as it would be great to cut out the chick for Spring crafting!

Wishing you an inspirational Sunday, Lindsey and Twyla

A Valentine Circus

Hello friends!

Today's valentines are circus themed!
A sweet lion...

 

 And an adorable tiger!

We hope you enjoy these super cute valentines!

Wishing you a happy Saturday, Lindsey and Twyla

Upon My Valentine

Today we have a Valentine that opens.
The colors are still so vibrant.

I love how colorful this one is.

The inside is just about as precious as the front.

Enjoy your day!

Twyla and Lindsey

Valentine Flower Tag Tutorial

Hello friends!

Another tag tutorial to share with you today as we get closer to Valentine's day.

I started by taking a manila tag and inking it with Wild Honey Distress ink.

Then I cut a piece of scrapbook paper to cover most of the tag.

I then took 2 small white cardstock strips and cut the using a Martha Stewart border punch.

 

Glue the white cardstock to the pink scrapbook paper and glue to your tag.

I then cut 2 flowers out of pink cardstock using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix die. You can also free hand cut your flowers.

Glue the white paper doily to the center of the tag.

 You can find at your local craft store in the cake decorating department.

Glue the flowers to the center of the doily.

For the center of the flower I used a small valentine sticker by Crafty Secrets.

Close up of the sticker.

Add white lace ribbon to your tag and it's done!

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

Here is your daily Valentine!

Wishing you a day of joy, Lindsey

A Valentine Cupid

Hello friends!

Today I thought you might enjoy a switch from cutesy valentines to a victorian style.

I love both styles! They are both great for crafting!

This sweet little cupid valentine is from 1912!

Wishing you a day of inspiration, Lindsey and Twyla

Say Valentine....

Hello friends!

Of all the cute word plays on Valentines that I have seen,

I think this one is my favorite!

Wooden shoe be mine?

I love this sweet little Dutch Valentine and hope you all enjoy it, too!

Wishing you a day of fun, Lindsey

For My Valentine

Hello friends!

Today's sweet valentine was an antique store find

that we found yesterday!

The inside of the card reads:

I seem to hear the bluebird say

that this big bouquet of mine

would be a sign of love

to my valentine

Here is the back of the card.

 

Today we are the guest bloggers on Free Pretty Things For You blog!

Stop by to see a cute valentine tutorial!

Wishing you all a lovely Monday, Lindsey and Twyla

Sweet Stuff Valentine Tutorial

Hello friends!

Today we are sharing this super easy tutorial for this Valentine wall hanging.

First start with a piece of corrugated cardboard measuring 6 1/2 x 8 1/2. Start pulling off the top layer to reveal the corrugated cardboard.

Here is what it looks like once you have the top layer pulled off completely.

 

Then to add a distressed feel, I added white crackle paint by Tim Holtz. I love this stuff! It crackles really fast and it has a built in brush on the lid.

 

I then cut a paper doily to measure 5 x 6 1/2 using Martha Stewart's Doily punch.

Then I added this pretty paper piece by Cosmo Cricket. I took this journaling piece and inked the edges using Walnut Stain Distress ink and a blending tool.

Here is the sweet vintage valentine used for this wall hanging.

Print and cut out.

 

Adhere the valentine using foam pop dots to the Sweet Stuff paper and glue to the cardboard.

Take a white gel pen and add stitch lines around the edge of the paper.

I then took a chipboard swirl cut from a Tim Holtz Flourishes die and painted it with the white crackle paint.

I then cut paper flowers from a Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die. Add a brad to the center of the flower and glue to the cardboard.

A final swirl is added to the top right side of the hanging.

 I painted it with white crackle paint. It is also a Tim Holtz die.

Punch 2 holes at the top and tie ribbon or yarn to create the hanger.

It's done!

I hope you enjoyed this sweet and easy tutorial!

Have a wonderful Sunday, Lindsey

Full Of Hopes

Hello friends!

Today's valentine is a cute little cowboy

that I used for a tag I showed here on the blog last week.

I think he's got the cutest little face!

Be sure to come back by tomorrow for another valentine tutorial!

Wishing you all a lovely Saturday, Lindsey

Year of the rabbit

Hello friends!

A tricky little rabbit is just the

Valentine to welcome the year of the rabbit.

Along with a cutie little cookie jar! 

This was a sweet find I brought home from a flea market

a couple of months ago.  Would you believe I didn't buy it

the first time I seen it?!  I was hoping he would be there when I went

back a couple of weeks later and luckily he was!

Enjoy your day!

Twyla

Be My Valentine

Hello friends!

Another sweet valentine for you all today!

 I love collecting vintage cards and delight when I find really sweet ones like this!

Did you know the first printed paper cards made in the United States appeared around 1840

and that more than 193 million valentine cards are exchanged annually?

Don't forget to leave a comment if your birthday is in February.

Wishing you all a lovely day, Lindsey

February Birthdays

Hi Ladies!

Calling all February birthdays!

If your birthday is in February please let us know in a comment

and we will add you to our birthday list in our sidebar.

We would like to be able to wish you happiness on

your special day!

We did get our blizzard today.  Turned out to be about 12 inches

of snow.  We missed most of the ice, thank goodness!

We stayed home, stayed warm and crafted all day!

Blessings to all of you today!

Enjoy your day!

Twyla and Lindsey

Valentine Tuesday

Hello dear ones!

Today I am sharing a couple of my Valentine

postcards with you.  This is one of my favorites.

This is an ominous day.  The weather forecast is bleak for

much of the country.  Here in Missouri we are expected to get

up to 15 inches in our area and they are calling it a blizzard which

is the first time they predicted a blizzard in 99 years.

We are just going to be thankful if we don't loose power.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you, our dear

friends.  We wish you all safety, warmth and plenty.

Love, Twyla