Hand Made Gift Ideas
Valentine’s Cards With Hand Drawn Birds
Hand-drawn Bird Valentine
I sketched 4 little birds in pencil, using a field guide for reference. Then I cut them out using an arch shape stencil I had. I cut one out as a heart since the arch didn’t fit around it. I decided to make the heart-shaped card first. Using […]
Valentine Onions
Valentine with Stenciling Accents
Cupcake Valentine Cards
In my last post I showed some creative ways to use a “non-Valentine” stamp for Valentine’s cards. Here’s another example. As you can see, this cupcake stamp from Stampin’ Up! was intended as an easy, fill-in-the-blank card stamp for young children. My favorite thing to do with this stamp is to use the image as […]
Valentine’s Day Stamping
It’s true! Even stamps that have nothing to do with Valentine’s can usually be altered in some way to be used on a Valentine card. Here’s an example… This little girl gathering shells at the beach (#50031 “Collecting Shells” by Stamps Happen, Inc.) doesn’t look like a Valentine’s stamp but you […]
Valentine’s Day Tags
This tag came on an ornament I received. I always notice the tags on retail items since I love to collect all different sorts of shapes to use as templates. I loved the shape of this tag and I’ve never seen a paper punch this shape, so I tucked it away in my […]
The Smallest Valentine
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to use your tiniest stamps. This card is only 1 inch square~easy to slip in someone’s pocket or purse as a surprise. For envelopes try Etsy search: “Tiny Glassine Envelopes” I used my smallest heart punch to adhere a heart to the back flap.