So these two valentine cards are going to my parents, the card on the left is for my dad, I didn't want to make anything too girly for him, so I stuck with something a bit more basic. I believe that I cut the mail box and the envelope from the Doodlecharms cricut cartridge (sorry, I can't remember the measurements). The card base itself was made from craft card stock, then I just made a simple layer of red card stock and a cute red and white print paper. I thought it turned out pretty cute and I hope that my dad likes it!
The valentine on the right I made for my mom, I have always wanted to try creating a slider card and I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to give it a go :) So once again the base card is craft card stock and for the layers I took again a red piece of card stock and layered on a cute red white and pink stripped paper on top. On the back of the red layer I traced and cut out a long sort of oval shape, thin enough to ensure that the pennies I was using for the slider mechanism would not fall out. I then cut out the cutest little owl from the Create a Critter cricut cartridge (once again, I can't remember the measurement)and adhered it to my penny slider and inserted it into the slot I cut, and viola, it spins like a charm :) I think that my mom is going to get a kick out of this card, I can't wait for her to see it. But we must also not forget that on Valentine's Day, chocolate is in order, so my parents will also be getting some chocolate treats to go along with their cute cards.
Ok, so this last photo is the gift basket that I put together for my hubby. I know the picture isn't very good, but it is the best I have. I spent quite a bit of time on my hubby's gift. On the card in the front I spent a great deal of time putting it together. I believe that the tree and the silhouette of the couple I cut from the Sweetheart cricut cartridge and the clouds were cut from the Create a Critter cricut cartridge. I of course wrote a sweet little note on the inside, however, there is also a little letter that I wrote to him that included all of the words of the candies I included in his gift basket. I don't think I will share the note with you, because, I would prefer that it remain just between the two of us. Lets just say that he loved his gift and I truly enjoyed putting it together for him, and getting to be creative at the same time.
Alright, so I guess I will leave it at that for today...but I do wish each and everyone of you (if anyone even reads my blog) the "Sweetest" Valentine's Day and that you get to spend it with the ones you love! (whether that be your significant other, friends, or family) Good bye for now :)
